Hump Day History


 

On this day in 1956, the city of Santa Cruz banned rock n' roll at public gatherings.

By June 18, several other cities had followed suit.

On the night of June 2, some 200 teenagers packed into an auditorium to hear Chuck Higgins and His Orchestra.  The police came to check on the event around midnight, and Lt. Richard Overton said the teens were "engaged in suggestive, stimulating and tantalizing motions induced by the provocative rhythms of an all-negro band."

OH GOOD HEAVENS!!


Fear of "frenzied music" and "undesirable elements," but more specifically, the racially integrated nature of the events.

The ban only lasted a few days, following local and national backlash against the tourist town.  


On June 5th of this same year, Elvis performed "Hound Dog" on the Milton Berle Show, and the adults were outraged by his bumps and grinds, those gyrating hips!


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