Ruth St. Denis – Lecture: “Search For Spiritual Expression” – April 23, 1951 – University of Illinois – Ruth St. Denis (born Ruth Denis; January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an American pioneer of modern dance, introducing eastern ideas into the art. She was the co-founder of the
Courtney Pine this weekend, along with Hamid Ben Hemostep on keyboards – Jeff Cobham on piano, Cameron Pierre on guitar, Wayne Batchelor on bass, Mark Mondesir on drums and Kevin Hayes on percussion. Recorded at The Pavilion in Bath on May 29, 1998 by BBC Radio 3. Diving into the
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KFWB – Gene Weed – March 27, 1959 – All Summer, when you weren’t at the beach you were at Ted Raden’s Dance School. It wasn’t your idea – your mom said something about you being well-rounded and sociable so she enrolled you. Since it meant a boost in your
– Ash – live at Glastonbury – 1997 – BBC Radio 1 – Ash in concert to end out the working week, in concert at Glastonbury 1997 and faithfully preserved for posterity by BBC Radio 1 on June 29, 1997. Ash officially formed in 1992, reportedly having taken the name
News Of The World – March 31, 1940 – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Word from Germany this day was a much-publicized pointing of fingers. According to most of the German newspapers and Berlin Radio, the war was everyone’s fault but theirs, and it ran the
– Galaxie 500 – In Session for John Peel – recorded September 24, 1989 – broadcast October 17, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 – Galaxie 500 to drag us kicking and screaming into Friday. An American Indie band who were together a relatively short period of time (1987-1991) but in
– March 30, 1954 – Frank Hemingway News and Comment – Mutual Broadcasting – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 30, 1954. Word from French Indochina (Vietnam) that a desperate battle was taking place at Dien Bien Phu, a strategic French military base which had come under full-scale assault by
Blanks – In Session at NPO2 – March 11, 2023 – NPO, Netherlands – Over to Amsterdam tonight for a short set by Blanks, recorded live at Music Cafe for NPO2 On March 11, 2023. Blanks is the stage name for Simon de Wit, a singer-songwriter who fairly burst onto
Orchestra of The French Radio – Mikko Franck, Conductor – March 18, 2016 – Radio France Musique via RNE, Madrid – Over to Paris via Madrid this week for a concert the Orchestra of Radio France, led by Mikko Franck and featuring music of Jodlowski, Messiaen and Debussy. After some
