"Prince of the Pagodas"
Jan 1 Benjamin Britten's only full-length ballet "Prince of the Pagodas," premieres at Covent Garden, London
Elvis's Final Ed Sullivan Show
Jan 6 Elvis Presley makes his 7th & final appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
Commissioner's Bing Crosby Decision
Jan 10 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jan 16 Cavern Club opens on Matthews Street in Liverpool, England, home of many performances by The Beatles
"Declaration"
Jan 20 Morton Gould's orchestral work "Declaration" premieres in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 26 Francis Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites" premieres at La Scala, in Milan
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