After a healthy half of a Firesign Theatre album, it was all about the plane crash, 58 years ago today, that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, including a number of covers of Holly songs by artists from Lou Reed to Marshall Crenshaw, who was also playing in the area tonight.
Rhett Miller, who also was in town tonight, was heard from, and there was new music from Alejandro Escovedo, Allen Toussaint, The I Don’t Cares and Charles Bradley.
Closed out with a bunch of music from Dave Davies, the kid brother guitarist of the Kinks, who hit 70 today.
Friday Night Rock, 2-3-2017, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus,” side one, The Firesign Theatre
- “It Doesn’t Matter Any More,” Buddy Holly
- “Tribute to Buddy Holly,” Mike Berry
- “That’s My Desire,” Buddy Holly
- “Good Rockin’ Tonight,” Buddy Holly
- “Think It Over,” Buddy Holly
- “Love’s Made a Fool of You,” Buddy Holly
- “That’ll Be the Day,” Buddy Holly
- “Peggy Sue Got Married,” Buddy Holly
- “Dearest,” Buddy Holly
- “Love is Strange,” Buddy Holly
- “Come On, Let’s Go,” Ritchie Valens
- “Donna,” Ritchie Valens
- “Ooh! My Head,” Ritchie Valens
- “Big Bopper’s Wedding,” The Big Bopper
- “Little Red Riding Hood,” The Big Bopper
- “White Lightning,” The Big Bopper
- “Midnight Shift,” Los Lobos
- “Learning the Game,” Waylon Jennings with Mark Knopfler
- “Oh Boy,” Joe Ely and Todd Snider
- “Dearest,” The Black Keys
- “Peggy Sue,” Lou Reed
- “Peggy Sue Goe Married,” John Doe
- “Heartbeat,” Detroit Cobras
- “Words of Love,” The Beatles
- “Changing All Those Changes,” Nick Lowe
- “Not Fade Away,” The Rolling Stones
- “Rave On,” Marshall Crenshaw
- “Crying, Waiting, Hoping,” Marshall Crenshaw
- “There She Goes Again,” Marshall Crenshaw
- “Better Back Off,” Marshall Crenshaw
- “Someplace Where Love Can’t Find Me,” Marshall Crenshaw
- “Our Love,” Rhett Miller
- “Help Me, Suzanne,” Rhett Miller
- “My Valentine,” Rhett Miller
- “Heartbeat Smile,” Alejandro Escovedo
- “Horizontal,” Alejandro Escovedo
- “Wear Me Out Loud,” The I Don’t Cares
- “Sorry For Tomorrow Night,” The I Don’t Cares
- “Dance to the Fight,” The I Don’t Cares
- “Blackstar,” David Bowie
- “Sparrow,” Joe Henry
- “American Tune,” Allen Toussaint
- “A Few Words in Defense of Our Country,” Randy Newman
- “We Will Never Give Up,” Kristin Lems
- “Passionate Fight,” Ute Lemper
- “Good to Be Back Home,” Charles Bradley
- ”Ain’t Gonna Give It Up,” Charles Bradley
- “Changes,” Charles Bradley
- “Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day),” Arthur Conley
- “Pouring Water on a Drowning Man,” Otis Clay
- “Coldest Days of My Life,” Carl Hall
- “Share Your Love With Me,” Van Morrison
- “Going Down to Bangor,” Van Morrison
- “Keep Me Singing,” Van Morrison
- Death of a Clown,” Dave Davies
- “Love Me Til the Sun Shines,” Dave Davies
- “This Man He Weeps Tonight,” Dave Davies (live)
- “Funny Face,” Dave Davies
- “Susannah’s Still Alive,” Dave Davies
- “Hold My Hand,” Dave Davies (live)
- “Strangers,” Dave Davies (live)
- “Gallon of Gas Blues/ You’re Looking Fine,” Dave Davies (live)
- “Lincoln County,” Dave Davies (live)
- “Living on a Thin Line,” Dave Davies (live)
Friday Night Rock returns Feb. 10 on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, N.C. or streaming online at www.tinyurl.com/radiocpr