Them in session at The BBC – 1964-1965 – BBC Radio 1 Two sessions from the legendary Them, featuring Van Morrison this morning, recorded in November of 1964 and June of 1965. Without question Gloria, which was a huge hit for Them, became something of an anthem for just about
This week it’s a concert from the 1960 Vienna Festival featuring the Munich Philharmonic, led by Fritz Rieger and featuring the legendary violinists Edith Peinemann and Pina Carmirelli in music of Bach and Bruckner. The concert starts off with the Brandenburg Concerto Number 2, played by members of the Munich
– NBC – News Of The World – July 17, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News on the war for this July 17th in 1940 was unsettling. Maybe not, if you weren’t paying any attention to the goings on to the East or West of you. An incident
The Whole World Is Watching – December 22, 1968 – NET Broadcast – As election years go, 2024 may go down as one of the most horrific in our history. However, the same was also said about 1968 – a year when our political institutions were shaken to their core,
https://e2wyeghodh5.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22120125/GOP-Convention-July-16-1964.mp3 – CBS News – Continuous coverage of Republican Convention – July 16, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – https://e2wyeghodh5.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22120125/GOP-Convention-July-16-1964.mp3 – CBS News – Continuous Coverage of Republican Convention – July 16, 1964 -Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – https://e2wyeghodh5.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/22120117/Barry-Goldwater-1964-Republican-Convention-Speech-July-16-1964.mp3 – NBC News – Barry Goldwater –
– CBS News – Continuous Convention Coverage – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Election ’64: As the 1964 Republican Convention continued on this July 15th, sixty years ago, the day of Nominations wasn’t such a surprise or shock. Of the 635 delegate votes needed to cinch the
– Elbow In Concert At Glastonbury 2008 – BBC 6 Music Elbow this morning. An appearance at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival, recorded and preserved by BBC 6 Music and features the band during The Seldom Seen Kid (released in 2006) period. Since lead singer Guy Garvey has been a familiar
– 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
On July 12, 1966 – With the Vietnam War pulling us deeper and deeper into the conflict-with-no-end, and Red China showing increasing antagonism toward the U.S. – and now that they had the Atomic Bomb – the balance of power in Southeast Asia was looking precarious, at least to our
CBS News – Firstline Report – World News Roundup – Newsbreak – July 11, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting news day, this July 11th in 1980. It started off with a look at the upcoming Moscow Olympics, which we weren’t going to and doing our best “sour
