Month September 2015

Subversive Activities Control Board – 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room

– NBC – Listen To Washington – The Subversive Activities Control Board – Sept. 21, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – At the height of the Red Scare in the 1950s, a little-known/barely publicized organization started up in Washington.…

In The Manner Of Breathing Free – The Refugee Situation – 1949 – Past Daily Reference Room

– America United – Should The Displaced Persons Law Be Liberalized? – September 18, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With all the latest news concerning the recent flood of refugees to Europe and elsewhere from war-torn Syria and…

Haitian Hardball – September 17, 1994

– CBS World News Roundup – September 17, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this September 17th in 1994 had much to do with wars of words. In Haiti, a delegation of American negotiators were taking one…

Alicia De Larrocha And Edo De Waart With The Minnesota Orchestra Play Music Of Vaughan-Williams, Beethoven, Sessions And Brahms – 1986 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

– Minnesota Orchestra – Alicia de Larrocha, piano – Edo De Waart, conductor – Nov. 29, 1986 – Part 1 – Minnesota Orchestra – Alicia de Larrocha, piano – Edo De Waart, conductor – Nov. 29, 1986 – Part 2…

Clifford Clinton And Muckraking In 1930s Los Angeles – Past Daily Reference Room

– The Peoples Voice with Clifford E. Clinton – KEHE, Los Angeles – March 11-April 4, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Los Angeles has had no shortage of colorful and controversial figures throughout its history; more than its…

A Wind Called Gilbert – September 16, 1988

– Special Report: Hurricane Gilbert – News On The Hour – CBS Radio – September 16, 1988 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another nail biting day in history – this September 16th in 1988. With Hurricane Gilbert spinning towards…

Hookfoot – Live At Paris Theatre, London 1974 – Nights At The Roundtable: Concert Edition

– Hookfoot – In Concert – Paris Theatre – January 12, 1974 – BBC In Concert – BBC Radio 1 – A band which may seem on the surface unfamiliar, but actually was an early-on backup band for none other…

Strides In Modern Medicine – 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room

– Listen To Washington: 2nd International Conference Of Cardiologists – Sept. 14, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 61 years ago, a Heart Specialist was considered a rarity in the medical profession. At the 2nd International Congress Of Cardiologists…

The Tubes – In Session At KSAN 1974 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

– The Tubes – In Session at The Record Plant, Sausalito – KSAN – June 2, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – By the time of this session in 1974, The Tubes were already something of Bay Area legends.…