Celebrated the birthdays of John Coltrane, Ray Charles and Bruce Springsteen, the latter through those who have covered his songs. Then a showcase of Luna, Buzzcocks, Peter Bjorn and John and Tom Jones, who are all coming to town the next week, and some touches of the Beach Boys and Okkervil River, who were here last week.
Plenty of music to go around, though. Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 9-23-2016, 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Stairway to the Stars,” John Coltrane
- “The Late Late Blues,” John Coltrane
- “Giant Steps,” John Coltrane
- “I Got a Woman,” Ray Charles
- “Come Back Baby,” Ray Charles
- “A Little Bit of Soul,” Ray Charles
- “Lonely Avenue,” Ray Charles
- “Get On the Right Track,” Ray Charles
- “Rockhouse Parts 1 & 2,” Ray Charles
- “It Should’ve Been Me,” Ray Charles
- “I’m Movin’ On,” Ray Charles
- “I Believe to My Soul,” Ray Charles
- “Hit the Road Jack,” Ray Charles
- “Unchain My Heart,” Ray Charles
- “You Don’t Know Me,” Ray Charles
- “Living for the City,” Ray Charles
- “Crazy Love,” Ray Charles with Van Morrison
- “Nebraska,” Chrissie Hynde and Adam Seymour
- “Johnny 99,” Los Lobos
- “Open All Night,” Son Volt
- “Reason to Believe,” Aimee Mann and Michael Penn
- “I’m On Fire,” Johnny Cash
- “Better Days,” Elliot Murphy
- “Book of Dreams,” Dion
- “Thunder Road,” Dan Bern
- “The River,” The Clarks
- “Pink Cadillac,” Graham Parker
- “Hungry Heart,” Jesse Malin
- “Working’ on the Highway,” Joe Ely
- “American Skin (41 Shots),” Living Color (live)
- “Chinatown,” Luna
- “Sideshow by the Seashore,” Luna
- “Moon Palace,” Luna
- “Lost in Space,” Luna
- “Indian Summer,” Luna
- “Fuzzy Wuzzy,” Luna
- “Tiger Lily,” (live) Luna
- “I’ll Keep It With Mine,” Dean & Britta
- “What Do I Get?” Buzzcocks
- “Love You More,” Buzzcocks
- “Ever Fallen in Love?” Buzzcocks
- “You Say You Don’t Love Me,” Buzzcocks
- “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays,” Buzzcocks
- “Harmony in My Head,” Buzzcocks
- “Unless It’s Kicks,” Okkervil River
- “Plus Ones,” Okkervil River
- “Amsterdam,” Peter Bjorn and John
- “Let’s Call It Off,” Peter Bjorn and John
- “Young Folks,” Peter Bjorn and John
- “Wild Honey,” The Beach Boys
- “Darlin,’” The Beach Boys
- “It’s Not Unusual,” Tom Jones
- “What’s New Pussycat?” Tom Jones
- “Kiss,” Tom Jones
- “Burning Down the House,” Tom Jones with the Cardigans
- “Lust for Life,” Tom Jones with the Pretenders
Friday Night Rock returns Sept. 30 on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C. or streaming worldwide at www.tinyurl.com/radiocpr