St. Vincent – Live at Villa Ada, Rome – July 8, 2015 – Recorded for RAI-Radio 2 – RAI, Rome – St. Vincent to end the week and start another – recorded live at Villa Ada in Rome by RAI Radio2 for their Radio2 Live series on July 8, 2015.
The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch,Cond. – Ruth Posselt, violin – March 21, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This week it’s the BSO under Music Director Charles Munch and the legendary American violinist Ruth Posselt in a rehearsal of Ernst Bloch‘s Baal Shem (Pictures of Hassidic Life
President Warren G. Harding Address at Hoboken New Jersey – Return of 5,212 war dead – May 23, 1923 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Memorial Day – In 1923 it was observed by the return of some 5,212 war dead from Europe, fallen during World War 1 – the “War
Tommy Dorsey – Armed Forces Radio Show – June 23, 1943 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Tommy Dorsey this week. Jazz aficionados may blanche and wince and swear up and down this is Pop music and has nothing to do with Jazz. But, au contraire – the Big Band
Soundgarden – live at I-Beam, San Francisco – February 12, 1989 – Band soundboard – Soundgarden this weekend, recorded live at the I-Beam in San Francisco on February 12, 1989. One of the seminal bands of the early Grunge movement, Soundgarden was one of the first of a wave of
Comic icons this weekend. The legendary Bob Newhart, live at the Hollywood Bowl during the annual benefit for the Boys Club of America in 1961. Bob Newhart has become such an integral part of our culture that, hearing him early on in his career, just as he was taking off,
You have these friends – you’re all really serious. You think a lot of things are silly – you think high school is silly – you think a lot of people are silly. Life is about serious issues and deep concepts; all the time. You read a lot. You can
The Kinks – Live In Paris – 1965 – ORTF, Paris Although the period of the “British Invasion” of the 1963-1965 is pretty well documented, a lot of what exists in the way of live performances comes from either the BBC and the slew of radio programs devoted to popular
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”56149″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 5, 1961 – Meet The Press – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] May 26, 1948 – Interview with Dr. Stephen B.L. Penrose – President, American University at Beirut, Lebanon – NBC Radio The years directly following World War 2 were momentous,
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”56144″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 28, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] May 28, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May28, 1996 – Politics and elections in the news this May 28th. Boris Yeltsin was campaigning ahead
