– 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
Neil Young this weekend – recorded at Elysèe Montmartre, Paris, France on Dec. 11, 1989. Radio broadcast of RTL-FM on January 20, 1990. In an acoustic setting, Neil Young playing to a sold-out house in Paris and captured for posterity by RTL-FM. Nothing would seem more appropriate for this, or
More tributes tonight – this one, for John Lodge of The Moody Blues who left us earlier today at 82. Not one of the founding members, Lodge joined The Moody Blues as they were phasing out of their earlier R&B phase into what would become known as Symphonic Rock with
On the occasion of his return from a cross-country tour, President Roosevelt gave one of his familiar Fireside Chat’s ahead of a special session of Congress on October 12, 1937. FDR discusses the progress that had been made as the result of the Recovery steps the Administration had taken during
Slade this afternoon – because it’s Friday and a little something loud, especially on a day like today, works wonders. They were recorded live from The Young Vic Theatre in London on April 24, 1975. Why Slade didn’t become huge in the U.S. is something of a mystery – but
– Mutual Broadcasting System – 11 o’clock News with Carl Caruso – October 10, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The frigid parts of the Cold War were becoming more apparent on this 10th of October in 1948. Reports of Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson being recalled, practically mid-air en
