Ian & Sylvia – Live At The Hollywood Bowl – Folk Night – 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Editors Note: Just hearing the sad news regarding the passing of Ian Tyson earlier today. Here is a tribute and reminder of one of cornerstones of the Folk era in
– Culture In America: An Assessment – 1960 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Culture in America, circa 1960. Even 62 years ago, we were starting to ask questions about our accomplishments as a people – what contributions had we made as a society; not just of
CBS Radio – A Christmas Sing With Bing – December 24, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Contrary to rumors that he hated it, Bing Crosby has become synonymous with Christmas and Christmas music. Starting in 1954 and going up to his death, Bing Crosby became the epitome of
– KNX- Mike Roy Cooking Show – Dec. 18, 1967 – Cooking programs were a regular staple in the daily diet of a radio station up until the 1990s. Most are gone now. The few that are left are relegated to weekend programming via Public Radio. But during their heyday,
The Rascals – KHJ Appreciation Night – Hollywood Bowl – 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More bad news today. I was Just hearing about the passing of Dino Danelli, drummer and co-founder of The Rascals who died earlier today. Often called “one of the greatest unappreciated rock drummers
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Flu season, just like clockwork – fever, chills, aching, sweats. You’ve just thrown up everything you’ve ever had in your stomach since you were five. Your hair hurts. The best you can do is just lie there, encased in blankets, drenched in sweat – alternately boiling and freezing and staring
ABC News Around The World – December 2, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Peace seemed to be the illusive goal, this December 2nd in 1967. With fighting in Vietnam continuing, B-52’s staging raids, South Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia and seemingly fruitless attempts at negotiations in Paris. the war
Editors Note: With the sad news of the passing of Christine McVie, I thought I would re-post this (from 2013) as tribute to an amazing artist, gifted writer and remarkable human being. Something slightly unusual tonight. A radio session for John Peel by the legendary Chicken Shack featuring Christine McVie
– The Zombies – in session for Top Of The Pops – 1966-1967 – BBC Radio 1 – If they recorded nothing else, The Zombies would be cemented in the legacy of 60s indelibles with She’s Not There and Tell Her No. But they recorded a lot more –
