We seemed to be back on the air this week. So we started with some Delfonics, since they’re in town this weekend, and some James Brown because his sax man Maceo Parker was also in town. And so was John Doe and The Jayhawks and Jason Isbell are both here Saturday in separate show, so a lot from them, too.
A shout out to the short-lived guitarist-for-hire for Bill Haley & the Comets, and the distinctive guitarist of Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps, whose birthday it was. By the time it got to midnight it was also the 74th birthday of Paul McCartney.
But before that, some things new and old from The Avalanches. Here’s what I played tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 6-17-16, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C.
- “Delfonics Theme,” The Delfonics
- “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” The Delfonics
- “La-La Means I Love You,” The Delfonics
- “Cold Sweat,” James Brown
- “I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I’ll Get It Myself),” James Brown
- “Mother Popcorn,” James Brown
- “Funky Drummer,” James Brown
- “Don’t Forget How Much I Love You,” John Doe
- “The Real One,” John Doe
- “Heartless,” John Doe
- “Mama Don’t,” John Doe
- “Hwy 5,” John Doe
- “The New World,” X
- “The Have Nots,” X
- “Burning House of Love,” X
- “4th of July,” X
- “Waiting for the Sun,” The Jayhawks
- “Blue,” The Jayhawks
- “I’d Run Away,” The Jayhawks
- “Nothing Left to Borrow,” The Jayhawks
- “Stumbling Through the Dark,” The Jayhawks
- “All the Right Reasons,” The Jayhawks
- “Save It for a Rainy Day,” The Jayhawks
- “Smile,” The Jayhawks
- “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” The Jayhawks
- “Big Star,” The Jayhawks
- “Super 8,” Jason Isbell
- “Children of Children,’ Jason Isbell
- “Flying Over Water,” Jason Isbell
- “How to Forget,” Jason Isbell
- “Songs She Sang in the Shower,” Jason Isbell
- “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell
- “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock,” Bill Haley & the Comets
- “Jumps, Giggles and Shouts,” Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
- “Race with the Devil,” Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
- “B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go,” Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
- “Be-Bop-A-Lula,” Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
- “Small Poppies,” Courtney Barnett
- “The Community of Hope,” PJ Harvey
- “How You Got That Girl,” Ex Hex
- “Frankie Sinatra,” The Avalanches
- “Colors,” The Avalanches
- “Frontier Psychiatrist,” The Avalanches
- “Colours,” The Avalanches
- “Since I Left You,” The Avalanches
- “Stalking to a Stranger,” The Avalanches
- “Jet,” Paul McCartney & Wings
Friday Night Rock returns June 24 at Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington D.C. or streaming worldwide at www.tinyurl.com/radiocpr