No elegant way to put this – we’ve fallen behind in our goal for this Spring Fundraiser and we need your help. Unless we get some serious turnout for contributions in the next few days, we’re going to have to cut back the amount of posts we do each day and
Okay, this is serious – we didn’t budge yesterday. No pledges, no contributions – a big chunk of silence descended over the proceedings. I can’t tell you how much we need your support – it’s crucial to our survival, and every penny we’re raising goes straight into maintaining Past
The last hour of Top-40 KFWB – March 10, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection There you are – March 10, 1968 – anywhere between the ages of 14 and 24. KFWB, the radio station you have come to rely on for all your musical discoveries is going off the
– Gene Clark and Friends – Live At Three T’s – Evanston Indiana – May 15, 1985 – Band Soundboard – For those of you who don’t know, Gene Clark was a founding member of the legendary Byrds – a band which epitomized the Folk-Rock movement of the mid-1960s. In
– 4 by The Baronets – from the Unissued Vee-Jay album – Recorded March 13, 1965 – The well-known and very popular Quebec vocal group Les Baronets (featuring future Celine Dion husband Renè Angèlil) were looking to expand their horizons. It was 1965 and the group had already gotten
– The Merseybeats – Live At The 1964 NME Poll Winners Concert – April 26, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ending up a week of 60s with a concert featuring (among many others) The Merseybeats, who were among the Poll Winners being celebrated by New Musical Express in
Day #21 – 9 days left – up to 7% of our goal. People are looking, asking and thinking about donating – the competition is fierce – no less than 8 other people I know are staging Fundraisers of one sort of another – a lot of competition for
– ABC Radio – Perspective – week ending September 10, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A lot happening in Pop and Sports history, this week ending September 10th in 1995. Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig‘s all-time record of consecutive games by passing Gehrig’s 2130 games played. Ripken hadn’t
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – KRLA – Jimmy O’Neill – October 9, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Top 40 AM radio in the early 1960s this weekend. Jimmy O’Neill is probably best known as the MC for the popular Music TV
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Conversation “What Is The Jukebox Saying? – Feb. 15, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. It’s hard to imagine that, 60 years ago, Rock n’ Roll represented the end of society as we knew
