It’s a little maudlin to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley every year, instead of just on his January birthday. But that’s when the recently completed Elvis Week in Memphis is always scheduled. And it’s never a bad idea to play a lot of The King twice a year. So there was a dozen classic tracks from Elvis as well as seven more about him capping today’s Capital Radio. (Unfortunately, that segment was almost completely obliterated in the archived recording, perhaps having something to do with the recording “Devil in Disguise”)
Ginger Baker’s birthday led us to play a lot of his work. We also blew out the candles for Billy J. Kramer, Johnny Nash, Nate Dogg, Bill Clinton and the songwriter Roger Cook (turning 84).
There was a little bit of Wifi problems in the middle, but we paid tribute to Harry Nilsson’s “Pussy Cats” released half a century ago today, and we marked the 30th anniversary of Woodstock ’94.
We began by remembering Joe Chambers of the Chambers Brothers, who died Thursday at 81 and berserkly rocker Greg Kihn who died last week at 75.
Here’s a link to (most of) the broadcast; the last hour seems to have dropped off. The setlist follows:
Capital Radio. Aug. 19, 2024. 1 – 4:30 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Washington, D.C.,” The Magnetic Fields
- “People Get Ready,” The Chambers Brothers
- “All Strung Out Over You,” The Chambers Brothers
- “Time Has Come Today,” The Chambers Brothers
- “The Breakup Song,” The Greg Kihn Band
- “Can’t Stop Hurting Myself,” The Greg Kihn Band
- “For You,” Greg Kihn
- “Jeopardy,” Greg Kihn
- “Let’s Start [live],” Fela Kuta & Africa ’70 with Ginger Baker
- “Do What You Like,” Blind Faith
- “Toad,” Cream
- “Bad to Me,” Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
- “Little Children,” Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
- “From a Window,” Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
- “You’ve Got Your Troubles,” The Fortunes
- “Something’s Got Hold of My Heart,” Gene Pitney
- “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing,” New Seekers
- ”Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress,” The Hollies
- “Oh Happy Day,” The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- “(In the) Dreaming’ Room,” Don Fardon
- “Regulate,” Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
- “Our Boy Bill,” Loudon Wainwright III
- “Some of Your Lovin,’” Johnny Nash
- “Hold Me Tight,” Johnny Nash
- “Guava Jelly,” Johnny Nash
- “Highway 61 Revisited [live],” Bob Dylan
- “Dreams [live],” The Cranberries
- “Who I Come Around [live],” Green Day
- “Many Rivers to Cross,” Harry Nilsson
- “Mucho Mungo / Mt. Elga,” Harry Nilsson
- “Don’t Forget Me,” Harry Nilsson
- “Burning Love,” Elvis Presley
- “Jailhouse Rock,” Elvis Presley
- “Let’s Have a Party,” Elvis Presley
- “Little Sister,” Elvis Presley
- “We’re Gonna Move,” Elvis Presley
- “Big Hunk O’Love,” Elvis Presley
- “(You’re the) Devil in Disguise,” Elvis Presley
- “Mystery Train,” Elvis Presley
- “Got a Lot o’ Living’ to Do,” Elvis Presley
- “What’d I Say,” Elvis Presley
- “Suspicious Minds,” Elvis Presley
- “If I Can Dream,” Elvis Presley
- “Elvis is Rockin’ Again,” Billy Adams & His Rock-a-Teens
- “Elvis Presley Blues,” Gillian Welch
- “From Galway to Graceland,” Richard Thompson
- “My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Black) [live]” Neil Young
- “Johnny Bye-Bye,” Bruce Springsteen
- “Porcelain Monkey,” Warren Zevon
- “Breathe for Me, Presley!” Charlie Burton
Capital Radio returns Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. EDT on www.cygnusradio.com, where this and other recent shows are posted. The show can also be heard via the cygnusradio.com app, available free at iTunes or GooglePlay. Older shows are available at Substack.com/@rogercatlin.