radio stations had banned Elvis' Christmas album because of their shock over "the Pelvis" singing religious songs, DJ Allen Brooks of CKWS in Kingston, Ontario, plays the entire album and invites listeners to call in their opinion. Stations in other parts of the country feel differently and the song rises to #1 on the Billboard Pop and Country charts as well as the Cash Box Best Selling Record chart.Īfter hearing reports that many U.S. Radio stations in Boston refused to play The Everly Brothers "Wake Up Little Susie" because of its supposedly suggestive lyrics which tell the tale of two teenagers who fall asleep at a drive-in movie. You know, he diggin' my potatoes, crampin' on my farm.Įd Sullivan's producers decide that their cameras would only shoot Elvis Presley from the waist up, as they considered his hip swinging to be too suggestive.Ĭardinal Stritch of the Catholic archdiocese in Chicago, prohibits all rock and roll music from their schools, fearing that "its rhythms encourage young people to behave in a hedonistic manner".ĭisc Jockey Al Priddy of KEX, Portland, Oregon is fired for violating the radio station's ban against playing Elvis Presley's rendition of "White Christmas". "Digging My Potatoes", Lonnie Donegan's follow-up to his hit "Rock Island Line", was banned in the UK and the US because of its vague sexual references which included the lyrics "I didn't find a crew top, caught the fool in my bed. Rock 'n' Roll fans in Cleveland, Ohio who were under 18, were banned from dancing in public, unless accompanied by an adult, after Ohio Police start enforcing a law dating back to 1931.
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Mitch Miller, who was then the music director of Columbia Records, hosts a program on CBS TV with two psychiatrists to point out the "potentially negative effects of rock 'n' roll on teenagers". The cleaned up version was "Some go for perfume from Spain". Porter's original words were "I'd get no kick from cocaine". They were also successful in getting Cole Porter to change the lyric of "I Get A Kick Out Of You", a hit for Frank Sinatra. Lucky for Pat Boone and other crooners that this effort failed.ĪBC radio decides not to play Billie Holiday's "Love For Sale" because the lyrics are about prostitution. The station's response was a promise that they would censor all controversial music, especially Rhythm and Blues.Īn unsuccessful bid to change copyright laws that would prohibit white artists from singing R&B cover tunes was proposed to U.S. radio station WABB received over 15,000 letters of complaint about the playing of "dirty records". Authorities say the cancellation is because they discovered that "rock and roll dances might be featured" and justify their action by citing "a recent near riot at the New Haven Arena," where rock & roll dances were featured. Police in Bridgeport, Connecticut cancel a dance at the Ritz ballroom featuringįats Domino. Memphis police prohibit The Drifters' "Honey Love" from being loaded into jukeboxes, due to what they considered "suggestive lyrics." It shot to the top of Billboard's R&B chart for a seven week stay.īritain's BBC bans the song "Such a Night" by Johnny Ray after listeners complain about its 'suggestiveness'. The added publicity immediately boosted the record's popularity and attempts to restrict it failed. Hank Ballard's "Work With Me, Annie" faced severe opposition from America's Federal Communications Commission because of overtly sexual lyrics. Just who would decide what is pornographic, is unclear. The offence would be punishable by five years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. Rock and Roll had just been born when Michigan congresswoman Ruth Thompson introduced a bill in the House that would prohibit mailing any pornographic recording. A local radio boycott ended only after the freckle-faced singer met with church leaders.
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Boston blasted the song for suggesting a link between Christmas and sex. Jimmy Boyd was just 13 years old when he recorded "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", a song about about a boy who wakes up to see Mom and Dad (in a Santa costume) under the mistletoe on Christmas Eve. Home Page Today In Rock History Fascinating Facts Biographies Rock Interviews Rocker's Birthdays Contact Us History Of Banned Rock Rock 'n' Roll Heaven Unsolved Mysteries How They Got Their Name Real Names Chart Facts Best Sellers Most Played Artists Who Sang It Top 20 Of The Year Cover Bands Music Links