– BBC/WRUL-Radio New York Worldwide – British Election Results (excerpt) – October 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Sixty years ago it was an election year in more places than the U.S. – Britain was in the midst of having their own, and it was looking to be a
[/caption] – CBS Radio: Washington Week – Week ending October 13, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Watergate. Not quite one of the calm weeks, this week of October 14th in 1973, but a somewhat bloodless one – at least as far as the White House was concerned. In
Fontaines D.C. to kick your week into high gear. Recorded from the stage at Glastonbury 2024 on June 28th and preserved for posterity by BBC 6 Music. 2024 marks ten years since Fontaines D.C. got things rolling. During that time they’ve gained a massive reputation as intense and musically adventurous
Wes Montgomery Group – Funkhaus Studio 10, Hamburg Germany – April 30, 1965 – NDR The legendary Wes Montomgery Group this weekend. It occurred to me that I hadn’t run any Montgomery on Past Daily since we got started. No good reason. Digging through the avalanche of history, mostly. So
Unless you’re a current collector of Old Time Radio whose interest extends to the early days of the BBC or are researching the Homefront in the UK during the years of World War 2, the name Tommy Handley won’t ring any bells of recognition. But Tommy Handley was one of
– WOR News – October 10, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the War over, and peace settling in, October 10th, 1945 was a day loaded with transition, and frustration, and a new set of concerns. Domestically, the adjustment to peacetime was slow. The legislation put in effect
Bill Withers in concert from London this morning – keeping everything mellow and calm. This is from Bill Withers’ site (which you can explore and grab a few things). His songs speak for themselves. Mary J. Blige‘s version of “Lean on Me” echoed in Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial at the
– Vienna Symphony – Cond. Carlo Maria Giulini – Concert of June 21, 1977 – Austrian Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another classic concert this week – The Vienna Symphony, guest conducted by the legendary Carlo Maria Giulini in two works: Tchaikovsky: Symphony Number 2 “Little Russian” and
– NBC Radio: Voices and Events – Week Ending October 9, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This week in 1949 ran the gamut from Capitol Hill intrigues to World Series mayhem. Starting the week at the Pentagon with the infamous Navy vs. Air Force showdown and the fight
– CBS World News Roundup – October 8, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While chaos swept over Capitol Hill this day, thwarted only by an emergency spending bill which kept the government from shutting down for 12 days, there was other chaos going on in the world, this
