Martin Luther King, Jr. Offers Advice About Playing Rock ‘n’ Roll Music

In the late 1950s, rock ‘n’ roll was not only big news but a big problem to most adults. Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Elvis, Buddy Holly…the roster of teenage music heroes was growing as long as Jason Momoa’s hair. Parents, teachers, civic officials, religious leaders, even the neighborhood policeman—all the usual stop signs of public order and decency—were at wit’s end trying to grapple with its growing popularity and influence. Was it the work of Satan? The Kremlin? The Elders of Zion?