top-40 in 1957

[Richard Chonak]

Hi, Donna--

Here are some references to censorship in the era, in case you don't
have some of these yet:

(1)  The book "Anti-Rock" (p. 22) says that local radio stations formed
their own review board which banned "Susie", but specific dates are
lacking.  Here's the passage:

http://books.google.com/books?id=4pXsV06JjY8C&lpg=PA22&ots=njEiDnrKgF&dq=wake%20up%20little%20susie%20boston%20pilot&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q=wake%20up%20little%20susie%20boston%20pilot&f=false

Supposedly the "Pilot" newspaper was involved in urging that community
standards be maintained in pop music, so that might be a place to look.

(2) Cdl. Cushing criticized WHDH-TV in 1951-52 for featuring the busty
performer "Dagmar":

http://books.google.com/books?id=snwnEXJvVZkC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=richard+cushing+censor&source=bl&ots=Z_BCpuMoPm&sig=8iFPXctBGGETjwUYhNuqJOjI_po&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OC2IU_GHL8GdyAScxIKYCg&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=richard%20cushing%20censor&f=false

(3) There was a municipal censor in Boston; here's the obit of the last
officeholder, Richard Sinnott (serving 1960-1980)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/03/us/r-j-sinnott-76-last-wielder-of-banned-in-boston-cudgel.html