- Jan 5 "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 719 performances
"Camelot"
Jan 5 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, and Robert Goulet, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 873 performances and winning 4 Tony Awards
Oliver!
Jan 6 Lionel Bart's musical "Oliver!", based on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist", and featuring a young Davy Jones, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 774 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
"Katharina Ismailova"
Jan 8 Dmitri Shostakovich' opera "Katharina Ismailova" premieres in Riga
- Jan 11 Beatles release single "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why"; peaks at #2 in UK, and #3 in US
- Jan 12 "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1
- Jan 16 Los Angeles night club and music venue The Whiskey A-Go-Go opens (inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006)
- Jan 26 "Milk & Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 543 performances
- Jan 28 "Still" single released by Bill Anderson (Billboard No. 1 U.S. Hot Country Singles, 1963)
"What'd I Say"
Jan 31 Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers (later known as The Beatles) record "What'd I Say" & "Ruby Baby"
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