Miles Davis Sextet – Live At Fillmore East – March 6, 1970 – first set – Miles Davis in concert at The Fillmore in 1970. Weeks before the release of his milestone Bitches Brew and tapping into an audience who normally did not listen to Jazz. Picture this; Miles Davis
Roots Of Racism and Prejudice – The Open Mind – September 14, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Racism, it seems, has always been with us. Whether its overt or subtle, sanctioned or scorned, that idea of one race of people considering themselves superior over another has been a
Jimi Hendrix, The Alan Price Set, The Move, Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, The Kinks – Top Of The Pops – December 29, 1967 – BBC Transcription Service – Ending up the week with a completely classic show for a lot of reasons, not the least being Jimi Hendrix and what
Thomas E. Dewey – Campaign address – September 25, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Thomas E. Dewey – probably not a name that rings a lot of bells these days, but in 1944 and 1948 he was the Republican Candidate for President, running first against Franklin Roosevelt and
September 28, 1944 – NBC News of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 28, 1944 – Despite upbeat assessments and advances along some fronts, the expected crossing of the Siegfried Line into Germany hadn’t been accomplished yet. There was still plenty of resistance and it prompted Prime
Top Of The Pops – April 19,1968 – BBC Transcription Service – Top Of The Pops tonight – this session, or series of sessions is from April 19, 1968 and features The Idle Race, Donovan, Grapefruit, Freddy and The Dreamers and The Spencer Davis Group. As part of The BBC’s
Orchestre National de France – Tugan Sokhiev, cond. Truls Mork, Cello – October 8, 2009 – Radio France Musique – Something of more recent vintage this weekend. A concert by the celebrated Orchestre National de France conducted by the Russian-Ossetian wünderkind, Tugan Sokhiev and featuring Truls Mork as cello soloist.
A discussion from 1975 on the status of America’s Energy Policy, or if there was one to begin with. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the original broadcast complete.
News for this day in history – click on the link at Past Daily and listen to the original newscasts of the day.
Adorable – in concert at Glastonbury 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Homage to Shoegaze tonight with Adorable, a band from Coventry who were together only four years but managed to get two albums out before splitting. Formed in 1990, as The Candy Thieves, consisting of Pete Fijalkowski (vocals, guitar),
