Sigrid Schultz Reporting From Berlin – Mutual Broadcasting – September 29, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection September 29, 1940 – News for this day, direct from Berlin and reported by Sigrid Schultz, correspondent for Mutual as well as The Chicago Tribune. The story was the signing of the Axis
Aix-en-Provence Festival 1959 – The Belgian National Radio Orchestra, Igor Markevitch, Cond. – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another historic concert this week. From the 1959 Aix-en-Provence Festival, The Belgian National Radio Orchestra led by the legendary Igor Markevitch in music by Bizet, Messaien and Berlioz. Igor Markevitch débuted as a
NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions over what to do about the Vietnam war took a
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– The Sugarcubes – In session for Simon Mayo – BBC Radio 1 – March 12, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – The Sugarcubes tonight. A band that achieved international recognition and were widely acclaimed by both audience and critics. More than that, they put Iceland on the musical map,
– September 22, 1975 – CBS – The World Tonight + Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 22, 1975 – The second time in as many weeks; an attempt to assassinate President Ford. Ironically, also in California. The first attempt took place on the 5th of September, as
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– Keeping Up With The Joneses – April 15, 1959 – KNX-Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – Hard to imagine now, but in 1959 Los Angeles was in danger of becoming an overcrowded city, like so many cities around the country. With some 49,000 people settling in the
– Buddy De Franco Quartet w/Sonny Clark – live in Cologne, Germany – Jan. 22, 1954 – Cool collaborations this week, with Buddy De Franco’s Quartet featuring the legendary Sonny Clark on Piano. The concert was recorded in Cologne, Germany on January 22, 1954. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Buddy
– Traffic – in concert from Sweden – recorded at Radiohuset, Stockholm – Sept. 12, 1967 – Sveriges Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Traffic this weekend. One of those bands whose sound has maintained a freshness some 55 years on (hard to believe, but don’t get me started).
