"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– CBS Radio – Back Where I Come From – August 19, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection.- In an attempt to broaden the musical tastes of mainstream America, CBS Radio in 1940 experimented with the idea of presenting Folk…
– Curtis Mayfield – live At Town & Country, London – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Change of pace for Sunday night – a taste of Soul by way of the legendary Curtis Mayfield.…
– Count Basie with Joe Williams – The Tonight Show With Steve Allen – September 28, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence the early days of TV were days of eclectic wonderment, this excerpt from an episode…
Groundhogs – in concert – 1972 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – Groundhogs in concert this week. The venerable 3-piece Power Trio, who started off as a Blues band and quickly evolved into one of the more precedent-setting…
– 4 By Ike & Tina Turner – From the lp Don’t Play Me Cheap – Sue Records LP-2005 – Diving through vinyl this weekend. Coming up with early Ike & Tina Turner. During their stint with Sue Records, from…
Albert Collins and The Icebreakers – live at Chestnut Cabaret – December 12, 1986 – Band Soundboard recording – Albert Collins for a Blast of the Blues this weekend. Recorded in concert at Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia on December 12,…
– John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, featuring Eric Clapton – live on The Saturday Club – April 26, 1965 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not thought of, for the most part, as one of the British Invasion…
In case you weren’t quite up for the soothing Anti-Road Rage sounds of the New York Philharmonic tonight, here’s a little something that should put a smile back on your face – the inimitable Bobby Blue Bland, in concert at…
Brian Auger & The Trinity – live in concert for John Peel – March 1, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – The legendary Brian Auger and The Trinity in concert for the John Peel Sunday Show tonight. Recorded at The…
Next to Blue Cheer, The Groundhogs may very well have been responsible for some hearing loss on my part in the late 60s/early 70s. One of the best bands to listen to under headphones, cranked up past the threshold of…