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X- In Concert at My Father’s Place – -WLIR-Radio, November 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Special perks for Subscribers! Become a Patron! X in concert this weekend, recorded in November 1983 by WLIR Radio. X are just as much an L.A. institution as Pinks, or Musso & Frank’s...
KFVD – CLiffie Stone’s Wakeup Ranch – April 29, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Subscribers can download Become a Patron! You wouldn’t know it now – but L.A.’s sudden shift to gentrification and antiseptic atmosphere is a relatively new thing. The town prided itself on a certain degree...
Eddie Money – live at My Father’s Place – WLIR-FM – February 25, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection And for you subscribers . . . .Become a Patron! Eddie Money (1949-2019) – more sad news this year – another one goes, another one passes from the scene. Although he...
Become a Patron! News for this September 13th in 1950, came from the legendary newscaster Edward R. Murrow and his daily news program Edward R. Murrow And The News. And the news was cautious. In Korea, it was reported that General Walker claimed the days of retreat for UN forces...
Kissing The Pink – In Concert – Paris Theatre – July 23, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Kissing The Pink in concert tonight – recorded at The Paris Theatre in London by BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series on July 23, 1983. Members included...
Become a Patron! September 12, 1962 – A busy day for the Space program as President Kennedy toured a number of missile and spacecraft installations involved in getting a man on the Moon by the end of the decade and concluding with a memorable address at Rice University. First meeting...
Pavement – In Concert at Maida Vale – John Peel’s 60 Birthday Bash – August 31, 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Pavement in concert tonight. Closing out the festivities for John Peel’s 60th birthday party at the Maida Vale studios and broadcast live on August 31, 1999 over BBC...
Los Angeles Philharmonic. Lawrence Foster, conductor – Pierre Amoyal, violin – Nathaniel Rosen, cello – Mona Golabek, piano – George Shirley, Tenor – Yvette Mimieux, Narrator – Pacifica Singers, Paul Vorwerk, conductor – Hollywood Bowl – August 13, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something historic, long-lost and never-before-heard...
Keef Hartley (Big) Band In Concert – John Peel’s Sunday Concert – November 22, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – Keef Hartley in concert this week. An artist and a band who would have become household names had their manager not insisted on being paid upfront to be filmed or...
September 10, 2001 – In retrospect, a day almost stunning in its normalcy and lack of drama – a day so much like so many others that it came and went and barely anyone noticed. A day with business as usual – a day where the lead story was a...
