Events in Music History in November 1962

  • Nov 7 Columbia Records completes a three-night live recording of Barbra Steisand at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village, NYC for her debut album; technical issues force them to shelf the release and bring her to a studio to record
  • Nov 10 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 performances
  • Nov 17 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 9 performances

Little Me

Nov 17 Neil Simon, Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's musical "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 257 performances

Please Please Me

Nov 26 The Beatles re-record "Please Please Me" at a faster tempo, based on producer George Martin's suggestion