20th January

The musical comedy Stop! Look! Listen!, with music by Irving Berlin, is presented at The Globe Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 105 performances.

The musical Rock -A-Bye-Baby opens at The Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

The musical Somebody's Sweetheart, plays at The Central Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 224 performances.

The musical comedy Oh Lady, Lady, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse, is playing at The Opera House, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

The musical revue Earl Carroll's Vanities [1926] is presented at The Earl Carroll Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 303 performances.

The musical revue Sweet And Low plays at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 184 performances.

Jazz clarinettist Johnny Dodds opens at the 9750 Club, 9750 South Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA. According to the weekly Magazine - Jazz Information, around this time, "Baby Dodds' band still sounds good out at the 9750 Club. Johnny Dodds plays on Saturday nights only, as his health forbids more. His teeth have been fixed and he sounds as good as ever, sometimes even better. The band finishes at the 9750 on March 18th and there is no booking in sight. Manager of the 9750 says they just can't afford a band, which is very true. He is trying to get Baby booked elsewhere, but with no success as yet."

The musical revue Boys And Girls Together, with music by Sammy Fain, is playing at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 191 performances.

The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.

The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack.

Dean Martin makes his debut at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where he performs with fellow Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.

Maxwell Grant is born in Kingston, Jamaica. He will find fame as Ranking Trevor a pioneer of the toasting style of music.

The Mystics, featuring Paul Simon on lead vocals, perform live on a telethon in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Thelonious Monk plays at Storyville, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Clive And The Cyclones play at The Majestic Ballroom, Milton Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.

Etta Jones is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Counterpoint Club, Chicago, Illinos, USA.

Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.

A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the hit single Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson.

Entering at No73, To A Sleeping Beauty by Jimmy Dean is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.

Don Gibson records (Yes) I'm Hurting at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

The Beach Boys play at Sumpu Kaikan, Shizuoka, Japan, Asia.

The Rolling Stones perform their imminent single, 19th Nervous Breakdown, on BBCtv show Top of the Pops in London, England, UK, Europe.

The Nashville Teens play in The Blue Moon, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe.

Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find acclaim as hard rock guitarist Tracii Guns, playing with Guns N'Roses, Brides Of Destruction, L.A. Guns and Poison.

The three-day long Autorama is staged at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Over the course of the three days, acts appearing include The Bob Seger System, The Rationals, Scott Richard Case, The Camel Drivers, The Amboy Dukes and The Talasmen.

The Butterfield Blues Band, The Charles Lloyd Quartet and The Ultimate Spinach play the last of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde by Georgie Fame is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.

The Doors play the second of two nights at the Carousel Theater In the Round, West Covina, California, USA, supported by The Sunshine Company.

Timebox are playing at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Amboy Dukes play at Burton's, Uxbridge, England, UK, Europe. (N.B. This is an English band, not the American one led by Ted Nugent)

The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.

Blood, Sweat And Tears play in North Mesquite High School, Dallas, Texas, USA. The show is recorded for a King Biscuit Flower Hour Broadcast.

Sly and the Family Stone play the fifth of six nights at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.

Echo and the Bunnymen play at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

Bruce Springsteen records When You Need Me, at Thrill Hill Recording, New York City, USA.

Roy Ayers and Tim Whitehead are playing during six nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, London, England, UK, Europe.

Solomon King, a member of Elvis Presley’s vocal backing group The Jordanaires, who went on to a successful solo career, dies of cancer in Oklahoma, USA, aged 73.

Chuck Berry plays at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

The Rifles release their fourth studio album, None The Wiser, on Cooking Vinyl records in the UK.

John Legend and Colombian rocker Juanes perform outside the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona, USA, as part of their campaign to reform America's immigration and incarceration procedures.

As Barack Obama's Presidency of the USA comes to an end, several music stars say their farewells. Rihanna posts a picture of Obama to Instagram along with the caption "worst break-up ever". Kendrick Lamar tweets "We really gonna miss you champ. The good you've done and opportunity’s you've given. Truly never know what we got til its gone. Thank u". One Republic write, "Goodbye Pres. Obama, thx for the service - u finally get to sleep in - SOAK IT UP!!" Lizzo describes Obama's departure as her "first heartbreak",and Bebe Rexha says, "You have a good heart".

Audioslave, the supergroup featuring Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and members of Rage Against The Machine, reunites onstage for the first time in nearly twelve years at the Anti-Inaugural Ball concert in The Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA. The event is headlined by Prophets of Rage and also features performances by Jackson Browne, Vic Mensa, Jack Black and the Los Angeles Freedom Choir.