Back to Concert Censorship: A Brief History
Bill Haley and His Comets
John Franks, Hulton Archive
"Rock Around The Clock" might sound tame by today's standards, but the song and the band behind it caused such a stir in New Jersey's Asbury Park that Bill Haley and His Comets were subsequently denied permission to play at the Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City.
The following quote is from an actual city ordinance that was passed on the issue, and not dialogue from a John Waters flick:
"Rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city's beaches."
