– Meet The Press – Roy Innes-Floyd McKissick – July 14, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1968 has often been referred to as “The Incredible Year”. Incredible in a lot of ways; not least that America managed to survive what was probably one of the most violent years
– Andrew Young – Meet The Press- July 18, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of speculation on how the Black vote was going to influence the Presidential election in 1976. Ten years after the height of the Civil Rights struggle, and a shift of
– Sonny Rollins Quintet – Live At The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – April 19, 1977 – NPR: Jazz Alive Series – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As long as we’re in a Festival mood this week, I thought I would offer a few well-chosen notes from our Official
– Forever Pavot – Live at Eurockéennes 2015 – July 4, 2015 – RFI-Le Mouv – No sooner does one festival finish then another gets rolling. Tonight it’s a sampling from Eurockéennes, which ended this past weekend in Belfort France; three non-stop days of primarily continental bands (with the exception
– Alka Seltzer News Of The World – July 7, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Political news, this July 7th in 1948. Putting an end to the buzz and rumors that General Eisenhower would run for President on the Democratic Party ticket put many in the party in awful
Day 26 – 5 days left. The events of the last few days have been overwhelming, and fundraisers are the last thing on people’s minds right now. But we’re coming to the end of this drive and we still desperately need your support – in fact, we desperately need a
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio News – June 25, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The good news on this June 25th, 20 years ago was that the New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 in the finals
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Newsfront – Discussion of The Kerner Commission Report on Racial disturbances in U.S. Cities – March 1, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As a reminder of just how long the issues of race and the
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Ella Fitzgerald – live at the Konserthusset, Stockholm – February 29, 1960 – Sveriges Radio. The First Lady of Song this weekend. Ella Fitzgerald, in one of her many concerts overseas, recorded live in Stockholm on February
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 16, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 16th in 2000 had a lot to do with lax security and rising gas prices. The two missing Hard drives
