Playlist 5-1-15
Longer Friday night show than usual started with a tribute to Ben E. King, who died Thursday at 76, solo and with his work in The Drifters. And a nod,…
Playlist 4-24-15
Started with some Lead Belly, tying in with the big concert saluting his work Saturday at the Kennedy Center. Then came what might be the D.C. radio premiere of Mingering…
Playlist 4-17-15
After another 50th anniversary salute to John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," it was a whole lot of Percy Sledge, starting with the one song the obits all mentioned when he…
Playlist 4-10-15
Got in a bit late today (but nobody complained). Inspired by a new documentary on Elvis Costello, that included his songwriting with Paul McCartney, I played a set of some…
Playlist 4-3-15
Started with some twang from Duane Eddy, had some Good Friday/Easter related music before a long salute to Muddy Waters, whose 100th birthday is Saturday. After the blues it went…
Playlist 3-27-15
An unusual show began with the only band named after a "Tom Terrific" villain, and lurched eventually into a little Jonathan Richman set, an unplanned concentration of Del Shannon, some…
Playlist 3-13-15
Back on the air after a two week break, I return to find the station at a new frequency for the first time in 16 years. Because we thought a…
Playlist 2-20-15
On the coldest night in Washington in D.C. in 20 years, with near gale-force interior studio drafts, I still managed to have a pretty good time playing music tonight, on…
Playlist 2-13-15
Nothing unlucky about tonight's Friday the 13th show. It was a cold one, but began with a big set of New Orleans music for Mardi Gras weekend, played some Lauryn…
Playlist 2-6-15
Soul man and songwriter Don Covay, who died Saturday at 76, dominated the start of the program, with his own hits "Mercy Mercy" and "See Saw" leading to the songs…