President Jimmy Carter – Press Conference – National Press Club – March 2, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Earlier on this day, President Jimmy Carter went before Congress, asking that the Civil Service System be reorganized. His reason was simple; time to reward merit and penalize incompetence in
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– ABC Overseas Assignment – Feb. 20, 1965 – One of those days full of intrigues from Southeast Asia. In this case, an attempted coup on the part of troops loyal to former Premier Diem (who was assassinated and overthrown with a little CIA help), against troops loyal to Military
Ocean Colour Scene – in session for Mark Goodier – BBC Radio 1 – September 29, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Ocean Colour Scene tonight. A band that almost didn’t make it were it not for helping hands from Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher. Formed in 1989, Ocean Colour
Dean Dixon and The American Youth Symphony – Carol Brice, Contralto – Vivian Rivkin, piano – American Music Festival – February 11, 1947 – WNYC Archives. Something fun, unusual, historic and somewhat frustrating this weekend. A broadcast via the New York City Municipal station WNYC from February 11, 1947 of
– Biréli Lagrène – Live at Salle Gaveau, Paris – May 7, 2022 – Radio France Musique – Checking out what the newer practitioners of Jazz are up to these days, I ran across this concert by French Guitarist Biréli Lagrène, recorded at the prestigious Salle Gaveau in Paris in
X in concert this weekend. A live broadcast from My Father’s Place in Roslyn New York on November 12, 1983. X came to epitomize the L.A. music scene in the late 1970s/early 1980s and they were one of the most influential to come out of the Punk/New Wave/Rockabilly/Rootsrock movements during
KROQ – AM&FM – Jimmy Rabbitt – November 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You remember. You thought President Ford was staring right at you when he went on TV and said the nation had a weight problem. America was out of shape – America was, in short –
– The Verve – in concert at Pinkpop 1998 – VPRO/3VOOR – The Netherlands – The Verve. In concert at the legendary Pink Pop Festival in 1998, and preserved for posterity by the venerable VPRO radio network in The Netherlands. The Verve, one of the most interesting and tortured bands
