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First Rock & Roll Song

TheFonz said:
No need to re-visit history. I was there. My post clearly referred to "the part of the country where I lived". For Wisconsin high school kids in 1955 and 1956, Alabama, Mississippi, and Southern preachers were in another universe.
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In the 50's I was growing up in Tucson, AZ - another universe removed from WI. Yet we had TV and radio news as well as two daily newspapers that covered those social unrests quite thoroughly. And while I don't remember specifics I am quite sure the major events were covered in school as well.
 
landtuna said:


In the 50's I was growing up in Tucson, AZ - another universe removed from WI. Yet we had TV and radio news as well as two daily newspapers that covered those social unrests quite thoroughly. And while I don't remember specifics I am quite sure the major events were covered in school as well.
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I applaud you for being interested in world events at a young age. I'm guessing that you were Valedictorian of your class. Frankly, I was too busy rockin' & rollin'.
 
As far off topic as this has strayed, I'd like to cite a couple examples of how rock 'n' roll became more acceptable to adult listeners of the time. Instrumentals were one factor; the String-a-longs' "Wheels" was a rock record, but it was also a conventionally 'pretty' tune, and beautifully performed. Even anti-rock listeners could hear it and think, "hmmm, that's not so bad." Novelty songs were another; the goofiness of David Seville's "Witch Doctor" and its then-new gimmick of the sped-up vocal showed rock 'n' roll could have a sense of humor too. (Both instros and novelties are noticeably lacking from the contemporary scene...)
 
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