Author: gordonskene
Gunther Schuller – The State Of Music In 1975 – Past Daily: “Talking About . . . “
– Gunther Schuller In conversation – Pantechnicon – Eastern Educational Radio – April 4, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – We (Americans, mostly) do love to pigeon-hole. If it isn’t easily defined as one thing then it should’t be relevant in the grand scheme of things. Case in point;
Count Basie On The Tonight Show 1955 – Past Daily Downbeat
– Count Basie with Joe Williams – The Tonight Show With Steve Allen – September 28, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence the early days of TV were days of eclectic wonderment, this excerpt from an episode of the original Tonight Show, starring Steve Allen (before Jack
You Live In L.A. – It’s December 29,1975 – Disco Is A Way Of Life – So Are Freeways. Past Daily Pop Chronicles.
– KHJ – Machine Gun Kelly – December 29, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two days left of 1975. New Years eve is just around the corner – so is 1976. 1975 was okay, it could have been better though. The job you got last January as
Tony Bennett -Words And Music – 1955 – Past Daily Tribute Edition – (Tony Bennett – 1926-2023)
– CBS Radio – The Howard Miller Show – Guest: Tony Bennett – August 30, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Pre-empting the usual tonight in order to pause, take a breather and reflect on the unforgettable career of Tony Bennett; a singer whose voice carried the American songbook
Berlin – Year Zero – July 21, 1945
July 21, 1945 – War Telescope – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from Berlin this day was about a city laid waste and a country coming to grips with defeat. Conferences between the three Major allies were being held to determine what those next steps were
UB40 In Concert – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– UB40 In Concert – June 13, 1981 – BBC In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – Continuing with the 80s tonight and a concert by UB40 from June 13, 1981. Recorded, as always, by the venerable BBC Radio as part of their In Concert Series. Part of the
Ultravox – Live At The Old Waldorf – 1979 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Ultravox – Live At The Old Waldorf – March 13, 1979 – ©Terry Hammer Archives – Most people think of Ultravox from the large-scale/new-romantic/sonically epic songs and the first of a string high-budget/high-concept videos to appear on that newly minted cable channel MTV. But Ultravox, during their earlier incarnation,
Vienna Mozart Orchestra Play Music Of Weiner, Debussy, Strauss, Schubert And Dvorak – 2011 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Vienna Mozart Orchestra – 2011 German Festival at Mecklenburg and Pomerania-Occidental – North German Radio – Over to Eastern Germany via Madrid this week to the Mecklenburg and Pomerania-Occidental Music Festival from June 13, 2011 featuring the Vienna Mozart Orchestra with Charlotte Balzereit, harp – Matthias Schorn, clarinet and David
Mondale Clinches Nomination – Mass Murder At McDonalds – France Goes House-Cleaning – July 19, 1984
– July 19, 1984 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day mixed with celebration and horror, this July 19th in 1984. From San Francisco it was the once-every-four-year ritual of selecting a Presidential candidate, For the Democrats it was Walter Mondale and his soon-to-be-running