June 7, 1944 – D-Day Plus One – Foothold In France.
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Category: Past Daily
Ann Peebles – In Session 1974 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Ann Peebles – in session for John Peel – October 9, 1974 – BBC Radio 1 – Ann Peebles to close out the weekend. In session for John Peel at the BBC and recorded on October 9, 1974. If she recorded nothing else, she would always be known for her
Serge Koussevitsky – In Rehearsal – Music Of David Diamond And Aron Copland – 1949 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Boston Symphony In Rehearsal With Serge Koussevitsky, Conductor – January 10, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This weekend it’s The Boston Symphony in rehearsal from January 10, 1949, featuring Music Director Serge Koussevitsky leading the orchestra in rehearsals of David Diamond‘s Spring Rounds for Orchestra and Aron Copland’s Lincoln
Billy Eckstine – Bud Powell – Live At Birdland 1953 – Past Daily Downbeat
Stars In Jazz w/Bud Powell Trio and Billy Eckstine – live from Birdland – July 8, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Sadly, they don’t actually play together, but Bud Powell and Billy Eckstine share the stage at Birdland in this classic live Jazz broadcast from 1953. Bud Powell has
Invasion Of Europe – June 6, 1944 – First Wave, First Bulletins
NBC-CBS Radio – Early reports of D-Day Invasion – June 6, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seventy years ago today – June 6, 1944, while most of America was still asleep, the Allies were busily engaged in the largest invasion in history. Planning for the operation began in 1943.
June 3, 1967 – Cities On Edge: Preview Of A Long, Hot Summer – Middle-East On The Brink – Vietnam With Numbing Regularity.
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”14928″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”June 3, 1967 – ABC News Around The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Summer of 1967, though it was touted as The Summer Of Love, was anything but for this June 3rd. Rioting had broken out in the Roxbury suburb of Boston, with
May 31, 1972 – Nixon In Warsaw
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”14848″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 31, 1972 – Nixon Arrives In Warsaw – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] NBC coverage of Nixon Arrival in Warsaw – May 31, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On his way back from a historic visit to Moscow in May
Charles Munch And Ruth Posselt With The Boston Symphony Rehearse Bloch And Haydn – 1951 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch,Cond. – Ruth Posselt, violin – March 21, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This week it’s the BSO under Music Director Charles Munch and the legendary American violinist Ruth Posselt in a rehearsal of Ernst Bloch‘s Baal Shem (Pictures of Hassidic Life
Memorial Day 1923 – Warren G. Harding
President Warren G. Harding Address at Hoboken New Jersey – Return of 5,212 war dead – May 23, 1923 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Memorial Day – In 1923 it was observed by the return of some 5,212 war dead from Europe, fallen during World War 1 – the “War
May 27, 1940 – Fearful Turn Of Events – Paul Reynaud And The Situation In Belgium
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21460″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 27, 1940 – CBS Special Report – Reynaud Address – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] CBS Special Report – Situation in Europe/Address by Premier Paul Reynaud – May 27, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. 81 years ago today, ominous news was coming from