April 1, 1979 – News – Bulletins – Carter Press Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 1, 1979 – the situation at the 3 Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant had already gone into the history books as the worst Nuclear Power Plant accident in U.S.history. On this day,
Back to some basic, no-frills American Rock n’ Roll this afternoon. In 1977, Mushroom Records ran a full-page advertisement showing the bare-shouldered Wilson sisters (as on the Dreamboat Annie album cover) with the suggestive caption, “It was only our first time!” In an interview that appeared in the July 28,
March 31, 1971 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 31, 1971 – Lt. William Calley, convicted in the massacre of 22 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai in 1968 was handed the sentence on this day. The jury was given only one of two possibilities
1969-12-17 Dave Symonds BBC In Concert (Moody Blues) Most people have relegated The Moody Blues to a sort of caricature status in recent years – the epitome of the airey-faerie Hippy-love and tie-dye stereotype of the 60’s. Their music has been limited to the almost exclusive playing of Knights In
– NBC Radio – Don Hollenbeck And The News – News Of The World – March 27, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this March 27th in 1945 had mostly to do with rumors. Rumor a German surrender and VE Day was in the offing. Rumor the War
– ABC World News This Week – Week Ending March 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection For the week ending, this March 26, 1989 – much of the “big ticket” news had to do with vague, unconfirmed Terrorist threats received by the State Department ahead of Easter Week,
March 24, 1995 -CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 24, 1995 – A busy day on Capitol Hill, with passage of the Line-Item Veto 69-29, President Clinton got what President Reagan had been asking for. It enabled the President the remove “pork barrel” spending so
The Credit Crisis – CBS Reports – March, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Nothing new with the realization that the Credit industry is the second oldest profession on our planet. Offering the chance to get something you can’t afford has been with us since we became a consumer-oriented society.
– The Walker Brothers – Demo Sessions – 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When they became overnight sensations with their smash hit The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore, it was assumed The Walker Brothers were yet another British Invasion band. Their debut hit got started in the UK. Their
March 16, 1946 – MBS – Frazier Hunt News and Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 16, 1946. – 7 months after the end of World War 2 and Labor continued to be an issue domestically and the beginnings of the Cold War was taking shape overseas, if
