"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Florent Schmitt – Lied et Scherzo – Florian Hollard Ensemble – 1967 – Paris Studios – ORTF recording – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Florent Schmitt this weekend. Described as “one of the most fascinating of France’s lesser-known classical composers”, Schmitt has witnessed a revival of his...
WKBF-Indianapolis – Dedication ceremony – August 31, 1933 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On its surface, this broadcast of a radio station dedication ceremony is quaint and strange and most likely hard to listen to for many people – not so much that the quality runs the risk of...
Ahmad Jamal Trio – Live at Tralfamadore, Buffalo New York – November 16, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The sultry sounds of Ahmad Jamal this weekend. Recorded live for NPR’s Jazz Alive! Series at Tralfamadore in Buffalo New York on November 16, 1984. If you are new to...
4 By The Velvelettes: He Was Really Sayin’ Something – Throw A Farewell Kiss – Needle In A Haystack – Should I Tell Them – VIP Records/Motown If you listened to nothing else in the 60s except for Soul, you’d have enough to discover and keep you occupied well into...
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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