The Race Track at Santa Anita, circa 1949. Horse racing this weekend – four races as called by Joe Hernandez. Three of the races were at Santa Anita, while the fourth race took place at Del Mar – All the races took place between June and August of 1949. Santa
Allison (L), Cardenas (C), Nash (R) – The Swingin’ Summit. Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas and the legendary Ted Nash putting it all together at the Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland on March 29, 2024. From The Litchfield Jazz Festival 2025 notes: With over 25 years of creative collaboration, bassist Ben
Thrifty Drug Stores in-store announcements – circa 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Difficult to imagine there was a time when going to a drugstore meant a whole lot more than cold pills aspirin and razors. But aside from the customary bill-of-fare, Drug Stores were places you could buy jewelry,
Miss Binnie: Your Guidance Counselor – staunch believer in cows and raising sheep. You turn 16 and people start looking at your future for you. Why is that? Your parents: “What are you going to do with your life?” Your girlfriend: “What college are you going to?” Your friends: “You
Something homegrown this weekend – a concert from My Morning Jacket, recorded in Chicago on June 17, 2011. Since MMJ’s Jim James has been criss-crossing the country the past several weeks, on a solo tour – and everybody I ran into at his L.A. show a few weeks back were
Curtis Harding – mashup meditation on Soul. Putting Friday to bed with Curtis Harding, in session for Lauren Laverne at BBC6 Music on October 14 of this year. Curtis Harding (born June 11, 1979) is primarily a soul artist, his “slop ‘n’ soul” style carries the influence of genres including blues, gospel, psychedelia, R&B, and rock. His first
America’s Town Meeting – Dec. 18, 1938 1938 was a nervous year in our history. The slow recovery, the looming war in Europe, saber rattling in the Far-East , racism, unemployment, crime – all these elements created an air of tension and fear over the future of America and the
A dose of Americana this afternoon – Ronnie Montrose in concert at Bluebird Theatre in Denver and recorded on June 12, 1999. Some thirteen years after his death, the name Ronnie Montrose is sadly, fading from view. As one of the leading lights in American Hard Rock from the early
– CBS World News Roundup – November 7, 1989 Busy day of politics and world events, this November 7th in 1989. This particular November 7th fell on a Tuesday – and in 1989 that could only mean mid-term elections. A lot of faces, including the potential of New York City
Eugene Debs – Socialism was the way of the future in 1908. Opening his electrifying victory speech on Tuesday night in Brooklyn – Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani quoted the name Eugene Debs, one of the outspoken leaders of the Socialist Movement in America during the early years of the 20th century
