February 2, 1962 : In New York City, RONNIE HAWKINS records
"Mojo Man" and "Arkansas", both released on the LP "The Best 
Of Ronnie Hawkins" (Roulette SR 25255) in 1964. 
Session personnel : Robbie Robertson (guitar) ; Rick Danko (bass) ;
Levon Helm (drums) : Jerry Penfound (sax) : Mort Shuman (piano) ;
Garth Hudson (organ) ; Sonny Terry (harmonica). Produced by 
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
 
February 3, 1962 : JOHNNY BURNETTE records three instrumentals
in Hollywood. "Green Hills"/"Lonely Island" gets a release on Liberty
55460 in June, credited to The Shamrocks. The third track, "Island 
Girl" is first issued on Johnny's Bear Family box-set (BCD 16438)
in 2003. Johnny plays guitar, his brother Dorsey steel guitar, other 
details unknown.
 
February 9, 1962 : NEIL SEDAKA records the A-sides of his next two
singles at RCA Victor Studio A in New York City : "King Of Clowns"
(RCA 8007, March) and "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" (RCA 8046, June).
The third track from this session, "All the Words In the World" is first
released in 1977, on the LP "Sedaka : The 50s & 60s".
The 19 backing musicians include Charles Macey on guitar, Ernie Hayes 
on piano and Gary Chester on percussion. Vocal backing by the Cookies
(Dorothy Jones, Earl-Jean McCrae, Margaret Ross). Arranged by Alan
Lorber, produced by Al Nevins and Don Kirshner.
 
February 9, 1962 : DON GIBSON is also at an RCA Victor Studio, but
this one is located in Nashville. "I Can Mend Your Broken Heart"/"I Let
Her Get Lonely" is chosen for the new single (RCA 8017, April). "That's
How It Goes" is first issued on Bear Family BFX 15193 (LP, circa 1986)
and "For A Little While" on the Bear Family box-set "Don Gibson : The
Singer, the Songwriter, 1961-1966" in 1993.
Personnel : Don Gibson, vocal / guitar ; Grady Martin, Jerry Reed and
Sam Pruett (guitars) ; Junior Huskey (bass) ; Floyd Cramer (piano) ;
Buddy Harman (drums) ; Norro Wilson (harpsichord) ; The Jordanaires
(vocal chorus). Produced by Chet Atkins.
 
February 10-12, 1962 : During a three-day session at Columbia Studio 
A in Nashville, JOHNNY CASH records ten songs for the LP "The Sound
Of Johnny Cash" (Columbia CS-8602, August). "Delia's Gone", "Lost On
the Desert", "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know About Her" and "Sing
It Pretty Sue" are recorded on the 10th, "Accidentally On Purpose" and
"You Remembered Me" on the 11th, and "In the Jailhouse Now" (also a
single, Columbia 42425, May), "Let Me Down Easy", "In Them Old Cotton 
Fields Back Home" and "You Won't Have Far To Go" on the 12th. 
Personnel : Johnny Cash, vocals / guitar ; Luther Perkins, electric guitar ;
Johnny Western, guitar ; Marshall Grant, bass ; W.S. Holland, drums ; 
Floyd Cramer, piano ; The Glaser Brothers, vocals (10), The Jordanaires,
vocal group (11,12 Feb.). Produced by Don Law and Frank Jones.
 
February 12, 1962 : The JOHN BARRY Seven and Orchestra lay down
"Lost Patrol" for release on Columbia DB 4806 on March 23. The other
side, "Cutty Sark" is recorded on February 20. On February 26, Barry
records "Theme From Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone" and "Tears", which
will be released on Columbia DB 4800, credited to Michael Angelo and
his Orchestra. Produced by John Burgess in London's EMI studio.
 
February 12, 13, 15, 1962 : PATSY CLINE records ten tracks for the LP
"Sentimentally Yours" (Decca DL 4282, August). With the exception of
"You Belong To Me", all tracks will also be released as singles: 
"Heartaches" (Decca 31429) in August 1962, "Your Cheatin' Heart"/
"I Can't Help It" (Decca 31754) in March 1965, "Half As Much" (25694) 
in March 1966 ,"Lonely Street"/ "You Were Only Fooling" (25699) in July 
1966, "That's My Desire (25707) in December 1966, ""You Made Me Love 
You" (25738) in August 1968 and "Anytime" (25744) in November 1968.
Produced by Owen Bradley in Nashville, full personnel details at
http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/bobloyce/cline2.html
See also February 28.
 
February 13, 1962 : EDDIE BOND is back at Echo Studio in Memphis
to record material for the Sun label. At least ten titles are recorded, none
of them originally released, but new versions of "Rockin' Daddy" (Charly 
CR 30124), and "Double Duty Lovin'" (Charly CR 30128) saw a release on 
various UK LP's in the 1970s, as did "Back Street Affair" (Sun 6641180).
Musicians : Eddie Bond, vocal / guitar ; John Hughey, steel guitar ;
Toomstone Hawkins, bass; Morris Tarrant. drums ; Gilbert Mickle, 
fiddle ; Jimmy Smith, piano.
 
February 14, 1962 : WANDA JACKSON records her next two singles
at Nashville's Columbia Studio : "If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me"/
"Let My Love Walk In" (Capitol 4723, March) and "Between the Window
And the Phone"/"I Misunderstood" (Capitol 4785, July). Produced by
Ken Nelson.
 
February 14, 1962 : Also in Nashville, FLOYD CRAMER records his
next single, "Lovesick Blues"/"The First Hurt" (RCA 8013, March), as
well as "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Hey Good Looking", tracks
for the LP "I Remember Hank Williams" (RCA LPM 2544, May).
Produced by Chet Atkins, arranged by Anita Kerr.
 
February 15, 16 and 19 : SAM COOKE records eight songs in Hollywood
(RCA Studio 1), most of which end up on the LP "Twistin' the Night Away" 
(RCA LPM 2555, June). "Sugar Dumpling" is posthumously issued on 
RCA 8631 in July 1965. Personnel includes Edward T. Beal on piano 
and Rene Hall on guitar, who also takes care of the arrangements. 
Produced by Hugo and Luigi.
 
February 17, 1962 : MARTY ROBBINS records an LP of pop and 
jazz standards, "Marty After Midnight" (Columbia CS-8601, June), 
with Grady Martin (lead guitar), Jack Pruett (guitar), Joe Zinkan (bass), 
Floyd Cramer (piano) and Boots Randolph (sax). Produced by Don
Law and Frank Jones at Columbia Studio, Nashville.
 
February 19, 21, 23 and 26, 1962 : A busy month for DUANE EDDY,
(freshly contracted to RCA), who records his first LP for the label
during this month ("Twistin' And Twangin'", RCA LPM 2525, April). 
"Walkin' And Twistin'" and "Sugartime Twist" are recorded on the
19th, "Twistin' And Twangin'" and "Country Twist" on the 21st, 
"The Twist", "Let's Twist Again", "Peppermint Twist" and "Miss 
Twist" on the 23rd, "Dear Lady Twist", "Exactly Like You" and
"Moanin' 'n' Twistin'" on the 28th.
(12th track next month.) Sessions on February 15 and 26 did 
not produce anything that could be released.
Personnel : Duane Eddy, guitar ; Barney Kessel, guitar ; Bill 
Pitman, guitar ; Red Callender, bass ; Jim Horn, sax ; Plas Johnson,
sax (Feb. 26 only) ; Larry Knechtel, piano ; Earl Palmer, drums ;
The Sharps, vocal chorus. Produced by Duane Eddy and Lee
Hazlewood, arranged by Bob Thompson. Location : RCA Victor 
Studio 2, Hollywood. 
 
February 20, 1962 : French rock n roll star JOHNNY HALLYDAY has
his first US session, at Bradley Studio in Nashville. An entire LP is
recorded : "Johnny Hallyday Sings America's Rockin' Hits" (Philips 
PHM 200-019), as well as the single "Shake the Hand Of A Fool"/
"Hold Back the Sun" (Philips 40014, March). Two tracks from the LP,
"Be Bop A Lula" and "I Got A Woman" are also released as a single
(Philips 40024, May). Session men include Jerry Kennedy on electric
guitar and Boots Randolph on sax. Produced by Shelby Singleton.
 
February 28, 1962 : Fourth February session for PATSY CLINE. On
this day she records her next two singles: "When I Get Through With
You"/"Imagine That" (Decca 31377, May 7) and "So Wrong"/"You're 
Stronger Than Me" (Decca 31406, July 16). Personnel includes Grady 
Martin, Ray Edenton, Harold Bradley, Floyd Cramer,  Buddy Harman,
Joe Zinkan and the Jordanaires. Produced by Owen Bradley at Bradley
Studio in Nashville.
 
February 1962, unknown date : CLYDE McPHATTER records four
tracks in New York City. "Lover Please"/"Let's Forget About the
Past" is selected for the new single (Mercury 71941, March). "Happy
Good Times" is released on Mercury 72220 in November 1963, as the
B-side of "Deep In the Heart Of Harlem". "Baby You Been Good" is 
an LP track (Spanish release only, Mercury MCL 125306). Personnel 
includes King Curtis on tenor sax. Arranged and conducted by Stan 
Applebaum, produced by Clyde Otis. 
 
February 1962, unknown date : DEL SHANNON has another New York
session, at Mira Sound Studio. "Ginny In the Mirror"/"I Won't Be There"
is released on Bigtop 3098 in March. "You Never Talked About Me" is
first released in the UK on March 2 (London HLX 9515, B-side of "Hey
Little Girl"), to concide with the release of the film "It's Trad Dad", in 
which the song is featured. US release in June (Bigtop 3117), as the
B-side of "The Swiss Maid".
Backing by Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Bill Ramal (sax),
Joe Marshall (drums). Unidentified : piano, strings. Produced by Harry
Balk, arranged by Bill Ramal.
 
February 1962, unknown date : VINCE EVERETT's first session for the
ABC-Paramount label results in the single "Such A Night"/"Don't Let Go" 
(ABC 10313), released in late March. Backing by Jerry Kennedy and 
Joe South, guitars ; Ray Stevens, piano ; Boots Randolph, sax ; Buddy 
Harman, drums. Unknown : bass. Produced by Felton Jarvis in Nashville.  
 
With thanks to Steve Walker.

Additions and corrections welcome.
 
Dik

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