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  1. Little RichardOctober 12, 1957
    Career Change⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    During an Australian tour, Little Richard publicly announces that he is giving up rock ’n’ roll and turning to gospel music. At a bandmate’s urging, he throws four diamond rings worth $8,000 into Sydney’s Hunter River. He later devotes himself to religion and returns to rock ’n’ roll in 1962.