Category Popular Culture

Gordon Parks, Melvin van Peebles, Ossie Davis And Butterfly McQueen Talk About Black Cinema – 1971 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

Click on the link here for Audio Player – WNET – Free Time: Black Cinema – Nov. 9, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In 1971 a new genre in Cinema exploded on the scene, and quickly became part of…

A Word Or Two From Upton Sinclair – 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Open Mind – interview with Upton Sinclair – May 2, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If Upton Sinclair were alive today it would be hard to say what his…

A Word Of Two From Martha Mitchell – May 1, 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Tomorrow Show – Interview With Martha Mitchell – May 1, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The era of Watergate served up more than its fair share of bizarre players.…

Caravan In Session – Paris – 1973 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Caravan In session at Batalan – 1973 – French Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Perennial all-time favorites Caravan tonight, from a session recorded by French Radio in 1973 live at…

James Taylor – Live At Fillmore East 1971 – Nights At The Roundtable: Concert Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – James Taylor – Fillmore East (early show) January 25, 1971 Starting off the new week with something introspective and classic. James Taylor, live at The Fillmore East from January 1971. One…

Biographies In Rhythm – Music Of Africa 1955 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News Special – Biographies In Rhythm – July 26, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In the 1950s, as Jazz evolved and as Rhythm & Blues and Rock n’ Roll…

Hollywood In The Silent Era – Eastman House 2nd Festival Of Film Artists – 1957 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio: Sunday Night With Mitch Miller – 2nd Annual Eastman House Festival of Film Artists – November, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Before color, before 3D, before 5.1 surround…

Warren Zevon In Concert At Bryn Mawr 1976 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Warren Zevon in concert at Main Point, Bryn Mawr – June 20, 1976 – WMMR Broadcast Classic Singer-Songwriter this weekend. The inimitable Warren Zevon, recorded in concert at The Main Point…