Switching over to Holiday mode today and starting off with a Christmas program from Fred Allen, first aired on December 23, 1936. Fred Allen was one of the biggest names in radio comedy in the 1930s and 1940s, whose influence has inspired generations of comedians after his death. Here’s a
Since we’re knee-deep in Christmas eve, what better excuse to play the Carla Bley Christmas Carols Concert from Berlin in 2008 than now. As one of the leading lights in the Free Jazz Movement, Bley has been involved in an extraordinary number of projects, with a far ranging and diverse
– FDR Lights The National Christmas Tree – Dec. 24, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – FDR lights the National Christmas Tree, on Christmas Eve 1935. A national ritual since 1923, it was President Roosevelt’s third Christmas celebration in the White House. The country was slowly digging out from
News reports, December 24-31, 1958 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In case you think Christmas 2024 is weirder than most years, I’m afraid to tell you – no, it’s not – well . . .mostly. 1958 was just as strange, and it had The Cold War
– Elton John – Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 Elton John live at Hammersmith Odeon – Christmas 1973. Maybe no sign of Jingle Bells anywhere, but the festive spirit is alive and well and Elton, even with a cold,
St. Vincent tonight – recorded live from the Goya Black Paintings Room at the Prado Museum in Madrid on October 22 of this year. A special session that was broadcast, not only on RNE Radio 3 Extra but also RTVE in High Def. The session and location were special, since
Two shopping days to Christmas – normally those words would strike panic in most people’s minds. Maybe this year it’s different – 2024 has been a different year to a lot of people for a lot of reasons. 1974 it ain’t. 1974 we were well without most of the things
– News for December 23, 1993 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Troopergate and grumblings from Euro Disney this December 23rd in 1993. The Clinton White House was the scene of wild innuendo and accusation as Arkansas State Troopers testified that then-Governor Bill Clinton made
The Ramones – live at The Club, Cambridge Mass. – May 12, 1976 – It’s the Monday morning before Christmas, and I will bet you are most likely going insane with packing, leaving and going someplace; either driving and looking at weather reports or stuck in traffic on the way
Over to Paris this weekend for a studio session featuring Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto Number 2 performed by Jean Doyen, piano with Louis Frémaux and Orchestre National de l’ORTF – recorded in Studio 103 at Maison de la Radio in Paris on August 30, 1968. Jean Doyen: Born in Paris, Doyen
