"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Back over to Paris this week for part of a radio recital given by the renowned Pianist and teacher Lelia Gousseau from 1951. This one features a seldom heard work by Paul Dukas – the Variations, Interlude and Finale on…
The Romance Of Helen Trent – July 27, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Like any social/cultural movement, when it finally arrives at the mainstream it comes with a goodly degree of baggage brought on by the very same…
KHJ – Johnny Williams – November 26, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You didn’t think about it before – but you got to thinking about it now; here you are, crash-course and heading in the direction of graduating…
KSYD – Snuff Garrett Program – February 3, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 3, 1959 – A tragic day in Rock n’ Roll history, the first of what would be many over the years. But this one…
Skip Weshner’s Accent On Sound – Live From The Renaissance Club – KRHM-FM -Dec. 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Always a reminder floating around of just how active L.A.’s club scene was in the 1950s. One example comes by…
The CBS Radio Workshop – Voice Of New York – March 2, 1956 You support is always enormously appreciated: Become a Patron! In the 1950’s, reel to reel tape recorders were the equivalent to iPhones today. Everybody had to have…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”6551″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 18, 1956- Keys To The Capitol – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] For the week ending this day in 1956, all attention seemed to be on an interview, conducted by Life…
Mental Health in the 1950’s was still something of a mystery when the first medications were introduced to treat symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychosis. The introduction of Tranquilizers to the American public was met with a goodly amount of…
Two By Richard Maltby And His Orchestra – with The Honey Dreamers – SESAC Transcription service – 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two numbers by American band leader Richard Maltby and his orchestra, recorded for SESAC and released…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”12070″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 14, 1950 – Voices And Events – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] If it was any indication of how the rest of the decade, let alone year, would go, the week…