On Oct. 10, 1935, the first black opera, “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin, opened in New York. In 1962, the BBC banned Bobby (Boris) Pickett’s song “Monster Mash” because it deemed the record offensive. In 1965, The Supremes made their first appearance on “The […]

On Aug. 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 […]

AP-HKN-STANLEY-CUP Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup after dethroning the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup […]