March 1, 1942 – A Morale Boost: Operation Biting.
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Year: 2021
Sir Thomas Beecham And The Royal Philharmonic In Concert – 1947 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
To the heavy, cumbersome, oversized and thoroughly enjoyable BBC Transcriptions this week for a concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra led by the legendary and amiable Sir Thomas Beecham in an all-Mozart program, recorded on April 28, 1947. Starting off with the Overture to The Magic Flute and then to
An Interview With Dame Myra Hess – 1963 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry: Talking About Music.
I grew up listening to the recordings of Dame Myra Hess on 78’s because as a kid, I wasn’t trusted with the lps in my parents collection and was relegated to the breakable, scratchy 78’s I got at Salvation Army Thrift shops because they were cheap at the time and
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Live At Newport – 1962 – Past Daily Downbeat
The Great Rahsaan Roland Kirk this weekend. From the 1962 Newport Jazz Festival and rebroadcast some years later. Kirk’s musical career spans from 1955 until his death in 1977. He preferred to lead his own bands and rarely performed as a sideman, although he did record with arranger Quincy Jones,
Roy Orbison In Concert – 1987 – Past Daily Backstage Pass
Roy Orbison – live in Houston – January 1, 1987 – U.S. Tour – band soundboard – The legendary Roy Orbison in concert this weekend. Recorded during his monumental U.S. tour on January 1, 1987. Roy Orbison, who was a pivotal figure in the early days of rock experienced a
It’s 1963 – You’re A Teenager – It’s Your Last Year Of High School – Your Friends Tell You It’s Your Last Good Year – You Wonder. Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles.
KYW – Cleveland – Jim Stagg – April 15, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – When asked, a lot of people (not everybody) will say their last year of high school was the last good year before everything changed. Before life got complicated – before responsibilities grabbed you –
Kaleidoscope – Live At The 1968 Newport Folk Festival – Past Daily Soundbooth
Not to be confused with the UK Psych band of the same name, the U.S. Kaleidoscope were one of the more eclectic assemblages of musicians ever to hit the stage in the 1960s. Incorporating a wild array of Middle Eastern instruments and freely tossing World Beat rhythms into their songs
February 26, 1945 – MacArthur Establishes Civil Government In Manila While Still Under Siege.
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February 26, 1996 – Pat Buchanan And The GOP Hissy-Fit – Primary Season In America.
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7147″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 26, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was Primary season, this February in 1996. And the news for this February 26th was the campaign of Senator Bob Dole was in big trouble, financially. And with the upcoming
The Untouchables – In Concert At Glastonbury 1985 – Past Daily Soundbooth
A band very much around, but in the 1980s they were billed as America’s First Ska band. The Untouchables were from Los Angeles and had come along just at the time the Ska crazy (i.e. The Specials, Selecter, Madness etc. etc.) were hitting the charts in the UK and creating