Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros – Live at Glastonbury 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros in what was one of their first live gigs, at Glastonbury in 1999. Having only gotten together in June of that year – this set at Glasto took place on
Phil Wilson – in session for Janice Long – 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – Phil Wilson in solo session tonight. As founding member of The June Brides (I ran their 1985 session earlier this past week), Wilson went the solo route after the band broke up in 1986. In
July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot Drops Out Of Presidential Election Bid – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 16, 1992 – Ross Perot, remember him? If you around, this day in 1992 you certainly did. You heard all about him. He was the self-made Billionaire-businessman-turned-Presidential-Hopeful who pledged to “shake
Composer at the keyboard – American composer/conductor Morton Gould in an album of his own compositions – recorded for Decca Records in 1940.
July 13, 1981 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 13, 1981 – On this side of the Atlantic it was the uproar over Mediterranean Fruit Flies – on that side of the Atlantic it was about Long, Hot summers and Britain under
Klaus Tennstedt, guest Conductor – Alexander Toradze, Piano – New York Philharmonic Concert – Oct. 23, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week – the legendary Klaus Tennstedt leads the New York Philharmonic in this 1985 broadcast that also features pianist Alexander Toradze in a
July 11, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 11, 1978 – On this day, diplomacy took center stage. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was landing in Geneva for talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, primarily regarding the status of the proposed SALT Treaty,
