In this extensively researched ode to scandal, Peter Blecha recounts thetravails of musicians who have dared to air inch.unacceptable inch. top ics. Filled with several centuries' worth of raunchy sex ditties, morbidmurder ballads, satanic songs, paeans to intoxication and radical polit ical anthems, this book lays the censors' stories bare, and casts a much-needed spotlight on civil liberties and artistic freedom in our post-9/11 world. Highlights the work of hundreds of controversial musicians, including: The Beatles, Ray Charles, the Dixie Chicks, Dylan, Eminem, Billie Holiday, Nirvana, Elvis, Public Enemy, Sex Pistols, Springsteen, Zappa and others. inch.Blecha tells a story of how free we aren't. It's a story every music fan needs to know. inch. - Dave Marsh.
