Capital Radio 4-27-26: Dave Mason’s Farewell
We remembered Dave Mason, who died last week at 79, with a handful of songs including three from his 1970 “Alone Together” solo debut. We also noted the passing of…
Capital Radio, 4-20-26: Pot’s Greatest Hits
Marijuana has a long history in the U.S., dating back to hemp farmer George Washington; growth of the plant in the 20th century for rope (and passed among jazz musicians…
Capital Radio 4-13-26: Death and Taxes Again
The tax collector comes calling this week and Capital Radio is ready to meet it with a half dozen or so taxing songs and another 15 about paying the price. …
Capital Radio 4-6-26: Saying Hello to April
Songs about the month of April provided the first hour of music on Capital Radio, with music from Al Jolson to the Jesus and Mary Chain. It was the day…
Capital Radio 3-30-26: Singing Praises of Spring
Cherry blossoms in D.C. are in peak bloom, I’m told. So the bulk of the show had to do with the ushering in of spring (and three songs about cherry…
Capital Radio 3-23-26: War and Baseball
The reckless war on Iran that weighs on the world dominates the first hour of this week’s Capital Radio. It turns out a lot of songs about the pointless war…
Capital Radio 3-16-26: St. Patrick’s Eve
The impending St. Patrick’s Day — and the first sampling from a Shane MacGowan tribute album due this fall — meant the work of MacGowan’s bands The Pogues (and later…
Capital Radio 3-9-26: From Sedaka to Cale
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…
Capital Radio 3-2-26: Some Kinda Lou
What would have been the 84th birthday of Lou Reed got a royal treatment on Capital Radio today, with songs from the groundbreaking Velvet Underground, his own extensive solo career…
Capital Radio 2-23-26: From Jesse to Donna
The words of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, in introducing the 1972 WattStax Festival in Los Angeles, in which he proclaimed “I am somebody!” continue to reverberate today. We play them…