Back in the studio after a couple of weeks off, I began with some of the kind of soul featured at a local free concert earlier tonight, and paused to remember Billie Holiday and John Coltrane, who each died on this day, he in 1967, she in 1959.
Couldn’t quite transfer the new Wilco album to the radio, but played some old stuff anyway, followed by some of Jason Isbell’s new album. Other sets concentrated on Sam Cooke and Jonathan Richman.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock 7-17-2015, 11 p.m.- 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C. tinyurl.com/radiocpr
- “Be Thankful for What You Got,” Yo La Tengo
- “Oogum Boogum,” Alex Chilton
- “Lipstick Traces,” Alex Chilton
- “Money Won’t Change You,” James Brown
- “Cold Sweat,” James Brown
- “Take Time to Know Her,” Percy Pledge
- “Chain Gang,” Sam Cooke
- “Cupid,” Sam Cooke
- “Nothing Can Change This Love,” Sam Cooke
- “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day,” Sam Cooke
- “Having a Party,” Sam Cooke
- “Twistin’ the Night Away,” Sam Cooke
- “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone,” Billie Holiday
- “Giant Steps,” John Coltrane Quartet
- Heavy Metal Drummer,” Wilco
- “Jesus Etc.,” Wilco
- “Kamera,” Wilco
- “California Stars,” Wilco and Billy Bragg
- “Way Over Yonder on the Minor Key,” Wilco and Billy Bragg
- “The Life You Choose,” Jason Isbell
- “How to Forget,” Jason Isbell
- “It Takes a Lifetime,” Jason Isbell
- “Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer,” Ry Cooder
- “On the Beach,” Neil Young
- “To Hide a Little Thought,” Jonathan Richman
- “Let Her Go Into the Darkness,” Jonathan Richman
- “The World is Showing Its Hand,” Jonathan Richman
- “Dixie Flyer,” Randy Newman
- “Should Have Known Better,” Sufjan Stevens
- “Depreston,” Courtney Barnett
- “Down the Road Apiece,” Chuck Berry
- “Thinkin’ About Love,” Freddie Bell with Roberta Linn & the Bell Boys
- “Comin’ Home Johnny,” Jimmy Smith Trio
- “Sweet Rain,” Stan Getz
Friday Night Rock returns July 25 at 9 p.m. on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C. or streaming live at tinyurl.com/radiocpr