I think it’s safe to say, particularly if you’re a long-term Genesis fan, that when Peter Gabriel left the band it was paralyzing blow. But when Steve Hackett left the band it signaled a death-knell. The departure of these two key members from one of the most influential and popular
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18100″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 19, 1977 – Sadat In Israel – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Few realized it at the time, but the historic moment unfolding on this November 19th in 1977 was also a signal for the end of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Most people remember Renaissance as the band which had a number of concept albums and hits via the FM-AOR format stations in the late 1970s. Truth of the matter, that was the third incarnation of the band. Renaissance originally began out of the ashes of The Yardbirds, with Keith Relf
Part 1: Part 2: I thought I would dive into some Americana by way of a classic and previously unavailable concert featuring the legendary Oscar Levant on Piano with The Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Artur Rodzinski, recorded live at The Hollywood Bowl on July 25, 1950. Oscar Levant (December
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Prior to the emergence of The Beatles, British Pop Music didn’t get nearly the attention it got after The Beatles arrived. Programs like Top Of The Pops, which began just as the British Invasion was getting started, fulfilled the nearly insatiable curiosity kids in the States had for what other
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53672″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 12, 1945 – Sydney Mosely – News and Comment – Mutual Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Perhaps, the world having already been down this road before, it was all too painfully clear that, once the war was over, there would be a
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The Belle Stars – In Concert – Zig Zag Club, London – June 18, 1982 – BBC In Concert – BBC Radio 1 A reminder, we’re here because you are:Become a Patron! The Belle Stars to kick off the new week. A band that may not ring bells with some
