TV Radio Mirror (Jul - Dec 1956)

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1 ■ ROCK i i Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz — Alan Freed, King of R & R — they're not as far apart in the debate as you might think! By HELEN BOLSTAD IS rock V roll a wallop and a screech? A pulsating, demanding blitz which splits the eardrums of the eiders — while it becomes, for the young and vulnerable a flame-thrower of mass hysteria? A Satanic, cannibalistic, evil "spiritual" which drives them to destruction, violence, dope addiction, illicit sex? ... Or is it a happy treat for the feet? A jive for the live? An exciting new rhythm ROIL An evil influence? A blessing to the young in heart? One thing sure: It's something to listen to— or argue about— all summer long! ^^^» ^^^^^H 1 L*f \ 'At 1 1 H v -*~m Teenagers kept in line for Alan Freed's big rock 'n' roll show at the Brooklyn Paramount and, once inside, weren't as "wild" as other audiences the theater manager had seen. (But many an outraged New Yorker blamed them — and the music they'd heard — for riotous disorders in the subway later in the day.) 28 Bill Haley and His Comets made hot show-biz news emei tinned^,) in a real cool way— with an Atlantic City engagement