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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 3542614" data-attributes="member: 1246">June 3, 1956&nbsp;Santa Cruz, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/california" target="_blank">California</a>, a favorite early haunt of author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters, was an established capital of the West Coast counterculture scene by the mid-1960s. Yet just 10 years earlier, the balance of power in this crunchy beach town 70 miles south of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/san-francisco" target="_blank">San Francisco</a> tilted heavily toward the older side of the generation gap. In the early months of the rock-and-roll revolution, in fact, at a time when adult authorities around the country were struggling to come to terms with a booming population of teenagers with vastly different musical tastes and attitudes, Santa Cruz captured national attention for its response to the crisis. On June 3, 1956, city authorities announced a total ban on rock and roll at public gatherings, calling the music “Detrimental to both the health and morals of our youth and community.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 3542614, member: 1246"] June 3, 1956 Santa Cruz, [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/california'][U]California[/U][/URL], a favorite early haunt of author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters, was an established capital of the West Coast counterculture scene by the mid-1960s. Yet just 10 years earlier, the balance of power in this crunchy beach town 70 miles south of [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/san-francisco'][U]San Francisco[/U][/URL] tilted heavily toward the older side of the generation gap. In the early months of the rock-and-roll revolution, in fact, at a time when adult authorities around the country were struggling to come to terms with a booming population of teenagers with vastly different musical tastes and attitudes, Santa Cruz captured national attention for its response to the crisis. On June 3, 1956, city authorities announced a total ban on rock and roll at public gatherings, calling the music “Detrimental to both the health and morals of our youth and community.” [/QUOTE]

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