
Author: gordonskene


Friedrich Gulda With Hans Muelller-Kray And The Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart – Play Beethoven – 1960 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Become a Patron! Music of Beethoven this weekend – his piano concerto Number 4 – in a historic performance by Friedrich Gulda, piano and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony conducted by Hans Mueller-Kray from a concert recorded on February 18, 1960. Born in Vienna the son of a teacher, Friedrich Gulda

A Word Or Two From Swami Satchidananda – 1967 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
NET: Newsfront – Interview with Swami Satchidananda – September 6, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In that wildly upheaval year of 1967 among so many revolutionary changes, came an onslaught of Gurus from India. Not that Eastern Philosophy and Indian Swami’s were new to the U.S. – but

Horace Silver – London – 1966 – Past Daily Downbeat
Become a subscriber – try us out for free: Become a Patron! Horace Silver for this Sunday – in concert at the Chelsea College of Science and Technology in London, October 11, 1966 and preserved for posterity by the BBC. On hand for this gig are: Woody Shaw, trumpet –

It’s March 1969 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – Spring Break Is Coming – So Are Tire Tracks.
You could – honest, you really could: Become a Patron! You had plans – you had big plans. You had love-of-your-life-this-is-forever plans – It was heart-attack serious. You saw the future; it had her name written all over it. The future was fantastic. You were in love with a Capital

Radiohead – Live At Best Kept Secret 2017 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Radiohead in concert, headlining the 2017 Best Kept Secret festival in The Netherlands. Click on the link at the Past Daily website and listen to the complete 2 hour concert.

A Problem Named Jerusalem – 1950 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Become a member for free for 7 days: Become a Patron! In 1950, The United Nations proposed that the city of Jerusalem become Internationalized – the issue was to be taken up during the next session of the governing body and a vote was to take place. The move touched

Young Fathers – In Concert – 2024 – Past Daily Lunch Break
We’re heading in the direction of Spring Festival Season this year. The 6 Music Festival, broadcast live over the BBC has been a showcase for new talent and an overflowing plate of bands and single artists (and programmers and dj’s) going on during the upcoming weekend. One of the bands

National Farm Day – 1941 – FDR, Henry Wallace, Claude Wickard – March 8, 1941
Check us out for 7 days free: Become a Patron! – Pres. Roosevelt, vice-President Wallace, Sec. of Agriculture Claude Wickard – Farm Day 1941 – March 8, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection March 8, 1941 marked the 2nd annual National Farm Day. To commemorate the event, President Roosevelt,vice-President Henry

Erma Franklin With Mike Bloomfield’s Electric Flag – 1968 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Coffee works wonders: – Erma Franklin with Mike Bloomfield’s Electric Flag – Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco – April 21, 1968 – Something special and historic this week. A concert from the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco, recorded on (or around) April 21, 1968 featuring the amazing Erma Franklin, backed up