Category: 1960’s
Pete Brown & Piblokto – Live In Paris – 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Pete Brown & Piblokto – Live in Paris – 1970 – RTL – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news today of the passing of Pete Brown, a task which seems to be happening on a daily basis now. I am re-running this piece, which was originally
It’s May 1967 – You’re A Teenager – You’re In High School – Your World Has Turned Day-Glo – You Can Thank Lord Tim For That – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles.
KBLA – Lord Tim – May 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You probably have no memory of it – 1967 went by in a blur after all. Big chunks are missing – how and why things happened are mysterious shadows, even to this day. But there you were,
Blossom Toes – In Session 1968 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Blossom Toes – In Session at Bouton Rouge – February 10, 1968 – We have that small, dedicated, somewhat loopy society of individuals known as The Record Collectors to thank for rescuing what has been, up to now, one of the most criminally underrated and overlooked bands of the
Claude Bonneton With The ORTF Chamber Orchestra Play Music Of Antoine Tisné – 1965 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Antoine Tisné – Piano Concerto Nr. 3 – Claude Bonneton, Piano – ORTF Chamber Orch. Claude Hartemann, cond – 1965 ORTF Studio recording – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Heading into more experimental country this week with a radio broadcast performance, possibly the premier recording of the 3rd Piano
Alan Shepard: First American In Space Holds A Press Conference – May 8, 1961
– CBS Radio Special Report: Alan Shepard Press Conference – May 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On May 5, 1961 America sent its first Astronaut into space. Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7, the first of the series of six Project Mercury flights into space, eventually leading to
The Apple-Green Chamber: The Execution Of Caryl Chessman – May 2, 1960
– Caryl Chessman Execution reports and bulletins – May1-2, 1960 – Various Los Angeles Stations + Voice Of America Shortwave News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 2, 1960, the day a 12 year odyssey came to an end. Convicted murderer and rapist, Caryl Chessman, known as The Red
Shocking Blue – Live In Tokyo 1971 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Shocking Blue – in concert from Tokyo 1971 – NHK-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Shocking Blue to start the week. I know what you’re thinking; “one-hit wonders”. Um, no. Shocking Blue were one of a wave of bands coming out of The Netherlands who scored very highly