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04: Why Won't They Let Sharkey on the Radio?

November 1, 2015 Matthew Billy

Imagine if all your favorite songs were banned from the radio. Well, that actually happened during the Great Radio Boycott of 1941. The United State’s most famous songwriters collectively decided to pull their catalogs from the public airwaves. This was their response to the radio stations refusing to pay a fair price for the music they broadcast. The boycott lasted for only ten months, but the consequences were far-reaching, especially for one entertainer named Sharkey. Sharkey was forced to watch as his radio career became collateral damage in this historic battle.

Tags ASCAP, BMI, MUSIC, Bruce Pollock, Seal, College, School, Kingston, New York, oliver wendell holmes, victor herbert, Sharkey, Mark Huling
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