Category Youth

The Great Radio Documentaries: “Who Killed Michael Farmer”? – Edward R. Murrow – April 21, 1958 –

– CBS Radio – Who Killed Michael Farmer? – April 21, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our month of milestone Radio Documentaries, this one from CBS Radio narrated by the legendary Edward R. Murrow and produced by…

Francoise Hardy

Francoise Hardy On The Radio 1965 – Past Daily Soundbooth – Rock Without Borders: Legend Edition

– Francoise Hardy – Radio Performance from l’Olympia – August 1, 1965 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The only problem with the British Invasion of the mid-1960s was that it overshadowed just about everything else that…

T.Rex – Live At Wembley – 1972 – Past Daily Weekend Backstage Pass.

Since we’re in the middle of the weekend, I thought I’d get things partly rolling with a classic T.Rex concert, recorded at Wembley on March 18, 1972. There’s a lot of live T. Rex material out there, but unfortunately, not…

Summer 1967 – You’re Dial Hopping And It’s A Toss Between Humble Harve And B. Mitchel Reed – Weekend Pop Chronicles

Become a Patron! Summer 1967 – KFWB – B. Mitchel Reed – KHJ – Humble Harve – KHJ – The Real Don Steele – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer 1967 – AM radio still reigns supreme. But the songs…

Your car - 1979

It’s May 1979 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – You Got Your First Car – Bragging Rights, Street Cred And Ten Gallons Maximum.

Gotta hand it to you – you’re dedicated. Got your learners permit, went to every Drivers Ed class all semester – stood in line for hours at the DMV. Finally got your license – worked your ass off and put…

Kent State - May 4, 1970

May 4, 1970 – Kent State – The Day America Killed Its Young

NBC Nightly News – May 4, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Many have said the events outside the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago started the shift in national opinion of the War in Vietnam. The events at Kent State…

Wretched Excess

It’s June 1975 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – You Survived High School – You’re The Life Of The Party – Your Friends Are Nervous.

KMET – B. Mitchel Reed – June 11, 1975 – Rob Frankel Collection – You’ll be the first to admit you had a lot of edges to smooth out. High School was one big pressure cooker. You studied all the…