The biggest snowfall in a decade required a couple dozen songs about the white winter covering that caused a pause in travel, work and school for millions.
There were a lot of birthdays to note, from Lucinda Williams, 73, whose new album also came out days ago, to Corky Laing, 78; Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings, 81; and Anita Baker, 68. Other birthdays ranged from Jimmy Van Heusen to Eddie Van Halen, as well as Huey “Piano” Smith, Stephane Grappelli, but also Paul Newman and Angela Davis, activists both, who were also saluted in song.
We began with a tribute to the plaid-suited UHF entertainer Uncle Floyd, who died Thursday at at 74, with a pair of songs he inspired, from the Ramones and David Bowie.
Here is the archived show, in three different parts. The setlist is below:
Capital Radio January 26, 2026 1 – 4:18 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World,” Ramones
- “Uncle Floyd,” David Bowie
- “Don’t You Just Know It,” Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns
- “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu,” Huey “Piano” Smith
- “Theme from an Imaginary Western” Mountain
- “World’s Gone Wrong,” Lucinda Williams with Brittney Spencer
- “Right on Time,” Lucinda Williams
- “Sweet Old World,” Lucinda Williams
- “I’ll Keep It With Mine,” Fairport Convention
- “Panama,” Van Halen
- “Eruption,” Van Halen
- “Beat It [portion],” Michael Jackson
PART II
- “All the Way,” Frank Sinatra
- “Mr. Big Stuff,” Jean Knight
- “Shine,” Django Reinhardt & the Hot Club de France
- “Hobo’s Blues,” Paul Simon
- “Over the Rainbow,” Rob Wasserman & Stephane Grappelli
- “Paul Newman vs. The Demons,” The Avett Brothers
- “Angela,” John Lennon
- “Lili Marleen,” Marlene Dietrich
- “Sweet Love,” Anita Baker
- “Snow,” Harry Nilsson
- “Snow,” James McCartney
- “Snow,” Pernice Brothers
- “Snow,” Urge Overkil
- “Snow in Sun,” Tracey Thorn
- “Snow Roses,” Jen & Lorraine
- “Have You Seen It in the Snow?” The Magnetic Fields
PART III
- “First Snow in Kokomo,” Aretha Franklin
- “Fallen Snow,” First Aid Kit
- “Angel in the Snow,” Elliott Smith
- “Snow Angels,” Benjamin Lazar Davis
- “Snow Lion,” Readymade FC featuring Feist
- “Snow Deer,” Woody Guthrie
- “Fox in the Snow,” Belle & Sebastian
- “Foxes in the Snow,” Jason Isbell
- “Snow is Falling in Manhattan,” Dean and Britta with Sonic Boom
- “Snowed in at Wheeler Street,” Kate Bush with Elton John
- “Snowball in Hell,” They Might Be Giants
- “Snowflakes,” The Durutti Column
- “Snowflake in a Hot World,” Mercury Rev
- “While I Shovel the Snow,” The Walkmen
- “Winter in the Hamptons,” Josh Rouse
- “Chilly Winds Don’t Blow [Fink remix],” Nina Simone
- “Winter in America,” Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Capital Radio returns Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. ET 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 (usually) available on demand at cygnusradio.com. Older shows are posted at Substack.com/@rogercatlin.