April 27, 1945 – Hook-Up At The Elbe – Capitulation In Sight
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My Brightest Diamond – Live At Soirée de Poche, Paris – Nights At The Roundtable
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – My Brightest Diamond – Live at Soirée de Poche, Paris – February 7, 2015 – La Blogothèque. I can’t think of a better way to end a week, or start a new one, than listening to a
The Montreal String Quartet Play A World Premier By Jean Vallerand – 1955 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Jean Vallerand – String Quartet – Montreal String Quartet – 1955 – CBC Transcription Service. More 20th Century music from Canada this week. Tonight it’s the World Premier performance of String Quartet No. 1 by Jean Vallerand,
Ralph Flanagan Band – 1950 – Past Daily Downbeat
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Ralph Flanagan Band – CBS Radio – September 19, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. I haven’t posted any Big Band in a while. If you discount Count Basie, Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington, then I really
The Plague Called Rock n’ Roll – 1956 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Conversation – Rock n’ Roll – July 29,1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Generation gaps. Yes, there was a huge one in 1956. Pop Music was going through a big change and a lot of
A Word Or Two From Merle Haggard – 1974 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – Voices In The Wind – Merle Haggard Interview – Oct. 6, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Merle Haggard is one of those artists whose music and message transcend genres and styles. People who are
By Any Other Name: Genocide – 1915 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Armenian Voices 1915 – BBC World Service Newsday – April 24, 2015 Since recording of events wasn’t as universal as it is now, trying to locate historic sound to illustrate an event, particularly an event with
History You Can Dance To – April 1977 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC – Music News For the Week beginning April 7, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection I guess rather than tell you about the world of Rock during the first week of April 1977, just listen to
Prospects For Peace In 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – American Forum – Prospects For Peace 1956 – December 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In 1956 the world was just as much on edge as it is today. Then, the players were different – the
A Word Or Two From Adam Clayton Powell Jr. – Meet The Press – 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Meet The Press – Adam Clayton Powell – February 12, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Probably one of the most outspoken and fearless members on Capitol Hill during his 26 years in office was Congressman