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Supporting a little history never hurt anybody: Become a Patron! News for this St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) in 1947 had just about everything to do with the state of the World after War. The grumblings of East-West tensions and speculations over a rumored private meeting between Secretary of State...
Takemitsu – 1. Hymn For A Tired Man (1968) – 2.The Inheritance (1962) – Films Directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Film Music of Toru Takemitsu – Patrons take note – non-Patrons, give it some thought: Become a Patron! Film Music to end the weekend – not just any film music,...
Subscribers can download for free: Become a Patron! Two significant events for this September 26th in 1945. The first being General MacArthur’s meeting with Emperor Hirohito, MacArthur’s first since being appointed head of the Allied Occupation of Japan. A meeting that was strictly formal and, judging by the official U.S....
VSOP II – Live in Tokyo – recorded at NHK Hall – May 19, 1983 – NHK-FM – Become a Patron! VSOP II in concert from Tokyo this weekend. Recorded at NHK Hall in Tokyo on May 19, 1983 and broadcast by NHK. This one isn’t new or newly discovered...
Toro y Moi – live at Fuji Rock Festival – July 26, 2019 – NHK-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Toro y Moi in concert last week at the Fuji Rock Festival. Recorded on July 26th. Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick; November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro...
Stella Donnelly -Live At Fuji Festival 2019 – Recorded July 27, 2019 – NHK-FM New faces by way of Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly, whose debut album came out in March of this year and has been getting widely positive reactions all over the world. Recorded literally hours ago, Donnelly and...
May 24, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 24, 1994 – U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached a compromise in Washington discussions about Trade talks. The first round of negotiations collapsed in February were now looking for a restart with a common understanding on...
April 4, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 4, 1987 – Pope John Paul II visits Chile and gets a glimpse of the violence in the streets of Santiago while conducting an open air Mass. Demonstrators, protesting the oppressive military dictatorship of Augusto...
Herbert Blomstedt and The NHK Symphony in Concert – October 24, 2018 – Suntory Hall, Tokyo – NHK-FM – The legendary Herbert Blomtedt leading the NHK Symphony in music of Beethoven and Stenhammer during this Subscription concert on October 24, 2018 and recorded live from the stage at Suntory Hall...
March 27, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 27, 1978 – The 16-week old Coal Miners strike was looking to be at an end – for the most part. Most of the Soft Coal Miners went back to work, their nationwide walkout at...
Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. It's living history and it's timeless.
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