"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Carl Sandburg addresses Congress on occasion of Lincoln’s 150th birthday – February 12, 1959 As no doubt many of you know, next week will mark the 205th birthday of Abraham Lincoln.…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Pete Seeger – In Concert At The Hollywood Bowl – No on Proposition 14 Rally – September 23, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the sad news earlier this evening…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – James Day Interviews Sarah Vaughan – March 7, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Probably one of the most iconic and recognizable voices in music, Sarah Vaughan soared to the short-list…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBC Radio – Cesar Chavez: The California Grape Boycott – 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of those names certainly synonymous with political and human rights movements of the 1960s,…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Blue Network – The Magic Key – Cincinnati Symphony, Eugene Goosens – April 24, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A rare concert from the 1930s this weekend. From the…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Duke Ellington – 25th Anniversary concert – Birdland, New York – November 25, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another classic this weekend. Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, celebrating 25…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Newsmark – Arthur Ashe, Roberston Davies, Sen. John Tower – May 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Two interesting and diverse interviews this weekend, and something political to…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Vic Chesnutt with Lambchop – Live At Crossing Border Festival – October 16, 1998 – VPRO, Hilversum No doubt, Vic Chesnutt was an original. Hampered, only in the physical sense, the…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio All-Star Parade Of Bands – Louis Armstrong – Live At Basin Street, New York – May 8, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Cooking up some Traditional Jazz this…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Hollies – live in Croatia – 1968 – Croatian TV Audio Continuing from last night, here is another example of a British Invasion-era band live. This time it’s The Hollies…