"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– For Adults Only: Truman Capote – April 16, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There is certainly no shortage of interviews, recollections, observations, biographies, documentaries and articles on literary legend Truman Capote. A pivotal figure in 20th century…
With the Cold War in full-bloom, the war of nerves and the hysteria was reaching fever-pitch. From Capitol Hill came a contentious set of Congressional hearings over purported Communist influence in the State Department. In the witness chair was Senator…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”19096″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 15, 1984 – World News This Week – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Thirty-seven years ago this week, the simmering stew of politics and saber-rattling hit the boiling point in Central…
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Tony Scott Quartet – live at Prague International Jazz Festival – Nov. 22, 1968 – Czech Radio Tony Scott this weekend. One of the more underrated and overlooked Jazz clarinetists, Scott was a major practitioner of Cool School Jazz. After…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – reports on Peekskill riots – August 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Maybe it’s Summer. Maybe it’s August. But the amount of rage and mayhem taking place…