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The Stranglers – In Concert from Paris Theatre, London – March 24, 1977 – BBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Become a Patron! The Stranglers in concert from 1977. And another one . . . . the news today that keyboard player Dave Greenfield passed away earlier today from...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC Home Service News – August 25, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection And 75 years ago on this day, news of impending war was filling the airwaves. Reports of the sudden Berlin/Moscow Pact had many wondering if it was a...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – News for August 25, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A momentous day in history with a lot going on seemingly everywhere, this August 25th in 1944. Word on the liberation of Paris, with a crazy mixture of celebration and snipers...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Walker Brothers – Demo Sessions – 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When they became overnight sensations with their smash hit The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore, it was assumed The Walker Brothers were yet another British Invasion band. Their...
Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. It's living history and it's timeless.
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