- Jan 1 "Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 690 performances
- Jan 1 "On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 65 performances
"Promises, Promises"
Jan 1 Burt Bacharach and Hal David's musical "Promises, Promises", based on the 1960 Billy Wider film "The Apartment", closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 1281 performances, winning a Grammy and 2 Tony Awards
- Jan 2 "Rothschilds" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 505 performances
Shostakovich' 15th Symphony
Jan 8 Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th Symphony premieres in Moscow
Paul Simon
Jan 24 Columbia Records releases "Paul Simon", the second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon; it includes singles "Mother and Child Reunion" and "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
"Treemonisha"
Jan 27 World premiere of Scott Joplin's rediscovered opera "Treemonisha" at Morehouse College in Atlanta
Mahalia Jackson's Funeral
Jan 31 Aretha Franklin sings at gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's funeral at the Greater Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois
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