In 1974, the United States’ foreign policy toward the Soviet Union was guided by the policy of détente—a deliberate effort to ease Cold War tensions through diplomacy, negotiation, and limited cooperation. Initiated under President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, détente sought to stabilize the volatile superpower
Bryan Ferry – Live At Belfast Castle, Belfast – 2002 – BBC 6 Music – Bryan Ferry in concert for a Tuesday. One of the most enduring artists, whose music and style have set him several notches above most singers. Ever since his days with Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry has
– CBS Radio News – October 14, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sad news for this October 14th in 1990. The passing of Music Icon Leonard Bernstein at 72, from Cardiac Arrest. The conductor, guiding light for the New York Philharmonic for years, was also one of the
Cuban Missile Crisis re-cap Oct. 22, 1962 Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban Missile crisis. Undoubtedly one of the scarier periods in history because the threat of all-out nuclear war loomed very close over everyone’s heads, and the possibility of going up in Atomic smoke
Ultravox to get the Monday lunch hour up and rolling – recorded at Jaap Edenhal in Amsterdam on June 16, 1981 by VPRO. The earlier incarnation of Ultravox, with John Foxx as frontman, was a harder edge, more experimental group. With production by the German electronics wiz Conny Plank they
– NBC Nightly News – October 13, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this October 13th in 1975 was the ongoing story of New York City’s economic turmoil. A city on the edge of bankruptcy, President Ford was adamant about not offering a bailout to
Back to Switzerland this weekend for a concert performance of the Violin Concerto by Robert Oubossier as played by Hansheinz Schneeberger, violin and the Basel Chamber Orchestra conducted by Paul Sacher. The performance was recorded in Basel Switzerland on June 13, 1954. Robert Oboussier began his music studies in Heidelberg and Mannheim . From
YMCA Founders Day – October 4, 1935. Celebrating (at the time) 114 years since George Williams founded the YMCA. When George Williams (pictured above)founded the first YMCA in Industrial Revolution-era London, he sought to create a supportive community to help young men like himself address pressing social challenges. The idea
Eddie Palmieri and his All-stars this weekend – live at the Salsa and Latin Summit from Jazzfestival – Bern, Switzerland on May 4, 2002 and broadcast by RTS-FM. Here’s the lineup: Eddie Palmieri: piano, vocalsBrian Lynch: trumpetRay Vega: trumpetConrad Herwig: tromboneReynaldo Jorge: tromboneMario Rivera: bass saxophoneIvan Renta: altosaxophoneEddie Zervigon: fluteJoe
You remember. You had this friend, and he had a lot of good ideas. He said so. He bragged – he winked – he was a self-proclaimed Ladies Man. He knew the ins and outs – he’d been there – he’d done that – he was a Man of The
