Playboy Jazz And Rock Poll
December, 1990
The big music story in 1990 was freedom of speech. Record labeling, Government meddling and a slow response from the music industry made 2 Live Crew the primary target, while all rap music took the rap. If censorship was a low point, Bonnie Raitt's recognition by her peers and fans was a high, proving that hanging tough works. The big guns hit the road—Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Janet Jackson and David Bowie—and Madonna blitzed the world, on film and on tour. Sinéad O'Connor, last year's weird...
