Month: December 2024

We Ring in The New Year With The Grateful Dead at Midnight, Then It’s Tom Petty’s Top 100 Songs and Bruce Springsteen ‘In the Spotlight’, Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Happy New Year, music lovers! We post this early because we have a special midnight airing of The Grateful Dead live from Winterland on New Year’s Eve 1970, then we give you Tom Petty’s Top 100 songs and a Bruce Springsteen ‘Spotlight’ feature.

Here’s your New Year’s lineup:

12:00 a.m. LIVE DEAD: The Grateful Dead Live at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, December 31, 1970

We ring in the new year at midnight with a live performance by The Grateful Dead from the iconic Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.

10:00 a.m. Tom Petty’s Top 100 Songs

We gave you The Beatles in chronological order over the Christmas holidays; now we give you Tom Petty’s Top 100 songs on New Year’s Day as we celebrate his work with The Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, The Traveling Wilburys and as a solo artist.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Bruce Springsteen

We close out the programming this evening with The Boss ‘In the Spotlight’.

Before, in between and after our scheduled programming, we give you our big, wide Open Stream uninterrupted by commercial advertising and overly-chatty DJ’s. The button is below!

Happy New Year!

On Tuesday Bluesday It’s ‘The Best of Texas Blues’, Buddy Guy ‘In the Spotlight’ and Tedeschi Trucks, December 31, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We close out the year on a Tuesday Bluesday and with a brand new multi-artist EP of Texas blues! Then it’s Buddy Guy and Tedeschi Trucks!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Best of Texas Blues: Various Artists NEW!

We’re ringing out the old and ringing in the new with a new playlist featuring Johnny Winter, T. Bone Walker, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Doyle Bramhall II, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Marcia Ball, Gary Clark Jr., Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Janis Joplin, Freddie King, Angela Strehli, Big Mama Thornton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ally Venable and Kim Wilson!

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

Buddy Guy recently retired from the road, but he has spent decades influencing blues guitarists across the nation and beyond. He’s a blues legend.

8:00 p.m. Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, September 8 & 9, 2016

We close out the evening with the biggest, baddest electric blues band on the planet with two of the greatest blues guitarists on the planet in Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. Her searing blues vocals complete the picture perfectly.

We’re getting ready to ring in a brand new year of great music here in The Mermaid Lounge as we prepare for one of the most horrendous political regimes in history. We’re all going to need each other moving forward. It’ll be a tough four years, but here in The Mermaid Lounge, we hope you’ll find relief of some sort. The button is below.

The Best of Texas Blues!

It’s ‘Mudcrutch Monday Madness’, Volume Two of ‘The Sixties Rotation’ EP and George Harrison, December 30, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We inch toward the new year with trepidation given that The Orange Blob is back, but the music from The Mermaid Lounge will remain a constant.

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Mudcrutch Monday Madness: The Works

We start off with Mudcrutch’s complete works. We haven’t had one of these for a while and it is long overdue. For those who may not know who Mudcrutch is (although I’d find that hard to believe at this stage), it was the band Tom Petty left Gainesville with and headed out to L.A. The band would not be successful until after it had morphed into Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers when Petty reunited it. They’re a damned fine band.

1:00 p.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

We have volume two today, which covers the mid-to-late sixties with The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Elvis Presley, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, Wilson Pickett, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, Chuck Berry, The Byrds, Ray Charles, The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, The Four Tops, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joni Mitchell, B. B. King, Marvin Gaye and more!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of George Harrison

We close out the day with George Harrison and his music with The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys and as a solo artist. He was known as ‘the quiet Beatle’, but Wilbury’s band mate and fiercely loyal friend, Tom Petty, differed with that assessment. You can read his take here.

We’re here every day with all music all day long. In between our programs, we offer a great rotating lineup of more than 27,000 songs. Nobody has that kind of playlist. See for yourselves. The button is below.

Monday, Monday.

We Intro The Liverbirds, Then It’s ‘Ladies Day Out’ and a Judy Collins ‘Spotlight’ on Sunday, December 29, 2024

Good morning, music historians. We’re sure you’ve never heard about The Liverbirds, a band referred to as ‘the all-girl Beatles’ who came from Liverpool and graced the music scene from 1963 to 1968. We’ve got them today, as well as all-girl programming!

Here’s your all-girl lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Liverbirds Live at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Sometime in 1965 NEW!

Was there an all-girl band before the Liverbirds from, where else, Liverpool, England? We’re not sure. They were on the music scene from 1963 through 1968 and are referred to as ‘the all-girl Beatles’. We have a link from Wikipedia in the opening paragraph of this blog entry, but here’s some additional information on this band.

12:00 p.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

Nobody plays female artists like we do, and this is a great playlist including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, 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, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Norah Jones, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Susan Tedeschi, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Judy Collins

We close out the programming with a woman whose career has spanned seven decades, releasing 36 albums and six live albums.

We love days when all of the programming centers around women. We play more women in a week than most stations play in a month. We’re on 24/7 with no commercial advertising. We’re all about the music. The button is below.

The Liverbirds are here!

Today It’s an Al Green ‘Spotlight’, Live Rolling Stones and Our ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ EP on Saturday, December 28, 2024

Good morning, soulful revelers! We’ve got a great lineup today that includes our ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ EP that combines the best of Motown, Stax, Atlantic and others to deliver the best of soul and R & B during the sixties and seventies.

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Al Green

One of the absolute best here, the Reverend Al. Here’s a little treat to whet your whistle, as they say. Al Green joins with Chicago on a TV special from back in 1978 for Tired of Being Alone. A gem.

1:00 p.m. The Rolling Stones Live at The Hoffheinz Pavillion, Ft. Worth, TX, June 24-25, 1972 NEW!

This performance is new to our station. We’ve never aired it before. I saw the Stones live in Boston around this time back in the day. One of the best I’ve seen.

4:00 p.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

We’ve got our big, bad soul and R & B EP to take us into the evening tonight with Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Sam & Dave, The Four Tops. The Ronettes, The Temptations, Carla Thomas, James Brown, The Shirelles, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr, Fontella Bass, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Ray Charles, Irma Thomas, The Box Tops, Ann Peebles, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Otis Redding, The Drifters and more!

Once again, we’re here 24/7 at no charge. Ever. We don’t run any commercial advertising. No bait and switch operation here. See for yourselves. The button is below.

A Little Bit O’ Soul

It’s Our Big Folk Music EP, Live Steely Dan, and The Roches ‘In the Spotlight’ on Friday, December 27, 2024

Good morning, folkies! We begin the day with our Folk Music From A-to-Z EP, then it’s Steely Dan at The Record Plant and The Roches ‘In The Spotlight’.

Here’s your Friday lineup:

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

We’ve got all the great artists who have defined the genre plus others who have kept it alive, including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, John Prine, Dave Van Ronk, Peter, Paul & Mary, Odetta, Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, The Beatles, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, The Band, Eric Andersen, Tom Rush, Judy Collins, Nanci Griffith, Jesse Winchester, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Lead Belly, Tim Hardin, The Kingston Trio, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Harry Chapin and more!

4:00 p.m. Steely Dan Live at The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, March 20, 1974 NEW!

Live performances at The Record Plant was like a requirement for bands back in the day. This one was broadcast on KMET-FM in Los Angeles, which was active from May 2, 1966 until it went off air on February 14, 1987,

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Roches

Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche were a trio of American folk singers who started modest and stayed modest, never really hitting the big time. The closest they came was when Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow performed Maggie’s composition, The Married Men, on Saturday Night Live. A few months later in 1979 they appeared on Saturday Night Live with Paul Simon’s prodding. Simon himself had used the trio as backup singers on his 1973 album, There Goes Rhymin’ Simon.

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Folk Music From A-To-Z!

Today It’s Our ‘Ode to Morning’ EP, New Heartbreakers Music, and Amy Winehouse on Thursday, December 26, 2024

Good morning, musicologists and we’re over the hump and headed for the weekend. We start out with songs about morning, then it’s the new-ish deluxe edition of Long After Dark and some live Amy Winehouse.

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

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

We start out the day with songs about morning, my favorite time of day, with 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, Chris Hillman and more!

4:00 p.m. Long After Dark, Deluxe Edition: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers NEW!

This is a new release of one of The Heartbreakers’ sleeper albums. I say that because it was probably one of their least appreciated offerings, yet there are plenty of great songs on here beyond You Got Lucky, one of their signature hits. This release offers four never-before-heard songs, so that’s like brand new Heartbreaker music. It also contains an expanded version of one of the band’s most fun songs and a cult favorite, Heartbreakers Beach Party. A few songs appear twice because they were recorded for videos which appeared on French TV. As such, they are slightly different from each other. Enjoy. I did.

8:00 p.m. Amy Winehouse Live at Porchester Hall, London, UK, March 8, 2007

We don’t play much music from this time, but Amy Winehouse is an exception because she was a true R & B artist and we can appreciate that. Unfortunately, her demons got the best of her before she realized her true potential.

We embark on another day. Some of you will be back at work after Christmas and some will be on vacation. Either way, we remain on the air 24/7, totally free and with no commercial advertising. The button is below.

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Gang! Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Here is your Merry Christmas music:

8:00 a.m. The Beatles 1962-1970: Chronologically Speaking

We start out with every single Beatles song ever made in chronological order. If you’re a Beatle fan like I am, this is your day.

6:00 p.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists

After The Beatles, we have Open Stream with a Theme for several hours with songs about the night time, a multi-artist list that includes Warren Zevon, the J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival and more!

Then it’s back to our regular stream programming uninterrupted by commercial advertising. The button is below.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big Blues EP, Canned Heat and John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, December 24, 2024

Happy Tuesday Bluesday and Merry Christmas eve day! We’re giving you a great Christmas gift today with a new Canned Heat ‘Spotlight’ feature and some new live Bluesbreakers recorded by a Dutch fan in a bunch of London clubs in 1967!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Our biggest, baddest blues EP with the old, the new and the many who pay homage to the craft. You’ll hear Robert Johnson, Delbert McClinton, 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, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Robert Cray Band, J. J. Cale, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Canned Heat NEW!

When we were kids, my friends and I just loved Canned Heat, and this was before we even realized they played the blues. They were simply one of the very best of the sixties bands. They still are.

8:00 p.m. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Live in London Clubs, 1967

This series of shows was recorded by a Dutch fan back in 1967 (the actual dates are not available anywhere) and was eventually cleaned up and released. This particular lineup included John Mayall (vocals, harmonica, organ), the great Peter Green (guitar), John McVie (bass) and Mick Fleetwood (drums).

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy day, but there’s plenty of room for everyone! We’re on 24/7. We’re free. We don’t run commercial advertising. We’re all about the music. The button is, of course, below. See for yourselves.

Tuesday Bluesday!

Monday It’s ‘The Original Sixties’ EP, Live Bonnie Raitt and a Harry Nilsson ‘Spotlight’ Feature, December 23, 2024

It’s Monday, Monday once again and we start off another week in style with our ‘Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, followed by some live Bonnie Raitt and Harry Nilsson bringing up the rear.

Here’s your Monday musical mayhem:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

The music that inspired me comes from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Little Eva, Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters, The Dave Clark Five, Johnny Rivers, Bob Dylan, The Animals, Petula Clark, Procol Harum, The Turtles, Del Shannon, The Temptations, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, Booker T & The MGs, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino and more.

4:00 p.m. Bonnie Raitt Live at The Record Plant, Sausalito CA, December 9, 1973

We’ve got some early Bonnie this afternoon, live from the famous Record Plant.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Harry Nilsson

We all called him Nilsson. No Harry. He was a character and he was also a brilliant artist who achieved most of his fame in the early seventies.

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