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Become a Patron! Live Jazz from the 1950’s this weekend with a double bill, live from Birdland in New York City on September 9,1952. Not together, though sharing the same stage, Slim Gaillard and Arthur Prysock. Starting off the set is the ultra-smoothe and mellow Arthur Prysock, who does several...
Become a Patron! Seventy-nine years ago today, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered the annual State Of The Union Address which has become known as The Four Freedoms Address. FDR: “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms....
Patrons get the audio for free: Become a Patron! News for this December 10th in 1947 was about the Cold War and the hotbeds of upheaval in this post-War world. The Paris strikes had calmed down, as a rift was forming between the French Communists and Moscow. Rumors of Communist...
Become a Patron! In his first visit to Canada since before his election, President Eisenhower went to Ottawa and addressed the joint houses of Parliament. Not only was it a long-standing tradition, it was a critical sign of support and acknowledgement of the sacrifices Canadians have made over the years...
‘Tis the season for subscribing . . .Become a Patron! With the world breathing a cautious, albeit temporary sigh of relief, now that the Munich Crisis was over, news for this November 27th in 1938 had much to do with the goings on in Europe, post-Treaty. In France the big...
Murice Duruflé – Danse – French National Orchestra, Gaston Poulet, conductor – 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Music of Maurice Duruflé to end the weekend. I haven’t posted anything on this composer in a few years and nothing of his orchestral work, which I was...
Become a Patron! November 26, 1990 – Inching closer to a deadline showdown, reports on this day that the U.S. was going to ask the UN Security Council for a deadline to give Iraq until sometime in January, perhaps as soon as January 1st to withdraw from Kuwait or face...
Sudden Afternoon – in session for Andy Kershaw – BBC Radio 1 – February 20, 1986 – BBC Radio – Become a Patron! Sudden Afternoon to start the week – a band that is a total mystery to me, as it seems to be to just about everyone else. Virtually...
Billie Eilish – live at Reading Festival 2019 – Recorded August 24, 2019 – BBC 6 Music – A little love goes a long way. So . . .: Become a Patron! Billie Eilish this weekend. A lot of my friends who align themselves with Indie and underground find her...
Become a Patron! The 1965 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1965, with Republican Congressman John Lindsay winning a close plurality victory over the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Abraham Beame. Lindsay received 44.99% of the vote to Beame’s 40.98%, a victory margin of 4.01%....
