February 20, 1965 – Vietnam: Attempted Overthrow – Days Of Intrigue.
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George Szell And The Cleveland Orchestra Play Music Of Wagner, Barber And Schubert 1965 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
George Szell conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in music of Wagner, Barber and Schubert – In concert at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, June 24, 1965. A classic concert this week, featuring one of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century; George Szell, leading the orchestra that was his from 1946 until
Watts – City On The Edge – A City Engulfed – August 13, 1965
– Watts Riot Coverage – KTLA-audio – August 13, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you were living in Los Angeles on this August 13th in 1965 you were no doubt glued to your radio or TV, watching and listening with amazement as the drama unfolded in Watts.
Adlai Stevenson: End Of An Era – July 18, 1965
The news for this week, ending on July 18, 1965 was rather sudden and sad. Former Governor, Presidential Candidate and United Nations Representative Adlai Stevenson collapsed and died of a massive heart attack on a London street, after speaking at a UN Conference there. The shock quickly spread throughout the
The Moody Blues – Saturday Club 1965 – Past Daily Tribute: Mike Pinder (1941-2024)
\ – The Moody Blues – Go Now – BBC Saturday Club – April 1965 – BBC Radio 1 – With the very sad news today of the passing of Moody Blues founding member Mike Pinder, there are no more original members of this memorable band that went from the
Vince Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas – 1965 – Nights At The Round Table: Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas Edition.
– Vince Guaraldi – Christmas Time Is Here Again – 1965 – It’s hard to imagine this cornerstone of American Popular Culture has been around for 58 years. It’s A Charlie Brown Christmas feels like it’s been with us forever. With its simple, straight-ahead Jazz soundtrack put together by Vince
Gemini 7 Launches Into Space – December 4, 1965
– Launch of Gemini 7 – Dec. 4, 1965 – CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1965 marked the launch of Gemini 7 in what would be the longest manned space flight in U.S. history (until the 1970s). It also marked the first rendezvous in
The Pretty Things In Session – 1965-1967 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Over to one of the most underrated bands of the early 60’s, The Pretty Things were one of those bands who influenced a lot of others, and they were huge and notorious back in the UK. But in the U.S., they hardly made a dent. The Pretty Things were preceded
The Kinks In Session – 1965 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Kinks In Session – Dec. 13, 1965 – BBC Light Programme In what would wind up their last session at the BBC for two years, The Kinks cut three tracks on December 13, 1965. Here’s what’s on the player tonight: Kinks BBC Session December 13, 1965 1. Well Respected
Vietnam: Ending One Coup, Starting Another – Nazis On The Rise In Bonn – February 20, 1965
– ABC Overseas Assignment – Feb. 20, 1965 – One of those days full of intrigues from Southeast Asia. In this case, an attempted coup on the part of troops loyal to former Premier Diem (who was assassinated and overthrown with a little CIA help), against troops loyal to Military