American Songwriter

On This Day in 1967, a Radio Ban Imposed on a Raunchy Rolling Stones Song Helped Catapult Its B-Side to No. 1

On this day in 1967, The Rolling Stones earned a No. 1 hit with “Ruby Tuesday. This song needed another to be banned for its success.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1968, The Rolling Stones Released a Controversial Tune That Was Banned by Radio—and Later Hated by Mick Jagger

Anti-war sentiment was ripe in the 1960s, as what many deemed an unjust conflict unfolded in Vietnam. Music-wise, however, protest songs were largely the purview of folk artists like Bob Dylan. The ...