British Troops entering The Maginot Line – The Formidable faillure. News for this day featured a special report from Arthur Mann of Mutual Broadcasting, reporting from The Maginot Line in France. The Maginot Line, named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations
Jimmy Cliff – “lifted people through hard times, inspired generations, and helped to shape the global respect that Jamaica enjoys today.” Jimmy Cliff – in concert – WXRT Chicago Sunday Night – Park West – November 11, 1978. More sad news tonight – Jimmy Cliff left early this morning from
Bernadette Devlin – NBC: Meet The Press – August 24, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bernadette Devlin – a name perhaps not easily recognized by many in the U.S. these days, but one of those voices who fit right into the upheaval nature of our world in the
Neil Diamond in concert for The BBC – recorded on June 21, 1971 – BBC Radio 1 Starting the week on a quieter than usual note – thinking a dose of calm might be a good companion for lunch. Neil Diamond was one of those artists in the 60s who
November 24, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 24, 1942 – News for this day was about progress (or lack of it) in the War. Fighting was erupting throughout the desert areas of Middle-East and in Northern Africa, with Allied forces advancing through
Walther Geiser – practitioner of late Romanticism. Back to the Swiss Radio Archives this week for a performance featuring composer Walther Geiser conducting his own work. Fantasie For Orchestra number 2, performed with the Basle Symphony, led by the composer in this radio recording from October 17, 1946. After finishing
An interview with Cobina Wright (Sr.) – for the Arizona Highlights program on KTAR in Phoenix on January 27, 1950. A name that most likely rings no bells, but during the 1940s all the way to her passing in 1970, Cobina Wright was one of the more popular gossip columnists
Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida – a gathering of the highest kind. The Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida at the BBC in 1964. This one has been around for years and anyone who is an MJQ or Almeida fan has at least one copy in their library. But
A city sleeps but the lights stay on. People often wonder if radio in the 1940s and 1950s was anything like Television during that time. If you stayed up late enough and were groggily staring at your TV, you would invariably see a Test pattern, an announcer reciting the script
The weatherman lied. The Weatherman always lies – you should know that by now. Last night – school night – before bed – eleven o’clock news – the weatherman – gigantic black marker and giant sunny faces. Warming trend – high in the 70s – maybe Santa Ana winds -slight
