Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs by Peter Blecha
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs (Backbeat Books) is a treasure trove of facts and trivia about the often-losing battle fought for free speech in music. Musician and author Peter Blecha backs each paragraph with a heady density of factual information, names, dates and more, making this read educational and enlightening. Songs and albums that have been banned if not altered litter pop music and underground music history and Blecha gathers from those incidents to compile a fascinating story that touches on Billie Holiday, Frank Zappa, Sheryl Crow, 2 Live Crew, and more
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