June 30, 1940 – The news was ominous and hardly upbeat. France had surrendered to Germany only days earlier. Word from Berlin was, the anticipated invasion of Britain could happen within days or weeks. Britons were expecting the worst and were preparing for it. The very young and the very
Haven – live at Glastonbury 2002 – BBC 6 Music – Haven, live at Glastonbury 2002 tonight. A band who many considered overlooked and underrated, Haven had all the earmarks of success; A highly-praised debut ep in 2001. A debut album which hit the charts – singles hitting the top-30,
June 29, 1977 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 29, 1977 – A big news day on Capitol Hill as the Supreme Court was holding their last session of the term and would be handing down two landmark decisions. One on the Death Penalty
The CBS Radio Workshop – Voice Of New York – March 2, 1956 You support is always enormously appreciated: Become a Patron! In the 1950’s, reel to reel tape recorders were the equivalent to iPhones today. Everybody had to have one and everybody felt the overpowering need to record everything
L.A. Phil – Koussevitsky-Stern – 1950 Something special this weekend – a Hollywood Bowl broadcast, featuring the Los Angeles Philiharmonic, guest conducted by Serge Koussevitsky and featuring the 30-year old violin-wunderkind Issac Stern in an all-Tchaikovsky concert. Featured are: All-Tchaikovsky Concert at The Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Ben Webster (L) – Modern Jazz Quartet – (R) – High level Summit meeting. Historic summits this Sunday – the legendary Ben Webster with the equally legendary Modern Jazz Quartet gathering for a sit-down and exchange of ideas at Birdland in New York on February 21, 1953. Needless to say,
Your Soul Mate – for at least twenty minutes. If you had a dollar for every time . . . You just wanted to meet somebody. You just wanted to meet somebody who “got” you. You just wanted to meet somebody who liked the music you liked. You just wanted
KGIL – Drive In Pre-show and Intermission Feature – July 18-31, 1962 -John Wilson Collection – The Drive-In Movie Theater – once a staple in the diet of 1950s and 1960s America. Faded from view in the 1970s with the advent of home video and the ensuing VHS/Betamax wars –
The 1952 Presidential campaign season was in full swing, by this June 26th in 1952. General Eisenhower was courting the Youth Vote while at the same time, appealing to his base, the former veterans of World War 2. Gen. Eisenhower, took a strong party stand in Denver, in an attack
The Kooks in concert for a Friday Lunch – recorded during the Gurten Festival in Berne Switzerland on July 18, 2014 and preserved for posterity by SRF Radio. The Kooks have been around for a bit. Forming in 2004 and going through personnel changes, they’re still at it in 2026,
