Subj : Today in History - 1952
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Mar 21 2023 04:56:00

21 March 1953 - FIRST ROCK AND ROLL CONCERT: DJ Alan Freed's Moondog 
Coronation Ball, in Cleveland, Ohio, notably features racially mixed 
performers and fans. Considered history's first big rock concert, some 
20,000 screaming teens try to crowd into a venue that can hold just 
half that number. Police will halt the show after just one song is 
performed.

Loe Mintz and Freed decided to do something that had never been done: 
hold a live dance event featuring some of the artists whose records 
were appearing on Freed's show. Dubbed “The Moondog Coronation Ball,” 
the event was to feature headliners Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers 
and Tiny Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders (a black instrumental group 
that performed in Scottish kilts). In the end, however, the incredible 
popular demand for tickets proved to be the event's undoing.

Helped along by massive ticket counterfeiting and possibly by overbooking 
on the part of the event's sponsors, an estimated 20,000-25,000 fans 
turned out for an event being held in an arena with a capacity of only 
10,000. Less than an hour into the show, the massive overflow crowd 
broke through the gates that were keeping them outside, and police 
quickly moved in to stop the show almost as soon as it began. On the 
radio the very next evening, Alan Freed offered an apology to listeners 
who had tried to attend the canceled event. By way of explanation, Freed 
said: "If anyone…had told us that some 20 or 25,000 people would try to 
get into a dance—I suppose you would have been just like me. You would 
have laughed and said they were crazy."

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Rock & Roll Jukebox Burger
 Categories: Beef, Cheese, Pork, Chilies, Salad
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
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  1 1/2 lb Ground chuck; 80/20
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Black pepper
      3 tb Bar-B-Q Sauce; more to
           - drizzle on top
      4 sl Cheddar cheese
      8 sl Crisp cooked Bacon

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      2 c  Shredded cabbage
      3 tb Mayonnaise
      1 tb White Wine Vinegar
        pn Sugar
    1/3 c  Crispy Jalapenos
 
  Heat an grill to medium heat. In a bowl, combine the
  beef, salt, pepper, and BBQ sauce, mixing by hand just
  until the ingredients are combined. Shape the beef into
  four patties and place on hot grill.
  
  Grill burgers for 5-7 minutes per side (this will depend
  on how rare you like your burger). Place cheese on
  during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
  
  Meanwhile, combine the slaw, mayo, and, vinegar in a
  bowl, stirring to coat. Mix in crispy jalapenos.
  
  When burger have finished cooking, and the cheese has
  melted, place the burgers on four buns. Top each with
  two slices of bacon and a drizzle of BBQ sauce. Divide
  the coleslaw between each burger and serve.
  
  By: Tanya Schroeder
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.foodfanatic.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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