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When Lonnie Donegan - The King Of Skliffle - appears on the BBC Radio series Skiffle Session he is paid 40 guineas rather than the standard flat fee of £30.10.0d given to other performers.Flyin' Saucers Rock n' Roll by Billy Riley and His Little Green Men is released in the USA by Sun Records, featuring Jerry Lee Lewis on piano.
After a concert in Sydney, Australia, Little Richard announces his intention to give up rock'n'roll and live for the Lord. To prove his sincerity, he throws $8,000 worth of diamond rings into Sydney harbour.