Jackie McLean this weekend – recorded at the 1994 University Of Virginia Jazz Festival on February 21, 1994. Joining him on this gig are: Jackie MacLean – Alto Saxophone, Nat Reeves – Bass, Steve Davis – Trombone, Alan Palmer – Piano and Eric McPherson – Drums. Jackie McLean recorded with
Ride – In concert at Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Colorado – April 3, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perennial favorites Ride in concert this weekend. Recorded at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood Colorado on April 3, 1991 and broadcast sometime shortly after. Ride were one of the pivotal bands
Washington Straight Talk With Barbara Jordan – March 24, 1975 Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan shot to fame in the 1970s as part of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate Hearings. She was also the first Black Woman elected to Congress from Texas and her memorable keynote address at the
The Wedding Present – Pillars of the C86 scene. Ending up the week in Chicago. This time, its The Wedding Present at The Double Door on March 27, 2012 – and like everything else this week, it’s anothere stellar contribution from the Aadam Jacobs Archive for the AJC Project at
July 13-14, 1977 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sometime around 8:30 that evening on July 13, 1977, New York City was plunging into a blackout – the second time since the fabled Blackout Of 1965. This time a lightning strike was the culprit, according
July 17, 1940 – Sen. Alben Barkley at the 1940 Democratic Convention – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. July 17, 1940 – Your typical sweltering day in Chicago, site of the 1940 Democratic Convention. Up until this day, a pretty cut-and-dried affair. By the convention Farley and
– NBC Radio – Conversation: What Inventions Have Benefitted Mankind Most? – Nov. 6, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seventy-two years ago there was no such thing as the Internet. Computers were massive and it never occurred to anyone in a million years that such a device could be
Alex Chilton – Went from Top 40 AM Hits to Seminal influence – and Rock was forever grateful. Once again, tapping into the AJC Project at Archive.org for this stunning concert by Alex Chilton, recorded at Cabaret Metro in Chicago on December 19, 1987. I have often wondered who, of
The curse continued. JFK Jr. Death Reports – CBS Radio – July 16-17, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On the evening of July 16, 1999, a Piper Saratoga piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr., with passengers Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren, plunged into the Atlantic ocean
– Recital by Daniel Lebhardt – Louve Museum Concerts – September 25, 2014 – Radio France Musique Over to Paris this week for a concert by the celebrated rising-star Hungarian Pianist Daniel Lebhardt in what the program describes as a “100% French Piano Music Concert” recorded at the Louve
