"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– The Nightmare – Alphonso Trent’s Orchestra – December 5, 1928 – Taking a mini-break and diving into some 20’s Hot Jazz, via Alphonso Trent’s Orchestra in a 1928 recording The Nightmare. Although probably not well known today, in the…
– Joseph Papp – interviewed by James Day – Day For Night Program – Jan. 31, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Joseph Papp, in conversation with James Day, from the broadcast of January 31, 1974. One of the…
– Agustin Lara – Noche Criolla Palmera – Rosa – Musart Records M-952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two sides by the legendary Mexican composer/pianist Agustin Lara. Originally issued on a 78 rpm disc in the 1950s these sides…
– NPR Special Program – Island of Dreams – Coney Island – Nov. 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Iconic place, Coney Island. Long history. A place where seemingly half the world showed up on a Summer weekend to…
– The Who – Live At Fillmore East – April 6, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – It occurred to me I haven’t run a Who concert in a very long time. One of my favorite bands, which I…
– November 21, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 21, 1991 – An historic day for different reasons. One – President Bush signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and Two…
– Newsfront – Discussion on The Wolfenden Report – November 16, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 16, 1969 – News for this day, from the NET Nightly program Newsfront, was mostly devoted to recent changes in British…
– Roy Harris – Fantasy – The ABC Radio Symphony – Conducted by Roy Harris – October, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Roy Harris was one of the true original and most inventive composers of that period from…
– Dimitri Mitropoulos and The N.Y. Phil – Perpessa: Christus Symphony – Dec. 10, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dimitri Mitropoulos leads the New York Philharmonic this week in the Radio premier of a new work by Greek…
– George Meany – Labor Day Address – Sept. 1, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Labor Day in 1967 was on the pessimistic side. Unrest all over the country. Poverty, cities in turmoil, unemployment, the Vietnam War sapping…