– NPR: Fresh Air with Terry Gross – Interview with Oliver Sacks – Nov. 6, 2012 – NPR – With the sad news today of the death of noted Neurologist and Writer Oliver Sacks, I ran across this interview from the NPR series Fresh Air, hosted by Terry Gross. Sacks
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Ornette Coleman – Live At The Tivoli, Copenhagen – Nov. 30, 1965 – DR Radio A departure from our usual Rock fare. The news of the passing of Ornette Coleman earlier today was a stunning blow and
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup + The World Tonight – May 29, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. News of assassination attempts, this May 29th in 1980. Civil Rights leader and Executive Director of The National Urban League
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC King – Live at The Dallas Pop Festival – September 1, 1969 – Soundboard The saddest of news tonight – the passing of Blues giant/legend/Icon BB King. One of the greatest guitarists of all time, passed
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – May 6, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection If you were living in Dallas, this May 6th in 1995, you’d have the dubious distinction of living in the Hail Capital Of The
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Interview with Ben E. King – 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection . . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Drifters featuring Ben E. King – 1980s reunion – Gordon Skene
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Caspar Citron Interviews Carl B. Stokes January 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Since much of America is focused this week on Baltimore and the current state of American cities in general, I was reminded of another
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Radio Moscow – 30 Anniversary, Celebration of Meet-Up on The Elbe – April 27, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. To commemorate the historic meeting of the Russian and Anglo-American Armies at The Elbe River, and the
. . . or click on the link here for audio Player – Percy Sledge – Live In South Africa – May 1970 More sad news from the Music world today. Word of the passing earlier this morning, of Soul legend Percy Sledge, after a long illness and at the
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Dedication of FDR Home At Hyde Park – April 12, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. April 12th 1946 marked one year since the sudden passing of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since then a war was
