s on albums that were deemed obscene. This came after a congressional hearing before the Senate commerce, science and transportation committee. Frank Zappa a controversial musician attended the conference and called Tipper Gore who is co. founder of the Parent's Music Resource Center a "Cultural Terrorist."(Winfield p. 25) Record labeling made many angry and at the same time pacified others. It was seen as a step forward in attempting to control the one mass media aimed directly at teenagers. Musicians such as Axle Rose have spoken out against labeling claiming their right to express themselves musically no matter what the response. One artist, Luther Campbell, of the rap group 2 Live Crew released a single titled "Banned in the USA" in response to the labeling (Winfield p. 14). This labeling of albums is not the first attempt and success at censoring music. For 50 years radio stations have been censoring songs deemed inappropriate. In 1940 NBC banned 147 songs. The Supreme Court upheld the FCC's authority to regulate music in 1978 (Winfield p. 14). The rock and roll community could only expect some sort of limited censorship. Initially
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