February 28, 1974 – CBS News – Special Report – The British Elections – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 28, 1974 – This day Britain headed to the polls for the first of an unprecedented two elections to be held that year. Here is what The
February 28, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight + NBC Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 28, 1979 – Busy news day. The Ayatollah Khomeni made a triumphant return to Tehran, amidst cheering crowds. Despite what many claimed would be the leader’s relinquishing of his
– February 28, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 28, 1942 – While the news was coming in over the threatened Japanese invasion Java in the Pacific, a bulletin had flashed just towards the end of this newscast. Giving little in the way
– Joni Mitchell – Live In London – June 16, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – What a week it’s been. One of those week’s where tuning out is not only a necessity, it’s practically a requirement. I ran across this concert from Joni Mitchell, recorded by the venerable BBC
– Reynaldo Hahn – Piano Concerto – Jean Doyen, Piano – French Radio Orchestra, Eugène Bigot, cond. – 1952 – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This weekend it’s a performance of the not-so-obscure Piano Concerto by the early 20th century composer Reynaldo Hahn. With the legendary Jean Doyen
Ralph Towner and Gary Peacock – live at Radiokulturhaus – OSR-Austria – January 29, 2000 – OSR-Vienna – Heading into Modern Jazz this weekend, by way of Guitarist Ralph Towner and bassist Gary Peacock in a concert given by Austrian Radio and recorded at the Radiokulturhaus in Vienna on January
Mark Lanegan Band – Live in Stuttgart, Germany – Recorded at Die Roehre – November 8, 2004 – Soundboard – Marek Lanegan Band in concert tonight. Recorded live at Die Roehre in Stuttgart, Germany on November 8, 2024 and offered as a tribute. Mark Lanegan was a pioneering vocalist of
Lee Simon – Social Studies Teacher – Alexander Hamilton High School – Los Angeles – 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Still going on today probably, just like it has since the original concept of school actually began. The one teacher who stuck out in your mind as the
– Alvin Lee – Ten Years After – Helsinki 1969 – Finnish Radio Most people think of Alvin Lee and the images from Woodstock come to mind. How his performance electrified that festival, and in doing so, catapulted his career from playing clubs and small venues to playing stadiums literally
February 25, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 25, 1982 – Aside from squabbles on Capitol Hill over President Reagan’s 1983 Fiscal budget, new anti-busing legislation and the economy in general, most eyes were turned southward in the
