June 13, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup + First Line Report – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 13, 1980 – Three was the charm for Mt. St. Helens. The infamous Volcano that covered much of the Pacific Northwest in a snowy-like coating of ash and
Crash Test Dummies – in concert from Royal Albert Hall, London – 1994 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Crash Test Dummies tonight. The post-Punk/Folk-Punk aggregation from Manitoba up north, in concert from The Royal Albert Hall in London and recorded for BBC Radio 1’s In Concert Series. Through a
H.R. Haldeman – Watergate Hearings – Morning session – August 1, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Part 1 H.R. Haldeman – Watergate Hearings – Morning session – August 1, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Part 2 H.R. Haldeman; one of the key figures in the Watergate
June 12, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + Newsbreak + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 12, 1981 – America‘s Great National Pastime took a vacation this day. With talks between Players and Team Owners breaking down one last time, a strike was called and the
The Striders – The Sheik Of Araby – Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – Sept, 21, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Striders, comprising Eugene, Charles and James Strider and honorary Strider Ernest Griffin were a vocal group from Columbus Ohio, performing around the time of World War 2,
Aimée Van de Wiele – Grunenwald: Suite de Danses for Harpsichord – ORTF, Paris Broadcast Recording 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Aimée Van de Wiele, one of the great Harpsichord players of the 20th century in a broadcast studio recording of the Suite de Danses by French contemporary
Albert Finney In Conversation – circa 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A few words from Albert Finney this weekend. One of the leading lights of British Cinema of the early 1960s, Finney came to world-wide prominence in the Academy Award winning film Tom Jones in 1963. Prior to
WLCS – Jivin’ Jerry – Late 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hard to imagine now, the extent of segregation in America of the 1950s, but it was prevalent throughout the country, more so in the South. Everything, it seemed was separate; water fountains, movie theaters and even records.
Th’ Faith Healers – in session for John Peel – March 24, 1991 – broadcast, April 27, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Th’Faith Healers to end the week. The more I comb through albums and sessions from the 90s, the more it becomes glowingly apparent it was a decade
British Elections 1951 – NBC Radio: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Oct 21, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A lot happened in 1951, not the least were the elections in Britain bringing wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill back to No. 10 Downing Street after an absence of some
