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– Spooky Tooth – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – 1968 – Spooky Tooth were one of those bands which should have made it huge. But for whatever reason they came close, but in the end came up short. Not for lack of trying and certainly not for lack...
– San Francisco Symphony – Edo De Waart, Cond. – Elly Ameling, Soprano – 1984-85 Season – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A classic concert with legendary singers this week. The San Francisco Symphony, led by Music Director Edo De Waart and featuring the great soprano Elly Ameling in...
– CBS World News Roundup – October 7, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The big news for this day were the big revelations leveled at former slam-dunk SCOTUS Nominee Clarence Thomas. Some 24 hours before a Senate vote to confirm Thomas was held, a bombshell in the form of...
Day #6 – Slowly inching forward. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for the support so far. It takes a little convincing, letting people know Past Daily has been around for a while, that we’re a Non-Profit and that we actually do use the money to keep the...
– CBS World News Roundup – CBS Hourly News – October 7, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With 4 weeks to go, the 1980 Presidential campaign was in the home stretch. On this October 7,1980, the polls were all over the place and the candidates were in high...
– James – In Concert at Brixton Academy – December 9, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – BBC Jumping into the 90s tonight with a set from James, a band very much in the Madchester mold of the 90s. Even though James had been together since 1982,...
– CBS Radio News – Bulletins, reports, newscasts – October 6, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1981, the news was filled with reports that Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had been the victim of an assassination. During a military review, Sadat, along with several dignitaries and...
