Click on the link here for Audio Player: Percy Mayfield – What A Fool I Was – 1950 The immortal Percy Mayfield tonight. Rightfully dubbed The Poet Of The Blues, Mayfield was not only a gifted and compelling singer, but he was also was one of the great Blues and
Click on the link here for Audio Player:Post-Election 1956 The 1956 Presidential election was interesting in that Eisenhower won a landslide victory, yet both the House and Senate remained in control of the Democrats and that left the Republicans scratching their collective heads. It’s been said that it was the
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Roussel – Rhapsodie Flamande – 1954 Over to French radio again. This week’s concert comes from The Strasbourg Music Festival, circa 1954, conducted by Frank Martin and featuring the music of Albert Roussel. Rhapsodie Flamande for Orchestra, written in the 1938. Roussel
Kicking in helps keep us running: Become a Patron! Over to Berlin this weekend for a concert by the immortal Lionel Hampton, and his All-Stars for a concert given at the Sportspalast on April 10, 1953 and recorded by RIAS. A great concert with a stunning lineup of musicians, including
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Louis Prima – Buona Sera – 1956 In the 1980’s, legendary Las Vegas madman and trumpeter extraordinaire Louis Prima was immortalized to a whole new generation of fans via David Lee Roth‘s version of Prima’s classic Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody.
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Charles Koechlin – L’Abbaye – 1952 Something a little different tonight. Back over to the mountain of French Radio Transcriptions, but rather than focus on orchestras or instrumentalists, I thought I would give something small and vocal a try. One of the
Click on the link here for audio player: Brigitte Bardot – Contact – 1967 Yes, Brigitte Bardot. Probably one of the most recognizable sex symbols to come out of France in the 1950’s and 60’s, Bardot also tried her hand at being a Popstar as well. And tonight’s track is
Click on the Link here for the player: Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – Live In Zurich – 1958 – 1 Click on the Link here for the player: Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – Live In Zurich 1958 – 2 A classic concert this weekend. Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, featuring Lee
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The main news on this July 17th in 1951 was about the devastating floods that swept over Kansas City, submerging some 2 million acres and causing an untold amount of damage and loss of life. On the day of this newscast, President Truman had finished a tour of the disaster
