– Let’s Go, Hollywood! with George Fisher – September 12, 1951 – KNX-AM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Politics and Popular Culture – not a new phenomenon. During the Postwar/Cold War period, the Red Scare sweeping over America was seemingly everywhere – from Hollywood to Chewing gum. The paranoia
– Oskar Morawtz – Duo for Violin and Piano – Albert Pratz, Violin – Leo Barkin, Piano – 1956 – CBC Transcription Service – Over to Canada again this week for a radio broadcast performance of the music of Oskar Morawetz, as performed by Albert Pratz and Leo Barkin, and
– WGLI 1290 Club With Jerry Stevens – November 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As promised, the continuing occasional series of Top-40 Radio as presented in the 1950s and 60s, when AM radio was the be-all/end-all in social media. This particular example comes from Long Island New York
– CBC Transcription Service – Henry Barraud – Sonatine for Violin and Piano – Garami, vln – Reiner, piano – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Over to the CBC this week for a performance of the Sonatine for Violin and Piano by the French composer Henry Barraud, composed in 1941
– Pierre Wissmer – Le Bal chez Sylvie – Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Edmond Appia, cond – Swiss Radio – 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – Going back to the Swiss Radio-Geneva sessions circa 1951 this weekend, with the legendary Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, led by
– Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra – Live at Kongresshaus, Zurich – October 9, 1959 – RTS-Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Classic Jazz this weekend, from the mind of the inimitable and beyond-category Duke Ellington, along with his Famous Orchestra, recorded for posterity by Swiss Radio on
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”22344″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 7, 1954 – Pres. Eisenhower – HEW Sec. Oveta Culp Hobby – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Further proof that the question of affordable Health Care has been with us for decades comes from this 1954 recording featuring then HEW Secretary
– Vuataz: Petit Concert for Orchestra (1932) – l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Edmond Appia, cond. – circa 1950 – Geneva Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Back over to Geneva for more Radio studio sessions featuring l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Edmond Appia and recorded circa
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – Live At Newport – July 1, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The inimitable and legendary Art Blakey this week, with a concert from The 1959 Newport Jazz Festival featuring The Jazz
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – American Forum – Should Wiretapping Be Legal? – June 3, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In the 1950s, with the Red Scare on everyone’s minds and Organized Crime in everyone’s newspaper, the question of
