Fleetwood Mac – in session at Radio Aberdeen, Scotland – June 23, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Editors note: This was first published in 2017 – with the sad news today of the passing of founder Peter Green it is now offered as a tribute to one of
Lou Harrison – Suite For Piano (1943) – David Hemmingway,piano – KPFA Studio recording – Dec. 1, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – American composers from the modern period of the 20th century this weekend. Lou Harrison was one of the more fascinating and unconventional composers from the mid-20th
WLS – Ron Riley – British Billboard – February 24, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Being a teenager, just about anywhere in America meant having your ear at least partially glued to your radio. The British Invasion was going full blast, and every week some new band, some
Black Power – BBC Radio 1 Documentary – 2004 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1968 – the year things came to a head – the year of confrontation and questioning; the year it all changed. The Civil Rights struggle of the 1960s was continuing – coupled with social changes
January 22, 1969 – Newsfront – News + Nixon’s Foreign Policy – EEN – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 22,1969 – The first few days of a Nixon White House – the changes were coming in. One of Richard Nixon’s big campaign promises was ending the war in Vietnam
Rudolf Firkusny, Eudice Shapiro, Leonard Rose and guests – 1964 Shakespearean Music Festival – CBC Transcription Service A historic festival appearance this week. The 1964 Stratford Shakespearean Music Festival in Canada, featuring a stellar ensemble of soloists, headed up by pianist Rudolf Firkusny, violinist Eudice Shapiro, Cellist Leonard Rose and
WIBG – Philadelphia – 8-9:00 am – January 6, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 6, 1961 – 8 in the morning. It’s a Friday, the end of the first full week of school after Christmas vacation. Like just about every other kid in every other high school
JFK Address to the Society Of Newspaper Editors – April 20, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – JFK addresses the Society of Newspaper Editors during their annual convention in Washington D.C. on April 20, 1961. The bulk of this address was regarding the recent failed invasion of Cuba by,
Ronald Reagan – interview on Meet The Press – NBC Radio – January 9, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1966, former TV and movie actor and SAG President Ronald Reagan announced his intentions to run for Governor of California. Reagan, who created stir at the 1964 Republican
Charles Mingus – Live at Théåtre des Champs Elysées, Paris – April 19, 1964 – Radio France Musique Charles Mingus in concert from Paris this weekend. Recorded by Radio France on April 19, 1964. I ran across this concert a couple of weeks ago via the newly revamped Radio Musique
