Phish for lunch, this Hump Day afternoon -recorded at Lounge Ax in Chicago on November 9, 1990 – and preserved for posterity by Aadams Jacob for the AJC project at Archive.org. If you’re a fan, you no doubt already have a copy of this concert in one form or another.
CBS-TV audio coverage of 1964 Republican Convention – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day, at least in the U.S., had primarily to do with the Republican Convention and the selection of Barry Goldwater as Presidential Candidate. Long thought to be the turning point
Stereolab – . . .The world became Retro-Futurist and never looked back. Stereolab this afternoon – in concert at Metro in Chicago and recorded on December 7, 1999 by Aadam Jacobs as part of the AJCProject at Archive.org. I can’t stress how important this newly discovered collection is and how
July 14, 1965 – NBC Radio Special Broadcast – Tribute To Adlai Stevenson – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! July 14, 1965 – sixty-one years ago, on July 14, 1965, Former Illinois Governor, two-time Presidential Candidate and United Nations Ambassador to the U.S. Adlai Stevenson collapsed and
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Address by Julian S. Sawyer – Communist Party Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, New York – Oct. 26, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 26, 1936. No major wars had broken out, yet. But there was a surplus of turmoil and discontent in the world. Europe was slowly easing
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I originally posted this in 2009 on the now-defunct Newstalgia site. It’s such a good and historic recording that it would be a shame not to include here on Past Daily. One of his most popular Chamber pieces, the op. 57 Piano Quintet had its premier in Moscow in November
Paris By Night- Co-production of Paris Radio/NBC Blue Network and the CBC in Canada – March 21, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Paris By Night – it probably looked very good on paper, it was an ambitious project and it was a showcase for the technological advances that
In true Alfred E. Neuman fashion: “What, me worry?” Well, you really always wanted to be liked – but you were shy – you were awkward and, in retrospect, you had terrible timing. Summer School – half days, trips to the Bookmobile and a Summer Cold. The worst – stuffy
