– CBS World News Roundup – November 6, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The flood of East Germans pouring into West Berlin continued without stop on this day 35 years ago. The East German government was quickly amending travel laws, allowing anyone from East Germany to visit the
– Devo – In Concert at The Walker Center, Minneapolis – November 3, 1978 – Devo to end a fractious week – in concert at The Walker Center in Minneapolis on November 3, 1978 Probably one of the more visible and influential bands of the 70s, Devo rode the crest
Over to Madrid this week for a concert featuring the Danish National Symphony, led by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Pepe Romero as soloist. The concert was recorded March 21, 2013 in Copenhagen and relayed to RNE in Madrid. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos was principal conductor of the Bilbao Symphony
Busy day in the world, this 2nd of October in 1985. The Middle East factored in, with reports that the body of a missing Soviet diplomat was discovered in Beirut, and additional reports disclosed the discovery of a second missing diplomat was found behind the Soviet Embassy. And if that
– CBS World News Roundup – September 30, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Turbulent times, worrisome times, mournful times – the world, this September 30th in 1985. Beginning with news there was concern over the fate of six kidnapped and missing Americans in Lebanon, along with new hope
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– Will Rogers – Wiley Post – Memorial Program – August 16, 1935 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Will Rogers was one of early 20th Century Americas greatest personalities. He was a stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma.
– Caravan in Concert – September 8, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert Series Caravan to get your Thursday rolling and your August started in an orderly direction. Caravan were, along with Soft Machine and several others, key elements in what became known as the Canterbury Sound and
The Charlatans (UK) in Concert at The Metro, Chicago – Feb. 21, 1991 – Perennial favorites The Charlatans (UK) this morning – in concert from The Metro in Chicago on February 21, 1991. Considered by many (including yours truly) to be one of the cornerstones of what was to become
– NBC Radio – New World – Discussing George Bernard Shaw – July 29, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – George Bernard Shaw – Irish Playwright, critic, activist, economist, essayist, novelist, was born on this day, July 26, 1856 in Dublin. He was co-founder of the London School of
