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Procol Harum

Procol Harum – In Concert From Paris – 1967 – Past Daily Soundbooth – Tribute Edition (Gary Brooker – 1945-2022)

Procol Harum – In concert at l’Olympia, Paris – August 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news today of the passing of Procol Harum lead-singer and co-founder Gary Brooker, it only seemed fitting to run this…

1961 - Things are Nervous.

It’s 1961 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – You Know Something’s Happening, You Just Don’t Know What It Is.

– KRLA – Jimmy O’Neil Program – October 9. 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s 1961. You’re sixteen. You’re the one on the left in the picture. You’re brooding. There’s something in the air – maybe it’s Cuba,…

Japanese Invasion force

February 11, 1942 – Singapore: The Situation Is Worse, But It’s Better – Corregidor Invasion: The Last Ditch Effort.

– News Of The World – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 11, 1942 – news for this day was ominous, sketchy and strange. The situation in Singapore was described in London as growing worse, but…

February 2, 1938 – To Make The World Smaller – Expedition To Pitcairn Island –

– NBC Special Program – Pitcairn Island Expedition – February 2, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In trying to think of a comparable communications feat in recent times, the only thing I could think of was the development…

January 28, 1973 - Paris peace signing

January 28, 1973 – Vietnam War – At Long Last, Ceasefire.

January 28, 1973 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 28, 1973 – The first official day of what was hoped to be Peace in Vietnam. The accords were signed in Paris and a ceasefire went…

Somewhere between Borneo and Celebes.

January 27, 1942 – Showdown Between Borneo And Celebes- Japanese Army 30 Miles From Singapore – Pan-American Conference Concludes.

Fighting or talk of war going on seemingly all over the world, this January 27th in 1942. The Pacific between Borneo and Celebes was the scene of many fierce sea and air battles as the Battle of the Dutch East…

January 25,1976 – Gloomy, Gloomier, Supersonic

– The World This Week – CBS Radio – January 25, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 25, 1976 – and the end of another week of wild contrasts. The week began with a gloomy assessment of the…

L.A. Teenagers - Spring 1967

It’s Saturday April 29, 1967, You’re A Teenager And KRLA Is Knee-Deep In A Spring Festival Of Hits.

  April 29, 1967 – KRLA – Johnny Hayes Show – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – L.A. Saturday, April 29, 1967 – It’s Spring – it’s only 64 degrees out at 2 in the afternoon, so it’s not totally Beach…

Hostage Release

January 20, 1981 – Upstaging An Inauguration With A Hostage Release – All Eyes On The Tarmac In Tehran.

A busy day, this January 20th. While pre-Inaugural balls were going on in one part of Washington for the upcoming swearing-in of Ronald Reagan, negotiations were reaching a fevered pitch in the final hours of the Carter White House. And…