A few deaths to mark, including jazz singer Jimmy Scott, DJ Casey Kasem and lyricist Gerry Goffin (represented by songs he co-wrote performed by the Beatles, Animals, Monkees, Byrds, Chiffons and Marianne Faithful).
A couple of recent shows to recall, from Chuck Prophet to Joe Ely. Several to look forward to, from Joe Henry to John Doe, Bill Kirchen and Ben Folds to Ginger Baker. The birthdays of Brian Wilson and Ray Davies. And the 45th anniversary of the very day David Bowie recorded “Space Oddity.” I bet that makes you feel old.
Here’s what I played on the radio Friday:
Friday Night Rock, 6-20-2014, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 97.5 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Slave to Love,” Jimmy Scott
- “Jealous Guy,” Jimmy Scott
- “Almost Blue,” Jimmy Scott
- “Letter from Elaina,” Casey Kasem
- “Chains,” The Beatles
- “Something Better,” Marianne Faithful
- “Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad About My Baby,” The Chiffons
- “Goin’ Back,” The Byrds
- “Wasn’t Born to Follow,” The Byrds
- “Don’t Bring Me Down,” The Animals
- “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” The Monkees
- “Play That Song Again,” Chuck Prophet
- “Temple Beautiful,” Chuck Prophet
- “Little Girl, Little Boy,” Chuck Prophet
- “All Just to Get to You,” Joe Ely
- “Gallo Del Cielo,” Joe Ely
- “She Finally Spoke Spanish to Me,” Joe Ely
- “Tombstone Every Mile,” Bill Kirchen
- “Rockabilly Funeral,” Bill Kirchen
- “Truck Stop at the End of the World,” Bill Kirchen
- “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues,” Bill Kirchen
- “Isis,” Bob Dylan
- “Don’t Forget How Much I Love You,” John Doe
- “Walking Out the Door,” John Doe
- “Mama Don’t,” John Doe with Veronica Jane and Dave Alvin
- “Hwy 5,” John Doe with Neko Case
- “Fallen Tears,” John Doe
- “By the Light,” John Doe
- “Knockin’ Around,” John Doe
- “Ohio Air Show Plane Crash,” Joe Henry
- “Trampoline,” Joe Henry
- “Brick,” Ben Folds
- “Battle of Who Could Care Less,” Ben Folds
- “In Between Days,” Ben Folds
- “There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You,” Ben Folds
- “You Don’t Know Me,” Ben Folds with Regina Spektor
- “Kylie from Connecticut,”Ben Folds
- “Us,” Regina Spektor
- “Love and Mercy,” Brian Wilson
- “The Warmth of the Sun,” Brian Wilson
- “Melt Away,” Brian Wilson
- “Til I Die,” Brian Wilson
- “Shangri-la,” The Kinks
- “Victoria,” The Kinks
- “Set Me Free,” The Kinks
- “A Well Respected Man,” The Kinks
- “I’m Not Like Everybody Else,” The Kinks
- “Candy Girl,” The Four Seasons
- “Marlena,” The Four Seasons
- “Dawn,” The Four Seasons
- “Times Like These,” Glen Campbell
- “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed
- “Space Oddity,” David Bowie
- “This is My Country,” Curtis Mayfield
- “It’s Your Thing,” The Isley Brothers
- “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” The Mills Brothers
- “Down and Out in New York City,” James Brown
- “Across 110th Street,” Bobby Womack
- “Strange Brew,” Cream
- “Crossroads,” Cream (live)
- “Let’s Start,” Fela Kuti & Africa ’70 with Ginger Baker (live)
- “Black Man’s Cry,” Fela Kuti & Africa ’70 with Ginger Baker (live)
Friday Night Rock returns July 4 at 10 p.m. on Radio CPR, 97.5 FM, Washington, D.C.