The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-11-13
Courier Campaign Started in '53
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Irresponsible disc jockeys, whose fans for the most part
imprsssionabe tsenssers making the air blue with
records which fall little short Of sheer filth
The situation has grown alarming that station
VIDA in Memphis Tenn. has banned twenty-five records
unfit TO play the air since oet Think Of t twenty-five
unfit records since Oct. Al
II is secret that the Post Office Department and the
Federal Communications Commission casting isvndeed
at smvty records Just they have cracked down
lurd comic books contributing factors to juvenile de-
nqueney One does not have TO be able TO read TO grasp the
nvancss and suggestions Of oH-color records.
Many disc jockeys big stations playing rhythm
and blues but they careful Of what they play Others
apparently thinking this what the public their pub
M thar ISL the bottom of the filth pit e drsdse
.itlsng tunes.
Respectable sponsors seldom engage these smut pvr.
The who sqvswk ovdes the who hit
where II hus-ths old poekebook Record firms generally
give the records TO disc jockeys plug And they pus
No questions the of earthly records in tavern
luke boxes for personal in the home These records
will sell anyway but there is valid why these
purple pIaifers must be played the air
During this year rhythm and blues records sputsd
to greater popularity and many firms and disc Jockeys
Jumping the bandwason. Just they did when pokas
were popular, Latin music popular and hIbIIy music
was popular.
Each Of these is always with but each enjoys fad
after careful budups Rhythm and blues being dis
covered" by the big money boys
Rhythm and blues should have been big years ago. AS
far back remember certain blues records sold into
The millions but THEY WERE NOT PLAYED ON THE AIR.
and let's face III Negro disc jockeys few and far be-
tween When smaller stations started using coored disc
jockeys these artists played rhythm and blues but
too much Of the type of stuff being aired around the
clock
Rhythm and blues records being pushed and today
anything goes the air.
TO be noted that when certain popular singers do
blues number the air il is cleaned up but the rhythm
and the beat there
The blues good music; is food. but it poison
you. smutfy records poison minds. and you can't
stomach pump the mind.
The Courier is making attempt TO rhythm and
blues off the air. IL merely the stations and disc Joe
keys TO discretion a what they play.
The movies had clean themselves Up so did radio and
tssvision. Why not records?
Don Kern Of Station VIDA released this list Of unfit
records this week. mo More Aeohol Vicious Vodka; y
Done Done t; Shake Your shmmy; Too Many Drivers
OOH La La" The Real Thing; Get One More Time
and Armies Aunt Fannie" Annie TO be getting
real going because she is featured such aphodaes
as Work With Me- Annie; Annie Had Baby; Mama
ook The Baby" and Annie Pulled Humbvg." Annie is
regular serial All she needs is TO be banned in
Boston And of the air everywhere.
One question TO disc Jockeys Would you want YOUR
children 10 do what the records suggest hour OF the
dsyke Get II One More Time? Bowed Ny Knees?
II you don't believe steady diet Of this stuff doesn't
impress tsensssr then wouldn't my kids to play with
yours.