Capital Radio 3-10-25: Farewell to Too Many
For the first show back after three weeks away, the names of the artists who died — and deserved a tribute — was up to 17. They include the 17-year-old…
Capital Radio 2-24-25: When Raga Rock Ruled
A trip to India inspired a long set about the time when George Harrison, through Ravi Shankar, introduced the instruments of Indian classical music to Western rock and pop. Suddenly…
Capital Radio 2-17-25: From President to King
We marked President's Day with a prerecorded set that morphed to comment on the tendency of the office's current occupant to act more like a king. We began by celebrating…
Capital Radio 2-10-25: Cupid and the Valentines
Ten songs about Cupid joined 20 more about Valentine’s Day in advance of this week’s observation. We began with seven songs featuring Gene Barge, saxophone ace who died this month…
Capital Radio 2-3-25: Goodbye Marianne Faithfull
The death of Marianne Faithfull last week at 78 brought a wealth of her songs to Capital Radio this week, from her 60s pop to her electronica dabbling of this…
Capital Radio 1-27-25: Garth Hudson, R.I.P.
Capital Radio this week saluted Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, who died Jan. 21 at 87, with songs from that standout outfit, as well as some…
Capital Radio 1-20-25: Martin Luther King Day
The chill in D.C. — in both the climate and in politics, both temporary — drove us to Mexico this week, so there was a prerecorded show celebrating the big…
Capital Radio 1-13-25: Soul Man to California
Capital Radio saluted the last Soul Man, Sam Moore, who died Friday at 89, with a handful of hits from Sam & Dave, as well as some of his work…
Capital Radio 1-6-25: Remembering 2024 Losses
Aside from a number of birthdays — of Syd Barrett, Sandy Denny, Doris Troy, Nino Tempo, Van McCoy, Earl Scruggs and Malcolm Young of AC/DC — the first Capital Radio…
Capital Radio 12-30-24: New Year’s Eve Kiss
As if to even the ante set by other holidays, there were a bunch of New Year's Eve songs to play on today's Capital Radio -- and a few to…