Jimi Hendrix – September 18, 1970
NBC Nightly News – September 18, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 53 years ago today, the music world suffered a devastating loss – it would be one of three to go that year, and their passings signified the…
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Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History, Music
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Has A Word About Science And Culture – 1961 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
– J. Robert Oppenheimer – Lecture at Colorado University – 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – J. Robert Oppenheimer. Often referred to as The Father of The Atomic Bomb, was one of several physicists who were working on the…
Ukraine In 2004 – When The Revolution Was Orange – Past Daily Reference Room Reprint.
– BBC Radio 4 Today Program – News Reports – November 22 – December 5, 2004 – BBC Radio 4 – Radio Ukraine – News and Special Broadcast (In Russian) – November 25, 2004 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection –…
The Moscow Fair – September 13, 1959
– The Moscow Fair – September 13, 1959 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before the infamous U-2 incident (the plane, not the band . . .for you who may not know), there was a decided thaw…
Cornershop – In Session 1993 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Cornershop – John Peel Session – BBC – Feb. 13, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Cornershop – one of the more unusual and eclectic mashups of musical styles and genres to come along in the early 1990s. Formed…
Curtis Mayfield – Live In London 1990 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Curtis Mayfield – live At Town & Country, London – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Change of pace for Sunday night – a taste of Soul by way of the legendary Curtis Mayfield.…
Buster Keaton Talks About Buster Keaton – 1962 – Past Daily: “Talking About . . . “
– Buster Keaton interview – BBC Radio – circa 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Buster Keaton. A name synonymous with the early days of Hollywood and the Golden Age of Silent film, Keaton was one of the masters…
Lenox School Of Jazz Concert – 1959 – Past Daily Downbeat
– Lenox School of Jazz Concert – August 29, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of those All-Star occasions; a celebration of the Lenox School of Jazz featuring a virtual who’s who in the Jazz world, all crammed into…
Sinking Of The Athenia – Europe At War – A Suspension Of Niceties – September 4, 1939
– News from BBC World Service – Mutual Correspondent John Steele – Radio Paris English Service – September 4, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No sooner had war been declared than news of the sinking of an unarmed…
Zubin Mehta – His 1961 Hollywood Bowl Debut With Byron Janis And The L.A. Phil. – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Los Angeles Philharmonic – Zubin Mehta, cond. Byron Janis, piano – Hollywood Bowl – August 1, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – I ran this concert several years ago at my other site, in less than great sound.…