1980

Fearing association with its theme, Mercury Records refuses to release Frank Zappa's single "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted."

A representative of the New York State Division of Substance Abuse Services suggests a tax on musicians whose songs promote drug use.

In October, Youth Minister Art Diaz organizes a group of local teenagers who conduct a record burning at the First Assembly Church of God in Des Moines, Iowa, including albums by the Beatles, Ravi Shankar, Peter Frampton, and the soundtrack to the movie Grease. <--- hahahaha

A similar burning takes place a few months later in Keoku, Iowa, where a church group burns the work of The Carpenters, John Denver, and Perry Como.

Perry Como? Can you imagine? LMAO
BlueCat Reviewed by BlueCat on . Banned Music A Brief History of Banned Music in the United States by Eric Nuzum A selective on-line chronicle of popular music that has been censored, banned, suppressed, or altered against the wishes of its creators and intended audience. This is a cool website I thought I'd share..... http://www.ericnuzum.com/banned/incidents/70s.html Country Joe McDonald is fined $500 for uttering an obscenity during a concert performance of his song "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag." Rating: 5