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Ross Perot – National Press Club Address – October 20,1996 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Editors Note: With the news today of the passing of Ross Perot, many people are no doubt curious as to who Ross Perot was. And so, I am re-running this post...
February 29, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 29, 1996 – Campaign ’96 was ramping up, with GOP Presidential hopeful and mega-millionaire Steve Forbes sailing to victory in the Arizona primary, which gave him the biggest win of his Presidential run so far,...
Dimitri Mitropoulos and The N.Y. Phil – Perpessa: Christus Symphony – Dec. 10, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dimitri Mitropoulos leads the New York Philharmonic this week in the Radio premier of a new work by Greek Modernist composer, Harilaos Perpessa. The Christus Symphony was a work in...
The Silent Clowns – interview with Walter Kerr – 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Silent Clowns – an era where film was just getting started – where narrative, plot and personalities were in their infancy and where Comedy was slapstick and sight gags reigned supreme. The Silent...
Miles Davis – Live at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam – Dec. 8, 1957 – VARA/VPRO – The Netherlands – Miles Davis this weekend. It occurred to me, looking over the number of Davis posts I have put up the couple of years, that there really hasn’t been a period of his...
The Wonder Stuff – In concert at G-Mex, Manchester – 1991 – BBC 6 Music – The Wonder Stuff this weekend. A band who were a huge success almost from the get-go. Starting in 1986, the band which originally consisted of Miles Hunt, vocals and guitar, Malcolm Treece on vocals...
1957 Academy Awards – March 27, 1957 – NBC Radio version – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1957 Academy Awards – March 27, 1957 – NBC Radio version – Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1957 Academy Awards. Yes, it was different then. The awards...
Siouxsie and The Banshees – In Session for John Peel – February 6, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – Siouxsie and the Banshees, in session tonight for John Peel from February 6, 1978. One of the highlights of the Punk era who quickly transformed into a Post-Punk experimental/free-form aggregation, there...
February 26, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 26, 1979 – An uneasy day during an uneasy week. The Middle East Peace negotiations were faltering, moving ahead, faltering, balking and inching forward. On this day, it was Israeli Prime...
The Flys – In Session for John Peel – September 18, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – The Flys – not to be confused with another band from the late 90s, this one was around from 1976-1980. Had two albums out, a handful of singles, and the brother of singer/songwriter/actress...
