The first of many bans took place after a West Coast concert filled with 'suggestive, stimulating and tantalizing' dancing.

When rock and roll emerged in the 1950s, ministers denounced it from their pulpits and Sunday school teachers warned of the music's demonic origins. The big beat, said Billy Graham, was "ever working ...

The year 1955 was an important year for rock 'n' roll, and musicians who would become the most legendary names in the genre ...