Event of Interest
Jan 5 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"; he was killed in a plane crash 29 days later
Buddy Holly
- Jan 17 "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances
Event of Interest
Jan 20 Dmitri Shostakovich's Moscow-Tsjerjomoesjki premieres in Moscow
Dmitri Shostakovich
- Jan 24 "Party with Comden & Green" closes at John Golden NYC after 38 performances
- Jan 24 Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk" premieres in Moscow
- Jan 30 Paul Hindemith's symphony "Pittsburgh" premieres