On June. 8, 1960, Decca Records in Britain destroyed 25,000 copies of the song ‘Tell Laura I Love Her’ by Ray Peterson. The company said the song was ‘too tasteless and vulgar for the English sensibility.’ In 1970, singer Bessie Smith finally received a marker for her grave in Philadelphia, 33 years after her death. Janis Joplin cited Smith as one of her influences and bought the marker for the grave. In 1975, singer Hank…READ MOREOn June. 8, 1960, Decca Records in Britain destroyed 25,000 copies of the song ‘Tell Laura I Love Her’ by Ray Peterson.
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