The 1950s gave us castrated rock and roll (like Fabian, Frankie Avalon, a gelded Johnny Burnette, Pat Boone...). Poster boy idols for girls.
There were also attempts to replace rock and roll with more "mature" folk music, bop jazz, and calypso (which is why we know who the f... Harry Belafonte is today).
Some of the poster boys were homosexuals.
Folk singers were card carrying pinkos.
Jazzbos were hooked on junk, reefer, and coke.
And calypso was just a misguided attempt to find a new fad (file it along side post WWII exotica). Ska took more of a hold in England than it did in America (where it slowly soaked into the consciousness).
Would have been safer to let rock and roll exist as it was (beer soaked party music).
Hmmmmmmm.....I've ALWAYS loved jazz and am listening to Michael Brecker now.....have NEVER done junk, reefer or coke....