August 5, 1962 – Marilyn Monroe: Fame Is Fickle – Death Of An Icon.
To view this content, you must be a member of Gordon’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to access this content.
Tag: 1960’s
Robert Plant – 1967 – Nights At The Roundtable
Robert Plant -Laughin, Cryin, Laughin – 1967 – CBS Records UK – Sometimes an artist going the solo route just can’t seem to get arrested until they become part of a group. In the case of Robert Plant, he recorded a string of unsuccessful singles for CBS Records in London
July 25, 1966 – Our Summer Of Discontent – Cities On Boil – Going From “Detained” To “Captured”.
– July 25, 1966 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer in the city and the summer of discontent. A Summer of scarring and scorching, this July 25, 1966. Starting with news on the matter of Civil Rights and the exploding violence and rage in cities
The Pretty Things In Session At The BBC – 1967 – Past Daily Weekend Soundbooth
– Pretty Things – BBC Session – Nov. 27, 1967 – One of those bands that have been largely overlooked by the mainstream when it comes to talking about influential groups of the 60s. The Pretty Things were always considered just a little too “edgy” for the tastes of the
July 11, 1960 – President Eisenhower – Policy On Latin America – Shoring Up The Cracks.
Pres. Eisenhower – Latin America Policy address – July 11, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When vice-President Nixon returned from a disastrous tour of Latin America in 1958, concern was high that we were losing our sphere of influence in that region of the world. When Cuba underwent it’s
Paul Butterfield Blues Band – In Concert – 1966 – Past Daily Backstage Pass.
– Paul Butterfield Blues Band – In Concert 1966 – A classic concert this weekend from the legendary Paul Butterfield Blues Band, recorded live at The Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on October 14, 1966. Butterfield was one of the major forces, taking the Chicago Blues genre to a broader
March 14, 1962 – A JFK Press Conference – From Taxes To Vietnam And A Brother Running For The Senate.
– JFK Press Conference – March 14, 1962 – On this day in 1962, President Kennedy delivered his 27th News conference. He opened by reading a portion of a letter to Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding the upcoming disarmament conference in Geneva and the goals the White House was
Alvin Lee And Ten Years After – In Concert From Helsinki – 1969 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Alvin Lee – Ten Years After – Helsinki 1969 – Finnish Radio Most people think of Alvin Lee and the images from Woodstock come to mind. How his performance electrified that festival, and in doing so, catapulted his career from playing clubs and small venues to playing stadiums literally
John Coltrane – Live In Stockholm – 1962 – Past Daily Downbeat
To view this content, you must be a member of Gordon’s Patreon at $1 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to access this content.
Miles Davis – Live At Juan-Les Pins Festival 1963 – Past Daily Downbeat
The legendary Miles Davis this weekend. From a series of concerts at the 1963 Juan-Les Pins Festival in France, recorded by ORTF in Paris on July 26-28, 1963. This concert has been available officially and unofficially in various forms over the years, and I don’t think a single performance or