This Day in Rock History Oct. 8th

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1962: Traveling to England for what he’s told is a gospel music tour, Little Richard finds himself part of a rock & roll revue headlined by Sam Cooke. Richard likes what he hears and ends his self-imposed exile from “the devil’s music.” Little Richard rocks again!

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