"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Thelonious Monk Quartet – Live At The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, April 15, 1961 – AVRO, Hilversum – In honor of what would have been Thelonious Monk’s 98th birthday (born: October 10, 1917), I ran across this concert recorded at the…
. . . Genesis In Concert – Shepperton Studios – October 30, 1973 Of all the bands which became part of the ProgRock movement, none really typified it nearly as much as Genesis in the early days. Fronted by Peter…
Day 5 and the nail-biting starts. Anything can happen in 25 days, but in the meantime, it’s got Cliff-Hanger written all over it. Not to alarm you, but we’ve got some heavy-duty bills to pay – bills that…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – The Stan Freberg Show – November 8, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection More sad news this week – the passing of one of…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Leon Russell – Live At Fillmore East – Nov. 20, 1970 – band soundboard Celebrating a birthday this week. Leon Russell turned 73, and as way of…
The fellow in the cartoon, the one hanging off a cliff. The one with the word Bryan hanging out of his pocket. Any idea who that is? History buffs immediately know it’s William Jennings Bryan. Most people will go, who?…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Meet The Press – Guest: FCC Commissioner Frieda Hennock – June 10, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Hard to imagine now, but some 63 years ago…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Faces (w/Rod Stewart) – In Concert for John Peel – July 5, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 No sooner is the tribute run for Bobby Keys, but…
. . . Or click on the Link Here for Audio Player – The Coral, live at Dingwalls, London – April 2002 Somebody I haven’t played in a very long time. The Coral arrived on the scene in 1996, but…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Buzzcocks – Live At Temple Beautiful – Dec. 15, 1979 – KALX – Hammer Archives Another in a series of miraculous recordings made surprisingly well under completely…