Objective: West Coast – December 9, 1941
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Category: Popular Culture
Steve Allen: Farewell To L.A. – December 7, 1950 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
– Steve Allen Show – farewell to L.A. – KNX-CBS Radio – Dec. 6-7, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Steve Allen, before his pioneering days as host of the very first Tonight Show on Television, was one of the mainstays of local radio in Southern California in the
In Search Of Time’s Man Of The Year – 1958 – Past Daily Gallimaufry
– Bill Downs Commentary – CBS Radio – December 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As it always is, the end of just about every year brings a flood of reflections, what-if’s and ironies. 1958 certainly joins the ranks of the dim-distant past, and most likely very few, if
Oasis – London, 1995 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Oasis for a Friday – their second night appearing at Earls Court in London on November 5, 1995. By 1995, Oasis were household names all over the world. In April of that year they had their first Number one single, Some Might Say but there were also signs of things
My Morning Jacket – Berlin 2015 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
[/caption] – My Morning Jacket – in concert at Lollapalooza Berlin 2015 – Sept 14, 2015 – RBB Berlin – My Morning Jacket to kick off Throwback Thursday – in concert at the 2015 Lollapalooza Festival in Berlin on September 14th and preserved for posterity by RBB in Berlin. Just
The Battle Of Seattle – Week Of December 4, 1999
CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – December 4, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- Twenty-five years ago this week, the streets of Seattle were awash in teargas and protestors as the WTO Ministerial Summit met to discuss trade negotiations which began on November 30. Instead, the WTO goings-on were eclipsed by
Cold War Jitters And Price Controls – December 3, 1947
– NBC Radio News Of The World – December 3, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News about the Cold War overseas and discontent over Price Controls at home, for this December 3rd in 1947. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson predicted a dramatic rise in Meat prices for 1948 unless
ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) – London 1976 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
ELO this morning. One of the most popular bands of the early 1970s, and certainly one of the most successful from that decade. The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) began life from the wreckage of The Move, which featured ELO founding members Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and drummer Bev Bevan. Roy
The Shins – Sydney – 2007 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– The Shins – live at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – August 9, 2007 – Triple J Radio – Over to Australia this morning for a 2007 concert by The Shins, playing to a sold out (and pretty jazzed) audience as Enmore Theatre in Sydney and recorded for posterity by the
Mark Twain 100th Birthday Dinner – November 19, 1935 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Mark Twain 100th Birthday Dinner – November 19, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In case you forgot, November 19th was Mark Twain’s birthday. In 1935, it was a very big deal as that year was the centenary of his birth. So on November 19th, 1935 the Mark Twain