The tax collector comes calling this week and Capital Radio is ready to meet it with a half dozen or so taxing songs and another 15 about paying the price.
If death and taxes are the inevitable promise, there were a lot of passings to note over the past few weeks, from Afrika Bambaataa and Jon Dee Graham, to Dash Crofts and Ross the Boss, and a special look at two musicians who played on hundreds of songs over the years, guitarist Wayne Perkins and R&B drummer James Gadson.
It was the 80th birthday of soul giant Al Green; the 75th for E Street mainstay Max Weinberg; Jimmy Destri of Blondie was turing 72, mandolin ace Sam Bush, 74.
There were also some historical birthdays to note in song, from Guy Fawkes, born 1570, to artist James Ensor, born in 1860, and Butch Cassidy in 1866.
Here’s the archived show in three parts; the setlist follows:
Capital Radio April 13, 2026 1 p.m. – 4:23 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “Taxes,” Geese.
- “Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All,” Ry Cooder
- “Tax Payin’ Blues,” J.B. Lenoir
- “Tax Free,” Jimi Hendrix
- “Taxman, [take 11]” The Beatles
- “Me and the I.R.S. [live],” Johnny Paycheck
- “What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?” Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
- “Pay for It,” The Both
- “Pay the Price,” Buffalo Springfield
- “Everything Has a Price to Pay,” Paul Weller
- “The Price of Love,” The Everly Brothers
- “Pay in Blood,” Bob Dylan
- “The Price You Pay,” Bruce Springsteen
- “Pay Your Dues,” The Rolling Stones
- “You’ll Pay,” The Black Keys
- “You’ve Got to Pay the Price,” The Supremes
- “Pay You Back with Interest,” The Hollies
- “Pay to the Piper,” Chairman of the Board
PART II
- “Paid the Price,” Michelle Phillips
- “Pay Me,” Tom Waits
- “Pay It Back,” Elvis Costello
- “Pay the Man,” David Lindley
- “Let’s Stay Together,” Al Green
- “Tired of Being Alone,” Al Green
- “Everybody Hurts,” Al Green
- “Candy’s Room,” Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band
- “Badlands,” Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band
- “Picture This,” Blondie
- “Maria,” Blondie
- “In the Jailhouse Now,” The Soggy Bottom Boys
- “Mr. Guy Fawkes,” The Dave Miller Set
- “Butch Cassidy,” My Morning Jacket
- “Meet James Ensor,” They Might Be Giants
PART III
- “Looking for the Perfect Beat,” Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
- “Sleep Enough to Dream,” True Believers
- “Helpless,” John Dee Graham
- “Nice, Nice, Very Nice,” Ambrosia
- “Get Closer,” Seals & Crofts
- “Baby Let’s Twist,” The Dictators
- “Jungleland” [portion],” Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
- “Funk You Up [portion],” The Sequence
- “Hand of Fate,” The Rolling Stones
- “Concrete Jungle,” Bob Marley & the Wailers
- “Car on a Hill,” Joni Mitchell
- “Express Yourself,” Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Rhythm Band.
- “Use Me,” Bill Withers
- “I Want You,” Marvin Gaye
Capital Radio returns April 20 at 1 p.m. EDT until after 4 on www.cygnusradio.com. The show can also be heard via the cygnusradio.com app, available free at iTunes or GooglePlay. Recent shows are available on demand at cygnusradio.com. Older shows are posted at Substack.com/@rogercatlin.