"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Joachim Kuhn – Trio and Big Band – Jazzfest Berlin – November 6, 2010 – WDR-Radio Checking out the atmosphere in recent strides, German Jazz pianist and Bandleader Joachim Kuhn brought down the house at the Berlin Jazzfest in 2010. Here’s what The Guardian had to say about that gig:...
Elton John – Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 Elton John live at Hammersmith Odeon – Christmas 1973. Maybe no sign of Jingle Bells anywhere, but the festive spirit is alive and well and Elton, even with a cold, gives...
HUAC Committee Hearings – Michigan Communist Activities – Feb. 28,1952 – WJR-Detroit – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For those of you who don’t remember that period during the 1950s, where the Communist scare took on unprecedented proportions, the wave of Hearings took place in most major cities of the...
Women’s March – Equality Day 1970 – August 26, 1970 – WBAI-FM recap – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As a reminder of the events today, and as a reminder that people in mass protest can change the course of history, I ran across this excerpt of the days events...
August 30, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this August 30th in 1951 had a lot to do with the War in Korea. Attempts at negotiating a ceasefire in July had fallen apart and fighting was escalating. President Truman announced...
Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. It's living history and it's timeless.
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