Category 1980’s

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Andrae Crouch And The Disciples – Live 1975 (RIP: Andrae Crouch – 1942-2015) – Nights At The Roundtable: Tribute Edition

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Andrae Crouch And The Disciples – Live 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Starting the year with more sad news from the Music Community. Word earlier this…

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January 9, 2015

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Mario Cuomo 1984 Convention Address – RIP: Mario Cuomo (1932-2015) – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Gov. Mario Cuomo – Address to 1984 Democratic Convention – July 1, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the news of the passing of former New…

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January 1, 2015

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Buddy DeFranco – Live In Buenos Aires 1980 – (RIP: Buddy DeFranco – 1923-2014) – Past Daily Downbeat: Tribute Edition

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Buddy De Franco – Live in Buenos Aires 1980 More sad news this week. The passing on Christmas Eve of Jazz Hall of Fame Clarinetist Buddy De…

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December 28, 2014

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Joe Cocker In Session At The BBC – (Joe Cocker: 1944-2014) – Nights At The Roundtable: Tribute Edition

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Joe Cocker in Session at The BBC – 1968-1969 – BBC Radio 1 I was hoping we’d make it to the end of the year (a little…

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December 22, 2014

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Etta James – Live In San Francisco 1981 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend

The Legendary Etta James this weekend. Recorded live at The Boarding House in San Francisco in March of 1981, this was originally supposed to come out shortly after it was recorded, but a cabinet full of complications prevented it. Fortunately,…

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December 20, 2014

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‘The Yankees Are Invading Panama! The Yankees Are Invading Panama!’ – December 19-20, 1989

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – News and bulletins – December 19, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If you happened to be around on this day, 25 years ago,…

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December 19, 2014

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Hall & Oates – Live At My Father’s Place 1979 – Nights At The Roundtable: Concert Edition

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Hall & Oates – Live At My Father’s Place – December 7, 1979 – WLIR-FM Late 70s/early 80s tonight. With MTV rapidly invading most living rooms in…

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December 18, 2014

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Milt Jackson/Ray Brown Quartet – Live In Hamburg 1984 – Past Daily Downbeat

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Milt Jackson/Ray Brown Quartet – Live at Festival 9 – Hamburg – October 18, 1984 – NDR Jumping into the sound of Milt Jackson this week, along…

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December 14, 2014

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Lied To By The KGB – December 10, 1981

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – December 10, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News regarding the continuing odyssey of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the tribulations and drama…

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December 10, 2014

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Hijackings And Oil Prices – December 9, 1981

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News On The Hour – December 9, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Compared to other December 9th’s in history, December 9, 1981 was downright calm.…

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December 9, 2014

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