. . . 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 York Governor Mario Cuomo earlier today, it brought back a
. . . 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 Franco, whose work began in the Big Band era and
. . . 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 over a week away) without news of one more passing
. . . 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 America by this time, the onslaught of video-perfect bands went
. . . 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 with Ray Brown and their quartet featuring Cedar Walton on
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Bobby Keys And The Suffering Bastards – live at The Cannery Ballroom, Nashville – Feb. 11, 2012 – Band soundboard. And another loss today. This time it’s ace-sax player and Rolling Stones sideman Bobby Keys, who had
. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 27, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection November 27th in 1982 fell on a Saturday. Thoughts of Thanksgiving were now fading into memory. And even though it was a holiday weekend, that
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 17, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of those baffling days in history where the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. On November 17, 1986 the
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Killing Joke – In Session For John Peel – July 4, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 Killing Joke tonight. In session for John Peel from July 4th 1983. Extending the Experimental/Alternative mantle a bit, Killing Joke were one of those bands
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – October 29, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection October 29, 1981 – a day where Baseball and Politics had more than a few things in common. After much 11th hour arm-twisting, President Reagan managed to get
