CBS Radio – The People Act -“Young People Organize” – June 8, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing the survey of Radio Documentaries of the 1950s through 1970s. This produced in cooperation with the Ford Foundation by CBS News entitled The People Act. Because the Cold War was
– CBS Radio – Sunday Night With Mitch Miller – January 21, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A few legendary names this week, interviewed by the inimitable Mitch Miller on his weekly radio program Sunday Evening With Mitch, which ran from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. Starting
– Ben Webster With MJQ – Live At Birdland – Feb. 21-28, 1953 – WADO-AM – Something not all that rare, but certainly noteworthy this week. An unusual pairing between Sax legend Ben Webster and The Modern Jazz Quartet. Recorded live at Birdland in New York City between February 21
PFM In Concert from Osaka – November 25, 1975 – PFM were one of those bands who came to epitomize the true eclectic nature of the 70s. The changes that began in the mid 1960s matured and took off by the early 70s and Rock was no longer about just
CBS Radio – The Hidden Revolution – “20th Century Nomads” – January 4, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our month-long excursion into the world of radio documentaries. This one, 20th Century Nomads, was part of a series produced by the Documentary wing of CBS Radio, The Hidden
KRLA – Jim Washburne – June 23, 1962 – Rob Frankel Collection – It was bound to happen, the signs were everywhere. You had this friend, Craig. Craig was always a few steps ahead of you, ever since fourth grade. Craig had an older brother – he was in High
Siouxsie and The Banshees – In session for Kid Jensen – March 15, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – Siouxsie and The Banshees tonight. In session at the BBC for Kid Jensen on March 15, 1982. Probably one of the striking and uncompromising bands to come out of the Punk
Rollingwood USA – KCBS-San Francisco – March 3, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Rollingwood, California – a suburb just south of San Francisco near Richmond, became the focal point of a debate on racial discrimination and violence in the early 1950s on the West Coast. While the issues
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Steve Hillage Band – live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia – February 2, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Steve Hillage tonight. One of the prominent figures in the Canterbury/Experimental scene from the late 1960s on, Hillage has been a pivotal figure in a number of bands, most notably Gong,
