Manila: Last Ditch Efforts – Fading Hopes – January 2, 1942
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Sugar Pie DeSanto – 1965 – Nights At the Roundtable
Probably not as well known as her label mates Etta James or Fontella Bass, Sugar Pie DeSanto was part of that galaxy of divas who put Chicago blues label Chess/Checker on the map. She recorded a considerable number of material for the label and had many singles that, although not
Society For Forgotten Music – Henry Hadley – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Society For Forgotten Music – February 13, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Music of Henry Hadley this weekend. His String Quartet, played by members of the Society For Forgotten Music String Quartet in this concert broadcast of February 13, 1950. Henry Hadley was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, to
Jean Shepherd Has A Word Or Two About New Years Resolutions – 1973 – Past Daily Holiday Gallimaufry
Jean Shepherd – “New Years Resolutions” – January 1, 1973 – WOR, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The inimitable Jean Shepherd, holding forth at his post over WOR in New York on this New Years Day in 1973 – exactly 50 years ago. The subject for this
Jimmy Smith And Stanely Turrentine – Live At The Village Gate – 1985/1986 – Past Daily Downbeat.
Jimmy Smith Quartet featuring Stanley Turrentine – Live At The Village Gate – December 31, 1985 – January 1, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A rather short set from the legendary Jimmy Smith Quartet featuring Stanley Turrentine – recorded live at The Village Gate on New Year’s Eve
It’s New Year’s Eve 1976 – You’re A Teenager – It’s Your First Car – It’s Your First Roadtrip – It’s Your First Impound.
– KFRC – Big Tom Parker – December 31, 1976 – Rob Frankel Collection – Did every kind of job imaginable – pushed burgers at McDonald’s – pushed a mop at The May Company – pushed free trips to California City. Every penny – every drop of sweat – every
New Year’s Eve In San Francisco – End Of The 40s – December 31, 1949 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
What getting ready for New Years Eve sounded like in San Francisco in 1949, via KCBS. I originally posted this in 2013 – the City has changed even more since then. Gotten even less affordable to live – less gritty and more gentrified than ever. Well . . .we can
Fatal Charm – In Concert – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Fatal Charm – In Concert at The Paris Theatre, London – August 15, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Fatal Charm in concert tonight – recorded by BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series at The Paris Theatre in London on August 15, 1981. Fatal Charm (also
Snow, Snow . . . And More Snow – Closing Out The Year On A Frozen Note – December 30, 1997
– December 30, 1997 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 30, 1997 – Almost the last day of the year and, like clockwork, the Eastern Seaboard and the South are blanketed with snow as a Nor’easter slammed through, bringing record rain and snowfall from
Specimen – Live At Paris Theatre, London – 1983 – Past Daily Soundbooth
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