– CBS Radio – The World This Week – May 11, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. May 11th came on a Sunday in 1975. And as is always the case, Sunday is reserved for recapping the main news stories of the week. The week ending May 11th in
You’re a nervous wreck. Can’t hold a pencil. You have places to go – people to see – things to do. Big things – important things – life altering things. But you’re stuck in class – last period – listening to a cure for insomnia. Not today – today you
I suppose you could look at this as a stinging indictment of a system gone broken for too long – or just another adventure in Urban America – or a semi-humorous look at “yets” for many of us. This episode of the CBS Radio series The CBS Radio Workshop from
In the years just before the explosion of Rock ’n’ Roll and the rise of Top 40 radio in the mid-1950s, the American youth market was still emerging as a distinct cultural force. Teenagers had begun to acquire spending power and social influence after World War II, but the entertainment
Although today is officially regarded as V-E day, on this day in 1945 it was surrounded by confusion. Yes, the official signing of the unconditional surrender took place at 2:00 am on May 7th, a Press blackout had been imposed. But it was a reporter for the Associated Press,
– MBS – Paul Manning News and Comment – May 6, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the world waited for news that Germany had finally, unconditionally surrendered, news was filtering in of mass surrenders, and how pockets of resistance were only going on in two places. How it
– CBS World News Roundup – May 5, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Not an earth-shattering news day, this May 5th in 2000 (let’s face it; not every day in history is earth-shattering), but one with some good news going for it. It was revealed the Unemployment rate was
Justin Vernon of Bon Iver – Trying to stay low-key, but . . . Bon Iver for this Monday Lunch – recorded live at the Northside Festival in Aarhus, Denmark on June 8, 2019 and preserved for posterity by Denmark Radio DR P3. Bon Iver was founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin
– NBC Radio – Pioneers Of Music – Indianapolis Symphony – Fabien Sevitsky, Cond. – March 19, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No obscurities this week; no overlooked masterpieces or performers. A concert from one of your typical American symphony orchestras during a time when America was awash
– Clifford Brown/Max Roach and Erroll Garner Trio – Live At Basin Street – CBS Radio – May 6, 1956 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection A repost from several years ago. A significant and historic club date by a Jazz legend, gone way too soon before his time. Recognized early-on for
