June 7, 1947 – In The Matter Of Food And Survival
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June 6, 1944 – D-Day – Storming Fortress Europe – Allied Landings In France.
– June 6, 1944 – Mutual Coverage of D-Day landings – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Certainly the date of June 6th isn’t the sole property of 1944. A lot has happened since then. But as time passes and the numbers of people involved or bearing witness to that day
T.Rex – Live At Wembley – 1972 – Past Daily Weekend Backstage Pass.
Since we’re in the middle of the weekend, I thought I’d get things partly rolling with a classic T.Rex concert, recorded at Wembley on March 18, 1972. There’s a lot of live T. Rex material out there, but unfortunately, not much is very good. This one sounds excellent and it
June 2, 1961 – JFK Heads To Europe, Accompanies Jackie To Paris.
– June 2, 1961 – JFK In Paris – reports – NBC News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 2, 1961 – It was the last day of a historic visit to France by President Kennedy and the First Lady. According to the White House communique, talks with Charles
May 30, 1942 – Memorial Day In Wartime
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Memorial Day 1953 – President Eisenhower
It was sixty-nine years ago this Memorial Day that President Eisenhower officially proclaimed Memorial Day to be a National Day of Remembrance. A day of remembrance for those who fell at the end of the Civil War, the day has come to symbolize a time of remembrance to those Americans
May 27, 1947 – Among The Subjects: Lynching – Recovery In Europe – What To Do About Moscow.
– ABC News Of Tomorrow – May 27, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some people may find it strange and unbelievable that, as late as 1947 the subject of Lynching and introducing anti-Lynching Laws was still very much a debated issue. That previous attempts at introducing laws to
May 23, 1945 – In The Middle Of Festivities, Resignation – Churchill To Step Down.
– NBC News Of The World – May 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 23rd 1945 had much to do with the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the call for Parliamentary elections to take place in July. It was speculated Churchill
Supersister: Pudding en Gisteren Ballet – 1972 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Supersister – Pudding en Gisteren, Ballet from the lp Pudding en Gisteren – Dutch Polydor 1972 – Supersister were a band more heard about than actually heard by a lot of people, particularly in the U.S. – at a time when Prog Rock was coming into its own, they
John Entwistle Discusses Playing Bass For The Who – 1979 – Past Daily Talking Music
John Entwistle – Interview (unknown interviewer) – April 16, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Who’s John Entwistle in an open-ended interview, recorded April 16, 1979. Almost always (with the exception of Paul McCartney and Jack Bruce) bass players in bands, particularly bands with the stature of The