"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
In case you weren’t quite up for the soothing Anti-Road Rage sounds of the New York Philharmonic tonight, here’s a little something that should put a smile back on your face – the inimitable Bobby Blue Bland, in concert at…
Brian Auger & The Trinity – live in concert for John Peel – March 1, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – The legendary Brian Auger and The Trinity in concert for the John Peel Sunday Show tonight. Recorded at The…
Next to Blue Cheer, The Groundhogs may very well have been responsible for some hearing loss on my part in the late 60s/early 70s. One of the best bands to listen to under headphones, cranked up past the threshold of…
Lucky Millinder and his orchestra – Savoy Ballroom, Harlem – July 10, 1945 – One Night Stand Program – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lucky Millinder this weekend – with his orchestra, performing at The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem and…
Skip Weshner’s Accent On Sound – Live From The Renaissance Club – KRHM-FM -Dec. 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Always a reminder floating around of just how active L.A.’s club scene was in the 1950s. One example comes by…
The Blues Project – Live at The Matrix – September 1966 – WOR-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Blues Project in concert tonight – live at The Matrix in San Francisco and broadcast by WOR-FM in New York.…
Camel Rock n’ Roll Dance Party with Alan Freed – CBS Radio – April 28, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – And as an adjunct to the previous post (featuring the Crew Cuts), the same radio network a little…
I ran a portion of this concert (the last half only) a few years ago. But I realized, the only way you could really appreciate this concert, and in fact the true magnitude of the talent of James Brown, was…
LaVern Baker interviewed by Howard Millier – September 16, 1955 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – LaVern Baker in conversation with Howard Miller over the CBS Radio network on September 16, 1955. In case you don’t know,…
Janis Joplin and The Full-Tilt Boogie Band – Honolulu International Center Arena- July 8, 1970 – Band soundboard – On the surface, this is an extraordinary concert recording from Janis Joplin during her period with The Full-Tilt Boogie Band, recorded…