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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
J.Geils Band – Cobo Hall, Detroit – November 3, 1974 – Band Soundboard – I thought perhaps we broke the spell of the seeming daily reports of another rock star dying. But no. This one comes in the form of…
Al Jarreau In concert from Hamburg, Germany – October 17, 1975 – NDR Germany More bad news – this time, the passing of Al Jarreau, who died suddenly after announcing his retirement from touring only two weeks earlier. Winner of…
George Michael In Concert – Symphonica Tour – Royal Albert Hall, London – September 29, 2012 – RTE Radio – George Michael left us earlier today – peacefully in his sleep, the press release said. Fifty-three and now gone. To…
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Live At Anaheim Convention Center – February 2, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Greg Lake (1947-2016). In a year where we’ve already had more than our fair share of loss, add another one…
Janiva Magness – Who Will Come For Me – from the lp Love Wins Again – Blue Élan Records 2016 – Janiva Magness tonight. Homegrown (but got started in Detroit) Soul with a touch of Blues from Janiva Magness, off…
Mose Allison – interview/session on WFUV-FM – March 3, 2010 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news today that, yet another icon has passed from the scene, word that the great Mose Allison left us at 89…
Winston Churchill – Address for Al Smith Dinner – October 14, 1947 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Winston Churchill, addressing the annual Al Smith Dinner, on October 14, 1947. This was the year there were two…
Bobby Hutcherson Quartet – live in Cologne, Germany – March 13, 1977. During a year already crammed with way too many passings, the loss of Bobby Hutcherson last week at the age of 75 was a poignant one. A big…
Marni Nixon – with The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hans Swarowsky – January 6, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news last night (unconfirmed at the time) of the passing of vocal legend Marni Nixon, it was…
Adlai Stevenson – Tribute to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt – 1964 Democratic Convention – August 27, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Adlai Stevenson, who was Presidential candidate for the Democrats in 1952 and 1956 and who became U.S.…