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The Daily Flash – live – various venues – Approximately October 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you like what we do, you might want to consider kicking in some love: Become a Patron! The Daily Flash to kick off the week. A band that had a solid...
Peter, Paul and Mary, Odetta – Bud & Travis- Folk Night At The Bowl – August 2, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Help us preserve history: Become a Patron! Since running The Kingston Trio concert last night, I’ve had several requests for other Folk concerts from this period...
The Kingston Trio – live at the No on 14 Rally – Hollywood Bowl – October 4, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hate to bug you, but we have a goal to meet: Become a Patron! With the sad news that founding member of The Kingston Trio, Bob...
Your support is needed, I’m serious:Become a Patron! January 1951. Still the month to look back at the accomplishments of the previous year. This radio discussion series called “You And . . .” focused on different aspects of our society in 1951; where we were going, what were we doing...
NBC Radio – Monitor – 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm – June 25, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Considering America had gone through a World War, gone through Korea and was smack in the middle of a Cold War with The Soviet Union, our predilection for fun had...
ZZ Top – In Concert from Essen, Germany – April 19, 1980 – WDR – Become a Patron! Ending up the weekend with ZZ Top, playing their first concert in Europe, at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany on April 19 by West German Radio/TV. ZZ Top formed in 1969 in...
Encore Time – Jim Hawthorne, Major J. Andrew White – KNX Midnight-1:00 am – June 3, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Before 24 hour news cycles, ’round the clock music and talk, radio was a sort of “uncharted waters” after midnight. If you were one...
It makes all the difference in the world: Become a Patron! January 3, 1936 – Opening day of the 74th Congress. The long, sometimes laborious ritual, but significant as it marked one of the first times a broadcast, live from Capitol Hill and from Congress took place. This was one...
Become a Patron! President Eisenhower delivered his Christmas Eve message, on December 24, 1953 with a feeling of gratitude. Gratitude that the War in Korea had finally come to an end, and that the word was at peace for the first time since Christmas 1949. President Eisenhower: For us, this...
Christopher Meineke: Railroad March – James M. Deems – Telegraph Quick-Step – NBC Symphony – Dr. Frank Black – February 4, 1943 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Names most people don’t know anymore – one; Dr. Frank Black, was something of a multi-tasker. He was Music Director...
