An LBJ Press Conference – May 30, 1968
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Category: Society
Class of ’53 – Teenagers Of The 50s – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Sixty years ago, almost to the day, America was muddling over the question “what’s happening to today’s youth?” – Crime was up, juvenile delinquency was up, unwanted pregnancies were up, drug and alcohol abuse were up, high-school drop-outs were up.
Natalia Lafourcade – In Session At Conciertos de Radio 3 – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Slight change of pace tonight. Pop with Indie leanings from Mexico City by way of Madrid in the form of Natalia Lafourcade. Recorded in session for the Conciertos de Radio 3 program on RNE Radio 3 in Madid, May 17,
Pakistan At The Polls – 1950 – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player: With the first open and democratically held elections in Pakistan in several decades coming up this Saturday (May 11), I ran across this very early interview, less than three years after independence was declared for Pakistan and the neighboring India.
The Short Fuse Called Palestine – May 3, 1946
Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for this particular May 3rd in 1946 was about the Middle East, primarily the area of Palestine. And the news wasn’t good. With tensions between Arabs and Jews mounting, with violence breaking out seemingly everywhere in the region, and
NBC Symphony String Quartet – Western Hemisphere Premier – Shostakovich String Quartet No. 2 – 1945 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Back to premiers this weekend. This one; the Western Hemisphere First Performance of the 2nd String Quartet of Dmitri Shostakovich. Regarded as one of the most important Modern Composers of the mid-twentieth century, NBC Radio devoted several broadcasts premiering Shostakovich’s small ensemble works. This premier of the 2nd String Quartet
Richie Havens (1941-2013) – In Concert At SUNY 1982 – Nights At The Roundtable: Tribute Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Another loss – today it’s Richie Havens, the iconic singer whose appearance at Woodstock in 1969 cemented his place in the annals of Rock. A prolific songwriter whose material constitutes a who’s-who of artists who have recorded his work. He
A Word Or Two From Annette Funicello (1942-2013) – RIP – Past Daily Pop Chronicles: Tribute Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Annette-Anka-Dick Clark – 1960 It almost goes without saying this year is shaping up to be one with a lot of loss attached to it. This one in particular, I think, affects a lot of people of a certain age, who grew
The World Of Teenage Angst . . .April 6,1960 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Teenagers – 1960 Further evidence that every generation thinks the generation proceeding it is out of control, insane, morals-free and hopeless. This documentary, part of the weekly radio series Image America, focuses on Teenagers in 1960. Part of a bigger view of The
Death In Memphis – Day Of Rage – April 4-5,1968
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Robert F. KennedyAnnounces the death of Martin Luther King – April 4, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Death of Martin Luther King – The Aftermath – CBS Radio – April4-5, 1968 –