"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Sandy Denny – In Session – October 1972 – BBC Radio 1 – Sandy Denny to end the weekend. Her career began briefly with the semi-folk rock band Strawbs, before leaving and joining up with Fairport Convention. It was with…
Albert Roussel – Piano Concerto – Claude Helffer, piano – ORTF Symphony – Pierre-Michel LeConte – circa 1965 – ORTF, Paris – A familiar composer, with a noted Pianist playing a difficult concerto. Claude Helffer, celebrated advocate for 20th Century…
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra with Ivie Anderson, vocals – Live at The Cotton Club – March 18, 1937 – Mutual Radio A bit of history this weekend – Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra with Ivie Anderson on…
Day 3 – Fingers Crossed. YOU CAN CLICK ON THE LINK HERE OR DOWN BELOW – PAST DAILY FUNDRAISER Three days into it and it’s getting off to a slow start. The last thing you need to read about is…
Janiva Magness – Who Will Come For Me – from the lp Love Wins Again – Blue Élan Records 2016 – Janiva Magness tonight. Homegrown (but got started in Detroit) Soul with a touch of Blues from Janiva Magness, off…
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings – Live In Paris – RTL Radio – July 3, 2012 In a year that has fairly overflowed with loss, add one more unique and priceless voice to that number. Sharon Jones, the charismatic Soul…
CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION Day 2 – Looking For Your Contribution – Looking For Your Support Most people have been avoiding the internet like the plague the past few weeks – you’ve stopped signing on to Facebook – don’t know…
Bob Dylan – On The Billy Faier Program – October 1962 – WBAI, New York – Early Bob Dylan tonight. Since we’re kicking off our Fundraiser today, and since what we’re all about is history and defining moments in our…
November 18, 1992 – CBS World News Roundup– Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before we get started . . . If you like history and you like facts, and you like what we do, click on the link and chip…