It may have been the most frustrating Friday Night Rock yet, as I spent an hour trying to get the thing to broadcast, but it never did. When I realized it was streaming, however, I kept going anyway.
Besides, I brought all this music. Started with Ornette Coleman, who died Thursday at 85, in some of his early recording and backing Lou Reed on a track. Then a bunch of Elvis covers, and some music from artists who were in town recently — Paul Weller, Belle and Sebastian, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes — and some that are coming this week: Morrissey, Graham Parker and the Meat Puppets.
Played some Brian Wilson to tie in with the new bio movie on him, and marked John Linnell’s birthday with some of his state songs.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight (or tried to):
Friday Night Rock, 6-12-2015, 10 p.m.- 1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “Brings Goodness,” Ornette Coleman
- “Peace,” Ornette Coleman
- “Guilty,” Lou Reed
- “”Viva Las Vegas,” Bruce Springsteen
- “Got a Lot of Living to Do,” The Pogues
- “Mean Woman Blues,” Dion DiMucci
- “Guitar Man,” The Jesus and Mary Chain
- “Baby I Don’t Care,” The Primitives
- “Jailhouse Rock,” The Cramps
- “King of the Whole Wide World,” Elvis Presley
- “Tutti Frutti,” Little Richard
- “Glory of Love,” Big Bill Broonzy
- “Hit the Road Jack,” Big Youth
- “From the Floorboards Up,” Paul Weller
- “Friday Street,” Paul Weller
- “Town Called Malice,” Paul Weller
- “Enter Sylvia Plath,” Belle and Sebastian
- “Perfect Couples,” Belle and Sebastian
- “I’m a Cuckoo,” Belle and Sebastian
- “The Boy with the Arab Strap,” Belle and Sebastian
- “Judy and the Dream of Horses,” Belle and Sebastian
- “The Pharaohs,” Neko Case
- “”This Tornado Loves You,” Neko Case
- “Lion’s Jaw,” Neko Case
- “John Saw That Number,” Neko Case
- “Mood to Burn Bridges,” Neko Case
- “The World is Full of Crashing Bores,” Morrissey
- “First of the Gang to Die,” Morrissey
- “I Like You,” Morrissey
- “Aurora Borealis,” The Meat Puppets
- “Howlin’ Wind,” Graham Parker
- “Pouring It All Out,” Graham Parker
- “Fool’s Gold,” Graham Parker
- “Get Started, Start a Fire,” Graham Parker
- “Caroline, No,” Brian Wilson
- “Love and Mercy,” Brian Wilson
- “Do It Again,” Brian Wilson
- “Sloop John B,” Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- “I’ll Be There,” Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- “West Virginia,” John Linnell
- “Iowa,” John Linnell
- “Michigan,” John Linnell
- “Baltimore,” Randy Newman
- “Home by Saturday,” Hayden
- “Today is the Day,” Yo La Tengo
- “Hackensack,” Fountains of Wayne
- “What to Do with Michael,” The Candy Butcher
- “So Alive,” Ryan Adams
- “Bandit,” Neil Young
- “The Things We Did and Did Not Do,” The Magnetic Fields
Friday Night Rock returns June 19 at 11 p.m. on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, or at least streaming live at www.tiny url.com/radiocpr.