Month: November 2024

We Close Out the Month With All-Girl Programming: Our ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt on Saturday, November 30, 2024

Nobody plays as much women’s music as we do, and we’re sure on fire today as all of our programming comes from the women of music!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

We start with five hours of uninterrupted music from the ladies, including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Petula Clark, Emmylou Harris, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Eva Cassidy, Wendy Waldman, Shawn Colvin, The Ronettes, The Supremes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Susan Tedeschi, Sheryl Crow, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton and more!

4:00 p.m. Joni Mitchell Live at The Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, September 9, 1979

At 4:00 p.m. we’ve got Joni Mitchell live in Santa Barbara on her “Shadows and Light” tour.

8:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt Live at Television Center Studios, Hollywood, CA, April 24, 1980

Linda Ronstadt was recorded live in Hollywood back in 1980 for what would become the only live album she’d ever release. We’ve got it for you tonight.

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Ladies Day Out

Today We ‘Paint It Black’, Then It’s Harrison & Clapton Live in Japan and Brandi Carlile Later on Friday, November 29, 2024

Yeah, it’s Black Friday. We’re not selling anything. We’re giving you free music, so we start it all out with our ‘Paint It Black’ playlist…not quite an EP, but close!

Here’s your Black Friday anti-capitalist lineup:

10:00 a.m. Paint It Black: Various Artists

We’ve got an EP about colors and we’ve got a slightly smaller playlist for the color black. You’ll hear The Rolling Stones, The Wallflowers, James Brown, Three Dog Night, The Beatles, Warren Zevon, The Band, Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Lucinda Williams, John Lee Hooker, J.D. Souther, Jethro Tull, Guy Clark Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tom Rush and more!

4:00 p.m. George Harrison & Eric Clapton Live at The Nagoya International Exhibition Hall, Nagoya, Japan, December 5, 1991

This afternoon we have two good friends, who also happen to be two stellar musicians, playing together on the same stage.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Brandi Carlile

Ten-time Grammy award winner Brandi Carlile closes the day’s programming with folk rock, alternative country, Americana and classic rock.

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Turkey Day Bring’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant’, Volume Two of Our ‘Sixties Rotation’ and Live Doobie Brothers, Thursday, November 28, 2024

Happy Turkey Day! I’m kind of on the run cooking and stuff, so no long words this morning.

Here’s what we’ve got:

9:00 a.m. Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie

All 18:37 seconds start out the day.

12:00 p.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

This one covers the mid-to-late sixties. We’ll skip the artist names today.

8:00 p.m. The Doobie Brothers Live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN, October 8, 1975 NEW!

We close it out with a new live Doobie Brothers concert from 1975.

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At Midweek, It’s Our Folk Fiesta, Followed by a Tom Waits ‘Spotlight’ and Some Live Tim Hardin, Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Good morning, folk music lovers! We’re opening today with our ‘Folk Music From A-To-Z’ EP, then it’s Tom Waits and Tim Hardin live at Woodstock ’69 (The only Woodstock).

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Folk Music From A-To-Z: Various Artists

We’re starting the day off with a music genre that pretty much birthed the protest music movement with John Prine, Dave Van Ronk, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Odetta, Peter, Paul & Mary, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, The Band, Eric Andersen, Tom Rush, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Nanci Griffith, Jesse Winchester, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Lead Belly, Tim Hardin, The Kingston Trio, Simon & Garfunkel, Richie Havens, Phil Ochs, Harry Chapin, Townes Van Zandt, The Carter family and more.

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Tom Waits

Not always, but sometimes, folk is Tom Waits. He writes about the underbelly of humanity and delivers his stories in his signature gravelly voice. Today he’s ‘In the Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Tim Hardin Live at Woodstock, Max Yasgur’s Farm, Bethel, NY, August 15, 1969

We close out the programming tonight with folk icon Tim Hardin, one of those artist who passed from this planet at far too young an age.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday! Time For Our Big, Bad Blues EP, SRV & Double Trouble and ‘The Kings’, November 26, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We start with our biggest blues EP, then it’s live Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble and a visit from the ‘Kings’ of the blues to close it out.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blues: Various Artists

Yes, it’s the big one with Delbert McClinton, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Ry Cooder, Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, The Animals, Albert King, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, The Yardbirds, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Allman Brothers Band, Elmore James, Robert Cray Band, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

4:00 p.m. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Live at Steamboat 1874, Austin, TX, April 1, 1980 NEW!

We have very early SRV here with Double Trouble, fully three years before his first studio release. In fact, he had not yet begun to use his middle name.This one was broadcast live on KLBJ-FM in Austin.

8:00 p.m. The Kings of The Blues: Various Artists

That’s B.B. King, Freddie King and Albert King, and that’s how we close out our Tuesday Bluesday programming today.

We’re always busy here on Tuesday Bluesday, but there’s plenty of room for everyone! We’re 100% free, no strings, no surprises. There’s no commercial advertising and there’s nothing for us to sell you. We’re all about the music. The button is below.

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It’s ‘The Founders’ of Rock n’ Roll to Start the Week, including Buddy Holly, and Elvis Presley on Monday, November 25, 2024

Good morning, working folks! We’re starting the week by focusing on the founders of rock n’ roll; the musicians and bands that inspired the groundbreaking sounds of the sixties and seventies.

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Founders: Various Artists

We start the day off with our big EP featuring the pioneers of rock n’ roll, including Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, Hank Williams, Ray Charles, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Drifters, Roy Orbison, Robert Johnson, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Muddy Waters and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Buddy Holly

Born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, Buddy Holly was a singer, songwriter and musician who became a central and groundbreaking pioneer in the mid-50s birth of rock and roll.

8:00 p.m. Elvis Presley: The Complete Sun Studio Recordings

Here in The Mermaid Lounge, we consider this the absolute best of Elvis’ long history of recordings. More than anything, Elvis made rock and roll accessible to everyone.

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Sunday is ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ Day Plus an Irma Thomas ‘Spotlight’ and Live Sam Cooke, November 24, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a soulful day going on today starting with our multi-artist ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ EP!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

The big kahuna of our soul music EP’s here with Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Irma Thomas, Ann Peebles, Carla Thomas, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, The Shirelles, Etta James, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Al Green, Nina Simone. LaVern Baker, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Irma Thomas

A contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, Irma Thomas has earned the name ‘The Soul Queen of New Orleans’. Today she’s ‘In the Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Sam Cooke Live at The Harlem Square Club, Miami, FL, January 12, 1963

The legendary, late, great King of Soul closes out our soulful Sunday programming.

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Welcome Weekenders! It’s ‘Ode To Morning’, Some Live ELO and a Bob Dylan ‘Spotlight’, Saturday, November 23, 2024

Good morning, weekenders! We’ve got a fine lineup in The Lounge today with our ‘Ode To Morning’ EP, Jeff Lynne’s ELO live in London and a Bob Dylan ‘Spotlight’ feature!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

The other day we started with songs about the night. Today we flip the switch to morning with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt and more!

4:00 p.m. Electric Light Orchestra Live at The Paris Theatre, London, UK, April 19, 1973

Today they’re called Jeff Lynne’s ELO and rightly so. They just went on their farewell tour. If I were still attending big venue events, I’d have seen them in Boston. I’m not. But I’ve seen them twice before and they never disappoint. Today we have them live from the Paris Theatre in London.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Bob Dylan

Singer, songwriter, poet, Nobel Prize Winner and veteran of 60 years in the music business, we put Bob Dylan ‘In the Spotlight’ tonight to close out our programming.

Another bleak, rainy day here but we really need it. Massachusetts has been under a fire watch for weeks now, so there’s no complaining. Besides, we’ve got the best music on the planet. Great day to tune us in. The button is below.

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Friday It’s Our ‘Banned From the Airwaves’ Playlist, Live Steely Dan & a Wilson Pickett ‘Spotlight’ on November 22, 2024

We’ve made it to Friday! Today we’re kicking it off with a bunch of songs that have one thing in common: They were all initially banned from the airwaves for one reason or another. Then, it’s live Steely Dan and a Wicked Wilson Pickett spotlight!

Here’s your freaky Friday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Banned From the Airwaves: Various Artists

Songs like Kodachrome (talking about the crap you learn in high school), Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds and You Don’t Know How It Feels (references to drugs), Imagine and God Only Knows (references to God), Arnold Layne and Lola (references to transgender people), Brown Eyed Girl and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (references to sex) and more were all banned from the airwaves, although not permanently. We’ve got a great playlist here coming up first this morning.

3:00 p.m. Steely Dan Live at The Woodlands, Houston, TX, September 3, 1993

We’ve got a great midafternoon live performance by The Dan today, without doubt a Mermaid Lounge favorite and one of the shining lights of the seventies.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Wilson Pickett NEW!

Here’s another one ticked off my ‘To Do’ list. This one has also been a long time coming. Wicked Wilson Pickett was one of the stalwarts of the soul music movement, charting 50 hits on the R & B charts, many of which crossed over to Billboard’s Hot 100. Today he gets his ‘Spotlight’ feature.

There’s no EP today, so there’s plenty of big, wide Open Stream before, in between and after our programmed hours. We’re totally free 24/7 and we don’t track you or try to sell you crap. We’re not grifters like today’s GOP. We’re anti-capitalist music lovers. The button is below.

Banned From The Airwaves!

Today We Have Songs About the Night, Live Gregg Allman Band and a Janis Joplin ‘Spotlight’ on Thursday, November 21, 2024

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists

We open the morning programming with songs about the night from Warren Zevon, The J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Them, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Doors, John Cougar Mellencamp, Poco, Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt, Sam Cooke and more!

4:00 p.m. The Gregg Allman Band Live at Wolfgang’s, San Francisco, CA, May 14, 1987

Gregg Allman and his “other” band drop by for a live performance this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Janis Joplin

We close out the day’s programming with Janis. Nothing more needs to be said here.

We’re winding down the work week, slowly but surely, it seems. But the weekend is coming! We’re here to help get you through with some of the best music on the planet. The button is below.

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