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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
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Subscribe and become a member of Past Daily: Become a Patron! – News Coverage of the Mississippi/Ohio River Floods – January 26, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As news reports come in of the impending blizzard sweeping into…
– Lillian Gish – in conversation with Robert Cromie – “The Movies, Mr. Griffith And Me”. – June 25, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lillian Gish, a name synonymous with the early days of Hollywood, and along with…
The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, conductor – Michele Auclair, violin – January 27, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing the series of Boston Symphony rehearsal recordings with a broadcast from January 27, 1951 featuring The…
Rudof Serkin, Piano – Boston Symphony – Seiji Ozawa, Cond. Sept, 25, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Normally, I don’t post half concerts or portions of concerts for the Mid-Week feature. And I almost didn’t post this one,…
Over to the legendary Horace Silver this weekend. From a 1973 concert at The Jazz Workshop in Boston, featuring Michael Brecker on Tenor Sax and Flute, Randy Brecker on Trumpet, and Al Queen on Drums – the set was recorded…
– The Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, cond. – Jan. 13, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More historic rehearsals this week. The Boston Symphony with Charles Munch rehearse Richard Strauss’ Don Juan, originally broadcast on January…
– March 30, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 30, 1979 – news from Pennsylvania around the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was drawing concern. First reported as a minor incident-quickly taken-care-of,…
– CBS World News Roundup – December 22, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the years that was winding up on a fragile note, this particular December 22nd in 1997. A 14-hour whirlwind tour of Sarajevo by…
– NBC News Of The World – November 29, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Despite the news for this November 29th in 1942 bringing upbeat reports on progress on the War, it all took backseat to the devastating news…