"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Al Stewart – in session for John Peel – May 29, 1968 – Recorded May 8, 1968 – BBC Radio 1 – Al Stewart in session for John Peel from 1968 tonight. This was his first of what would be some seven sessions the singer-songwriter would record for Peel. And...
Seiji Ozawa and The Boston Symphony – Music of Handel, Panufnik and Schumann – January 30, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week – again featuring Seiji Ozawa leading the Boston Symphony. This time it’s a World Premier – Sinfonia Votiva by Andrzek Panufnik, including...
President Eisenhower: Address to American Society Of Newspaper Editors – April 17, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Eisenhower took this opportunity, by way of addressing The American Society Of Newspaper Editors, to announce his proposal to reorganize The Pentagon, describing it as a “blueprint for safety and...
April 17, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 17, 2001 – Busy news day – The Bush White House suddenly turned Green, letting stand a Clinton-era rule on Lead. The White House announcement drew criticism from the industrial sector, who were now obligated...
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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