Tag: American Civil Liberties Union
May 16, 1940 – President Roosevelt: Message To Congress
May 16, 1940 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt – Address To Joint Session Of Congress – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 16, 1940 – An ominous address, made more ominous by news that, just two days before, it was announced Holland had surrendered to German forces and the
Stepping Outside The Archive/History role for a minute
Please do what you can – it’s personal, so you may feel a bit differently. Click on the link below: Gofundme Donations Site Hey everybody. I have been a little absent from fresh posts on the site the past few weeks because I was caught up in a terrible
Repetition In Session – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Repetition – in session for John Peel – August 6, 1981 – broadcast August 17 – BBC Radio 1 – Repetition in session for John Peel tonight. Only together from 1979-1983, they released three singles and appeared on several Belgian compilation albums, leading many to think Repetition was a Belgian
The Frames In Session – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Frames – in session for John Peel – February 24, 1981 – Broadcast March 2, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – The Frames tonight – a band who only released one single and had two other songs issued as part of a compilation album. The Frames were a four-piece
March 28, 1958 – The All-New 1958 Khrushchev
March 28, 1958 – MBS – Cedric Foster News and Commentary – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 28, 1958 – The day before, the politburo in Moscow voted unanimously for Nikita Khrushchev as Prime Minister. Reaction on the day after was swift. According to news reports in the West
Foreign Policy And The Personal Touch In 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room
Cedric Foster Commentary – Foreign Policy under Eisenhower – January 30, 1957 – MBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Foreign Policy has always been a sticky situation for the U.S. – different approaches have yielded different results. During the Eisenhower years it was a favored approach by the President
Stevie Parker – In Session 2016 – Past Daily Soundbooth: New Faces Edition
Stevie Parker – Better Off – Recorded live at Factory Studios, Bristol – Sept. 23, 2016 A new face on the horizon. Stevie Parker, who has been back-up singer for several artists since she was a teenager, is finally breaking out on her own. At 24, she is a seasoned
Modern Jazz Quartet – Live In Oslo 1970 – Past Daily Downbeat
Modern Jazz Quartet – live at Newport Jazz Festival, Oslo – October 21, 1970 – NRK Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) this week. An extraordinary group, who not only typified Cool Jazz but became the model of restraint and elegance, using a sophisticated counterpoint,
Election 1960 – Pondering And Speculation – Tea Leaves And Trances
Election 1960 – Political issues – The Open Mind – January 17, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Election 1960 – same as it always was; speculation, mulling over the issues, who was a frontrunner, what did each of the parties want – who was likely to be sitting