Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History, Music

July 27, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00 News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Juy […] The post July 27, 1982 – Still Looking For A Solution To The Beirut Crisis – The Talk And Shell Game – Sanctions And Grain Sales appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

  – Charles Vardell – Joe Clark Steps Out – NBC Studio Orchestra – Henri Nosco, cond. – October 28, […] The post Henri Nosco -The NBC Studio Orchestra – Music Of Charles Vardell – 1943 – Past Daily Weekend appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Why is it? Took forever for Summer Vacation – hours took days – days took weeks. You never thought it […] The post It’s August 1962 – Summer Is Almost Over – So Is Being A kid. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Sarah Vaughan for a sultry Sunday – three dates from her 1952 stints at Birdland in New York – first […] The post Sarah Vaughan – New York – 1952 – Past Daily Downbeat appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Spreading the message – passing the word- one Kilocycle at a time. KOMO-AM Seattle – Jazz Today – January 29, […] The post Spinning Jazz On The Radio – 1959 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

ABC Radio – Comments And Condiments – September 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since the Atom Bomb was […] The post Number 311: Atomic Pig And All Things Porcine and Epicurean – America Eats And Giggles In 1946 – Past Daily Gallimaufry appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

American Forum Of The Air – November 2, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. When Alexander P. de Seversky published […] The post A Question Of Air Superiority In War – 1950 – Past Daily Reference Room. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

The Beaches – million watt energy. Friday Lunch with The Beaches – from their gig at Pinkpop on June 21st […] The post The Beaches – Landgraaf – 2026 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

– CBS World News Roundup – The World Tonight – July 24, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Busy […] The post July 24, 1979 – World Over A Barrel – Big Oil appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Alba Gil Aceytuno – new vistas, new worlds, new experiences. A set by Alba Gil Aceytuno aka: Pleito, recorded at […] The post Alba Gil Aceytuno aka Pleito – Canaria – 2026 – Past Daily Night Session appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

TV: Dream Or Nightmare – NPR – National Town Meeting – July 28, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – […] The post TV: Dream Or Nightmare? – 1976 – The State Of Television In 1970s America – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Lunch this Friday Junior with Idles, recorded live at Pinkpop 2026 on June 21 by the venerable VPRO in Hilversum. […] The post Idles – Landgraaf – 2026 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Become a Patron! July 23, 1945 – With eyes still on the war in the Pacific, attention was diverted to […] The post July 23, 1945 -War In The Pacific – The Potsdam Conference – A Trial Begins In Paris. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Ruggiero Ricci with Ed De Waart and The San Francisco Symphony – October 23, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The post Ruggiero Ricci With Edo De Waart And The San Francisco Symphony Play Music Of Haydn, Schuller And Lalo – 1979 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen – hitting the ground running. Busy day for a July 22, 1988. Starting with – […] The post July 22, 1988 – Dukakis Hits The Trail – Iran Charges Iraq – Fire Rages In California appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Balu Brigada – A taste of Auckland at Pinkpop this year. Balu Brigada at this year’s Pinkpop Festival – recorded […] The post Balu Brigada – Landgraaf – 2026 -Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

July 21-22, 1964 – WOR On the Scene Reports from Harlem – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 21-22, 1964 […] The post July 21-22, 1964 – Harlem Is Burning – An Outbreak Of Rage: Day 6 appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Las Petunias – Further evidence the girls mean business. Over to Madrid tonight for a session by Las Petunias. Recorded […] The post Las Petunias – Madrid – 2026 – Past Daily Night Session appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Suburban Sprawl – NBC Radio: Second Sunday – August 13, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s interesting how […] The post Suburban Sprawl: Exodus From The City – 1972 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

808 State – Live At Manchester International – July 27, 1990 – Jim Moody Collection – Something to crank up […] The post 808 State – Manchester – 1990 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

July 21, 1978 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 21, 1978 – […] The post July 21, 1978 – The White House Has A Little Dope Problem – No Strike, For Now – The Bouncing Economy. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

University of Chicago Roundtable – Guilt By Association – March 13, 1949 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The post “Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been . .?” – Guilt By Association – 1949 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Starting off the week with a band I’ve wanted to run for a few years now, but could never find […] The post Eleventh Dream Day – Chicago – 2004 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

– WCBS News + CBS World News Roundup – July 20, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-one years […] The post July 20, 1965 – The Gloomy Message From Saigon appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Something a bit different tonight – a concert by Neil Innes, recorded at The Abbey Pub in Chicago on October […] The post Neil Innes – Words And Music -2004 -Past Daily Weekend. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

The Class sweaters – the mementos that made their appearance every reunion since the first were getting less and less. […] The post It’s July 2026 – It’s January 1966 – It’s Your 60th – It’s The Festival Of Ghosts. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Florent Schmitt – Oriane et le Prince d’lamour – French National Orchestra – Jean Martinon, cond – ORTF 1957 – […] The post Jean Martinon And The French National Orchestra Play Music Of Florent Schmitt – 1957 – Past Daily Weekend appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Jackie McLean this weekend – recorded at the 1994 University Of Virginia Jazz Festival on February 21, 1994. Joining him […] The post Jackie McLean Quartet – Charlottesville – 1994 – Past Daily Downbeat. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Ride – In concert at Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Colorado – April 3, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perennial […] The post Ride – In Concert – 1991 – Past Daily Weekend appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Washington Straight Talk With Barbara Jordan – March 24, 1975 Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan shot to fame in the 1970s […] The post No Knight – No Magic Wand: An Interview With Barbara Jordan -1975 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

The Wedding Present – Pillars of the C86 scene. Ending up the week in Chicago. This time, its The Wedding […] The post The Wedding Present – Chicago – 2012 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

July 13-14, 1977 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sometime around 8:30 that evening on […] The post July 13, 1977 – New York Has A(nother) Blackout appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

July 17, 1940 – Sen. Alben Barkley at the 1940 Democratic Convention – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound […] The post July 17, 1940 – Alben Barkley Delivers A Message From FDR – 1940 Democratic Convention – Past Daily Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

– NBC Radio – Conversation: What Inventions Have Benefitted Mankind Most? – Nov. 6, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The post What Inventions Have Benefitted Mankind Most? 1954 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

The curse continued.   JFK Jr. Death Reports – CBS Radio – July 16-17, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The post July 16-17, 1999 – “A Small Plane Is Missing” – The Death Of JFK Jr. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

  – Recital by Daniel Lebhardt – Louve Museum Concerts – September 25, 2014 – Radio France Musique Over to […] The post Daniel Lebhardt: Music Of Séverac, Debussy, Widor, Alkan and Ravel – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Phish for lunch, this Hump Day afternoon -recorded at Lounge Ax in Chicago on November 9, 1990 – and preserved […] The post Phish – Chicago – 1990 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

  CBS-TV audio coverage of 1964 Republican Convention – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this […] The post July 15, 1964 – GOP Convention: View From The Cow Palace – Sliding Off The Rails. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

By 1961, the debate over school textbooks had become one of the most visible fronts in America’s larger Cold War […] The post Turmoil In A Textbook – Banning and Censoring In 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Stereolab – . . .The world became Retro-Futurist and never looked back. Stereolab this afternoon – in concert at Metro […] The post Stereolab – Chicago – 1999 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

July 14, 1965 – NBC Radio Special Broadcast – Tribute To Adlai Stevenson – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become […] The post July 14, 1965 – Adlai Stevenson – Death Of A Statesman appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

To view this content, you must be a member of Gordon's Patreon at $1 or more - Click "Read more" […] The post The Vapors – Boston – 1980 – Past Daily Lunchroom appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Address by Julian S. Sawyer – Communist Party Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, New York – Oct. 26, 1936 – Gordon […] The post Communist Party Of America – 1936 – Address By Julian Sawyer – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

To view this content, you must be a member of Gordon's Patreon at $1 or more - Click "Read more" […] The post July 13, 1983 – The IRA And The Death Penalty – Chanting In Santiago – A Computer That (Sort Of) Talks. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

I originally posted this in 2009 on the now-defunct Newstalgia site. It’s such a good and historic recording that it […] The post Shostakovich: Piano Quintet Op. 57 – Vivian Rivkin With The Stuyvesant Quartet – 1941 – Past Daily Weekend appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Paris By Night- Co-production of Paris Radio/NBC Blue Network and the CBC in Canada – March 21, 1939 – Gordon […] The post Paris By Night – 1939 – D. E. Inglebrecht, Germaine Martinelli, Wal-Berg And His Orchestra – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

In true Alfred E. Neuman fashion: “What, me worry?” Well, you really always wanted to be liked – but you […] The post It’s July 1959 – It’s L.A. – It’s Seventh Grade – It’s Romilar CF. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

Coleman Hawkins Quintet – live At Birdland – September 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Legends in Jazz this […] The post Coleman Hawkins – Live From Birdland – 1952 – Past Daily Downbeat appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

The Birthday Party (Nick Cave) – Live at Vera, Groningen, The Netherlands – June 5, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound […] The post The Birthday Party – Groningen – 1982 – Past Daily Weekend appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.

By the closing years of the 1960s, the United States found itself confronting an uncomfortable contradiction. The nation was preparing […] The post 10 Million Americans Couldn’t Read In 1968 – Past Daily Reference Room. appeared first on Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music.