“Harper Valley PTA” is a perfect example. She married young, moved to the other side of the country and started having kids – lots of ‘em. Female artists have their songs banned simply for standing up to society or for fighting back. In 1971, Chet Atkins produced a song by Lorene Mann with vocal accompaniment by The Jordanaires. I mean, this is the dude who did Chris Gaines, by the way. I wonder how many of the radio programmers who kept her song off playlists couldn’t get it up anymore? 1975: Loretta Lynn’s record company finally releases “The Pill” after sitting on the recording for years. If she was ashamed to be on birth control or embarrassed to be on birth control then the song would not have been banned. That’s where I got Jimmie Rodgers from. A very interesting trip. I don’t feel a need to give an opinion on it. What you’ve just seen, though very sad, is very real. Margo relaxes a bit too much. [DISCLAIMER: This episode of Cocaine & Rhinestones touches on a topic that will be upsetting for some listeners and readers. Her first single went to #72 on the country charts in 1981. It was banned from several radio stations. She followed it up just months later with a song called “Younger Men.” It was about how men her age, around 40 years old, were either uninterested or unable to run at her speed, so to speak. Margaret Sanger was a part of that history. She flies a helicopter and he takes the pictures. And I’m about to prove it wasn’t a knee jerk reaction to a country song about birth control. Here’s a little quick info on two of ‘em. She was approved several weeks later for the Mortgage Reinstatement Assistance Program. The wife gets the gun and she uses it. I can even show you an instance of a male artist being banned for depicting a woman fighting back. It’s about a married woman telling her husband that she’s now free to truly enjoy their sex life because she’s in control of her body and no longer has to stifle fear or anxiety over adding another human being to their family. Only Loretta Lynn could’ve written tunes that once felt as transgressive as “One’s On the Way,” which now deftly chronicles the drudgery and frustration of working-class motherhood (and how the women’s liberation movement left those women behind), with help from a clear-voiced Margo Price; or “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” a kicky warning to those who dare cast a wandering eye upon her husband. Even better if you talk about it with them in real life. It had one sentence about Webb Pierce being banned so I put that in this episode. I’m not talking about clean radio edits or songs that had curse words bleeped out for airplay. I very much enjoyed the opportunity to see and learn about how the coal miners lived. Net worth: $65 million; Loretta Lynn grew up in a cabin in the Appalachian coal-mining community of Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. I used it. She gave birth to six children before convincing her husband to have a vasectomy done. The people of Eastern Kentucky are so proud of their heritage. As far as I can tell, the real number is closer to nine. Aided by her own kin—her daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash co-produced—Lynn has created a loving tribute to herself. A lot of country singer autobiographies are full of shit but hers seems mostly legit. That’s even more damning, I feel. Copyright © 2017-2021 Coe Operation, LLC. She’d already started recording her next album four months before “Don’t Come Home Drinkin” was a hit. I had a clip of her saying exactly what I was saying about her in her own words with her own voice. Still, she did not write “The Pill.” It was written by Lorene Allen, Don McHan and T.D. It is fascinating but in a way that’s like a car wreck. “The Thunder Rolls” by Garth Brooks has a third verse that his producer talked him out of recording. It was either a knee jerk reaction to a country song about birth control or it was something else. Now, I’ve never met a 19 year old guy in charge of deciding what songs aren’t allowed to be played on a radio station. The cool thing about Loretta’s music is that you really don’t have to go read that book or see that movie to know her background. All they accomplished by banning the song was to send record sales through the roof while artificially harming the single’s performance on the charts. It would have been ridiculous to try and talk about why Loretta’s song “The Pill” could have been banned without talking about the history of birth control in America. One woman who broke Comstock laws as often and as publicly as possible was Margaret Sanger, the founder of what we call Planned Parenthood today. The overall effect is that of a beloved, banged-up scrapbook stuffed with lyrics, song fragments, and love letters. https://cocaineandrhinestones.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Loretta-Lynn.jpg. If you thought any of that was interesting you should read her book. Banned by 60 radio stations in the United States. This causes him to become a social advocate for reproductive rights. A great film if you are a Lynn or country music fan, but equally good if you enjoy movies based on a real person's life. I’ve met plenty of 40 year old guys who are. Then I found the same thing about Webb in a better book, called Taboo Tunes, which was a more thorough look at the topic. We can’t have a song about a woman who’s tried every way of escaping an abusive husband except finally killing him. In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing South's original version. She charted 12 No. Exhibitionist & Voyeur 05/31/19: Cougar House Ch. The California Coastal Records Project is an attempt to acquire and maintain up-to-date photographs of the entire California coastline. “The Pill” wasn’t banned from country radio because it was a song about birth control. She even puts a little swing on it in contrast to Williams’ piously po-faced original. She was born a coal miner’s daughter… in a cabin… on a hill…  in Butcher Holler, Kentucky. The guy beat his wife so he got dealt with. Enter the username or e-mail you used in your profile. As we considered a century's worth of story-driven songcraft, ... Loretta Lynn — “Coal Miner's Daughter" ... Country love songs didn't get much more suggestive than Rich's 1973 hit. Nothing in this episode was about shoving political ideas at anyone. Tommy Lee Jones Net Worth and Salary: Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor who has a net worth of $90 million. CR003 – The Murder Ballad of Spade Cooley. Garth Brooks tells that story. I guess what I’m worried about here is that I very much intend this show to be appealing to people who are not already fans of the genre. Miranda Lambert Net Worth: Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who has a net worth of $60 million. It’s possible that they may have been removed for any of a number of reasons since this post was written: Here is the California Coastal Records Projects webpage on the Streisand case. People were flaunting their sexuality with no shame or remorse. There isn’t anything scandalous about that song. It’s a good thing Loretta Lynn had the foresight to release nearly nothing but Top 10 singles for a decade before “The Pill” came out or we may never have heard it. …and those are the only lines in the song that could possibly be considered obscene, since merely referencing contraception hasn’t been obscene since that 1970 act of Congress. 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