Comes back like school cafeteria lunch. Thought you forgot all about it. Like everything else, it’s sitting back there, waiting to fly out of the closet. Big, dark memory. You couldn’t help it. At the time you thought it was perfectly fine, innocent even. No big deal. Youth – seventeen
Barry Harris – master of Bebop. Barry Harris Quintet in concert from Bremen this Sunday. Recorded at Jazzclub Ostertor on September 20, 1976. He’s joined by Lonnie Hillyer – trumpet, Charles McPherson – alto sax – Sam Jones – bass and Leroy Williams – drums. Barry Harris was an exponent
One of the most popular French singers of the 1930s and 40s, second only to Maurice Chevalier, Jean Sablon regularly appeared on American radio and later on, Television. This series for CBS Radio was a continuation of an earlier series he did for the network in 1940. It was temporarily
One of those long-forgotten rituals; the introduction of a new car in 1949. If you recall, my earlier post for the New Ford’s in 1940 you’ll know this was an American institution and a cornerstone in Consumerist Society during the last century. Of course, the Automobile in America was strictly
– Hozier – live at T In The Park 2015 – July 10, 2015 – BBC Scotland – Gearing up for Festivals shortly. This one from Perthshire, Scotland – T In The Park has been around since 1994 and has been voted most popular Major Festival in 2005 and 2006
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In May of 1943, with the outcome of the Second World War still uncertain, political thinkers and commentators were already debating the shape of the postwar world. Programs such as the university discussion series Northwestern Reviewing Stand reflected a growing awareness that military victory alone would not guarantee lasting peace.
Eddie Money – Synonymous with Late 70s Hard Rock. Diving into the 70s this Friday Lunch with a set from Eddie Money, recorded at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco and broadcast by KSAN-FM on October 8, 1977. In case you don’t already know, Eddie Money was a singer/songwriter who
May 15, 1941 – News report direct from Singapore – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 15, 1941. As the world became engulfed in war and as new fronts opened up, troops from Britain and the Commonwealth arrived in Singapore to bolster defenses in Southeast Asia after the threat of
Rain – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – February 15, 1991 – BBC Radio 1- Liverpool Indie band Rain to drag us into Friday Jr. – The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up
