1957 – Little Richard tossed four diamond rings into the Hunter River in Sydney, Australia, to prove that he was giving up rock-n-roll for his faith in God. He returned to music five years later.
1962 – Little Richard headlined a concert in New Brighton. One of the opening acts was the Beatles.
1968 – John Sebastian left the band Lovin’ Spoonful to start his solo career.
1969 – The “Paul is Dead” craze began when a radio DJ played “Revolution #9” backwards.
1971 – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” debuted on Broadway.
1970 – Bill Graham held a rock Memorabilia auction at New York’s Fillmore East.
1975 – Rod Stewart and the Faces play their final show together. The group’s breakup was due to Stewart wanting to further his success with his solo career.
1978 – Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Spungen had been found dead with several knife wounds to her abdominal area. Vicious died of a heroin overdose before his murder trial began.
1983 – Karen Carpenter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1985 – Ricky Wilson (B-52s) died of complication of AIDS at the age of 32.
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