It seemed like a particularly busy day for birthdays to note today, including Johnny Thunders (in 1952), post-punk’s Ian Curtis (1956), reggae’s Gregory Isaacs (1951), country’s Cowboy Copas (1913) and the British pop singer Twinkle (1948). Dorothy Fields, lyricist to “The Way You Look Tonight,” and hundreds of other songs, was born this day in 1904.
Linda Ronstadt turns 78 today, punk’s Marky Ramone is 72; Peter Lewis of Moby Grape is 79, as is disco’s Alicia Bridges. And R&B singer Millie Jackson is 80.
Trevor Horn, turning 75, was a member of the Buggles, Art of Noise and Yes, but we heard five examples of his extensive production work, on songs by Grace Jones, ABC and Seal, among others.
Ended with a baker’s dozen of songs about California, where your host happened to be today.
Here’s a link to the whole show; the setlist follows:
Capital Radio. July 15, 2024 1 – 4:30 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “She’s the One,” Ramones
- “I Just Want to Have Something to Do,” Ramones
- “Don’t Come Close,” Ramones
- “Transmission,” Joy Division
- “She’s Lost Control,” Joy Division
- “Rumors,” Gregory Isaacs
- “Night Nurse,” Gregory isaacs
- “Take me to the Dance,” Twinkle
- “Golden Lights,” The Smiths
- “Alabam,” Cowboy Copas
- “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory,” Johnny Thunders
- “Ask Me No Questions,” Johnny Thunders
- “Subway Train,” Johnny Thunders
- “All By Myself,” Heartbreakers
- “I Wanna Be Loved,” Heartbreakers
- “Rock Me on the Water,” Linda Ronstadt
- “Ooo Baby Baby,” Linda Ronstadt
- “Alison,” Linda Ronstadt
- “Birds [live],” Linda Ronstadt
- “If You Can’t Learn from Your Mistakes,” Moby Grape
- “Fall On You,” Moby Grape.
- “Sitting by the Window,” Moby Grape
- “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” 13th Floor Elevators
- “I Walked with a Zombie,” Roky Erickson
- “Don’t Slander Me,” Roky Erickson
- “It Hurts So Good,” Millie Jackson
- “My Man, A Sweet Man,” Millie Jackson
- “I Love the Nightlife (Disco ‘Round),” Alicia Bridges
- “Slave to the Rhythm,” Grace Jones
- “The Look of Love,” ABC
- “Haunted,” Shane McGowan & Sinead O’Connor
- “Crazy,” Seal
- “Double Dutch,” Malcolm McLaren
- “The Way You Look Tonight,” Fred Astaire
- “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” Brenda Lee
- “Big Spender,” Peggy Lee
- “I Won’t Dance” Frank Sinatra
- “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” The Factotums
- “California Soul,” Marvin Gaye & Valerie Simpson
- “California,” Jay Farrar
- “California Cottonfields,” Merle Haggard
- “California Bloodlines,” Dave Alvin
- “California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-i-a),” The Beach Boys
- “California Love,” 2pac with Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman
- “California Sun,” Ramones
- “California [live],” Joni Mitchell & James Taylor
- “California Nights,” Best Coast
- “California,” Tom Petty
- “Hotel California,” The Moog Cookbook
- “Not California,” Hem
- “California Stars,” Wilco
Capital Radio returns July 22 at 1 p.m. EDT on www.cygnusradio.com, where this and other recent shows are posted. Older shows are available at Substack.com/@rogercatlin. The broadcast is also available on the free cygnusradio.com app, available at iTunes or GooglePlay.