– News reports + CBS World News Roundup – February 25, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Twenty-six years ago, on February 25, 2000; after three days of deliberations, a jury of 8 whites and 4 blacks in Upstate New York delivered a verdict in the Amadou Diallo case. Diallo,
– The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker – In Session at KDHX – 2008 – Diving into Thursday Night Funk with The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, live in session at KDHX in St. Louis. Recorded on January 10, 2008. Walker, whose career has gone back to the 60’s, hooked up with
August 11, 1965 – in what began as a routine traffic stop escalated into one of the most violent and destructive riots of the 1960s. And the name Watts came to symbolize a society gone from simmer to boil and the Long, Hot Summer kept its promise as a time
– News for January 3, 1983 – This January 3rd in 1983 saw the opening day of the 98th Congress. Speculation and swearing in pretty much filled up the days news, but everything was guaranteed to settle down once President Reagan gave the State of The Union later in the
August 24, 1939 – Pope Pius XII Plea For Peace – Vatican Radio With English Translation – August 24, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 24, 1939 – The world at the brink of war. Every effort, diplomatic and otherwise was being made to prevent what was increasingly
The Fixx – in concert at The Paris Theatre, London – 1982 – BBC In Concert series – BBC Radio 1 – The Fixx – one of the prime examples of a band who were catapulted to stardom via exposure on MTV. Initially a rock band known simply as The
– Captain Beefheart – Live at the Cowtown Ballroom, Kansas City – April 22, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the story goes, in 1974 Captain Beefheart had signed to a new label (Mercury) and was literally weeks from embarking on a major world tour, starting in America.
– NBC Second Sunday: The Young Rebels – October 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember what a period of upheaval the late 1960s were. Everything that had been considered the status quo was coming under scrutiny and questioned by those
