The Halloween focus on Capital Radio was on that hairy subset, the werewolves. And there were a lot of them, in a 21-song salute that included everybody from the Cramps to Paul Simon. We began with a lot of tributes, to soul master D’Angelo, Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley and folkie Bob Franke, who all died
It was Columbus Day in some of the country and Indigenous Peoples’ Day in other parts, including mine. And we had the songs to enable them to duke it out on Capital Radio today (the Native Americans won). We began with a salute to John Lodge of the Moody Blues, who died last week at
Alfred Lord Tennyson, who died 133 years ago today, didn’t live long enough to hear any of his poems turned to music. But the longest-serving British poet laureate inspired a number of singers, some of whom just put his words to song. We heard 10 related, or semi-related songs in this regard on the first
A recent hike through Italy inspired half of this week’s Capital Radio, with songs about walking, Italians, pilgrims and the treasures of Rome. It included pop songs sung in Italian and three different songs titled “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day.” We caught up with musicians we lost this month — Bobby Hart of Boyce
The autumnal equinox occurred in the middle of the Sept. 22 episode of Capital Radio, so naturally there were songs about the end of summer, the coming of fall, and the thing gravity does to leaves. But there were a number of birthdsys to note, from King Sunny Ade, turning 79, to Joan Jett, 67,
Asking the musical question “Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)” this week (preceded by its musical answer decades later from Chuck Prophet) led to all manner of similarly silly songtitles from “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” to “Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa” and “Da Doo Ron Ron,” But there was also a segment
The death of Mark Volman Friday at 78 brought an hour of his music on Capital Radio this week, with The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, the Boss, the Ramones and others. But we also paid tribute to Bruce Loose of Flipper, Rick Davies of Supertramp and Tom Shipley of Brewer &
Labor Day brought songs of work, unions and workers on a holiday Capital Radio. But there was also a set about wigs — flipping, tightening and falling off. Among birthday celebrations, it was the centenary for alto sax ace Art Pepper. Sly & The Family Stone drummer Greg Errico was turning 77; Archie Bell, 81;
Mondays 1pm etHost: Roger Catlin From Washington DC comes the urgent sounds of recorded import, from blues moans of a century ago to the digitized homegrown innovations of today’s youth, with punk, soul, rockabilly, country, doo wop and pop in between. And don’t forget Bobby Womack.Hosted by Roger Catlin, onetime Hartford Courant rock critic and
