A packed night (that was also another trying one technologically) took note of the death last Saturday of Buckwheat Zydeco at 58, and the 81st birthday of Jerry Lee Lewis Thursday.
There was a big chunk of songs by John D. Loudermilk, the songwriter who died Sept. 21 at 82, who was behind songs from “Tobacco Road” to “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,” with nuggets like “Indian Reservation,” “Waterloo” and “Thou Shall Not Steal” in between.
Played some songs by acts who played here this week, from Billy Bragg and Joe Henry on their railroad tour, to Luna, Britta Phillips, the Buzzcocks and the Bird and the Bee. Closed out with some new Ratatat.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 9-30-16, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “On a Night Like This,” Buckwheat Zydeco
- “Time is Tight,” Buckwheat Zydeco
- “Walking’ to New Orleans,” Buckwheat Zydeco
- “Crazy Arms,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “All Night Long,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “You Win Again,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “Great Balls of Fire,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “Down the Line,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “Breathless,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “High School Confidential,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “Money (That’s What I Want),” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “Another Place, Another Time,” Jerry Lee Lewis
- “Just a Bummin’ Around,” Jerry Lee Lewis with Merle Haggard
- “That Kind of Fool,” Jerry Lee Lewis with Keith Richards
- “Evening Gown,” Jerry Lee Lewis with Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood
- “Pink Cadillac,” Jerry Lee Lewis with Bruce Springsteen
- “Travelin’ Band,” Jerry Lee Lewis with John Fogerty
- “You Don’t Have to Go,” Jerry Lee Lewis with Neil Young
- “Tobacco Road,” Nashville Teens
- “Waterloo,” Stonewall Jackson
- “Abilene,” George Hamilton IV
- “Ebony Eyes,” Everly Brothers
- “I Wanna Live,” Glen Campbell
- “I’ll Never Tell,” Roy Orbison
- “Sitting in the Balcony,” Eddie Cochran
- “A Rose and a Baby Ruth,” Marilyn Manson
- “Indian Reservation,” Don Fardon
- “This Little Bird,” Marianne Faithfull
- “Sun Glasses,” Sandy Posey
- “Paper Tiger,” Sue Thompson
- “Thou Shall Not Steal,” Dick and Dee Dee
- “Break My Mind,” The Box Tops
- “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,” The Casinos
- “The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore,” Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
- “Railroad Bill,” Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
- “Hobo’s Lullaby,” Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
- “Way Over Yonder in a Minor Key,” Billy Bragg & Wilco
- “I Keep Faith,” Billy Bragg
- “Accident Waiting to Happen,” Billy Bragg
- “I Don’t Mind,” Buzzcocks
- “Fast Cars,” Buzzcocks
- “Promises,” Buzzcocks
- “Love Letter to Japan,” The Bird and the Bee
- “One Fine Summer Morning,” Britta Phillips
- “Drive,” Britta Phillips
- “Fallin’ in Love,” Britta Phillips
- “Lovedust,” Luna
- “Malibu Love Nest,” Luna
- “Bewitched,” Luna (live)
- “Friendly Advice,” Luna (live)
- “23 Minutes in Brussels,” Luna (live)
- “Waiting on a Friend,” Luna
- “Neon Lights,” Luna
- “Not a Young Man Anymore,” Dean & Britta
- “Pink Moon,” Nick Drake
- “Elvis Presley Blues,” Gillian Welch
- “Thunder Road,” Mary Lou Lord
- “Hyperballad,” Bjork
- “Intro,” Ratatat
- “Cream on Chrome,” Ratatat
- “I Will Return,” Ratatat
Friday Night Rock will return Oct. 7 on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C., or streaming online at www.tinyurl.com/radiocpr