Joan Baez – Live At Paleo 2015 – Nights At The Roundtable: Birthday Edition

Joan Baez - Live at Paleo Festival 2015 - Live à Fip - Radio France/FIP - Joan Baez, who turned 75 on January 9th, is still going strong - touring, recording and bringing her message of protest and social justice all over the world. Performing for over 55 years, Joan Baez has become … Continue reading →

1936 Music Guild Awards – 3rd Prize – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

1936 Music Guild Awards - Rudolf Forst: String Quartet - The Gordon String Quartet - January 1, 1937 - Gordon Skene Sound Collection 1936 Music Guild Awards. Begun in 1934 by NBC to promote serious music to a mass audience, The NBC Music Guild put together a series of awards for … Continue reading →

It’s January 10, 1950 – You’re In San Francisco – It’s Rainy, It’s Cold And You Love Fried Food – Weekend Pop Chronicles

January 10, 1950 - KCBS - This Is San Francisco - Gordon Skene Sound Collection - January 10, 1950 - if you were living in San Francisco, this day in 1950 fell on a Tuesday. It was a typical day - mostly uneventful. It was raining (as usual), it was cold (as usual) and it was windy. The … Continue reading →

Jay McShann – Live At Kool Jazz Festival 1982 – Past Daily Downbeat

Jay McShann - live at Kool Jazz Festival 1982 - Gordon Skene Sound Collection - Jay McShann - the legendary pianist, band leader and singer would have turned 100 on January 12th of this year. His contributions to Jazz, as well as to the popularity of Jump-Blues are … Continue reading →

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Daily Archives: January 10, 2016

Joan Baez – Live At Paleo 2015 – Nights At The Roundtable: Birthday Edition

1936 Music Guild Awards – 3rd Prize – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

Jay McShann – Live At Kool Jazz Festival 1982 – Past Daily Downbeat