Began with a salute to two artists who died this week, the lead singer of the Marvelettes and Charlie Louvin, the last surviving member of the Louvin Brothers.
Then played a lot of the Decemberists and Wanda Jackson’s new albums and new stuff from Destroyer, John Vanderslice and Deerhoof.
Closed with the annual salute to Buddy Holly and Richie Valens, whose plane went down 52 years ago this week.
You can hear the whole show here. And you can see the setlist following the jump:
Friday Morning Rock 1-28-2011 9 a.m.- noon WRTC 89.3 FM
“Too Many Fish in the Sea,” The Marvelettes
“Don’t mess with Bill,” The Marvelettes
“Beechwood 4-5789,” The Marvelettes
“Please Mr. Postman,” The Marvelettes
“Please Mr. Postman,” The Beatles
“Theme,” Louvin Brothers
“I Have Found a Way,” Louvin Brothers
“Knoxville Girl,” Louvin Brothers
“In the Pines,” Louvin Brothers
“Wreck on the Highway,” Louvin Brothers
“The Great Atomic Power,” Louvin Brothers
“June Hymn,” The Decemberists
“All Arise!” The Decemberists
“January Hymn,” The Decemberists
“Calamity Song,” The Decemberists
“Don’t Carry It at All,” The Decemberists
“Romeo Had Juliette,” Lou Reed
“Colored Light,” Steve Wynn & the Miracle 5
“Weeknd,” Smith Westerns
“Underestimator,” The Greenhornes
“Don’t Press Your Luck,” The Shags
“Shakin’ All Over,” Wanda Jackson
“You Know I’m No Good,” Wanda Jackson
“Thunder on the Mountain,” Wanda Jackson
Heaven in Stereo,” Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers
“Alemany Gap,” John Vanderslice
“Sea Salt,” John Vanderslice
“Futile Devices,” Sufjan Stevens
“ing of Spain,” Tallest Man in the World
“Quit Your Low Down Ways,” Bob Dylan
“Dr. Watson I Presume,” Elvis Costello
“Marigold,” David Lowery
“I Want the World to Stop,” Belle & Sebastian
“Chinatown,” Destroyer
“Super Duper Rescue Heads!,” Deerhoof
“Mandy,” Ratatat
“Love Song,” Death Cab for Cutie
“Both Ends Burning,” Roxy Music
“Talk to Me,” Bruce Springsteen
“It’s All Too Much,” Polara
“Down the Line,” Buddy Holly
“Holly Hop,” Buddy Holly
“Midnight Shift,” Buddy Holly
“Changing All Those Changes,” Buddy Holly
“Rock Around with Ollie Vee,” Buddy Holly
“Brown-Eyed Handsome Man,” Buddy Holly
“That’ll Be the Day,” Buddy Holly
“I’m Looking for Somebody to Love,” Buddy Holly
“Tell Me How,” Buddy Holly
“Listen to Me,” Buddy Holly
“Come On, Let’s Go,” Ritchie Valens
“Ooh! My Head,” Ritchie Valens
“dooby Dooby Wah,” Ritchie Valens
“Cry, Cry, Cry,” Ritchie Valens
“Maybe, Baby,” Buddy Holly
“Rave On,” Buddy Holly
“Well All Right,” Buddy Holly
“Think It Over,” Buddy Holly
“It Doesn’t Matter,” Buddy Holly
Listen to Friday Morning Rock weekly at 9 a.m. on WRTC 89.3 in Hartford or online at www.wrtcfm.com. This show is archived here.