June 7, 1944 – D-Day Plus One – Foothold In France.
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Category: Americana
Serge Koussevitsky – In Rehearsal – Music Of David Diamond And Aron Copland – 1949 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
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 David Diamond‘s Spring Rounds for Orchestra and Aron Copland’s Lincoln
Memorial Day 1923 – Warren G. Harding
President Warren G. Harding Address at Hoboken New Jersey – Return of 5,212 war dead – May 23, 1923 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Memorial Day – In 1923 it was observed by the return of some 5,212 war dead from Europe, fallen during World War 1 – the “War
Bob Newhart – Live At The Hollywood Bowl – 1961 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Comic icons this weekend. The legendary Bob Newhart, live at the Hollywood Bowl during the annual benefit for the Boys Club of America in 1961. Bob Newhart has become such an integral part of our culture that, hearing him early on in his career, just as he was taking off,
Bob Dylan On The Radio – 1962 – Past Daily Soundbooth: Birthday Edition
After devoting too many posts the past year on tributes for musicians who have passed away, it’s an absolute pleasure to post something of a celebration tonight. Hard to imagine, but Bob Dylan turns 80 today, May 24th. Not to belabor the point, but it really doesn’t seem that long
May 17, 1953 – U.S. Immigration Policy In 1953 – Past Daily Reference Room
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May 17, 1968 – A Word From Cesar Chavez – Past Daily Reference Room
Newsfront – Cesar Chavez – May 17 1968 – As a reminder today of just who Cesar Chavez was and what he stood for, here is an interview with Chavez from May 17, 1968, at the height of the Grape Boycott and the struggle for recognition the Migrant Farm Worker
NBC Radio Orchestra Plays Music Of George Whitefield Chadwick – 1945 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
George W. Chadwick – A Vagrom Ballad – NBC Studio Orchestra – Henri Nosco – June 28, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before the likes of Aron Copland, Roy Harris and many other composers of the “modern period” of American Classical music revolutionized the concert stages of the
Personality Radio And The Station To The Stars – KMPC – 1968 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
KMPC – Dick Whittinghill Show – May 12, 1968 – 9-10a.m. – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While Top 40 was dominating the AM Radio airwaves in the 1960s, the distant second was Middle-Of-The-Road; radio that didn’t make too many waves and was long on personalities, but with music blending comfortably
Golden Hubcaps – Juvenile Delinquents – 1956 – Weekend Pop Chronicles
Juvenile Delinquency in 1956 – the big problem centered around hubcaps and hubcap stealing for fun and profit. Sounds silly, but apparently it was quite lucrative in 1956, and it drove many teenagers to a life of crime in Los Angeles and other cities around the country. In this documentary,