June 17, 1953 – East Berlin Riots – Julius And Ethel Rosenberg: Last Minute Appeals
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Category: 1950’s
A Word From Marlon Brando On Guys & Dolls – 1956 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles: Hollywood Edition
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Slim Gaillard And Arthur Prysock – Live At Birdland – 1952 – Past Daily Downbeat
Live Jazz from the 1950’s this weekend with a double bill, live from Birdland in New York City on September 9,1952. Starting off the set is the ultra-smooth and mellow Arthur Prysock, who does several tasteful turns with some standards. Prysock was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He moved to
Talking About The Good Life – Mid (20th) Century – 1956 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Conversation: The Good Life – Mid Century – November 29, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection What constitutes The Good Life? In mid-century America it ran the gamut. In 1956 we were hot in the throes of conspicuous consumption, and the Good Life to many people meant more of everything;
Billy Eckstine – Bud Powell – Live At Birdland 1953 – Past Daily Downbeat
Stars In Jazz w/Bud Powell Trio and Billy Eckstine – live from Birdland – July 8, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Sadly, they don’t actually play together, but Bud Powell and Billy Eckstine share the stage at Birdland in this classic live Jazz broadcast from 1953. Bud Powell has
Charles Munch And Ruth Posselt With The Boston Symphony Rehearse Bloch And Haydn – 1951 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch,Cond. – Ruth Posselt, violin – March 21, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This week it’s the BSO under Music Director Charles Munch and the legendary American violinist Ruth Posselt in a rehearsal of Ernst Bloch‘s Baal Shem (Pictures of Hassidic Life
Renoir On Renoir – Jean Renoir Talks About His Father Pierre-Auguste Renoir – 1964 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Jean Renoir talks about his father Pierre-Auguste – 1964 – BBC Transcription Service/Gordon Skene Sound Collection If you aren’t familiar with the work of Jean Renoir, it’s time to grab a film history book and read about this legendary filmmaker who helped shape and define the narrative film and pioneered
May 17, 1953 – U.S. Immigration Policy In 1953 – Past Daily Reference Room
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May 13, 1951 – War In Korea – Getting Ready For the Spring Offensive –
Voices And Events – News-for-week-ending-may-13th-1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another week of war, this week ending on May 13th in 1951. The war this time was Korea and UN troops were preparing for what they believed was a second Spring offensive by North Korean troops. All that was happening
The NBC Summer Symphony With Milton Katims And Leo Smit Play Music Of Mozart And Haieff – 1953 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
NBC Summer Symphony with Milton Katims, Conductor – Leo Smit, Piano – 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More rarities.This week it’s The NBC Summer Symphony series featuring conductor Milton Katims and pianist Leo Smit in music by Mozart and Alexei Haieff. Mozart’s Symphony Number 41 (Jupiter) and the broadcast