"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
The Non-Conforming American – March 12, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – During the era of the 1950s a gradual, unmistakable undercurrent of social upheaval was starting to take place. Brought on largely by the Cold War, the threat…
Live Jazz from the 1950’s this weekend with a double bill, live from Birdland in New York City on September 9,1952. Starting off the set is the ultra-smooth and mellow Arthur Prysock, who does several tasteful turns with some standards.…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”7463″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”April 22, 1956 – The Great Challenge – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] By 1956 it would be pretty safe to say America was headed well into nervous breakdown territory. Everything was…
Become a Patron! Live Jazz from the 1950’s this weekend with a double bill, live from Birdland in New York City on September 9,1952. Not together, though sharing the same stage, Slim Gaillard and Arthur Prysock. Starting off the set…
Juliette Greco – Four Songs – words by Francois Sagan – 1956 – Philips Records France – Juliette Greco to end the week. The iconic French singer who captured the spirit of Paris in the Postwar years of the late…
Vittorio Giannini – An Opera Ballet (World Premier) San Francisco Symphony – Edwin MacArthur, cond. – August 27, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Vittorio Giannini – a name mostly forgotten, but one of the leading lights of the…
Click on this link to make a donation: I thought I would give you a progress report on how we’re doing so far. As I’m sure you all know by now, we’re in the midst of fundraising to keep…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Radio – Second Sunday – The Dark Side of Love – July 8, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection According to this Radio documentary The Battered Marriage, the institution of…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Open Mind: Who Beat The Beat Generation – Dec. 28, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Lest we think The Beat Generation was embraced by all who ran across it,…
Become a Patron! You can blame it on the Cold War, you can blame it on the great uncertainty society was facing. You can blame it on the questioning of values and who we had become as a people. You…