1950's Juvenile-Delinquency Part Two: The Image Of Rock n' Roll
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The relationship between 1950's-era youth
The relationship between 1950's-era youth crime and then-mainstream adult fears regarding the then-new music is explored in detail in this second entry in the "1950's: Nostalgic Myths And Historical Reality Series."
This is a look at how Dick Clark created a softened version of the music with the "clean cut" image of "The Teen Idol" and "The Regulars" on "American Bandstand," as a response to specific incidents of violent youth crime during early 1958.
We also see how, in the 1970's, Dick Clark and a neo-doo-wop group from Columbia University, debuting at "Woodstock," transformed the '50's delinquent image, into a humorous, and fictional, parody during the '50's Nostalgia Fad of the 1970's to market rebranded rock n' roll as "oldies."
Brief histories are given of specific youth gang-related incidents and individuals involved (the murders of Alvin Palmer, Michael Farmer, and In Ho Oh, individuals such as "The Capeman" and The Egyptian Kings street gang) and how their real-life tragedies were erased from collective memory, following America's withdrawal from Vietnam.
* Correction: The story of Ed Bielcik of The Sinners describes his father as having served in Iwo Jima. it was actually his uncle who served at Iwo Jima, while his father had served, and went briefly missing while injured, at The Battle of the Bulge. His full story will be shown in Part 3.
Access chapters via timestamps below:
1957 Chicago Youth Rally: 0:00:25
The Murder of Alvin Palmer: 0:08:15
Boppin,' Music, Dance, and Gang terms: 0:15:53
George Moonoogian's recollection of the 1958 Boston Arena Concert (Alan Freed and The Band Of Angels street gang): 0:22:39
Dick Clark and "The Nicest Kids In Town": 0:37:07
The Bandstand Regulars Face Bullying From Philly Gangs: 0:41:31
The Creation Of The Teen Idols Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, and Fabian: 0:47:20
The Murder Of In Ho Oh and The Epistle From The Koreans: 0:58:03
Timeline of 1958 Youth Crime: 1:04:32
The Fifties Nostalgia Fad of The 1970's: 1:11:57
World War Two, fathers with PTSD, and recollections by former '50's era gang members: 1:18:40
Part One in the series can be accessed at:
• 1950's Juvenile-Delinquency: Nostalg...
* For those who wish to support the research work, and get a non-profit tax deduction for it, the Patreon link is:
www.patreon.com/AtomicYouth1950s
Bibliography:
1957 Chicago Youth Rally -
Casper Tribune Herald dated May 1, 1957
Life Magazine dated May 20, 1957
Mendell Catholic High School Yearbook 1957
3rd Annual Chicago Youth Rally Souvenir Program
Alvin Palmer murder trial:
"The People v. Rybka":
law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1959/3…
"Chicago: A Biography" by Dominic A. Pacyga (pages 305-307)
Farragut Career Academy high school yearbook 1955
Chicago Daily Tribune "15 Held For Teen Murder," dated March 15, 1957
Boston Arena Alan Freed "Big Beat" Show:
"Big Beat Heat" by John A. Jackson pages 181 to 206
"Teenage Confidential!" by Michael Barson and Steven Heller pages 72 and 73
Boston Daily Globe "Jury To Air Rock 'n' Roll Riot," dated May 8, 1958
Dick Clark/American Bandstand:
"Bandstand Diaries" by Arlene Sullivan, Ray Smith, and Sharon Sultan Cutler (page 49)
"American Bandstand, Dick Clark, And The Making Of An Empire" by John A. Jackson
"Twist!" documentary by Ron Mann
"How I Beat Teen Gangs" by Frankie Avalon, Hep Cats magazine, dated March 1959
"What Makes Me Blazing Mad" and "I Dig Those Kids" by Dick Clark, The Real Dick Clark magazine, issue number 1, 1959.
Murder of In Ho Oh:
"1958 Murder Rocked City, Ohs," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2, 2017 retrospective.
"A Very Healing Story":
www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/very-healing-st…
"Borum Gets Death For In Ho Killing," The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10, 1958
1970's Fifties Nostalgia Fad:
"The Wacky Revival of The 1950's" Life magazine, June 16, 1972
"Rock 'N' Roll Dances of the 1950s" by Lisa Jo Sagolla (pages 100-111.)
Personal Recollections:
Interviews with Patrick Coonen with Ed Bielcik via phone and Facebook messenger conducted throughout 2020 and 2021.
Further recommended readings:
"Vampires, Dragons, and Egyptian Kings: Youth Gangs In Postwar New York" by Eric C. Schneider
"Brooklyn Rumble: Mau Maus, Sand Street Angels, and The End of An Era" by David Van Pelt
"The Violent Gang" by Lewis Yablonsky
"Conversations With The Capeman" by Richard Jacoby
"1950s Shooting At MHS: Rumor Confirmed" by Conor McMillan, article for the Massapequa High School newspaper, March 15, 2013
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