Started with some Miles Davis, then some Cuban sounds from Rhythms del Mundo. Turned the clock back 50 years to the day when the Beatles were creating “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!”
Songs from Chuck Prophet’s new album “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins” led naturally to some Bobby Fuller Four. Also a taste of new albums from Ryan Adams, Son Volt and Alejandro Escovedo. Electronic instrumentals led to a salute to Devo on the anniversary of Bob Casale’s death. Closed out with other anthems of that era from Boston and the UK.
Here’s what I played on the radio tonight:
Friday Night Rock, 2-17-2017, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Radio CPR, 101.7 FM, Washington, D.C.
- “So What,” Miles Davis
- “Human Nature,” Miles Davis
- “Winter in America,” Gil Scott Heron
- “Mardi Gras in New Orleans,” Allen Toussaint
- “Guns of Brixton,” Nouvelle Vague
- “Satisfaction,” Rhythms del Mundo with Cat Power
- “Under the Boardwalk,” Rhythms del Mundo with The Rolling Stones
- “Because the Night,” Rhythms del Mundo with KT Tunstall
- “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” The Beatles (alternate takes)
- “A Day in the Life,” The Beatles (alternate takes)
- “Win,” David Bowie
- “Dollar Days,” David Bowie
- “Bad Year for Rock and Roll,” Chuck Prophet
- “Your Skin,” Chuck Prophet
- “Summertime Thing,” Chuck Prophet
- “You Did (Comp Shooby Dooby Bomp),” Chuck Prophet
- “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins,” Chuck Prophet
- “Love’s Made a Fool of You,” Bobby Fuller Four
- “Let Her Dance,” Bobby Fuller Four
- “King of the Wheels,” Bobby Fuller Four
- “I Fought the Law,” Bobby Fuller Four
- “Prisoner,” Ryan Adams
- “Shiver and Shake,” Ryan Adams
- “To Be Without You,” Ryan Adams
- “Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
- “Oh My Sweet Carolina,” Ryan Adams
- “Answering Bell,” Ryan Adams
- “Wonderwall,” Ryan Adams
- “Bored in the USA,” Father John Misty
- “Dress Blues,” Jason Isbell
- “Back Against the Wall,” Son Volt
- “Cherokee St.,” Son Volt
- “Sinking Down,” Son Volt
- “Drown,” Son Volt
- “Tear Stained Eye,” Son Volt
- “Suit of Lights,” Alejandro Escovedo
- “Johnny Volume,” Alejandro Escovedo
- “Farewell to the Good Times,” Alejandro Escovedo
- “Castanets,” Alejandro Escovedo
- “Can’t Stop a Train,” The Detailers
- “When the Roses Bloom Again,” Wilco with Billy Bragg
- “Whatever Way the Wind Blows,” Kelly Willis
- “Down in the River to Pray,” Alison Krauss
- “Rock-A-Bye Boogie,” The Davis Sisters
- “Foggy Mountain Top,” The Davis Sisters
- “(I Can’t Help You) I’m Falling Too,” Skeeter Davis
- “Abrasive,” Ratatat
- “Nightclub America,” Ratatat
- “Outta-Space,” Billy Preston
- “Axel F,” Harold Faltermeyer
- “Rain Forest,” Paul Hardcastle
- “Popcorn,” Hot Butter
- “Working in the Coal Mine,” Devo
- “Uncontrollable Urge,” Devo
- “Come Back Jonee,” Devo
- “Secret Agent Man,” Devo
- “Beautiful World,” Devo
- “Are You Experienced,” Devo
- “Jackie Onassis,” Human Sexual Response
- “When Things Go Wrong,” Robin Lane & The Chartbusters
- “Dancing the Night Away,” The Motors
- “Do Anything You Wanna Do,” Eddie & the Hot Rods
- “Another Girl, Another Planet,” The Other Ones
- “Teenage Kicks,” The Undertones
Friday Night Rock returns Feb. 24 on Radio CPR, 101.7 FM in Washington, D.C., or online at www.tinyurl.com/radiocpr