Month May 2013

LBJ Press Conference May 30, 1968

An LBJ Press Conference – May 30, 1968

Not to be a pain or anything, but . . .Become a Patron! A Presidential Press Conference for this May 30th in 1968. President Johnson, mindful of his declaration in not seeking another term for the 1968 elections, was still…

The Man Who Accompanied Jackie To Paris – May 30, 1961

Click on the link here for Audio Player: On this May 30 in 1961, in what began during JFK‘s campaign as a promise to visit Paris and shore up sagging relations withFrench President DeGaulle, quickly became sidetracked when…

China Moses – Live At International Jazz Day 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Festival Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: For those of you not familiar, China Moses is local. Actually, Los Angeles local. She picked up stakes and relocated to Paris several years ago and hasn’t looked back. Establishing…

Andrey Baranov And Inga Dzektser Play Music Of Prokofiev, Ysaye, Franck And Saint-Saens – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Over to Brussels this week for a recital by the recent (2012) Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition winner Andrey Baranov from Russia. Accompanying him is Inga Dzektser in a program of…

Konrad Adenauer And West German Elections – May 29, 1957

Click on the Link here for Audio Player: This day in 1957 we were, not only in the midst of a Cold War with the Soviet Union, we were anxiously looking at the coming elections in West Germany…

Dry Martina – In Session At Los Conciertos de Radio 3 – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Diving into more Retro tonight, this time by way of Spain. Dry Martina is a combination funk/retro/Spanish-Pop/Soul/Swing and a taste of Louis Prima headed up by singer Laura Insuasti-Malaga. The…

It’s May 28, 1989 – Do You Know Where Your Latest Scandal Is?

Click on the link here for Audio Player:  Seemingly no end to scandal where Capitol Hill is concerned. For this May 28th in 1989 the specter of Ethics reared its inquiring head and its victims were the House Speaker…

Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs – Live At London Calling 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: New Faces Edition

  Click on the link here for Audio Player: More festivals and more new acts tonight. Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs are a recent signing by the indie label Heavenly Records (who’ve been signing a lot of great…

Telegram In Session – 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: New Faces Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Definitely up-and-comers tonight. Telegram have been together less than a year – their appearance on The Marc Riley Program over BBC6 Music marked their third appearance anywhere. They won’t even…