Capital Radio 3-18-24: TikTok Raspberries
Our salute to Eric Carmen came with the rare one-two punch of “All By Myself” following the Rachmaninoff piano concerto that inspired it, topped by a pint of hits from…
Our salute to Eric Carmen came with the rare one-two punch of “All By Myself” following the Rachmaninoff piano concerto that inspired it, topped by a pint of hits from…
He never got an Oscar either, but Steve Lawrence had a No. 1 hit and a long career with his wife Eydie Gormé before he died last week at 88.…
Songs of March and coming in like a lion were part of Capital Radio, as were songs that responded to the day's stated command: March Forth. Then it was time…
This week’s Leap Day had us jumping for appropriate songs to play. There weren’t many, though Big Bill Broonzy’s tune talked of a time when outdated gender roles switched. There…
President’s Day brought eleven songs about the high office (and one that didn’t play) to today's Capital radio, starting with a “Looney Tunes” ditty. I'm just catching up with the…
Lincoln’s birthday brought a handful of songs that mention Abe and I was surprised I couldn’t find more. But Valentine’s Day is imminent — and there were more than three…
The Chinese New Year comes this weekend, we are ready for it, with a dozen songs to salute the Year of the Dragon. It’s also the birthday of Hartford-raised Wrecking…
We began by remembering Melanie, the Woodstock era chanteuse, but through some different choices — her first single (billed as Mommy), her cover a Rolling Stones tune, and a cover…
The passing Friday of Mary Weiss, the lead singer and last surviving voice from the Shangri-Las, brought a wealth of the tough, influential group’s music to Capital Radio today, with…
Martin Luther King Day has only been a national holiday for 38 years, and only five times has it fallen on the Civil Rights leader’s actual birthday. Today’s the first…