Music Of George Kleinsinger – 1945 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
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Alexander King Has Many Words – 1959 – Past Daily: “Talking About . . .”
– Alexander King – Alex In Wonderland – December 9, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Of all the personalities who made an indelible impression on early Television, Alexander King would most likely rank high. Perhaps not so much as a milestone performer but as someone who came to
Sonny Rollins Trio – Live In Zurich 1959 – Past Daily Downbeat
– Sonny Rollins Trio – In Session for Swiss Radio, Zurich – March 5, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The legendary Sonny Rollins this weekend, recorded in session for Swiss Radio on March 5, 1959. Joining Sonny (as in the rest of the 1959 European tour) are Henry Grimes
It’s August 1983 – You Live In L.A. – Somebody Called You “Sir” – You’ve Been Dyeing Your Hair Ever Since
– KNX-FM – August 25, 1983 – Hour #5 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You never thought it would happen, not now anyway. Somebody called you “Sir”. You’ve never been called that. You’ve been called “hey” or “Yo” or “dude”- you’re only 27 fr’chrissake. It sounds like you’re somebody’s
Majesty Palm In Session – 2023 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Majesty Palm – In session – BBC Scotland Introducing – August 11, 2023 – BBC Radio – More new faces this week. Majesty Palm, hailing from Glasgow, Scotland. They are a new wave-pop duo- consisting of Olivia McCosh (vocals) and Cameron Robertson (guitar), have just released their latest single,
Negotiations For Peace – Proposals – Counter-Proposals – Counter-Counter Proposals – August 11, 1945
News – continuous – reports – commentary – bulletins – NBC Radio – August 11, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound COllection August 11, 1945 – another day of waiting while negotiations continued. The forces of diplomacy and a seemingly endless procession of proposals and counter-proposals between Washington, London, Moscow, Beijing
War In The Pacific: The Waiting – The Mixed Signals – August 10, 1945
NBC News – Reports, bulletins, discussions – continuous – August 10, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 10, 1945 – a day for waiting. With conflicting reports, speculation, mixed signals and hanging on every news report from every source, America was holding its breath, along with Britain, France
The Band – Live In Pittsburgh – 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth -(RIP: Robbie Robertson – 1943-2023)
This has not been a good week for music. With the news earlier today of Robbie Robertson’s passing, social media has been filled with tributes, memories and recollections of one of the key figures in Rock of the later 60s. And since I ran this post some 10 years ago,
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande With Ferenc Fricsay And Aldo Ciccolini – In Concert 1956 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert.
A special concert this week from the archives of Radio Suisse Romande (RSR Espace 2). Recorded on February 8, 1956 and featuring legendary conductor Ferenc Fricsay leading Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in music of Bartok, Liszt and Brahms. Famed Pianist Aldo Ciccolini is featured in the Liszt Piano Concerto
Russia Declares War On Japan – August 8-9, 1945
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