"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
An Interview with Wanda Landowska – 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A rare 1953 interview this weekend with one of the pivotal figures in the rediscovery and cultural rescue mission of music from the time of Bach and before.…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”55299″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 25, 1937 – Warren Austin address – Red Network NBC – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Sen. Warren Austin – Senate Committee Hearings on Supreme Court Restructuring – March 25, 1937 – Gordon Skene…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”55164″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 16, 1939 – Radio Budapest – News in English – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] March 16, 1939 – Broadcast from Radio Budapest – News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 16, 1939…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”20148″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 12, 1938 – Radio Prague News – MBS John Steele – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] As the news regarding the annexation of Austria by Germany continued to unfold, doubts began to arise as…
President Roosevelt – Fireside Chat 13 – June 24, 1938 – Seems the issue of a decent living wage and a sustainable middle class have been prevalent for American society for most of its existence, and certainly the burning issue…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”19577″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 8, 1938 – Mutual Special Features – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] For all that the world was teetering on the brink of World War and possible extinction, there were still glimpses to be…
Americana of the hybrid variety this weekend. It’s hard to pin down exactly what genre Morton Gould could be best associated with. As someone who was considered a gifted American composer of some serious works, Gould was also widely regarded…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”36420″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 11, 1939 – America’s Town Meeting – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] In the early days of the War, when it was still confined to Europe, and most considered it “their problem”…
In the late 1930s, when radio was becoming the preeminent entertainment source for most of America, the technology was now making it possible for programs to be sent and received from all over the world via much improved Shortwave. This…
Count Basie and His Orchestra – America Dances – CBS – July 9, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The incomparable Count Basie and his Orchestra to help slide into this Holiday weekend. Broadcast on July 9, 1938 from…