"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
What getting ready for New Years Eve sounded like in San Francisco in 1949, via KCBS. I originally posted this in 2013 – the City has changed even more since then. Gotten even less affordable to live – less gritty…
– New Year’s Eve – 1957 – NBC Radio – All Star Parade of Bands – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There was a time New Years Eve meant a world-wide sweep of all the notable Jazz dives, and a…
New Years Eve 1957: Times Square. 1957, like every other year, a celebration and a mass of people, converging on Times Square in New York City – waiting for the ball to drop and usher in 1958. Another year and…
Patti Smith – in concert, Hamburg Germany – August 1, 1996 – NDR (North German Radio) – Patti Smith in concert this weekend – from a North German Radio broadcast of August 1, 1996 – it only seems fitting and…
Stanley Turrentine Quintet – live at Windows On The World – World Trade Center – Dec. 31, 1989 – WBGO-FM – Stanley Turrentine this week, during his turn to Jazz/Soul/Funk with his Quintet during New Years Eve at The World…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – KLOS – Live from The Form – Cheap Trick in Concert – Dec. 31, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Ending up the year (and the 70s)…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Teddy Wilson Trio – Eddie Heywood Trio – Live At The Embers, New York City – New Years Eve 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since we’re heading on a crash-course…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Year End Observations – 1955-1958 The only thing more fascinating than hearing how a year in history wound up, is hearing that year in history interpreted by a pundit – those elements we…