Month June 2013

Voting Rights – LBJ Address To Congress – 1965 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Pres. Johnson Address To Congress on Voting Rights Legislation – March 1965. In a stunning (although not completely surprising, considering the SCOTUS track record of late), decision regarding the question of…

Nelson Mandela – Milestone Moments – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Election Night – May 9, 1994 Click on the link here for Audio Player: Inauguration addresses – May 10, 1994 As news from South Africa today isn’t optimistic over the condition of…

An Henri Tomasi World Premier – 1952 – Past Daily Gramophone Weekend

The music of Henri Tomasi this week. His Woodwind Quintet 1952, as performed at it’s premier by Quintett a Vent Francaise, featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jacques Lancelot, Paul Hongne and Gilbert Coursier. As a prominent composer in the 20th Century, Tomasi…

A Word Or Two From John Entwistle Of The Who – 1977 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

Click on the link here for Audio Player: BBC London Report – Week of June 9, 1977 Despite views to the contrary, when a pivotal band loses one or more of their members, things just never feel the same. When…

The Fog Of Uncertainty – Vietnam – June 21, 1966

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Eric Sevareid Commentary on Vietnam – June 21, 1966 On this day in 1966, mainstream media was still putting an upbeat face on the Vietnam War. Reports of  flagging morale by…

Irma Thomas – Live At The Black Is Back Soul Weekend In Madrid – Nights At The Roundtable: Festival Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Irma Thomas, live at Black Is Back Soul Weekend – June 16, 2013 It’s hard to believe the Black Is Back Soul Weekend festival was the first time Queen of Soul…