Pete Townshend turned 80, Grace Jones is 77 and Paul Brady, 78. All were honored on Capital radio as well as other music figures born this day, from Joey Ramone to songwriter Micky Newbury and bassist Herbie Flowers.
We paid tribute to two artists who died Friday, Broadway composer Charles Strouse, who was 96, and reggae roots rocker Junior Byles, who was 77.
And there were 10 of the 13 recordings inducted Friday into the Grammy Hall of Fame, from Fela Kuti to Eddie Floyd, Santana, Luther Vandross, Emmylou Harris, Clara Ward and Big Star, as well as Linda Martell, who re-emerged on Beyonce’s album last year, and blues singer Geeshie Wiley.
Closed with some Kinks in memory of a friend
Here’s a link to the whole show; the setlist follows:
Capital Radio May 19, 2025 1-4:34 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “Curly Locks,” Junior Byles
- “When Things Were Rotten,” Charles Strouse
- “Theme from ‘All in the Family’ (Those Were the Days),” Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton
- “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem),” Jay-Z
- “Zombie,” Fela Kuti & the Africa ’70
- “Knock on Wood,” Eddie Floyd
- “Wishing It Was,” Santana featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry
- “Color Him Father,” Linda Martell
- “A House is Not a Home,” Luther Vandross
- “Sad Lisa,” Cat Stevens
- “Sweet Old World,” Emmylou Harris
- “Last Kind Word Blues,” Geeshie Wiley
- “How I Got Over,” Clara Ward Singers
- “Thirteen,” Big Star
- “Pull Up to the Bumper,” Grace Jones
- “Warm Leatherette,” Grace Jones
- “She’s Lost Control,” Grace Jones
- “Getting in Tune,” Pete Townshend
- “Substitute,” Pete Townshend
- “Circles,” Pete Townshend
- “Sheraton Gibson,” Pete Townshend
- “Baba O’Riley,” London Chamber Orchestra
- “Let’s See Action,” Pete Townshend
- “Melting Pot,” Blue Mink
- “Gotta Get Up,” Harry Nilsson
- “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed
- “Diamond Dogs,” David Bowie
- “Burn Down the Mission,” Elton John
- “The Lakes of Pontchartrain,” Paul Brady
- “Arthur McBride,” Bob Dylan
- “Let’s Get Together,” Paul Brady
- “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In),” Mickey Newbury
- “Time is a Thief,” Solomon Burke
- “American Trilogy [live],” Elvis Presley
- “Blitzkrieg Bop,” Ramones
- “I Wanna Be Sedated,” Ramones
- “I Got Knocked Down (But I’ll Get Up),” Joey Ramone
- “Don’t Worry About Me,” Joey Ramone
- “What a Wonderful World,” Joey Ramone
- “You Make It all Worthwhile,” The Kinks
- “You Can’t Stop the Music,” The Kinks
Capital Radio returns May 26 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.