A West Coast Stravinsky Premier – 1948 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
The West Coast Premier of Igor Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale (L’histoire du Soldat) given in Ojai and broadcast a week later with the Ojai performers. 1948.
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In Conversation With Sir John Gielgud – 1961 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
A 1961 BBC conversation with Stage and Screen legend Sir John Gielgud.
Woody Herman – Live At Cafe Rouge – 1945 – Past Daily Downbeat –
Woody Herman – Live at Cafe Rouge, New York – July 23, 1945 – AFRS One Night Stand Series – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Woody Herman this weekend, jumping into some Big Band of the 1940s. Herman was a child prodigy who sang and danced in
João Gilberto – Live At Umbria 1996 – Past Daily Soundbooth – Tribute Edition
João Gilberto – Live At Umbria Jazz Festival 1996 – Recorded July 21, 1996 – RAI Radio – João Gilberto (1931-2019) – With the sad news on the passing of one of the most legendary and pioneering figures in Brazilian music, João Gilberto, at the age of 88, left a
In Working Towards The Common Good – And The Speed Bumps
Become a Patron! After almost a month of being down from a crashed server and attempting to put back some 7,000 posts, we’re finally back up and running. What the downtime did was put a huge dent in our Fundraiser, as the outage happened right as we were getting underway.
Radiohead – Live At Best Kept Secret – 2017 – Past Daily Soundbooth: Soothing Rattled Nerves Edition
Radiohead – In Concert At Best Kept Secret – 2017 – June 18, 2017 – VPRO, Hilversum Holland – Just a reminder . . . Radiohead in concert at Best Kept Secret Festival in 2017, and recorded by the venerable VPRO (Dutch Radio Network) on June 18, 2017. A little
July 5, 1951 – Korean War – Amid Rubble, Olive Branches And Hopeful Signs.
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