Playlist for January 3, 2020

The Rocket Morton Show, WRFI-FM Ithaca

Bad vibe show. Low-key, introspective meditations on survival in a world gone mad.


  • K.R.T. Wasitodipuro - Ketawang: Puspawarna

  • The Dixie Hummingbirds - Our Prayer for Peace

  • Bob Dylan - Lord Protect My Child

  • Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness

  • Bongwater - Great Radio

  • Lou Reed - Busload of Faith

  • Pink Floyd - Fearless

  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Precious Memories

  • Jimi Hendrix - We Gotta Live Together

  • Lee Moses - California Dreamin'

  • Kevin Ayers - Song for Insane Times

  • Flat Duo Jets - Dreams Don't Cost a Thing

  • The Swanee Quintet - Sit Down Servant

  • James Brown - If I Ruled the World

  • Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness

  • Vashti Bunyan - Winter Is Blue

  • Sun Ra - Enlightenment

  • The Byrds - Why (Alternate version)

  • Pou Vannary - You've Got a Friend

  • Clara Ward & The Ward Singers - How I Got Over

  • Buddy Holly - Blue Days, Black Nights

  • Daniel Johnston - When Love Calls/Beware of Darkness

  • The Consolers - Give Me My Flowers

  • Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding

  • The Velvet Underground - Jesus

  • The Beach Boys - Little Bird

  • The Staple Singers - Uncloudy Day

  • Funkadelic - A Joyful Process

  • Moondog - Theme

  • Thelonious Monk - Ruby My Dear