December 11, 1996 -CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 11, 1996 – This busy news day in 1996 started with news of a possible break in the Olympic Park Bombing case – the terrorist bombing that killed one and injured over 100 others in Atlanta
Ernest Lundeen – a mystery wrapped in irony. The name Ernest Lundeer most likely registers a blank stare when his name comes up in connection with U.S. involvement in World War 2. A controversial figure who voted against American involvement in both World War 1 and 2. A South Dakota
Cleveland Orchestra – Erich Leinsdorf, guest Conductor – Michel Beroff, Piano – 1975-1976 season Continuing our leap around the vault this week with a concert by The Cleveland Orchestra, guest conducted by Erich Leinsdorf and featuring the French/Bulgarian Pianist Michel Beroff in music of Stravinsky, Bartok and Bizet/Shchederin. This concert
Billy Preston – Fifth Beatle. Billy Preston today – recorded live during the Soul! series for WNET on February 28, 1973. Putting out the word for more Soul representation on Past Daily, this one pops up and I’m only too thrilled to be able to offer a live concert from
December 10, 1993 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 10, 1993 – A big day for science and exploration, starting with news that Princeton University had conducted it’s first successful experiment with Fusion Energy generating the worlds largest reaction. A four-second burst equal to
– Vanessa Paradis and Orchestra – in concert at Fouvière Nights – July 2014 – RFI/FIP. Most people hear the name Vanessa Paradis and immediately associate it with the former girlfriend of Johnny Depp, at least in this country. But to everyone else, Vanessa Paradis is one of those
When the news began that morning, and updated reports concerning the shootings at a movie theater in Aurora Colorado throughout the day, I was reminded at the time of how all-too-familiar it seemed. How it has repeated over and over throughout the years. How violence in America, senseless acts of
Chuck Berry – Architect of Rock n’ Roll. Chuck Berry for Tuesday Lunch – recorded February 6, 1965 for Face au Public program for RTL, Brussels. With the exception of a scant few examples, there’s not much in the way of early Chuck Berry to dive into (unless new discoveries
Long before Masterpiece Theatre – Alistair Cooke was looking at the world for the BBC. Alistair Cooke, reporting from London, this December 9, 1936 – the occasion was a rapid succession of reports regarding the impending marriage between King Edward VIII and the abdication of the King in order to
https://gofund.me/5557e94ab We haven’t done this in a while, but every so often we run short – don’t hit the mark – lose subscribers – people get distracted. It costs a bunch to keep the archive up and rolling as well as the website. We had a major overhaul this year
