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1968, BBC, London, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Radio, Rock n' Roll, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings

Family – In Session 1968 – Nights At The Roundtable

Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1968-September – Family You absolutely could never mistake the voice of Family’s Roger Chapman for anyone else. No other singer sounded anything like him. The American press wasn’t all that keen on…

gordonskene
March 20, 2013
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1940's, Capitol Hill, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Disasters, economy, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, History, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Radio, Red Scare, Riots, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, Uncategorized, Unions, United Nations, World News

Cold War Tinderbox – March 19, 1948

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 19, 1948 Characterized as a tinderbox by the State Department, Turkey, Italy, Greece and the Balkan region were hot in the grips of rioting on this March 19th in…

gordonskene
March 19, 2013

1950's, French Radio, Past Daily, Radio, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, Weekend Gramophone, World Stage

Helène Pignari And Maurice Hewitt Play Music Of Delannoy – 1955 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

Over to Paris again this week for a performance of the Piano Concerto di Maggio op. 50 by Marcel Delannoy, with pianist Helène Pignari and Orchestre Maurice Hewitt, conducted by Maurice Hewitt. Delannoy’s music has fallen into some neglect since…

gordonskene
March 18, 2013
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1960's, 1970's, History, London, Past Daily Backstage Weekend, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Progressive Rock, Psychedelia, Radio, Rock n' Roll, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, World Stage

Traffic In Concert – 1970 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1970-05-10 John Peel BBC In Concert – remaster (Traffic) Over to the perennials this weekend. Traffic were one of the most solid, consistent bands active in the 1960s and early 70s.I never…

gordonskene
March 16, 2013

1970's, London, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Pop Music, Radio, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings

Bill Withers – Live In London 1973 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Bill Withers – 1973 BBC Concert Editors note: With the sad news today (April 3, 2020) of the passing of Bill Withers, I decided it was only right and fitting to re-post…

gordonskene
March 16, 2013

1960's, 1965, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Elections, History, LBJ, Past Daily, Politics, Presidents, Racial unrest, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings

Voting Rights – March 15, 1965

Click on the link here for Audio Player: LBJ -1965 Voting Right Bill – March 15, 1965 On this day forty-eight years ago, President Johnson addressed Congress over the issue of Voting Rights in connection with Civil Rights legislation he…

gordonskene
March 15, 2013
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Festivals, Indie, Music Festival, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Radio, Rock Without Borders, Uncategorized, Vocal Groups, World Stage

We Were Evergreen – Live At Way Out West – 2012 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert/Rock Without Borders Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player: We Were Evergreen – Way Out West Festival 2012 We Were Evergreen are one of those bands who have managed, without too much trouble, to get straight under my skin and stay…

gordonskene
March 15, 2013
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Festivals, Indie, London, Music Festival, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Popular Culture, Post-Punk, Radio, Rock n' Roll, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings

Yeah Yeah Yeahs In Session 2002 – Nights At The Roundtable

Click on the link here for Audio Player: yeah yeah yeahs – peel session, august 2002 With a lot of bands kicking off Spring/Summer tours at SXSW this year, New York’s own Yeah Yeah Yeahs got into the spirit by…

gordonskene
March 14, 2013
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East Berlin And Other Frying Pans – March 13, 1961

Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 13, 1961 The Cold War climate was getting stirred up, this March 13th in 1961. News that West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt left a meeting with President Kennedy saying…

gordonskene
March 13, 2013
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Indie, Nights At The Roundtable, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Radio, Rock n' Roll, Rock Without Borders, Uncategorized, World Stage

Emma Get Wild – In Session At RNE 3 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert/Rock Without Borders Edition.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Los conciertos de Radio 3 – Emma Get Wild – 08_03_13 Further evidence Rock Without Borders is moving too fast to get its passport stamped. The amount of music pouring out of…

gordonskene
March 13, 2013

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