February 9, 1945 – WEAF 6 o’Clock News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1945 – The offensive along the Western front got into high gear this day, as the Canadian 1st Army took fourteen towns and a gain of nearly five miles into Germany, and rapidly approaching
Become a Patron! Paderewski Recital – 1938. Something unusual tonight. A truly historic recording of the first broadcast recital by famed Polish pianist and statesman, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, broadcast on September 25, 1938. During World War I, Paderewski became an active member of the Polish National Committee in Paris, which
January 20, 1989 – CBS Radio News on the Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 20, 1989 – inauguration day, and the swearing in of the 41st President. Former vice-President George H.W. Bush was poised to take over the Oval Office, the one being vacated this day by
November 6, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow And The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 6, 1951 – General Eisenhower raised more than a few eyebrows when he arrived in Washington and then quickly left, heading back to France. President Truman said there was only one reason for
– Spiritualized – Live at Pitchfork Festival 2015, Paris – October 31, 2015 – Pitchfork – Ending up the week with a set from Spiritualized at the 2015 Pitchfork Festival in Paris from 2015. Spiritualized formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly
– H.W. van Loon Commentary – Reigns Of Terror – March 18, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – War: While people attempt to make sense out of the events this past week in Paris and Beirut and other parts of the world where terrorism is alive or waiting, here
– Guillaume Vincent In Recital – Erik Satie – Musée d’Orsay – February 16, 2016 – Radio France Musique – The Music of Erik Satie this week, with Guillaume Vincent in recital at Musée d’Orsay, recorded on February 16 of this year by the venerable Radio France Musique. A program
– NBC Radio – Continuous Coverage – June 6, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Invasion of Europe. Continuing the sounds of the day, eighty-one years ago as it happened on June 6, 1944. After the initial wave, along with first reports signaling the beginning of the invasion of
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– Dexter Gordon Quartet – Live In Paris – Maison de la Radio – Studio 104 – February 9, 1973 – Radio France – Dexter Gordon this weekend. Some weeks ago I ran a concert featuring Wardell Gray, whose Tenor duels with Dexter Gordon in the early 1950s were legendary. This
