Looking for samples of Iconic Americana this weekend, I ran across this concert by the legendary Little Feat, recorded by KMET-FM in Los Angeles on March 20, 1973. Having been a fan of this group since their early days, I always enjoyed their live gigs equally as much as their
Not askin’ for much:Become a Patron! A brief detour to live TV of the 1950’s tonight with The Everly Brothers and their guest appearance on The Big Record, the short-lived TV Variety show hosted by Patti Page and featuring the hit makers of the day. The Everly Brothers were known
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[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”10495″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 9, 1989 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News for this October 9th in 1989 had to do with the growing protest movement in East Germany and the rioting going on in East Berlin. The riots erupted when East
A classic concert to start the week off – this time from Simon & Garfunkel in a rare performance at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, recorded by VPRO on May 2, 1970. With all of these classic concerts surfacing lately, you’d think someone finally got around to opening up the closet door,
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”10484″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 8, 1949 – Report On America: Detroit – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] As a kid growing up in Detroit in the 1950s, I wasn’t really aware of how much Detroit was different than other cities. It was a place I
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[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”49225″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”News for February 13, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! Despite General MacArthur‘s spin that “we are continuing a war of maneuver”, a new phrase had entered into the Korean War Slang dictionary; “Buggin’ out”. On this February day in 1951,
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[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”49096″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”Dean Rusk Press Conf. – Feb. 7, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] On a day where crises were popping up seemingly everywhere, the focus on this February 7th in 1964 was the flare-up of bad relations with Cuba and threats by the Castro
