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In 1965, it was a myth that Rock 'n Roll was a fad for teenagers

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You heard right. In 1965 it was a truism that Rock 'n Roll belonged in the realm of the young. Time magazine despells the myth: "The stereotype of the old fogey who hates all that noise turned out not to be true. Even the too-cool-for-pop-music college kids who flocked to folk and jazz were coming around [...] In fact, when grown-ups started admitting in the 鈥60s that they actually liked rock, the record companies responded with a big 'I told you so.'"

鈥淲e no sooner develop a new dance or something,鈥 one teenager lamented to TIME鈥檚 rock reporter, 鈥渁nd our parents are doing it.鈥

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