F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Biography In Sound – 1955 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and have a listen to the 1955 documentary for radio on the life and times of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Nixon: ‘I Am Not A Crook’ – And The Energy Crisis – November 24, 1973
– CBS Radio – The Washington Week – November 24, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – No shortage of Big Ticket crises this week, the one ending on this day in 1973. There was Watergate and the seemingly endless twists and turns in what was becoming an increasingly sordid
The Jam – Live At CBGBs – 1977 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Diving into the Holiday weekend with a concert by The Jam, from the legendary CBGBs in New York, recorded on October 15, 1977. Proclaimed by many to be Britain’s Greatest Band, The Jam came on the scene and sparked the Mod revival at a time when Punk was at the
Billy Williams And Pop Music In America – 1957 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– Billy Williams guests on The Howard Miller Show – CBS Radio – June 17, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Billy Williams – probably not a name that rings bells these days – but if you were around in the 1950s, or even earlier in the 1940s when
Post-Thanksgiving In L.A. – 1967 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Post-Thanksgiving – Mike Roy’s Cooking Thing – November 28, 1967 – KNX-AM/FM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the few sure things in life: The clatter of hungry plates – the animated conversation, up a few db more than a minute earlier. The deathly silence of
Blonde Redhead- Live At SOS 4.8 Festival 2016 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– Blonde Redhead – Live at SOS 4.8 2016 – Murcia,Spain – May 7, 2016 -RNE Radio 3 – Indie/Alt stalwarts Blonde Redhead were a highlight of the proceedings at SOS 4.8 2016 in Murcia Spain, playing to a sold-out audience and adding one more layer of sonic icing
Jean Shepherd Talks Turkey – 1968 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
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
The Boston Symphony With Erich Leinsdorf – JFK Memorial Concert – November 23, 1963 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
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
John F. Kennedy – Assassination Of A President – November 22, 1963
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 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– 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