Category Vintage Recordings

Grammys

The 1990 Grammys© – A Few Backstage Words From Leon Huff, John Lee Hooker, Milli Vanilli And More – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

– Backstage Press interviews – 1990 Grammy© Awards – Feb. 22, 1990 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since tonight is a big night in the Music Business (or it used to be), I thought it might be good to take…

Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Emerson, Lake And Palmer – Anaheim Convention Center – 1974 – Past Daily Saturday Soundbooth

We do this every day, so:Become a Patron! – Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Live at The Anaheim Convention Center – February 2, 1974 – KMET-FM – Probably the one band which would gather universal recognition as the quintessential example…

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford And The Economy In Nosedive – February 1, 1975

A little love goes a long way: Become a Patron! – CBS Radio – The World This Week- ending February 1, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Somehow, it always winds up being about the Economy. This first day of…

Generation X With Billy Idol – Live At Paris Theater – 1981 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

Show a little love: Become a Patron! – 1981-01-01 BBC In Concert (Generation X) – BBC Radio 1 – Heading over to the Paris Theater in London for a half-hour set by Generation X, featuring the inimitable Billy Idol. In…

London

Blitz Over London – Hitler: Confident Contemptuousness – January 31, 1941

Become a Subscriber: Become a Patron! – News For January 31, 1941 – News for this last day of January in 1941 was a continuation of The Blitz which had begun months earlier. Continued daylight air raids over London and…

The Troubles – Northern Ireland: Using Real Bullets – Killing Real People – January 30, 1972

We need subscribers: Become a Patron! – NBC Nightly News (audio version) – January 30, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1972 began with reports from Northern Ireland of deadly force used against demonstrators…

Korea: Another week of Police Action

Alexander Tcherepnine Plays Alexander Tcherepnine – 1938 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

– Tcherepnine plays Tcherepnine – The NBC Music Guild – 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into music from the 1930s this week, with a recital by the Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnine, who was on a brief tour…

A Few Words From Man Ray – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry

As one of the cornerstones of the Avant-Garde, Dada-Surrealist and Modernist Movements, Man Ray is probably best known for his painting, A L’Heure de L’Observatoire – Les Amoureux (Observatory Time – The Lovers) – which you can see in the…