"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Over to one of the most underrated bands of the early 60’s, The Pretty Things were one of those bands who influenced a lot of others, and they were huge and notorious back in the UK. But in the U.S.,…
– George Meany – Labor Day Address – Sept. 1, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Labor Day in 1967 was on the pessimistic side. Unrest all over the country. Poverty, cities in turmoil, unemployment, the Vietnam War sapping…
– Iron Butterly – in concert at The Galaxy Club, North Hollywood – 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Okay – this one comes with a caveat: The sound is so-so. Well . . it’s stereo and there’s some…
– KNX- Mike Roy Cooking Show – Dec. 18, 1967 – Cooking programs were a regular staple in the daily diet of a radio station up until the 1990s. Most are gone now. The few that are left are relegated…
NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions…
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…
– 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…
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…
Over to Germany this week for a concert by Ben Webster, with Benny Bailey, given in Esslingen on October 8, 1967 and recorded by German Radio. One of the great and influential names in the world of Jazz, Ben Webster…
– Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Live at The Paris Pop Festival – June 1, 1967 – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was often a complaint, by bands and audiences alike that, if they…