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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