"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Ambassador Kamil Abdul Rahim – Meet The Press – November 25, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Middle East. Going from simmering stew of discontent to a boiling pot of rage. The issue was around The Suez Canal…
The Rex Allen Show – July 21, 1950 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some Americana this weekend, by way of Rex Allen along with The Sons Of The Pioneers and broadcast on July 21, 1950 over…
– April 15, 1950 -Voices And Events – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Your typical week, as far as the Fabulous 50s are concerned. This week, ending on April 15th in 1950, was no different. The Cold…
Conversation – Collecting – Clifton Fadiman-moderator, Vincent Price, Frederick Adams – NBC Radio – April 29, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re a collector of one sort or another. If…
April 8, 1952 – President Harry Truman issues Executive Order over the Steel Strike – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! From 1950-1953, the United States was involved in the Korean War. To fund the war, Truman originally…
– Debussy – Rhapsodie Orientale for Saxophone and Orchestra – 1955 – To more familiar territory this week. Still by way of French Radio in the 1950’s. The repertoire is Debussy this time. The Rhapsodie Orientale for Saxophone and Orchestra…
– WABC – Alan Freed and dial-hopping – March 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1959 – last year of a decade; a decade that started with a war in Korea and was ending with the Cold War. A…
– Reynaldo Hahn – Piano Concerto – Jean Doyen, Piano – French Radio Orchestra, Eugène Bigot, cond. – 1952 – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This weekend it’s a performance of the not-so-obscure Piano Concerto by the early…
– Boston Symphony – In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conducting – May 12, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another rehearsal from The Boston Symphony. This week, it’s a rehearsal for the U.S. Premier of the Symphony Number 5…
Faurè: Impromptu No. 3 : Debussy: 3 pieces: Excerpts from a broadcast recital tonight by renowned Hungarian/French Pianist Livia Rèv, recorded around 1951 by ORTF (Radio France), circa 1951. Livia Rèv is regarded as something of an institution. In her…