I suppose you could look at this as a stinging indictment of a system gone broken for too long – or just another adventure in Urban America – or a semi-humorous look at “yets” for many of us. This episode of the CBS Radio series The CBS Radio Workshop from
With the horror of Kent State only five days earlier still fresh in everyone’s mind, the protests continued and grew. President Nixon defended his Southeast Asia policy as the road to the quick peace his critics demand, while indicating a willingness to listen to the demonstrators gathered by the thousands
In the years just before the explosion of Rock ’n’ Roll and the rise of Top 40 radio in the mid-1950s, the American youth market was still emerging as a distinct cultural force. Teenagers had begun to acquire spending power and social influence after World War II, but the entertainment
May 8, 1945 – United Nations leaders with Russia notably absent- -today paid tribute to victory in Europe. Representatives of the U.S. France, Great Britain and China gathered in the San Francisco Memorial opera house for a brief ceremony marking Germany’s unconditional surrender. A Russian spokesman said that the Soviet
Stereophonics for a Friday lunch. In concert at the TRNSMT Festival in Glasgow on July 5, 2018 and broadcast live by BBC Radio Scotland. Stereophonics formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly; bass guitar, harmonica,
May 8, 1987 – CBS News + Gary Hart Announcement and Press Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 8, 1987. a day of announcements and hearings. In Denver, Presidential hopeful Gary Hart addressed a crowd and took himself out of the race, all due to alleged affairs.
– The Foundations Live on Bouton Rouge – Jan. 30, 1968 When I first heard The Foundations, via their massive hits Baby, Now That I’ve Found You and Build Me Up, Butter Cup, it was assumed they were an American Soul outfit, probably from Memphis – certainly in the Stax mould. It
Joseph Szigeti, violin – New York Philharmonic, Dmitri Mitropoulus – Frank Martin – Violin Concerto (U.S. Premier) – Nov. 16, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Joseph Szigeti, the legendary Hungarian violinist and The New York Philharmonic conducted by it’s then-Music Director Dimitri Mitropoulos in the American premier of
Story Behind The Headlines: The Palestine Question – Dec. 7, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Editors note: I originally ran this story in 2013, during another period of violence and upheaval in the Middle-East. Thirteen years later, the situation has only spiraled further out of control and the divisions
The Band, for a Friday Junior Lunch, recorded during their set at the legendary Woodstock festival on August 17, 1969. In early 1969, after the success of Music from Big Pink, the Band went on tour, starting with an appearance at Winterland Ballroom. They performed at the Woodstock Festival (this performance was not included
