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, was unclear. The offense 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. 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. (Mobile Devices) Rocker's Birthdays Contact Us History Of Banned Rock Rock 'n' Roll Heaven Unsolved Mysteries How They Got Their Name Real Names Chart Facts American All-Time Best Sellers #1 This Week In America #1 This Week In Britain Most Played Artists Who Sang It Top 20 Of The Year Cover Bands Music Links Home Page Today In Rock History Fascinating Facts Biographies Rock Interviews

Banned in Boston by Neil Miller