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Andrew Dawes And Bela Siki Play Music Of Murray Adaskin – 1964 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Andrew Dawes, violin – Bela Siki, piano – Adaskin: Canzona and Rondo – in concert at 1964 Jeunesses Musicales du Canada – CBC Radio Canada – The music of Canadian composer Murray Adaskin this week, featuring violinist Andrew Dawes and pianist Bela Siki in Adaskin’s Canzona and Rondo, recorded in

Days Of Conspicuous Consumption – Radio Commercials In The 1960’s: Youthquake – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
We’re doin’ our best: Become a Patron! Conspicuous consumption – In the 1950s it was just starting – teens and pre-teens were still in the minority and not considered a major source of consumer dollars in those days. It was still the older generation and everything was geared towards the

Earl “Fatha” Hines – Live From The Grand Terrace, Chicago – 1938 – Past Daily Downbeat
Earl Fatha Hines – live at The Grand Terrace, Chicago – August 3, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Earl “Fatha” Hines and his band at a club date in Chicago, from August 3, 1938 and broadcast by the NBC Red Network. Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl


The Bee Gees – In Session From Stockholm 1967 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Bee Gees – In Session for Sveriges Radio – July 21, 1967 – Sveriges Radio, Stockholm – The Bee Gees to end the week. In a session recorded for Swedish radio on July 21, 1967. If all you know about the Bee Gees begins with Saturday Night Fever and

May 24, 1994 – A Compromise With Japan – A Promise From Mandela – A Lawsuit For Big Tobacco.
May 24, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 24, 1994 – U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached a compromise in Washington discussions about Trade talks. The first round of negotiations collapsed in February were now looking for a restart with a common understanding on