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How the First Rock Concert Ended in Mayhem (Cleveland, 1952)

Summary by Open Culture
“America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.” That observation tends to be attributed to Tennessee Williams, though it’s become somewhat detached from its source, so deeply does it resonate with a certain experience of life in the United States. But consider this: can every American city claim to be where rock and roll began — or at least the site of the very first rock and roll concert?…
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Open Culture broke the news in on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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