Category: 1940’s
Jeanne Landry And Josephte Dufresne Play Music Of Roger Matton – 1955 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Roger Matton – Brazilian Dance – Jeanne Landry – Josephte Dufresne, pianos – CBC Studio recording 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to Quebec this week for a sampling of the work by French – Canadian composer Roger Matton. Roger Matton OC (18 May 1929 – 7 June
March 15, 1941 – FDR: Aid To Britain Address
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the complete address by President Franklin D. Roosevelt from this day in 1941.
Sava Kosanovic, Yugoslavia And The Cold War – 1949 – Past Daily Reference Room
Meet The Press – Sava Kosanovic – November 12, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Post-War Yugoslavia; smack in the middle of the East European Iron Curtain and ruled over by Josip Broz Tito, leader of the partisan resistance movement during World War 2, when Yugoslavia was overrun by
Life In Post-War America – Wage And Price Controls In 1946 – Past Daily Reference Room
People’s Platform – “Should Price Controls Be Maintained?’ – March 2, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The issue of Price controls – one which has been an issue throughout U.S. history, was especially prevalent during World War 2. A price ceiling will prevent prices from exceeding a certain
Ben Webster Live In Paris – 1972 – Past Daily Downbeat
Ben Webster Quartet – Live in Paris – November 4, 1972 – Radio France – The legendary Ben Webster this weekend. Recorded live in Paris in November of 1972, Webster is joined by Georges Arvanitas on piano, Jacky Samson on bass and Charles Saudrais on drums for some solid,
Romney And Reuther Talk About Labor In 1945 – Past Daily
America’s Town Meeting: “Should Industry Grant Labor’s Demand For A 30% Wage Increase?” – Oct. 11, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the War over and with America gearing back to peace, the cutbacks and sacrifices the labor force had to make during the time of emergency was
Frank Sinatra: Your Hit Parade – 1944 – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and have a listen to Frank Sinatra from 1944.
Music Of Maurice Blackburn – Canadian Composers In Wartime – 1944 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Maurice Blackburn: Charpente: Canadian Forest – 1944 – CBC Symphony – Jean-Maurice Beaudet, cond. – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Canadian composer Maurice Blackburn in this premier performance of his Charpente: Canadian Forest, written in 1944 and featuring the CBC Symphony of Montreal, conducted by Jean-Maurice Beaudet.
Gene Krupa With Anita O’Day And Charlie Ventura – 1946 – Past Daily Downbeat
Gene Krupa Band, featuring Anita O’Day and Charlie Ventura – Spotlight Bands – January 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Digging deep into the vault this week for a performance by The Gene Krupa Band, featuring the legendary singer Anita O’Day, along with the pre Bop-For-The-Peaple Charlie Ventura on