Jean Shepherd – Thanksgiving Show – WOR – November 24, 1968 – WOR-AM/FM, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jean Shepherd tonight – the night before Thanksgiving and a blast of Americana as it was heard via WOR in New York on November 24, 1968. In case you
A historic concert this week, given on November 23, 1963 as a memorial for President Kennedy, who had been assassinated the day before. Music Director Erich Leinsdorf leads the Boston Symphony in music of Gluck, Wagner and Beethoven. This was the concert given the day after the historic announcement from
ABC Radio – Continuous coverage – first 3 hours – November 22, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of those days that, if you were around at the time, you knew exactly where you were, exactly what you were doing and exactly how you felt. Sixty years ago
– Phil Ochs – 1970 Greenpeace Concert – October 16, 1970 – Amchitka – I can’t think of a better voice of conscience than Phil Ochs right now – he was one of the most vocal opponents of the Vietnam War, of the Nixon Presidency, of racial hatred, injustice and
Alice B. Toklas Reads From Autobiography Of Alice B. Toklas – 1961 – Verve Records – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Alice B.Toklas. The name might not ring many bells with generations born after the 1960s. But during the 60s, during the blossoming of the Counterculture, she
– November 21, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 21, 1991 – An historic day for different reasons. One – President Bush signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and Two – North Korea‘s Kim Jong Il was back in the
Shelf Lives – in session for John Kennedy’s X-Posure – Radio X – November 17, 2023 – Radio X, London – Shelf Lives in session for John Kennedy, recorded live just a few days ago via Radio X – If anything constitutes as a worthy replacement for four shots of
– Steve Reich – in conversation with Alan Rich – February 7, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Anyone who has studied, performed or just enjoyed music owes some degree of gratitude to Steve Reich. He is, without question, one of the most widely admired, respected and influential voices
– Walter Cronkite – News and Commentary – November 5, 1980 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Walter Cronkite – the last election he covered before his retirement was the 1980 Presidential campaign. The Most Trusted Man in America held forth, commenting as the votes were tabulated
– News for November 20, 1977 – CBS Radio News on the Hour + Charles Collingwood Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 20, 1977 – it was, for all intents and purposes, a historic day in the world. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and his entourage landed at Ben-Gurion
