March 1, 1942 – A Morale Boost: Operation Biting.
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Category: Radio
Sir Thomas Beecham And The Royal Philharmonic In Concert – 1947 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
To the heavy, cumbersome, oversized and thoroughly enjoyable BBC Transcriptions this week for a concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra led by the legendary and amiable Sir Thomas Beecham in an all-Mozart program, recorded on April 28, 1947. Starting off with the Overture to The Magic Flute and then to
An Interview With Dame Myra Hess – 1963 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry: Talking About Music.
I grew up listening to the recordings of Dame Myra Hess on 78’s because as a kid, I wasn’t trusted with the lps in my parents collection and was relegated to the breakable, scratchy 78’s I got at Salvation Army Thrift shops because they were cheap at the time and
It’s 1963 – You’re A Teenager – It’s Your Last Year Of High School – Your Friends Tell You It’s Your Last Good Year – You Wonder. Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles.
KYW – Cleveland – Jim Stagg – April 15, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – When asked, a lot of people (not everybody) will say their last year of high school was the last good year before everything changed. Before life got complicated – before responsibilities grabbed you –
February 26, 1945 – MacArthur Establishes Civil Government In Manila While Still Under Siege.
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February 25, 1945 – Otherwise Uninhabited – Iwo Jima –
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”19895″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 25, 1945 – Story Behind The Headlines – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] February 25th, 1945 news was crammed with reports of great advances in Europe. The Allied armies were on the outskirts of Cologne, and whatever setbacks occurred during the
The Verve – In Session – 1993 – Past Daily Soundbooth
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Rudolf Firkusny With Rafael Kubelik And The N.Y. Philharmonic Play Music Of Vaughan Williams, Schumann And Hindemith – 1978 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
N.Y. Phil. Rafael Kubelik, Cond. – Rudolf Firkusny, Piano – March 20, 1978 – Part 1: N.Y. Phil. Rafael Kubelik, Cond. – Rudolf Firkusny, Piano – March 20, 1978 – Part 2: A classic concert this week. Two giants in music with the New York Philharmonic in a broadcast concert
February 24, 1978 – Coal Strike: Day 81 – Debate On the Panama Canal – A New National Anthem For China.
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The Vapors – In Session – 1979 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Most everyone remembers The Vapors for their sole hit, Turning Japanese, which soared to #3 on the UK charts and #36 on the Billboard Hot 100. And I suppose there are worse fates than to be forever known as the band who gave the world Turning Japanese. But truths to