CBS – ABC Radio – FBI Press Conference + Michael Jackson: KABC – April 20, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It’s been 30 years since the drama unfolded in Waco Texas. At the time it monopolized the news and became a source of much controversy over the government’s handling
– Address by Benito Mussolini – April 20, 1939 – EIAR, Rome – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – I would imagine most Americans, born after the Vietnam War era, have probably never heard the voice of Benito Mussolini, one of major players in the era of World War 2. No
Pete And The Pirates – in session for Marc Riley – BBC 6 Music – March 14, 2011 – BBC Radio – Pete and The Pirates in session tonight. Recorded for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on March 14, 2011. A somewhat short-lived band, forming in 2004 and calling
News – April 19, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from the Persian Gulf, this day in 1988. French Navy officials alerted American war ships in the Persian Gulf that three mines were spotted in the waters off Quatar. The Navy took evasive
Further evidence April has had its fair share of drama in history. On this April 18th in 1977 it was a dire warning from President Jimmy Carter over the Energy Crisis that was looming. On this day he spoke directly to the American people in an Address To The Nation,
– Shocking Blue – in concert from Tokyo 1971 – NHK-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Shocking Blue to start the week. I know what you’re thinking; “one-hit wonders”. Um, no. Shocking Blue were one of a wave of bands coming out of The Netherlands who scored very highly
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– Working Week – live at Glastonbury 1985 – BBC Radio 1- Working Week tonight. From their concert at Glastonbury in 1985, recorded by the ever-present-always-amazing BBC Radio 1. Working Week were one of the first British Jazz/Pop/Funk/New Wave conglomerations to come about in the 1980s. During a decade where
