A handful of takeaways from Saturday’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction brought tracks from the MC5, Cher and Big Mama Thornton, among others. Then it was time to celebrate the birthdays of Steve Cropper, turning 83 today; Elvin Bishop, 82; Manfred Mann, 84; Faces bassist Tetsu Yamauchi, 78; Ron Elliott of the Beau Brummels, 81; Julian Cope, 67; and Charlotte Coffey of the Go-Go’s, 71; as well as Dizzy Gillespie, born this day in 1917; Lux Interior (1948), and producer Owen Bradley (1915). The big one was Charles Ives’ 150th – celebrated Sunday. But we also paused to remember singer/songwriter Libby Titus, who died Oct. 13 at 77.
Then it was all about the witches in song with nearly two dozen selections. And some selections from notable local shows in the past week from Air, Moontype, Nick Lowe, The Magnetic Fields and Billy Bragg.
Unfortunately the last hour of the show seems to have broken off the recording so you get the first part and half of the witches at this link. Someone may have cast a spell on it. Enjoy what you can.
I guess the lesson is to listen live. The intended setlist follows.
Capital Radio, October 21, 2024 1 – 4:36 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “Summer Madness,” Kool & the Gang
- “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves,” Cher
- “Come Monday,” Jimmy Buffett
- “Ball & Chain,” Big Mama Thornton
- “Ramblin’ Rose,’ MC5
- “Cloud Nine,” The Temptations
- “Check the Rhime,” A Tribe Called Quest
- “Time is Tight,” Booker T. & the M.G.’s
- “(Sitting’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” Otis Redding
- “Soul Man,” Sam & Dave
- “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” Elvin Bishop
- “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” Manfred Mann
- “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings),” Faces
- “Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind),” Loretta Lynn
- “I Fall to Pieces,” Patsy Cline
- “Western Stars,” k.d. lang
- “Love Has No Pride,” Libby Titus
- “The River Hymn,” The Band
- “Manteca,” Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
- “Just a Little,” The Beau Brummels
- “Laugh, Laugh,” The Beau Brummels
- “World Shut Your Mouth,” Julian Cope
- “Fading Fast,” The Go-Go’s
- “We Got the Beat,” The Go-Go’s
- “Human Fly,” The Cramps
- “Aloha from Hell,” The Cramps
- “The Witch,” The Sonics
- “Witch,” The Bird and The Bee
- “Witches,” The Cowboy Junkies
- “Season of the Witch,” Al Kooper & Steve Stills
- “I’m Your Witchdoctor,” The Chants R&B
- “Witchcraft,” Frank Sinatra
- “Witchcraft,” The Spiders
- “Witchcraft (For Your Love),” The Temptations
- “Witchcraft,” Th Blue Echoes
- “You Must Be a Witch,” The Lollipop Shoppe
- “The Witch Queen of New Orleans,” Redbone
- “Hunting for Witches,” Bloc Party
- “March of the Witch Hunters,” Christopher Fitzgerald
- “Burn the Witch,” Radiohead
- “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom,” Robert Johnson
- “It’s Your Voodoo Working,” Charles Sheffield
- “Strange Brew,” Cream
- “Hex [live],” Neko Case
- “Castin’ My Spell,” The Johnny Otis Show with Marci Lee
- “I Put a Spell on You [live],” Creedence Clearwater Revival
- “The Spell That You Cast,” Elvis Costello
- “When the Spell is Broken [live],” Richard Thompson
- “Kelly Watch the Stars,” Air
- “About You,” Moontype
- “When I Write the Book,” Rockpile
- “The Book of Love,” The Magnetic Fields
- “Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key,” Billy Bragg
- “Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question,” Leonard Bernstein & the New York Philharmonic
Capital Radio returns Oct. 28 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.