L.A. Radio in 1952 – Jim Hawthorne – KNX – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles
Here’s a snapshot of what radio was like in Los Angeles in 1952, featuring names and voices which were popular at the time, but all but forgotten today.
Month: April 2014
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Live In Warsaw 1967 – Past Daily Downbeat
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Rahsaan Roland Kirk – live from Warsaw – 1967 – Polish Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The legendary Rahsaan Roland Kirk this weekend. A concert given in Poland from 1967 and recorded by Polish Radio. One of the truly unique
A Word Or Two From Robert F. Kennedy – Meet The Press 1968 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Meet The Press – Robert F. Kennedy – March 17, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Certainly, 1968 ended a lot differently than it started out. Since it was an election year, speculation was rife as to what
Robert Fripp – Live In Tokyo – 1992 – Nights At The Roundtable: Concert Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Robert Fripp – Live In Tokyo, TFM Hall – November 11, 1992 NHK-Tokyo Something else special tonight. When I ran the CSN&Y concert from 1970 earlier, I mentioned 1970 was a very busy year for music. One of those aspects which made
Who Beat The Beat Generation? 1958 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Open Mind: Who Beat The Beat Generation – Dec. 28, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Lest we think The Beat Generation was embraced by all who ran across it, you’re dead-wrong. In 1958, mainstream media couldn’t wait to pronounce
Happy Mondays – In Session 1986/1989 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Happy Mondays – In Session for John Peel – April 9, 1986-Feb. 27, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 The inimitable Happy Mondays in session tonight. One of those bands whose influence help fuel the Madchester movement is the late 80s/early 90s,
Bibi Tanga & The Senelites – Live At Au Fil des Voix – 2014 – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Bibi Tanga & The Senelites – live at Au Fil des Voix – Feb. 8, 2014 – RFI Monde A taste of Central Africa by way of Bibi Tanga & The Senelites, live at Au Fil des Voix festival, recorded this
A Word Or Two From Indira Gandhi – 1964 -Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player: NBC Monitor – Meet The Press: Indira Gandhi – April 26, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since we’re coming up on the end of the first of five weeks of the elections in India (you didn’t know about that? Tsk),
Bill Callahan – Live At Evening Pocket, Paris – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Bill Callahan – live at Evening Pocket, Paris – April 10, 2014 – Arte France It’s easy to draw comparisons where Music is concerned, in fact it’s easy to draw comparisons in every art form. Someone says or plays something and
Scandals And Peace Talks – April 16, 1997
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR News – All Things Considered – April 16, 1997 – National Public Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An alternately scandalous and hopeful day, this April 16th in 1997. Starting with news that Republican Congressman Dan Burton, Chairman of the