Parents for Rock and Rap
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Parents For Rock And Rap, founded in 1987 by Mary Morello
is an anti-censorship
campaign which focuses on campaigning for the importance of free speech in popular music. For the work that Mary Morello
put in to this, she won a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
in 1996. The campaign mainly focused on opposition to the Parents Music Resource Center
.
Mary Morello
is also the mother of guitar player Tom Morello
of Rage Against the Machine
, Audioslave
, The Nightwatchman
, and Street Sweeper Social Club
.
Mary Morello
Mary Morello founded in 1987 the anti-censorship group Parents For Rock And Rap. She is sometimes referred to as Tipper Gore's nemesis in the 1980s battle over music censorship.-Biography:...
is an anti-censorship
Censorship
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campaign which focuses on campaigning for the importance of free speech in popular music. For the work that Mary Morello
Mary Morello
Mary Morello founded in 1987 the anti-censorship group Parents For Rock And Rap. She is sometimes referred to as Tipper Gore's nemesis in the 1980s battle over music censorship.-Biography:...
put in to this, she won a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
The Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards are given to people who a panel of judges believes have made significant contributions to the protection and enhancement of the rights enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution...
in 1996. The campaign mainly focused on opposition to the Parents Music Resource Center
Parents Music Resource Center
The Parents Music Resource Center was an American committee formed in 1985 with the goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to be violent, have drug use or be sexual.The committee was founded by four women: Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice...
.
Mary Morello
Mary Morello
Mary Morello founded in 1987 the anti-censorship group Parents For Rock And Rap. She is sometimes referred to as Tipper Gore's nemesis in the 1980s battle over music censorship.-Biography:...
is also the mother of guitar player Tom Morello
Tom Morello
Thomas Baptiste "Tom" Morello is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman, and his newest group, Street Sweeper Social Club...
of Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
, Audioslave
Audioslave
Audioslave was an American rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of former Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk...
, The Nightwatchman
The Nightwatchman
The Nightwatchman is the alter-ego and solo act of Rage Against the Machine, Street Sweeper Social Club and former Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello...
, and Street Sweeper Social Club
Street Sweeper Social Club
Street Sweeper Social Club is an American Rap Rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 2006. The band primarily consists of guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and vocalist/emcee Boots Riley of The Coup. The band has been testing songs out during Tom Morello's...
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