February 20, 1965 – Vietnam: Attempted Overthrow – Days Of Intrigue.
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Category: 1965
Bill Evans With Lee Konitz – Berlin – 1965 – Past Daily Downbeat
– Bill Evans and Lee Konitz – Live at Philharmonie Hall, Berlin – October 29, 1965 A rather short one this week, but essential. Jazz legends Bill Evans and Lee Konitz, trading views on stage at Philharmonie Hall in Berlin on October 29, 1965. With drummer Alan Dawson and
It’s December 1965 – You’re A Teenager – You’re Santa’s Helper – You’re Up To Your Eyeballs In Question Marks.
Discovering there are people with big-big problems. As Christmas seasons went, this one made the top 10 list. You made it through your entire two week job at May Company Wilshire without having one kid piss his pants all over you – not one kid toss their cookies and most
Bill Evans Trio – London – 1965 -Past Daily Downbeat
Bill Evans – sublime impressionist Bill Evans Trio this week – recorded at the BBC – March 19, 1965 for the Jazz 625 Program. Bill Evans for this holiday weekend. Putting the Sunday after Thanksgiving in a mellow and serene place with this session, part of the BBC’s Jazz 625
Music Of Grazyna Bacewicz – Polish Radio – 1965 – Past Daily Weekend
Taking a short side trip from our ongoing survey of the Swiss Radio Archives and heading over to Poland for a sampling of what’s in the archives of Radio Poland. This weekend it’s a performance of Musica Sinfonica in Three Movements by composer/violinist Grazyna Bacewicz, performed by the Polish Radio
It’s 1965 – You’re A Teenager In L.A. And Nobody Takes You Seriously
What was it about you? You seemed normal, just like everybody else. Nobody special – average student – B average. Never got picked – not you – baseball, football, basketball; even hall monitor – never got first choice or even fourth choice. You gargled – you used deodorant – changed
A Word Or Two From Fannie Lou Hamer – 1965 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
The Civil Rights Movement in America, although simmering since the Reconstruction days after the Civil War was taking center stage, almost one hundred years later. Throughout the 1950s, the movement grew as did the backlash. By the 1960s it was an unstoppable revolution, led by an increasing number of dedicated
A New Word In Our Lexicon: Medicare – A New Vision In Our Nightmares: Vietnam – July 29, 1965
Medicare and Vietnam: 60 years ago this week. Medicare became a reality for millions of Americans, By an overwhelming majority on July 28, the Medicare bill passed Congress and headed to President Johnson for signature. On July 30 it was signed into law and would be effective on September
If It’s July 18, 1965 – It Must Be Vietnam
– News for July 18, 1965 – WOR-AM, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News reports on the war in Vietnam were coming with such regularity in 1965 as to almost make the news humdrum and monotonous. So the news for this July 18th in 1965 focused primarily
Lyndon Johnson At The UN – June 25, 1965
– CBS Radio News – Johnson Addresses United Nations – June 25, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what is shaping up to being a very busy week in history, June 26th marks the anniversary of the first meeting of the United Nations in San Francisco. June 26th