– Foreign Policy Association – December 17, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what was considered a strange move and unholy alliance, Germany and Russia signed a non-aggression Pact in 1939, shortly after Germany’s invasion of Poland. The Nazis teaming up with the Communists – an idea that
– CBS World News Roundup – December 16, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Word from Capitol Hill this day. Just like clockwork, another government shutdown for this December 16th in 1995. This one, however would last some 23 days. But at the time it was cause for finger
– All-Star Parade of Bands – Stan Kenton, live At Sardi’s, Hollywood – June 4, 1956 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Golden Age of Big Bands was rapidly becoming a thing of the past, but there were still stalwarts criss-crossing the country in 1956. One
Bastille – in session at VPRO – Amsterdam – May 7, 2013 Over to Amsterdam tonight for a session by London-based Alternative band Bastille at VPRO Radio 3 for the It’s Alive program. Less than three years into it, Bastille had been getting a lot of positive response since their
– CBS Hourly News – December 10, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News regarding the continuing odyssey of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and the tribulations and drama surrounding him. On this December 10th in 1981 it was news from Sakharov’s daughter-in-law Liza Alexeyeva, who said the KGB summoned
With the extraordinary events taking place in Syria the past few days, many have questioned; now that Assad is gone, who is to replace him? It’s been a point of concern and worry to many who cite the events in Iran in 1979 as the possible harbinger of things to
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– Sarah Vaughan – Live At Birdland – August 21, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Can’t think of a better Sunday than spending it listening to the cool and sumptuous sounds of Sarah Vaughan. This club date, via the Stars Of Jazz series which aired each Tuesday night
– 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
– 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
