Started with a big old Hanukkah Party, then marked the 51st anniversary of the death of Sam Cooke with a lot of his songs.
The other big anniversary this weekend is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra. Then there was time to play some things from Rosanne Cash, who just played in town, and from Aimee Mann who comes to town next week.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight.
Friday Night Rock, 12-11-15, 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Chanukah Joyous Holiday, Theodore Bikel
- “Chanukah, Oh Chanukah,” Theodore Bikel
- “The Dreydl Song,” Joe Levy
- “8 Days (of Hannukah),” Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
- “Trey Dreydele,” Frank London & CURHA
- “Latke Clan,” The LeeVees
- “How Do You Spell Channukkahh?” The LeeVees
- “Applesauce vs. Sour Cream,” The LeeVees
- “Feast of Lights,” They Might Be Giants“
- Hanukkah Rocks,” Gefilte Joe & the Fish
- “Hanukkah Homeboy,” Doc Mo She
- “Descarga Ocho Kandelikas,” The Afro-Semitic Experience
- “Haneyrot Halalu,” Josh Nelson
- “Schlepp the Halls with Loaves of Hallah,” The Three Weissmen
- “Touch the Hem of His Garment,” Sam Cooke
- “That’s Heaven to Me,” Sam Cooke
- “You Send Me,” Sam Cooke
- “Win Your Love for Me,” Sam Cooke
- “Chain Gang,” Sam Cooke
- “Wonderful World,” Sam Cooke
- “Cupid,” Sam Cooke
- “Nothing Can Change this Love,” Sam Cooke
- “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day,” Sam Cooke
- “Another Saturday Night,” Sam Cooke
- “Meet Me at Mary’s Place,” Sam Cooke
- “Having a Party,” Sam Cooke
- “Twisting’ the Night Away,” Sam Cooke
- “Shake,” Sam Cooke
- “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” Sam Cooke
- “A Change is Gonna Come” Sam Cooke
- “Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week),” Frank Sinatra
- “I’ve Got a Crush on You,” Frank Sinatra
- “I’ve Got the World On the String,” Frank Sinatra
- “I Get a Kick Out of You,” Frank Sinatra
- “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” Frank Sinatra
- “The Way You Look Tonight,” Frank Sinatra
- “The Lady is a Tramp,” Frank Sinatra
- “Night and Day,” Frank Sinatra
- “All the Way,” Frank Sinatra
- “Come Fly with Me,” Frank Sinatra
- “Luck Be a Lady,” Frank Sinatra
- “Summer Wind,” Sister Double Happiness
- “The Best is Yet to Come,” Frank Sinatra
- “Fly Me to the Moon,” Frank Sinatra
- “It Was a Very Good Year,” Frank Sinatra
- “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra
- “Something Stupid,” Frank and Nancy Sinatra
- “That’s Life,” Frank Sinatra
- “My Way,” Frank Sinatra
- “Modern Blue,” Rosanne Cash
- “A Feather’s Not a Bird,” Rosanne Cash
- “When the Master Calls the Roll,” Rosanne Cash
- “Dreams are Not My Home,” Rosanne Cash
- “How Am I Different,” Aimee Mann
- “Ghost World,” Aimee Mann
- “Humpty Dumpty,” Aimee Mann
- “Lost in Space,” Aimee Mann
- “That’s Just What You Are,” Aimee Mann
- “I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas,” Aimee Mann
Friday Night Rock returns Dec. 18 on Radio CPR 101.7 FM Washington D.C., or online at www.tinyurl.com/radiocpr