"The Way We Were"
Feb 2 Barbra Streisand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were"
- Feb 3 "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances
Blazing Saddles
Feb 7 Mel Brooks' western spoof film "Blazing Saddles", starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder premieres at the Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank, California; patrons watched from horseback rather than cars
You're Sixteen
Feb 8 Ringo Starr releases a cover of "You're Sixteen" as a single in UK; originally released by Johnny Burnette in 1960
- Feb 9 "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41
- Feb 9 "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24
- Feb 10 "Gigi" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 103 performances
- Feb 13 Jill Williams' musical "Rainbow Jones" opens & closes at Music Box Theater, NYC, after 1 performance [1]
American Music Awards
Feb 19 1st American Music Awards: Helen Reddy & Jim Croce win
Pretzel Logic
Feb 20 ABC records releases "Pretzel Logic", the third studio album by rock band Steely Dan; it features hit single "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
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