Author: gordonskene
A Holding-Your-Breath Kind Of Day – July 20, 1969
– CBS Radio – Continuous coverage – Apollo 11 – Moon Landing – July 20, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – One of those moments where, if you were around at the time, everyone knows where they were and what they were doing when Apollo 11 landed on the
The Gloomy Message From Saigon – July 20, 1965
– WCBS News + CBS World News Roundup – July 20, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Fifty years ago today, we were looking at a Summer awash with gloomy reports, agitated people and uncertain times. After a whirlwind 5-day fact-finding tour of South Vietnam, Defense Secretary McNamara boarded
Orchestre De La Suisse Romande With Edmond Appia Play Music Of Pierre Wissmer – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Pierre Wissmer – Le Bal chez Sylvie – Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Edmond Appia, cond – Swiss Radio – 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – Going back to the Swiss Radio-Geneva sessions circa 1951 this weekend, with the legendary Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, led by
Duke Ellington – Live In Zurich – 1959 – Past Daily Downbeat
– Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – Live at Kongresshaus, Zurich – October 9, 1959 – RTS-Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Classic Jazz this weekend, from the mind of the inimitable and beyond-category Duke Ellington, along with his Famous Orchestra, recorded for posterity by Swiss Radio on
Nonono – Live At Bravalla Festival 2014 – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders/Festival Edition
– Nonono – Live At Bravalla Festival, Norrköping, Sweden – June 28, 2014 – Sveriges Radio P3 – Last year, when I ran a session from the Swedish Indie/Alternative band Nonono, I predicted they would be doing good things and had a bright future ahead. I was right. Shortly after
A Coup Comes To Cyprus – July 15-24, 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room
– News reports on Coup in Cyprus – July 15-24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While much of the U.S., and some parts of the world, were engrossed in the saga and unfolding scandal of Watergate during the week of July 15-24, 1974, another saga and scandal was
Not The Week To Go Flying – July 17, 1949
– Voices And Events- week ending July 17, 1949 – NBC Radio Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week, ending on July 17 in 1949 had much to do with plane crashes and turmoil. A plane crash over Bombay India claimed the lives of a group
Idlewild – Live At T In The Park 2015 – Nights At The roundtable: Festival Edition
– Idlewild – live at T In the Park 2015 – July 10, 2015 – BBC 6 Music – More from T In the Park 2015 tonight. A set from Scottish Indie group Idlewild, in a set from July 10th and faithfully recorded by the venerable BBC 6 Music. Around
Q&A With Andrew Young – July 18, 1976 – Past Daily Reference Room
– Andrew Young – Meet The Press- July 18, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of speculation on how the Black vote was going to influence the Presidential election in 1976. Ten years after the height of the Civil Rights struggle, and a shift of