Started with some Lead Belly, tying in with the big concert saluting his work Saturday at the Kennedy Center. Then came what might be the D.C. radio premiere of Mingering Mike, the legendary local folk artist who created his own line of album sleeves, currently on exhibit at Smithsonian’s American Art Museum, followed by a line of soul.
Then came a stab at vinyl, especially with finds from last weekend’s Record Store Day, though it was only half successful (only one channel seemed to work). Closed out with a bunch of They Might Be Giants who played in town tonight, and a couple from the Replacements.
It all capped an exciting week at the station, when dozens of new DJs started new shows (and explained the odd starting time this week). Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 4-24-2015, 10:40 p.m.- 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Bourgeois Blues,” Lead Belly
- “Midnight Special,” Lead Belly
- “Black Girl (Where Did You Sleep Last Night),” Lead Belly
- “Rock Island Line,” Lead Belly
- “Gallis Pole,” Lead Belly
- “On a Monday,” Lead Belly
- “Irene Goodnight,” Lead Belly
- “There’s Nothing Wrong with You Baby,” Mingering Mike & The Big D
- “I Want a Love I Can See,” The Temptations
- “Don’t Look Back,” The Temptations
- “I Could Never Love Again (After Loving You),” The Temptations
- “Cloud Nine,” The Temptations
- “I’ve Been So Lonely,” Cookie & the Cutouts
- “Soulful Dress,” Sugar Pie DeSanto
- “Who’s That Guy?” The Kolettes
- “Ain’t Love Good, Ain’t Love Proud,” Tony Clarke
- “Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing,” Fontella Bass and Bobby McClusky
- “Looks Like I’m Walkin,'” King All Stars with Bobby Byrd & Vicki Anderson
- “Foundation Rock,” King All Stars with Hank Ballard
- “Sliced Tomatoes,” Just Brothers
- “I’ll Do a Little Bit More,” The Olympics
- “Inspiration Information,” Sharon Jones & the DapKings
- “Heart of Gold,” Charles Bradley & the Manahan Street Band
- “Letsgetabitrockin,” The 101ers
- “Out of Time,” The 101ers
- “5 Star Rock N’ Roll Patrol,” The 101ers
- “Bagboy,” Pixies
- “Blue Rickenbacker,” The Minus 5
- “Gloom and Doom,” The Rolling Stones
- “Bad Reputation,” Death Cab for Cutie
- “No Cities to Love,” Sleater-Kinney
- “Hey Mr. Grey,” Bob Mould
- “Lazaretto,” Jack White
- “Ana Ng,” They Might Be Giants
- “Don’t Let’s Start,” They Might Be Giants
- “Hide Away Folk Family,” They Might Be Giants
- “Snowball in Hell,” They Might Be Giants
- “Youth Culture Killed My Dog,” They Might Be Giants
- “They’ll Need a Crane,” They Might Be Giants
- “Shoehorn with Teeth,” They Might Be Giants
- “Your Racist Friend,” They Might Be Giants
- “New York City,” They Might Be Giants
- “Where Do They Make Balloons?” They Might Be Giants
- “We’re the Replacements,” They Might Be Giants
- “Can’t Hardly Wait,” The Replacements
- “Left of the Dial,” The Replacements
Friday Night Rock returns May 2 at 9 p.m. on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM.