Screen legends of the 20th century this weekend. An interview with Mary Astor by CBS Reporter Charles Collingwood for Person To Person on August 25, 1961. Mary Astor (born May 3, 1906, Quincy, Ill., U.S.—died September 25, 1987, Woodland Hills, Calif.) was an American motion-picture and stage actress noted for
Hollywood Bowl – Film Composer’s Night – Hollywood Bowl Orchestra – Sept. 25, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Part 1 Hollywood Bowl – Film Composer’s Night – Hollywood Bowl Orchestra – Sept. 25, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Part 2 In what was the first of
– NBC Radio – New World – Discussing George Bernard Shaw – July 29, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – George Bernard Shaw – Irish Playwright, critic, activist, economist, essayist, novelist, was born on this day, July 26, 1856 in Dublin. He was co-founder of the London School of
Pink Floyd In Session For Top Gear – December 19, 1967 – John Peel – BBC Radio 1 It’s hard to convey, some 57 years later, just how much of a revelation it was, listening to Pink Floyd for the first time. In 1967 they were bending ears and blowing
– Michael Jackson death – Farrah Fawcett death – June 25, 2009 – Further evidence this day in history has been busier than most. Hard to believe it’s been fifteen years since the tragic news came that Pop Icon Michael Jackson had died. An already troubled figure working on what
– Charlie Parker w/Woody Herman’s Third Herd – Kansas City – July 22, 1951 – Main-Man Records A historic rarity this week, recorded under less-than-ideal conditions, but grateful it exists at all. Woody Herman‘s Third Herd featuring a rare appearance by Charlie Parker, in a broadcast from the Municipal Arena
Become a member and make a difference: Become a Patron! NET – Newsfront – Interview with Pete Seeger regarding Smothers Brothers censorship – Sept.13, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Certainly no stranger to controversy, Pete Seeger had more than his fair share of incidents where his right of speech
Part 1: – L.A. Phil. – Mehta-Rubinstein – March 5, 1965 – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Part 2. – L.A. Phil. – Mehta-Rubinstein – March 5, 1965 – Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something special, rare and historic this week. A 1965 concert
– Vic Chesnutt with Lambchop – Live At Crossing Border Festival – October 16, 1998 – VPRO, Hilversum – No doubt, Vic Chesnutt was an original. Hampered, only in the physical sense, the result of a car accident when he was 18 which left him paraplegic and wheelchair bound, Vic
– Steve Hillage Band – live at Kent University – BBC Goes To College – Oct. 3, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 One of the legends of the Prog-Rock era, Steve Hillage in concert this weekend – live at Kent University and recorded by the BBC for their Rock Goes
