. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC International Bandstand – Ted Heath – March 2, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A slight stretch this week, but not all that much when you think about it. This week it’s British Bandleader Ted Heath in
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Curtis Harding – Live At Paradiso, Amsterdam – Nov. 23, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 A taste of Soul, smack in the middle of Amsterdam tonight, compliments of Curtis Harding in a concert recorded live at Paradiso on November
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – KCBS – Lookin’ Em Over – Sports Report – November 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No doubt, if you went anywhere this Thanksgiving holiday you were invariably sitting in a room where a TV (or several)
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Peter & The Harmonics – In session at BBC Bristol – 2011 – BBC Radio Bristol Never one to shy away from suggestions by readers, my friend Mig Schillace turned me on this band. Partly because they’re
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Van Dyke Parks in concert at Crossing Border Festival – Sept. 12, 1996 – VPRO/3VOOR12 Some festive Americana for this holiday from none other than the legendary Van Dyke Parks, along with an assembled multitude of musicians
. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 27, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection November 27th in 1982 fell on a Saturday. Thoughts of Thanksgiving were now fading into memory. And even though it was a holiday weekend, that
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Flora – in concert at Folies Bergère – September 23, 2014 – RFI/FIP Something lyrical and haunting from Jerusalem via Paris tonight. Flora (stage name for Liron Meshulam) is an Israeli singer/writer/producer/keyboard artist who has been touring
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Day at Night Program – Jason Robards – July 5, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Most people think of Jason Robards and his role as Ben Bradlee in All The President’s Men, but his career extended
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Lionel Hampton All-Stars – Live in Berlin – November 3, 1979 – RBB Berlin Jumping into some Big Band Jazz this weekend by way of the legendary Lionel Hampton and his All-Stars. And All-Star ain’t no lie.
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Rainbow Quest w/Pete Seeger featuring Johnny Cash and June Carter – March 17, 1969 It’s always amazing what falls off a shelf and hits you when you least expect it. This one has been sitting in the
