Category: 1950’s
Sudden California – The Earthquake Story – 1952 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– The Earthquake Story – KNX/CBS Radio – July 27, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Midwest has tornadoes, the East Coast has hurricanes and the West Coast has earthquakes – there’s something everywhere you go. With Tornadoes and Hurricanes at least you get some warning – maybe
Eisenhower World Tour – The King Of America And Hocus-Pocus – December 11, 1959
NBC News on The Hour + Eisenhower visits India News Special – Dec. 11, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Arriving in India as part of his whirlwind tour of 11 countries in 11 days, President Eisenhower landed in India and was greeted by an overwhelming crowd in New
Dial-Hopping In Toronto On An April In 1954 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– CJVC-Toronto – Around April/May 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One thing about Popular culture, it’s everywhere. And as long as there has been a desire to be hip and “in the know”, it’s always been that way. And radio, since its inception up to the late 70s/early
Lucette Descaves With Ernest Bour And The French National Orchestra Play Music Of Martinu – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Martinu: Piano Concerto Nr. 1 – Lucette Descaves, piano – French National Orchestra – Ernest Bour, cond. Radio Paris transmission – circa 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection.- I’ve been hesitating to post this for some time because the sound is pretty terrible. But, and this is a huge
The State Of American Book Publishing – 1960 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– The Open Mind – State of American Book Publishing – November 13, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Book Publishing in America – always at the brink of extinction – always under threat. In 1960 the threat came in the form of paperback books – cheaper to sell
Korean War: “Get It Over By Christmas” -A World Askew – The Week Ending November 28, 1950
– NBC Radio: Voices And Events – News for Week of November 28, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No picnic, this week in November of 1950. Starting off with an out-of-control bus on a mountain road in Colorado to a much hoped-for “Final Push” in the Korean War,
Island Of Dreams – Coney Island In The 70s – 1979 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– NPR Special Program – Island of Dreams – Coney Island – Nov. 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Iconic place, Coney Island. Long history. A place where seemingly half the world showed up on a Summer weekend to get away from the other half. A place that was
A Menotti Premier 1952 – L.A. Phil. , Wallenstein – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Gian-Carlo Menotti – The Apocalypse – West Coast Premier – L.A. Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein – Nov. 13, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gian-Carlo Menotti this week. One of the major forces in American classical Music during the 1950s, Menotti’s career was assured when his one-act opera, Amahl
A Night At The Ash Grove – 1959 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
A Night At The Ash Grove with Les Claypool – KRHM-FM – October 24, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Anybody living in Los Angeles from the 1950s through the 1970s will instantly recognize The Ash Grove. It was one of the great Folk clubs in Southern California and it