Capital Radio, 9-18-23: P.F. Sloan and More
I'll always remember that grim afternoon 53 years ago when my eighth grade teacher informed me that Jimi Hendrix had died. Sept. 18 was also the day we lost Earl…
Capital Radio, 9-11: Remembering That Day
The 22nd anniversary of 9/11 brought a lot of songs about the event that came out in the years that followed, from artists as divergent as Leonard Cohen, Juliana Hatfield,…
Capital Radio, 9-4: Labor Day, Buffett
The death of Jimmy Buffett had me looking for gems - very early (“Come Monday”) to much later (a Crowded House cover; a spin on an Al Anderson tune) for…
Capital Radio 8-28: Summer’s End
Started with some tunes about the end of the summer, from John Prine, the Doors, the Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Kirsty MacColl and the Cure, among others. Then in a season…
Capital Radio 8-21: Some Songs for Hawaii
The anniversary of Hawaiin statehood comes at a time when we have an abundance of concern for the island neighbors following the devastating wildfires in Maui. So there was a set…
Capital Radio 8-14: Remembering Robbie
What turned out to be practically a memoriam edition of Capital Radio began with salutes to David LaFlamme of It’s a Beautiful Day, who died Aug. 6 at 82, and…
Capital Radio, 8-7-23: Nuclear Fallout
Started this week's show with a salute to Paul Reubens who died a week ago at 70 and played a few tracks performed at shows I saw last week —…
Capital Radio, 7-31-23: Adieu Tony, Sinéad
A week’s absence means.a lot of memorials to note, including Tony Bennett, who died 10 days ago at 96; Sinéad O’Connor, who passed at 56; and Randy Meisner, who died…
Wednesday Morning Pop-Up: Dead, Etc.
Did a last minute pop-up fill-in for the Allison Transmission this morning, so started out with various songs with the Allison name, from E.C.’s classic to a tune we can…
Capital Radio, 7-17-23: Songs for Actors
Songs about actors and actors singing songs dominated Capital Radio this week, in support of the actors union joining the writers strike. That meant Montgomery Clift, Clint Eastwood, Robert De…