As one of those people who hates saying “oh, you should have been there”, I have to say, if you have just discovered Genesis, and more importantly, Genesis during the Peter Gabriel period, you truly missed some of the best live performances to be given by a band in the
– Chic with Nile Rodgers – Glastonbury 2013 – BBC 6 Music – June 28, 2013 – It’s hard to say who was more blown away by this concert – the band or the audience. Clearly it was a love-fest and an energy feed, with the venerable and legendary Nile
– The Real People – In Concert – May 25, 1992 – Diving headfirst into the weekend with The Real People; a band that was extremely influential in establishing the Britpop scene in the early 90s, but who had somehow been overlooked and sadly underrated in the bigger picture. The
– News Of The World – December 5, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As War raged throughout the rest of the world on this December 5th in 1944, Civil War was raging in Greece on this particular day. In Europe, Patton’s 3rd Army had deepened the Saar Bridgehead,
– Princess Elizabeth -Oct. 13, 1940 – In the dark days of 1940 during the Blitz, a massive relocation campaign had begun in Britain concerning children living in the danger areas of large metropolitan cities. As a result, they were being evacuated to small country villages around England, but also
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– Curtis Mayfield – live At Town & Country, London – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Change of pace for Sunday night – a taste of Soul by way of the legendary Curtis Mayfield. The man who gave us a flood of hits with
– BBC World Service – London Column – July 18, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the war continued in the Pacific, only weeks away from its final end, Europe was slowly putting the shattered pieces back together, clearing away the wreckage and starting on the long road
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– UB40 In Concert – June 13, 1981 – BBC In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – Continuing with the 80s tonight and a concert by UB40 from June 13, 1981. Recorded, as always, by the venerable BBC Radio as part of their In Concert Series. Part of the
