Started with some old cartoony music from Raymond Scott and then right into some Stax classics. Played a lot of Lou Reed (and a little of Bill Withers) due to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with its ceremony running on HBO Saturday.
Then a lot of music connected to upcoming shows from Paul Weller and this week, Joe Ely, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, the Decemberists and shows tonight by Barrington Levy and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
Got a taste of the new Jason Isbell album before moving into some country-sounding roots rock. Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock 5-2902015, 8:45 p.m.-1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Powerhouse,” Raymond Scott
- “Green Onions,” Booker T & the MGs
- “Walking the Dog,” Rufus Thomas
- “Knock on Wood,” Eddie Floyd
- “Tramp,” Otis & Carla
- “Respect Yourself,” The Staple Singers
- “Son of Shaft,” The Bar-Kays
- “(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again,” L.T.D.
- “You Can’t Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On),” High Inergy
- “The Breaks,” Kurtis Blow
- “Sugah Daddy,” D’Angelo
- “I Can’t Stand It,” Lou Reed
- “Lisa Says,” Lou Reed
- “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed
- “Satellite of Love,” Lou Reed
- “Vicious,” Lou Reed
- “Sweet Jane,” Lou Reed
- “Dirty Boulevard,” Lou Reed
- “Last Great American Whale,” Lou Reed
- “Back to Zero Now,” Tommy Keene
- “Town Called Malice,” Paul Weller
- “Going Underground,” Paul Weller
- “Down in the Tube Station at Midnight,” Paul Weller
- “The Eton Rifles,” Paul Weller
- “1984,” David Bowie
- “Wooly Bully,” Sam the Sham and the Pharohs
- “Rockin’ Here Tonight,” The Minus Five featuring Curtiss A
- “The New Wave,” Sleater Kinney
- “The Road Goes On Forever,” Joe Ely
- “”Settle for Love,” Joe Ely
- “All Just to Get to You,” Joe Ely
- “She Finally Spoke Spanish to Me,” Joe Ely
- “Railroad Bill,” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott with Woody Guthrie
- “Acne,” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott with Bob Dylan
- “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
- “The Walls of Red Wing,” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott with John Prine
- “Louise,” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott with Tom Waits
- “Friend of the Devil,” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott with Bob Weir
- “The Engine Driver,” The Decemberists
- “O Valencia!,” The Decemberists
- “Summersong,” The Decemberists
- “Anti-Summersong,” The Decemberists
- “Lake Song,” The Decemberists
- “Make You Better,” The Decemberists
- “Over & Over Again (Lost & Found),” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Monkey Gone to Heaven,” The Pixies (live)
- “Wave of Mutilation,” The Pixies (live)
- “Gigantic,” The Pixies (live)
- “What Goes Boom,” The Pixies
- “Here I Come,” Barrington Levy
- “It Takes a Lifetime,” Jason Isbell
- “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell
- “How to Forget,” Jason Isbell
- “Elephant,” Jason Isbell
- “Flying Over Water,” Jason Isbell
- “Kim,” Ryan Adams
- “Dead Flowers,” The Rolling Stones
- “Turtles All the Way Down,” Sturgill Simpson
- “I Can’t Write Left Handed,” Bill Withers (live)
- “Home by Saturday,” Hayden
- “”Static on the Radio,” ” Jim White with Aimee Mann
- “Key to the Highway,” B.B. King and Eric Clapton
Friday Night Rock returns June 5 at 9 p.m. on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C. or streaming live at tinyurl.com/radiocpr