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
– CBS Radio News On The Hour – December 9, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Compared to other December 9th’s in history, December 9, 1981 was downright calm. On this particular day the news was about the OPEC meeting in Adu Dhabi and the promise of a Christmas gift
Chief Justice Warren Burger – The State Of The judiciary – August 10, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Chief Justice Warren Burger, the 15th Justice of The Supreme Court, serving as Chief Justice from 1969-1986. Burger was a strong supporter of Eisenhower and in 1952 was appointed by
The Dickies – Brightening up City Gardens in New Jersey on October 13, 1985 Lunch with The Dickies for Monday – recorded at City Gardens, New Jersey on October 13, 1985. One of the longest tenured bands in Punk History – The Dickies got started in 1977 (a scant 48
