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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
4th of July, 1947. Smack in the middle of Postwar reconstruction and grumblings of Cold Wars and Iron Curtains and talk of Independence and the Middle East getting ready to explode. Of instability and civil wars in Greece and refugees…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”8941″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 1, 1961 – Baukhage Talking – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for July 1, 1947 – H.R. Baukhage – ABC Radio – (Gordon Skene Sound Collection) During a day where…
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NBC Radio – Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Samuel Barber, guest Conductor – June 23, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Continuing our ongoing series of historic rehearsal recordings with The Boston Symphony. This one features…
This day 59 years ago, the New Frontier was alive and well and girding up its optimistic loins for a crack at settling the world’s problems. Kennedy lost no time in actualizing his dream for a Peace Corps. Between his…
Something I ran a few years ago but you may have missed. One of a series of promotional Radio programs done for various studios and feature films of the 1950s, starting with this one – a promo for the film…
Conversation: The Good Life – Mid Century – November 29, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection What constitutes The Good Life? In mid-century America it ran the gamut. In 1956 we were hot in the throes of conspicuous consumption, and…
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Boston Symphony In Rehearsal With Serge Koussevitsky, Conductor – January 10, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This weekend it’s The Boston Symphony in rehearsal from January 10, 1949, featuring Music Director Serge Koussevitsky leading the orchestra in rehearsals of…