Johnny Cash's Prison Show
Jan 1 Johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars at San Quentin Prison, California; Merle Haggard among the inmate audience
Sessions' 4th Symphony
Jan 2 Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony, in honor of the Minnesota Centennial, premieres by the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti
Army Promotes Elvis
Jan 14 US Army promotes Elvis Presley to Sergeant
"La fille mal gardée"
Jan 28 New version of "La fille mal gardée" (1789) choreographed by Frederick Ashton debuts with the Royal Ballet with Nadia Nerina debuts at Covent Garden, London
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