Herbert Hoover – Address to Haverford College Commencement – June 7, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Former President Herbert Hoover, who lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 election didn’t retire from the public eye after the election. He became the Elder Statesman and spokesman for the
May 31, 1987 – ABC World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 31, 1987 – the last day of a perplexing month in 1987, and the last haywire week of May, 30 years ago. A week you needed a scorecard and interpreter to figure out. Starting
The Charlatans – in session for John Peel – March 20, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – The Charlatans – perennial favorites tonight. And while we’re celebrating Manchester and all things Mancunian, The Charlatans were one of the first bands in that wave of Alternative/Indie/New-Psych known as Madchester. And
Carla Bley Trio – live from Uppsala Sweden – November 7, 2015 – Sveriges Radio P2, Stockholm – Carla Bley Trio this weekend. The past few days have been personal quests for Musical Comfort Food; that music which soothes the soul, offers solace and brings optimism, along with strength and
May 19, 1997 – BBC World Service: News Desk – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- May 19, 1997 – News of the World this day. Rebel troops, loyal to General Laurent Kabila, took over the Zaire capital of Kinshasa, amid pockets of fighting and the swift exit of deposed leader Mobutu
Chris Cornell – live at Personal Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina – December 8, 2007 – Argentina TV – Such strange days. Coming from seemingly nowhere and shocking as a lightning jolt, the news of the death of Chris Cornell Wednesday night in Detroit after what was to be his very
Line Renaud – In Session for ORTF, Paris – 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something completely different tonight, a session recorded at the ORTF (French Broadcasting network) in Paris, circa 1962. Line Renaud was a huge artist in her native France all through the 1950s, 60s and 70s,
Leyton Buzzards – In Concert at The Paris Theatre – April 14, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Leyton Buzzards tonight. Short lived Punk band from the East London suburb of Leyton. Together from 1976 to 1980. They initially started off as a Pub/R&B band, and when
May 3, 1987 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 3, 1987 – Just ahead of the hearings over U.S. involvement in clandestine support for the Nicagarua Contras, who were in the midst of fighting the leftist government of Daniel Ortega. President Reagan
May 1, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 1, 1990 – celebrating the release of former hostage Frank Reed, who was held in captivity for some three years before Syria negotiated his freedom. Reed was one of two hostages released in recent days.
