"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Jean Shepherd – WOR-Radio – December 4, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A dose of mid-century Americana this weekend, via Jean Shepherd and his daily radio…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Bing Crosby – Rosemary Clooney – March 20, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Taking a minor detour around our usual daily dose of news, history and things…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Duke Ellington – 25th Anniversary concert – Birdland, New York – November 25, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another classic this weekend. Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, celebrating 25…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Beatles – Christmas Message – 1967 – November 28, 1967 – The Beatles Fan Club Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Beatles – Christmas Time (Is…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Phoenix – Lisztomania – 2010 Interesting phenomenon of late – many European bands have taken to singing in English, rather than their native tongue. Makes perfect sense – the English speaking audience…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1968 – Year Of Revolution Starting today, and going all the way until New Years Day next week, I will be posting year-end reviews throughout history. A reminder that, in some ways, many…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 14 O Christmas Tree It’s been an amazing year so far. Past Daily has only been up and running for 6 months and your support and visits have been overwhelming. And a special…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Beatles – Christmas 1967 As long as we’re in a celebratory mood, you can’t have Christmas without this one – Christmas Time Is Here Again, from the Beatles Fanclub release of 1967. A…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: MJQ w-PaulDesmond Xmas Concert 1971 Our annual nod to the Christmas season with one of the great, and strangely only, recorded concerts featuring the collaboration between Saxophonist Paul Desmond and The Modern Jazz…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Jimmy Smith – baby, it’s cold outside Continuing our celebration of the season with a word from the immortal Jimmy Smith and a track from his 1964 album Christmas Cookin’. The venerable…