. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – President Reagan Press Conference – March 19, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Billed as “the most important Press Conference of his Presidency”, President Ronald Reagan faced members of the White House Press Corps for the first
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Free – Live in Stockholm – Dec. 12, 1970 – Sveriges Radio It seems as though a week hasn’t gone by with hearing bad news about the loss of yet another major figure in the evolution of
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – Options: Security – 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It’s safe to say we, in America live in a fear-based society. Everything we see and hear has some element of the fearful unknown attached to
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC News – March 18, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Drawing comparisons to the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, news for this March 18th, 40 years ago was about widespread panic
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Ride – In Session for John Peel – February 26, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 I posted a Ride concert a few weeks ago, as part of Shoegaze Week, but this one is the first session they
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 16, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in March, 30 years ago had much to do with another kidnapping in Beirut; the third in as many days.
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Toto – Live in Rotterdam – March 2, 1988 – VPRO-3VOOR12 – Netherlands It’s becoming tedious regularity, telling of the passing of yet another member of our Music Community. But . . . earlier today it was
. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – New York Philharmonic – Guido Cantelli, guest conductor – February 22, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. No obscurities or overlooked compositions this week; just iconic musicians in milestone performances of much-loved works. I’ve been glued to this
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – KCBS-AM – Bill Weaver Show – Red Blanchard Filling in – June 30, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. It’s difficult, if not impossible to figure out what inspires people – what element, turn of phrase or
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Stan Kenton – live at Steel Pier, New Jersey – Sept. 21, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As the era of the Big-Band began to fade, a lot of effort was put in to reinventing the
