. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Rodolphe Mathieu: Piano Sonata No 1. – Guy Bourassa, Piano – CBC Transcription Service – 1954. More Canadian composers and performers this week. Rodolphe Mathieu may not be as well known as his son Andrè, but he
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Mahalia Jackson – in concert from Stockholm 1961 – Sveriges Radio Something special this week. Since we’re celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King‘s birthday tomorrow, I thought I would run a concert from one of the leading figures
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – John Coltrane-Miles Davis – live at Cafe Bohemia – May 17, 1958 So much has been written about the legendary collaborations between John Coltrane and Miles Davis that very little, if anything is left to be uncovered.
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Happy Mondays – Live At Wembley Arena, London – Jan. 18, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Of all the bands which came out of the Madchester period of the early 90s, Happy Mondays seemed to
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio: Newsmark – The Dream And The Realty – Martin Luther King – January 18, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Three years after it was signed into law, and a year after it was officially
. . . Or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Europeans – Live At The Goldiggers, Chippenham – 1984 – BBC 6 Music Short-lived New Wave band The Europeans tonight. Recorded live at The Goldiggers in Chippenham and broadcast by the venerable BBC in 1984. The
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBC – An Interview With Susan Sontag – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection I originally ran across this rare interview with Author/filmmaker/activist Susan Sontag with the idea of running it as a sort of look at
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Meet The Press – Guest: FCC Commissioner Frieda Hennock – June 10, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Hard to imagine now, but some 63 years ago the debate was raging over the development of Color TV.
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Supergrass – Live in Paris – 1997 – BBC 6 Music Sadly, Supergrass called it a day back in 2010. Certainly one of the more energetic bands to hit the stage in recent years, going from their
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Billy Bragg – in Concert at Glastonbury 1995 – BBC 6 Music Probably not that much of a familiar name here in the States, but a well known figure in the UK, particularly in the area of
