"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
The Doris Day Show – May 16, 1952 – CBS Radio Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You could not have lived in the 1950s and not know who Doris Day was. It was impossible. She was seemingly everywhere.…
Gotta hand it to you – you’re dedicated. Got your learners permit, went to every Drivers Ed class all semester – stood in line for hours at the DMV. Finally got your license – worked your ass off and put…
– KMET – Steven Clean – December 27, 1973 – Rob Frankel Collection – Someday. Someday they may make a phone you can take with you anywhere. You will never miss a call, never miss an opportunity ever again. Someday.…
Dinah Shore, Harry James and His Orchestra and Johnny Mercer – Call For Music – March 12, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend, time to dust off a few classic examples of mid-century entertainment…
April 7, 1971 – Dave Diamond – KRLA – Rob Frankel Collection – You remember. You were exited over the possibilities. Two months to go and you’ll never HAVE to wake up every morning – never HAVE to be home…
– Radio London – June 25, 1965 – Stuart Busby/United DJs Collection – You have a Pen-Pal. Her name is Fern. Fern Lives in London. You were assigned Fern by your Social Studies Teacher when the semester started. You were…
– KMPC – Dick Whittinghill – 7-8:00 am – June 26, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not every radio station in Los Angeles threw open its doors and welcomed Rock n’ Roll with open arms. No. Although, in…
– WABC – Alan Freed and dial-hopping – March 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1959 – last year of a decade; a decade that started with a war in Korea and was ending with the Cold War. A…
KROQ – Rodney Bingenheimer with The Go-Go’s – March 30, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s Sunday night and your ears are glued to the radio. Why? Because Rodney is holding court, just like he has the…
– KRLA – Jimmy O’Neil Program – October 9. 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s 1961. You’re sixteen. You’re the one on the left in the picture. You’re brooding. There’s something in the air – maybe it’s Cuba,…