Mike Springer on how Elvis Costello got Banned from SNL

Substituting one night in the 1970s for The Sex Pistols after the band was denied entry into the United States over their criminal records, Elvis Costello promptly got himself banned for pulling a stunt first done by Jimmi Hendrix. Mike Springer of Open Culture fills in the blanks.

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