Philly was the capital of Doo Wop, New York was the birthplace of the Broadway Pop song, but the Blues, Jazz, Rock ‘N Roll, and R&B were all created in the American heartland.
Southern girls with little gold crosses were screaming over Elvis on the “Louisiana Hayride” before anyone in Greenwich Village or Haight Ashbury ever heard of Rock ‘N Roll.
Biggest mistake Conservatives ever made was handing Rock ‘N Roll culture over to the flag burning hippies on a silver platter, because they didn’t like the long hair and the drugs.
Rock ‘N Roll was a by product of post war prosperity, and an expression of American Triumphalism. That’s why the Commie Folkies hated it.
But we gave it away, and despite the best efforts of Ronnie Van Zandt, Angus Young, and David Lee Roth, it hasn’t been easy trying to get the Lefties to give it back.