Capital Radio 4-1-24: April and All Its Fools
The new month brings songs of April, from Deep Purple to Simon & Garfunkel. Then April Fool’s Day songs from Patti Smith to Rufus Wainwright. Then all manner of songs…
Capital Radio, 3-25-24: Aretha, Elton and Johnny
Survived an equipment meltdown early in the show to bring a slew of birthday greetings, primarily for Aretha Franklin, born today in 1942; Elton John, turning 77 today, and early…
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…
Capital Radio 3-11-24: Steve, Nina and Memory
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.…
Capital Radio 3-4-24: March to Super Tuesday
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…
Capital Radio 2-26-24: Jumping Into Leap Day
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 There weren’t many, though Big Bill Broonzy’s tune talked of a time when outdated gender roles switched.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…
Capital Radio, 2-19-24: Mojo for President’s Day
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…
Capital Radio, 2-12-24: Hearts for Lincoln’s Birthday
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…
Capital Radio 2-5-24: The Year of the Dragon
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…
Capital Radio, 1-29-24: Bass Engine of Motown
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…