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Several teens sitting in the audience began to chuckle when the film narrator said, “Imagine there was a time in America when there was no rock and roll.”

For these youngsters, there never was such a time.

Rock and roll has always been a part of their lives. So the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum must have been a real eye opener for them. After the short film ended, I saw the young people avidly reading information in the exhibits and commenting on how much music has changed. Read more...

Note: Originally published April 2, 2022

Congratulations! In October 2022, this story won 2nd place in the annual Midwest Travel Journalists Writers writing competition. The story ran on CCV on April 2, 2022.

Here are the judge’s comments:

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