Maria Callas – In Conversation – WRVR-FM -New York – March 2, 1969 – Maria Callas, the legendary Soprano whose reputation, larger-than-lfe personality and tabloid-drenched scandals propelled her into the mainstream in a way few opera singers of the day could achieve. In doing so, she may have done more
Hank Mobley Quartet – Live at Jazzhus, Montmartre – Copenhagen – April 11, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to Copenhagen this weekend for a whopping 2 1/2 hour set by the Hank Mobley Quartet, recorded live at Jazzhus Montmarte in Copenhagen on April 11, 1968 and broadcast
Big Reference – in session for John Kennedy – Radio X – July 28, 2023 – Radio X, London – Big Reference in session tonight, recorded only hours ago from the John Kennedy Session for Radio X. A relatively new band (less than a year old), Big Reference have been
Night Call – Is TV News Telling It Like It Is? – November 22, 1968 – Eastern Educational Radio Network – Gordon SKene Sound Collection – To some, Television News in the 1960s was considered the Golden Era of broadcasting. Newsrooms were filled with giants of Journalism – America trusted
KPPC – Jeff Gonzer – July 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer School. What were you thinking? They tell you about it in April and May when the weather is crappy. Your counselor is hounding you. You remembered last Summer. Disaster. You haven’t even looked at a bottle
– The Eagles – Live at Paris Theatre – March 20, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 Sight & Sound Concert – More sad news tonight – here is a repost from 2015 as a reminder and tribute to Randy Meisner: Probably one of the most successful bands of the 1970s
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The Clientele – in session for Marc Riley/Gideon Coe – July 26, 2023 – BBC 6 Music – The Clientele to point us in the direction of the weekend. With some 8 albums to their credit and a pretty good reputation in the States (more so than in their native
July 27, 1942 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 27, 1942 – that day was a Monday and it signaled another week of war. News from Egypt told of the third straight night of little or not substantial action, save for skirmishes. All
– Sinead O’Connor – in concert – Hammersmith Odeon, London – April 24, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – And news of another passing today – Sinead O’Connor, an unforgettable voice and presence, plagued by a lifetime of demons and tragedy, has gone – as of this writing no
