The show opened with Alanis Morissette and her cover of “Season of the Witch,” the psychedelic classic Donovan released in 1966, driven by a hypnotic organ and a nonchalant shuffle. Chrissie Hynde, founder of the Pretenders in 1978, followed with “Dark Sunglasses,” a track where dark glasses become a very British social marker. Sheryl Crow and Jesse Welles joined voices on “Freedom Bus,” the first single from Pick You Up, born from a visit to Arlington with her son; Jesse Welles then stayed alone at the mic for “Won’t You Come Out Tonight,” from Masks Off.

Buddy Miller took over with “As Long as I Have You,” a Temptations cover anchored by the McCrary Sisters, on a self-titled album featuring Emmylou Harris, Dan Penn, and Lee Ann Womack. Johnny Marr, whose path ran from The Smiths to Modest Mouse and The Cribs, continued with “How Come,” from his fifth solo album. The Rolling Stones followed with “Jealous Lover,” from Foreign Tongues, with Jagger’s falsetto and Paul McCartney on bass. U2 with “Silencio,” the shortest track on Carnaval de Luz, a nod to the surf-punk of their early days. And Tyler Ballgame closed the sequence with “Live It Down,” recorded with Jonathan Rado of Foxygen.

The end of the first hour felt like a reunion. Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith’s guitarist and the architect behind the Nuggets compilation in 1972, opened with “The Things You Leave Behind,” his first solo album at seventy-nine. The Black Crowes with “Pharmacy Chronicles,” from A Pound of Feathers. Peter Frampton with “Breaking the Mold,” a duet with Sheryl Crow. Bleachers with “Upstairs at Els,” Jack Antonoff’s tribute to Electric Lady Studios. And above all, two faces of the Petty family: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs with “I Remember,” then Mudcrutch with “Beautiful Blue.” Campbell was Tom Petty’s guitarist and co-writer for over forty years, the man behind “Refugee” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream”; and Mudcrutch was the Gainesville band that would become the Heartbreakers. The circle was complete.

The second hour belonged to the piano. Billy Joel with “The Entertainer,” in a live version from the 50th anniversary edition of Streetlife Serenade, where he settled scores with the record industry. Elton John and he then performed “Your Song” in Tokyo in 1998, at the heart of their joint tours. Elton stayed at the piano for a live “Tiny Dancer” from 2004, before Wings offered two versions of “Silly Love Songs”: the unreleased 2026 demo, then the 1975 original, which spent five weeks at number one in the US.

The show closed with the Beatles and George Harrison. Four tracks from Rubber Soul — “I’m Looking Through You,” “You Won’t See Me,” “Think for Yourself,” and “Norwegian Wood” — in Giles Martin and Sam Okell’s new 2026 mix, then the great Abbey Road medley, from “You Never Give Me Your Money” to “The End.” And to finish, George Harrison alone with “Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long,” from Living in the Material World.

Listen again to the show at ksun66.com/all4one.