Rock 'n' Roll

June, 1957

Customarily, entertainment is thought to be something pleasurable, relaxing, sociable. People seek it -- especially in times of sturm und drang like our own -- for surcease from turmoil, for delight and amusement. When, therefore, a form of "entertainment" bursts on the world to the accompaniment of shrieks, groans, tears, moans, riot, mayhem and vandalism, the least curious citizen may pause to wonder just what the hell it's all about. We refer, of course, to rock 'n' roll which, duri...

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