August 9, 1998 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 9, 1998 – Two days after a terrorist bombing severely damaged the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, survivors were still being pulled from the wreckage, while at the same time, more bodies were being uncovered. So
– Olivia Newton-John – rehearsal tracks for Olivia! TV Special – 1978 – Olivia Newton-John, who passed away today at 73, in rehearsal from 1978 for her TV Special Olivia!. Stepping out of character tonight – this is not my usual musical fare, and I confess to not paying all
– CBS Radio – Who Killed Michael Farmer? – April 21, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our month of milestone Radio Documentaries, this one from CBS Radio narrated by the legendary Edward R. Murrow and produced by Unit 1, the radio documentary wing of CBS Radio in
– From The Pacific – NBC Radio – August 8, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two days after the first Atomic Bomb attack on Hiroshima, the city was still smoldering. The full extent of the destruction was only starting to become apparent. American reconnaissance planes were able to
– Leon Boellmann Cello Sonata – 1949 – ORTF, Paris – Another rarely performed composer this week, as performed by a then-rising-star Cellist, Jacques Ripoche and legendary pianist-teacher Jean-Jacques Painchaud in a broadcast recital recording made by French Radio in 1949 of the seldom heard composer Leon Boellmann and his
“You’ll Never Be Sixteen Again” – Episode 7 – “Best Years Of Our Lives” – Narrated by John Peel – 1983 – BBC Radio 1. The last episode of this critically acclaimed series, ending in 1983, dubbed “Best Years Of Our Lives”. Since the future hadn’t happened yet, there was
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – Club Zanzibar – NBC Radio – October 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Switching gears ever-so slightly this weekend for a set from the inimitable Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, recorded by NBC Radio during the Duke’s stay at the Club
Brian and Roger Eno – live at The Acropolis, Athens. The Athens Epidaurus Festival – August 4, 2021 – A collaboration between two brothers and, at long last, a debut album of their work together. Brian and Roger Eno performing at the 2021 Athens Epidaurus Festival and recorded on August
You’ll Never Be Sixteen Again – John Peel Narrator – Episode Six “Pretty Vacant” – 1983 BBC Radio 1 – Part 6 of this 7 part milestone Radio Documentary series narrated by John Peel and first broadcast in 1983. Dubbed “Pretty Vacant” it picks up the story from 1978 as
August 6, 1971 – The Real Don Steele – The Retro Radio Joe Collection – Best times – weird times – great times – sad times. What a year. Summer was never like this before. Six guys from L.A. decide to drive up to Yosemite and get back to nature
