There were almost too many musical lives to remember today on Capital Radio, starting with two who died over the weekend, San Francisco rocker Country Joe McDonald and Tex-Mex organ whiz Augie Meyers.
Then there was a segment on the work of Neil Sedaka, who died last month, and tributes to bluesman John Hammond Jr. Gary Walker of the Walker Brothers, guitar whiz Travis Wammack and disco eccentric Monti Rock III. Two producers also passed so we heard work produced by Mike Vernon and engineered by Bob Power.
And who was born on March 9? Ornette Coleman, Lloyd Price and Keely Smith. Mark Lindsay was turning 84, Robin Trower 81; Jeffrey Osborne 78. We closed with the work of John Cale, turning 84, with both his work and a handful of the key tracks he produced.
Here are the links to the archived show; the setlist follows:
Capital Radio March 9, 2026. 1 – 4:30 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
- “Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
- “Rock and Soul Music [live],” Country Joe and the Fish
- “Janis,” Country Joe & The Fish
- “Superbird,” Country Joe & The Fish
- “She’s About a Mover,” The Sir Douglas Quintet
- “Mendocino,” The Sir Douglas Quintet
- “Adios Mexico,” The Texas Tornados
- “Calendar Girl,” Neil Sedaka
- “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” Neil Sedaka
- “Rainy Day Bells,” The Globetrotters
- “Solitaire,” Sheryl Crow
- “Rainy Jane,” Davy Jones
- “Ring Ring,” Abba
- “Love will Keep Us Together,” Captain & Tennille
- “Laughter in the Rain,” Neil Sedaka
- “Bad Blood,” Neil Sedaka
- “2:19,” John Hammond Jr.
- “Shake for Me,” John P. Hammond
- “Down in the Bottom,” John Hammond
- “The Swim,” The Standells
- “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore),” The Walker Brothers
- “The View,” Gary Walker and the Rain
- “Scratchy,” Travis Wammack
- “You Better Move On,” Travis Wammack
- “Get Dancin,’” Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes
PART II
- “Albatross,” Fleetwood Mac
- “I’d Rather Go Blind,” Christine Perfect
- “All Your Love,” John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
- “Rubber Band,” David Bowie
- “Check the Rhime,” A Tribe Called Quest
- “Brown Sugar,” D’Angelo
- “I Try,” Macy Gray
- “A Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays,’ “ De La Soul
- “Stagger Lee,” Lloyd Price
- “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” Lloyd Price
- “Lonely Woman,” Ornette Coleman
- “The Lip,” Keely Smith & Louis Prima
- “(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again,” L.T.D.
- “The Devil Came from Kansas,” Procol Harum
- “Cloud Across the Sun,” Robin Trower
- “Good Thing,” Paul Revere & the Raiders
- “Arizona,” Mark Lindsay
PART III
- “Paris 1919,” John Cale
- “Barracuda,” John Cale
- “Ooh La La,” John Cale
- “Davies and Wales,” John Cale
- “Pablo Picasso,” The Modern Lovers
- “Gloria,” Patti Smith
- “No One is There,” Nico
- “Remember What,” Squeeze
- “No Fun,” The Stooges
Capital Radio returns March 16 at 1 p.m. EDT 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 available on demand at cygnusradio.com. Older shows are posted at Substack.com/@rogercatlin.