The arrival of the 10th month brought 11 songs about October. Then there were birthdays to note for Thom Yorke of Radiohead, turning 56, to John Mellencamp, who is 73 today.
Our birthday salutes have rarely dug back so far, with three from the 19th century: banjoist Uncle Dave Macon, born this day in 1870; labor organizer Joe Hill (1879) and Charles Crozat Converse (1832), who put music to “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
It was also the birthday of Dino Valenti of Quicksilver Messenger Service, born this day in 1937, Judee Sill (1944), June Allyson (1917), Andy Devine (1905), and Vaughn Monroe (1911).
Most of the show, though, carried the weight of the war in the Middle East, one year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, with songs from Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and of course, Edwin Starr. On the opening day of the Supreme Court’s session here, some Supremes, dealing with their own “Love Child.”
Here’s the setlist:
Capital Radio Oct. 7, 2024. 1 – 4:30 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
“Washington, D.C.,” The Magnetic Fields
“My October Symphony,” Pet Shop Boys
“October Song,” Amy Winehouse
“October,” Tunng
“October Sunshine,” Mercury Rev
“Cold October,” Escondido
“We Fell in Love in October,” girl in red
“October,” Beachy Head
“October’s Sky,” Isobel Campbell
“October Song,” The Incredible String Band
“October Road,” James Taylor
“October,” U2
“The Eraser,” Thom Yorke
“Everything in Its Right Place,” Radiohead
“True Love Waits [live],” Radiohead
“Andy,” Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
“Way Down the Old Plank Road,” Uncle Dave Macon
“Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy,” Uncle Dave Macon
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” John Braden
“R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” John Mellencamp
“Joe Hill” [live],” Joan Baez
“The Pearl,” Judee Sill
“Thou Swell,” June Allyson
“What About Me?” Quicksilver Messenger Service
“Fresh Air,” Quicksilver Messenger Service
“Get Together,” Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore
“Riders in the Sky,” Vaughn Monroe
“Lines in the Sand,” Randy Newman
“Masters of War [live],” Bob Dylan
“Some Unholy War,” Amy Winehouse
“War,” Bob Marley
“War of Man [live],” Neil Young
“War on War,” Wilco
“War,” Edwin Starr
“Peace Attack,” Sonic Youth
“With God On Our Side,” Manfred Mann
“God on My Side,” World Party
“Hate & War,” The Clash
“Details of War,” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
“Day After Tomorrow,” Tom Waits
“The Day the World Said Stop the War,” Robb Johnson
“What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding? [live]” Nick Lowe & the Convincers
“Jerusalem,” Steve Earle
“Lebanon,” Joan Baez
“The Lebanon,” Human League
“Love Child,” The Supremes
“I’m Living in Shame,” The Supremes
“Someday We’ll Be Together,” Diana Ross & The Supremes
Capital Radio returns Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. EDT on www.cygnusradio.com. The show can also be heard via the cygnusradio.com app, available free at iTunes or GooglePlay. Older shows are available at Substack.com/@rogercatlin.
