Eugene McCarthy – Meet The Press – Feb. 11, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Eugene McCarthy. As opposition to the Vietnam War grew louder, the Presidential election year of 1968 would be bitterly fought, hotly contested and senselessly violent. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy was an outspoken critic of
Selling Of The President 1968 – Interview with Joe McGinniss – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Selling of The President in 1968. Much as the 1960 Presidential election changed the way politics was marketed to the American people, by 1968 it had become an industry and a science. During
The last hour of Top-40 KFWB – March 10, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection There you are – March 10, 1968 – anywhere between the ages of 14 and 24. KFWB, the radio station you have come to rely on for all your musical discoveries is going off the
– Meet The Press – Interview With Habib Bourguiba – May 19, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Many people, particularly those who aren’t aware of or remember the history or the extent of French influence in Africa and the Middle East, probably wonder why there is
– Traffic – Live at Paris Theatre, London – April 30, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – The venerable, always dependable Traffic this weekend. Perennial favorites and one of the best bands to come out of the late 1960s and through the 1970s. Fronted by Stevie
– NBC Second Sunday: The Young Rebels – October 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember what a period of upheaval the late 1960s were. Everything that had been considered the status quo was coming under scrutiny and questioned by those
– Meet The Press – Roy Innes-Floyd McKissick – July 14, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1968 has often been referred to as “The Incredible Year”. Incredible in a lot of ways; not least that America managed to survive what was probably one of the most violent years
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Newsfront – Discussion of The Kerner Commission Report on Racial disturbances in U.S. Cities – March 1, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As a reminder of just how long the issues of race and the
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Procol Harum In Session at The BBC – 1967-1968 – BBC Radio 1 Perennial favorites Procol Harum tonight, in session from 1967 (with one track; Long, Gone Geek from 1968) at The BBC for the Easy
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Caspar Citron Interviews Carl B. Stokes January 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Since much of America is focused this week on Baltimore and the current state of American cities in general, I was reminded of another
