NBC Radio – Reports from China – February 25-28, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – During a Presidency that witnessed many dramatic events during his tenure, President Nixon’s visit to The People’s Republic Of China fifty years ago this past February probably stands out as one of the most
– WGN – News for March 29, 1942 – The really interesting and somewhat prophetic news on this March 29th in 1942, was buried towards the end of what were daily reports from the Front. The war was dragging on. Britain was staging a series of raids on Germany and
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March 28, 1942 – News Of The World – NBC – King George Address to Nation – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 28, 1942 – A day with much news from the far-flung corners of the World at War. Starting with news from Australia that a major shakeup was
Another recording from the 1949 Besancon Festival. This week, a live performance of Florent Schmitt’s La Tragèdie de Salomè featuring the legendary French/Belgian conductor Andrè Cluytens leading the Paris Conservatory Orchestra. Schmitt had slipped a bit in popularity over the years – his works weren’t played all that much in
March 11, 1977 – KTNQ – The Real Don Steele – Rob Frankel Collection – There’s that ONE person. No matter who you are or where you go or how many people like you, think fondly of you, wish they were you, envy you, want to name their children after
KFWB – Anna And The King Of Siam Opening At Grauman’s Chinese Theatre – July 18, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Ironically, the photo above was taken the same time this broadcast was going on. The typical Hollywood Premier. This one, for the 20th Century Fox Production of Anna
Billy Harper Quintet – live in Hamburg – Recorded May 23, 1976 – NDR-Radio, Hamburg – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Billy Harper Quintet this weekend, featuring Everett Hollins on trumpet, Joe Bonner on Piano, Wayne Dockery on bass and Malcolm Pinson on drukms. Recorded live in Hamburg by North
Something historic from The Hollywood Bowl this weekend with a star-studded cast from the world of Country-Western music via Long Beach station KFOX, which was the big Country station in Southern California in 1963. Johnny Cash, the headliner, was not in great form. A bad case of Laryngitis prevented him
George Olsen And His Music – Sugar Plumb – 1925 – RCA Victor – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since the Studio/Past Daily Nerve Center has been undergoing renovations, I’ve been stumbling over buried shelves of old 78’s this week – some I haven’t played since they arrived. And since Nights
