Category Americana

Election 2000

November 6, 2000 – ‘I Think We’re Gonna Be Here A Long Time On Election Night’ – Election 2000.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”24309″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 6, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] 20 years ago today it was the eve of Election 2000. Considered too close to call even the…

Election 1960

November 8-9, 1960 – Election Night 1960 – America Votes And Waits

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53513″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 8-9, 1960 – Election 1960 – CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Election Night 1960 – CBS News – November 8-9, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection November 8 and 9, 1960…

Al Gore - Campaign 2000

November 2, 2000 – Bush-Gore: Down To The Wire

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”30001″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 2, 2000 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] November 2, 2000 – it was coming down to the wire; the Bush-Gore election campaigns of 2000. Last minute sweeps throughout the…

The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers On The Air – 1958 – Past Daily Soundbooth

Not askin’ for much:Become a Patron! A brief detour to live TV of the 1950’s tonight with The Everly Brothers and their guest appearance on The Big Record, the short-lived TV Variety show hosted by Patti Page and featuring the…

First Day - New School - 1967

It’s February 1967 – You Live In L.A. – You’re A Teenager – You’re The New Kid In A New School – First Days Are Just Like That.

Wink Martindale – KFWB – February 18, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s happened to almost everybody at one time or another. You’re the New Kid In School – don’t know a soul – don’t know your way…

Adlai Stevenson - Campaiging - 1956

October 28 1956 – Eisenhower Or Stevenson? Election ’56 And The Candidates –

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”53440″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 28, 1956 – American Forum Of The Air – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] October 28, 1956 – American Forum: Eisenhower or Stevenson? – Debate – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene…

Jerry Jeff Walker (1942-2020)

Jerry Jeff Walker – In Concert From San Francisco – 1991 – (Jerry Jeff Walker: 1942-2020) Backstage Pass Tribute Edition

Jerry Jeff Walker – in concert at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco – June 28, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing the seemingly daily dose of loss, reports (and confirmations) that Music legend Jerry Jeff Walker…

FDR - Address in Chicago

October 14, 1936 – FDR -‘A Regimentation Of Other People’s Money – A Regimentation Of Other People’s Lives’

With the Presidential Campaign of 1936 in its last weeks and at fevered pitch, President Roosevelt embarked on a coast-to-coast tour to bring his message home. In 1936, America was in better shape than it was in 1932. But detractors…

Gerald Ford

October 12, 1973 – Who Is Gerald Ford? – Nixon Appoints A New VP.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17495″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 12, 1973 – Special Report – Nixon Chooses Ford – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Just as America was reeling from the shock of vice-President Spiro Agnew‘s resignation amid a flurry…