News this morning of the death of the Quincy Jones at 91 had us scrambling to find a handful of his tracks showing the breadth of his work over the decades. But there were some other recent passings to note, too, from figures ranging from Phil Lesh to Jack Jones and Barbara Dane.
Today’s birthday salutes included Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, Chris Difford of Squeeze, Delbert McClinton and Gregory Porter. Then it was time to devote most of the program to music aobut voting, decisions, choices, faith, hope and sometimes bad dreams. But also songs about the leadership of women from 1916 to 2024, with King Radio’s “Man Smart, Woman Smarter” from 1936 right in the middle.
Here’s the setlist:
Capital Radio. November 4, 2024 1-4:35 p.m. www.cygnusradio.com
“Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
“One Mint Julep,” Ray Charles
“It’s My Party,” Lesley Gore
“After You’ve Gone,” Frank Sinatra
“Sanford and Son,” Quincy Jones
“Rock with You,” Michael Jackson
“Listen (What It Is),” Quincy Jones
“Box of Rain,” Phil Lesh
“Dark Star,” Grateful Dead
“Fernando,” The Baseball Project
“It Isn’t Nice,” Barbara Dane & The Chambers Brothers
“Wives and Lovers,” Jack Jones
“Chan Chan,” Buena Vista Social Club
“Killer Joe,” Benny Golson / Art Farmer
“Kid,” The Pretenders
“Hourglass,” Glenn Tillbrook
“You’re My Driving Wheel,” The Supremes
“Up the Junction,” Squeeze
“Lesson in the Pain of Love,” Delbert McClinton
“Hey! Baby,” Bruce Chanel
“Suzanne,” Gregory Porter
“Democracy,” Leonard Cohen
“Days of Decision,” Phil Ochs
“L.U.V. (Let Us Vote),” Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
“Vote! The Linda Lindas
“Free Elections,” Oscar Brand
“It’s Not Too Late,” T Bone Burnett
“Vote ‘Em Out,” Willie Nelson
“Democrat Man,” John Lee Hooker 1960 That’s My Story.
“Christ for President,” Wilco
“Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man),” Randy Newman
“Dear Mr. President,” Pink with the Indigo Girls
“When I’m President,” Ian Hunter
“Vote for Me,” The Move
“Campaigner,” Neil Young
“Election Day,” The Replacements
“Elected” Alice Cooper
“World Leader Pretend,” R.E.M.
“Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World is Today),” The Temptations
“Busload of Faith,” Lou Reed
“Long Walk Home,” Bruce Springsteen
“If I Should Fall Behind,” Dion
“This Land is Your Land,” Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
“I Had a Dream,” Loudon Wainwright III
“Tin Foil Hat,” Todd Rundgren with Donald Fagan
“Can’t You Tell?” Aimee Mann
“Take Your Hands Off It,” Ry Cooder
“She’s Good Enough to be Your Baby’s Mother and She’s Good Enough to Vote with You,” Alma Chandler
“Put a Woman in Charge,” Keb’ Mo’ with Rosanne Cash
“Man Smart, Woman Smarter,” King Radio
“Kamala,” Rita Brant
“Kamala,” Kamala HQ
“We Just Won’t Be Defeated,” The Go! Team
Capital Radio returns Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. ET 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.
