The Easybeats – Beat Club 1967 – Radio Bremen/TV – Stevie Wright (1947-2015), lead singer of the Easybeats and solo artist, who passed away today at the age of 68. More sad news before the year ends. The passing of Stevie Wright, who catapulted to fame in the mid-1960s as
– Michel Perrault – Trio for violin, cello and piano – Hyman Bress, violin, Walter Joachim, cello, John Newmark, piano – CBC Session – 1956 – CBC Transcription Service – Michel Perrault – contemporary Canadian composer this week. Still going strong at 90. Perrault initially studied Timpani before switching to
Billy Taylor Trio and Eddie Heywood Trio – Live from New York – May 7, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Billy Taylor and his Trio and Eddie Heywood and his trio, live from New York City and broadcast by NBC Radio on their All-Star Parade Of Bands series
– Sammy Davis Jr. interview from Black Journal – NET – July 21, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sammy Davis Jr. Legendary entertainer, member of the infamous Rat Pack, comedian, musician and assessor of race relations in America. This interview, part of the Black Journal series from NET
Nicole Sabounè and Sudakistan – Live at Sveriges Radio – Dec. 12, 2015 – Sveriges Radio P3 – Nicole Sabounè with Sudakistan, in session at Sveriges Radio P3 Radio Hall in Stockholm, recorded earlier this month, on December 12. New music out of Sweden tonight. I’ve run a session by
King George VI – Christmas Day Message – Dec. 25, 1943 – BBC Home Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – King George VI, in an address to the people of the Commonwealth and the allies, on Christmas Day 1943. In a tradition which began in 1932, the King of
– Lucas Hamming – live at Song Of The Year 2015 – Dec. 11, 2015 – NPO3-3VOOR12 – Lucas Hamming tonight. Barely out of school and already receiving wide recognition and a lot of high praise from the Press. Tonight he’s performing at the 2015 Song Of The Year event
Kurt Masur and Orchestre National de France – June 21, 2011 – Radio France Musique – Kurt Masur (1927-2015) – with the sad news earlier this week on the passing of legendary Conductor Kurt Masur, the music world lost one of truly great artists of a grand
– Blur – In concert at The Zenith, Paris – Dec. 20, 2015 – Radio France Le Mouv – Blur in concert tonight – recorded this past Sunday at The Zenith in Paris to a sold-out house. After taking a few years off, Blur got back together and have, not
– Teardrop Explodes – Live At My Father’s Place – March 5, 1981 – WLIR-FM – Teardrop Explodes, live in concert at My Father’s Place from 1981 tonight. Since we ended up Sunday with a concert from Missing Persons at the same venue, in September of 1981, I thought I
