Louie Louie: The Hit Song Investigated by the FBI
When Richard Berry composed and wrote “Louie Louie” in the late 1950s, he couldn’t have imagined it would be one of the most influential of all time. But it was the 1963 cover by the rock band, The Kingsmen, that propelled the song into the national spotlight, and part of an FBI investigation.
The Time the BBC Banned “Deep in the Heart of Texas”
In 1942 the British Broadcasting Corporation banned the very popular “Deep in the Heart of Texas” but what program led to this and what exactly happened that caused it to be banned?
Why the BBC Banned the Monster Mash
In 1962 the Monster Mash was smash hit in the United States but in the United Kingdom the BBC decided it the song had to be banned