XTC – In Concert – 1978 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
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Gustavo Dudamel – Gothenburg Symphony – Music Of Stenhammer And Shostakovich – 2010 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
I was reminded by a reader from my old site of many years that most of the concerts I ran prior to June 2012 are no longer available – and if they are, they sound pretty bad. So, in answer to my friend’s request to repost some of those old
Election ’52 – Heading To The Polls – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Election ’52. By most accounts, one of the most hotly contested Presidential elections in then-recent history. Adlai Stevenson, Governor of Illinois and career politician and Dwight D. Eisenhower, virtually no political experience but commanded the Allied Forces during World War 2. It was largely felt that Eisenhower, who had such
Beirut Embassy Drama – Brokering In Damascus – Rock Hudson: Passing Of An Icon – October 2, 1985
Busy day in the world, this 2nd of October in 1985. The Middle East factored in, with reports that the body of a missing Soviet diplomat was discovered in Beirut, and additional reports disclosed the discovery of a second missing diplomat was found behind the Soviet Embassy. And if that
Talking Heads – Rome – 1980 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Talking Heads, live in Rome – 1980 – RAI Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This morning it’s a classic concert from Talking Heads. Recorded live in Rome by Italian TV/Radio network RAI in 1980. Talking Heads were one of those bands who had the good fortune to score
Political Debates – 1956 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Not all debates during election years were filled with drama and suspense. Some of the lesser known (but no less important when voting came) were often in areas of state and local governments. This debate, which took place in Detroit Michigan on June 20, 1956 was between two State Party
Iran At War With Iraq: Blood Feuds – Election ’80: Big-Big Promises – October 1, 1980
– CBS Radio News – The World Tonight – October 1, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The new month got off to a roaring start, this October 1st in 1980. Iran and Iraq were at war and this was Day #9. The economy was making news with Interest
T-Bone Walker/B.B. King – Monterey – 1967 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
T-Bone Walker and B.B. King – Monterey Jazz Festival – September 16, 1967 – Voice Of America – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another rarity this morning – T-Bone Walker and B.B. King together on stage at the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival, recorded for posterity by The Voice Of America
When HUAC Came To Detroit – May 4-5, 1954 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
While the Army-McCarthy Hearings were grabbing all the headlines, there were other hearings taking place in other cities around the country – Starting in May of 1954, The House Un-American Activities (HUAC) Hearings landed in Detroit. Those proceedings, unlike the main one on Capitol Hill were not carried live but
State Of The World: Unaccounted In Lebanon – Riots In Jo’Burg – Grief In Paris – September 30, 1985
– CBS World News Roundup – September 30, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Turbulent times, worrisome times, mournful times – the world, this September 30th in 1985. Beginning with news there was concern over the fate of six kidnapped and missing Americans in Lebanon, along with new hope