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 – “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 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
– 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
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 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
– 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
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Ian & Sylvia – Live At The Hollywood Bowl – Folk Night – 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Editors Note: Just hearing the sad news regarding the passing of Ian Tyson earlier today. Here is a tribute and reminder of one of cornerstones of the Folk era in
– Culture In America: An Assessment – 1960 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Culture in America, circa 1960. Even 62 years ago, we were starting to ask questions about our accomplishments as a people – what contributions had we made as a society; not just of
