Part 1: Part 2: Continuing our Classic Summer Festivals with another concert from The Hollywood Bowl. This time it’s The Los Angeles Philharmonic under guest Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt and the great German piano virtuoso Hans Richter-Haaser. The concert was recorded, but never broadcast, on July 30, 1963. It’s a meat-and-potatoes
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Lauren Bacall – Interviewed by Jeremy Issacs – March 20, 1995 – BBC I will admit, this has been a terrible week. We’ve lost two icons in as many days. Though one was sudden and shocking, the other is the end
Click on the link here for Audio Player – President Roosevelt Address at Puget Sound – August 12, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Ending up a four-week tour of the Pacific Theater of Operations, President Roosevelt arrived back in the U.S. and gave a quick rundown of the War
Click on this link to make a donation: http://igg.me/p/881521/x/6847927 I thought I would give you a progress report on how we’re doing so far. As I’m sure you all know by now, we’re in the midst of fundraising to keep the preservation and restoration of thousands of hours of historic
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – Fresh Air with Terry Gross – Robin Williams interview – November 24, 2006 – NPR Nothing comes as shocking or distressing as a death unexpected. Hearing the news of the sudden passing of Robin Williams carried with it a
Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC Home And Overseas Service – Address by Prime Minister Clement Atlee – August 10, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the end of World War 2 came the beginning of the economic and social crisis that gripped, not only
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”16303″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 11, 1947 – Cedric Foster News And Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] The big news for this August 11th in 1947 was the abrupt ending of the Senate Sub-committee Hearings on the wartime contracts of Howard Hughes. The investigation as to where
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Fat Mattress In Session – September 27, 1969 – Radio Bremen/WDR As long as we’re doing classics and rarities this weekend, I might as well add Noel Redding‘s Fat Mattress to the mix. A rare session for Radio Bremen-TV (Beat Club)
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Nathaniel Shilkret – Trombone Concerto – Sgt. Hoyt Bohannon, Trombone with The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl – Leopold Stokowski, cond. July 28, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Something obscure and long-thought lost this weekend. The Trombone Concerto by Nathaniel
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Skip Weshner’s Accent On Sound – Live From The Village Gate – May 23, 1959 – KRHM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A few months ago I ran a Skip Weshner Accent On Sound Folk Program live from One Sheridan Square.
