Cash Performs at State Prison
Jan 13 Johnny Cash performs for inmates at Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California; show is recorded for live album release
"Your Own Thing"
Jan 18 Hal Hester and Danny Appolinar's rock musical "Your Own Thing", loosely based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", premieres at the Orpheum Theater, NYC; runs for 933 performances
Music Premiere
Jan 18 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Happy Time", starring Robert Goulet, opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 286 performances
Lady Soul
Jan 22 "Lady Soul" 14th studio album by Aretha Franklin is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1968)
- Jan 27 "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 performances
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