Month: July 2025

It’s Friday and We’ve Got The Heartbreakers Live, Our ‘Between Heaven & Hell’ Playlist, and a Four Tops ‘Spotlight,’ July 11, 2025

Good morning from The Mermaid Lounge, and welcome to Finally Friday! We’ve got a great lineup that includes The Heartbreakers 1993 live performance at home in Gainesville, a playlist about heaven and hell, and a Four Tops ‘Spotlight’ feature!

Here’s your finally Friday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Stephen C. O’ Connell Center, Gainesville, FL, November 4, 1993

We open it up with a great concert from The Heartbreakers at home in Gainesville, vintage 1993. The band at home was always a massive event, and this one is no exception. It’s got an impressive collection of music.

4:00 p.m. Between Heaven and Hell: Various Artists

It’s not an EP, but it’s a great playlist with songs about heaven and hell from The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Steve Winwood, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Byrds, Emmylou Harris, The Rolling Stones, Roberta Flack, John Lee Hooker, Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings, Fats Domino, Mudcrutch, Bruce Hornsby, Elvis Presley, and more!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Four Tops

We close it out with one of the bands that played an instrumental part of putting Motown on the musical map.

It’s cloudy and dismal here, much like the mood in the nation. However, we’re here to at least brighten your day with the greatest music on the planet. Give us a shot. The button is below.

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On Thursday It’s Songs About Water Everywhere, a Rolling Stones ‘Spotlight,’ and Some Live Steely Dan, July 10, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We’re over the hump and on our way to the weekend with the ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ EP, The Rolling Stones ‘In The Spotlight,’ and live Steely Dan!

Here’s Thursday’s lineup:

9:00 a.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

We start with songs about water in the title, lyrics, or both from Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, The Doobie Brothers, Valerie Carter, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Al Green, Loggins & Messina, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Linda Ronstadt, Spirit, Bonnie Raitt, The Grass Roots, Carole King, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Rolling Stones

We haven’t cued this one up in a while. It’s about time. The Stones will drop by this afternoon for a spell.

8:00 p.m. Steely Dan Live at The Nissan Pavillion, Bristown, VA, July 21, 1996

We close with undoubtedly one of the best bands of the seventies and eighties here. Along with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, they were a bring light in a somewhat dismal musical timeframe.

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At Midweek It’s ‘Travelin’ Fever,’ a John Prine ‘Spotlight’ Feature, Linda Ronstadt Live in New York, On July 9, 2025

It’s midweek and we start out with songs about being on the road, then it’s a John Prine ‘Spotlight’ feature, and Linda Ronstadt live at The Calderone Concert Hall in Hempstead.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

We kick it off with songs about traveling from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Eagles, Janis Joplin, Paul McCartney & Wings, Willie Nelson, Little Feat, Edwin Starr, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Asleep at The Wheel, Mudcrutch, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of John Prine

Singer-songwriter extraordinaire steps into the spotlight at 4:00 p.m. John Prine was a man with vision who could deliver a message, sometimes with tongue-in-cheek. One of the most incredible songwriters on the planet.

8:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt Live at The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY, January 29, 1975

We close it out with the GOAT here. Early Linda Ronstadt in a performance from The Calderone Concert Hall just a couple of months after releasing Heart Like A Wheel, her breakthrough album.

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It’s Another Tuesday Bluesday With ‘The Best of Texas Blues,’ Live Savoy Brown, and an Ellen McIlwaine ‘Spotlight’, July 8, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We kick it off with music from the Lone Star State, then it’s new live Savoy Brown, and Ellen McIlwaine, the Queen of Slide Guitar.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We’re headed to the Lone Star State today to hear Johnny Winter, T. Bone Walker, Kim Wilson, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Doyle Bramhall II, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Gary Clark Jr., Marcia Ball, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Janis Joplin, Freddie King, Angela Strehli, Big Mama Thornton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ally Venable, and more!

4:00 p.m. Savoy Brown Live at The House of Blues, Chicago, IL, October 1, 1996 NEW!

We’re into some British blues-rock this afternoon with the great Savoy Brown live at Chicago’s HOB.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ellen McIlwaine

We close out Tuesday Bluesday tonight with singer-songwriter Ellen McIlwaine, often called the Queen of Slide Guitar.

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On Monday, It’s ‘The Trio Sessions,’ John Fogerty ‘In the Spotlight,’ and Jimi Hendrix Experience Live in L.A., On July 7, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We’re back to Monday and we’ve got a great lineup to start your week, beginning with a supergroup that nobody who writes about music ever calls a ‘supergroup.’ That’s probably because they’re women. We will call them that because that’s exactly what Trio is, a supergroup.

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. The Trio Sessions: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt

A true, bona fide supergroup of brilliant women, who were also friends, made some incredible music together (much like the Traveling Wilburys). Today we give you the songs, some alternative versions, remixes, remasters, and more! A great way to start a Monday for sure.

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of John Fogerty

This afternoon we give you the legendary John Fogerty, leader, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Creedence Clearwater Revival, and also from his very successful solo career. Don’t be confused. He did release an album called The Blue Ride Rangers, but this was to distance himself from his CCR legend. Fogerty played all the instruments. It was his first solo release, and his name was not mentioned on the cover.

8:00 p.m. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at the Los Angeles Forum, Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 1969

It’s into the Wayback Machine for this one. The Experience was recorded live on this day during the band’s final North American tour.

Another day off from work is always welcome, even if it’s hot as the blazes outside. It certainly cool here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’re on 24/7 at no charge to the listening public. All you need to do is hit the button below. No subscription required.

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Sunday It’s Live Van Morrison to Start, Our ‘M is For Motown’ EP, Then Closing With Dusty Springfield, On July 6, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! Welcome to Sunday Funday in The Mermaid Lounge where we begin with some live Van Morrison, carry on with an afternoon of Motown sounds, and close out the programming with a Dusty Springfield ‘Spotlight’ feature!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Van Morrison Live at The Capitol Center, Passaic, NJ, October 6, 1979

We kick it off today with the great Van Morrison live at The Capitol Center. He started out with the British blues band, Them, back in the sixties and he’s still going.

1:00 p.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

We move on to the Mowtown greats to get us through the afternoon, including Barrett Strong, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes, and more!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Dusty Springfield

We close it out with the Queen of Blue-Eyed Soul, Dusty Springfield, one of the true pioneers in women’s music.

We’re headed for another two-day heat blast here in the Boston area, but it will be cool here in The Mermaid Lounge, We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. And we run absolutely no commercial advertising. It’s all about the music here. The button is below.

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It’s All About Country With Our EP, Then the Marshall Tucker Band, and Live Townes Van Zandt on Saturday, July 5, 2025

When we say ‘country’ here in The Mermaid Lounge we mean real country (Cash, Nelson, Walker, Williams, Parton, Cline et al.) and the legends of country-rock. So, that’s where we are today.

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Are You Ready for The Country: Various Artists

You’ll hear The Eagles, Asleep At the Wheel, Hank Williams, The Byrds, Patsy Cline, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Dolly Parton, Poco, Linda Ronstadt, Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Jerry Jeff Walker, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash, The Desert Rose Band, Kris Kristofferson, Gram Parsons, Tom Rush, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, The Highwaymen and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Marshall Tucker Band

I liked these guys from the very first time I ever heard them, and I saw them live a few times over the years. We’ll hear from them this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Townes Van Zandt Live at The Jester Lounge, Houston, TX, Sometime in 1966

Another of those events where we can’t find a definite date, but it is believe that this is one of the first times Townes Van Zandt was recorded live at a commercial establishment. The man was a mess of a human being (not in a bad way, but in an unfortunate way), but that didn’t stop him from being a songwriting genius who inspired those who came after him (just ask Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, and Nanci Griffith).

And that’s where we are today on July 5. We hope you’ll give us a listen. There’s no need to sign up for anything or provide any information. Just use the button below.

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On Independence Day, ‘We Dissent’ Mightily For Several Hours, Then It’s The Grateful Dead Live in Boston, July 4, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We have little to celebrate today, so we are playing the best protests songs for more than four hours. The list has been culled from hours of research and organization, and it is our newest EP. We follow that with Live Dead!

Here’s your Independence Day lineup:

10:00 a.m. We Dissent: Various Artists

We kick it off with our newest EP as we dissent where we are in history for more than four hours, and the playlist will be growing soon. You will hear the music of The Who, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, The Temptations, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, and more!

6:00 p.m. LIVE DEAD: The Grateful Dead Live at The Music Hall, Boston, MA, June 9, 1976

We’ll close out the programming this evening with a great episode of LIVE DEAD as we give you the band live from Boston’s Music Hall.

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On Thursday, It’s ‘The Female Species,’ Peter Tosh Live in Cambridge, and a Ringo Starr ‘Spotlight,’ On July 3, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! Today we start with songs about women (not necessarily proper names), live Peter Tosh, and an expanded Ringo Starr ‘Spotlight.’

Here’s your Thursday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Female Species: Various Artists

We start off with songs about girls, women, chicks, dames…you get the picture…from The Grass Roots, Aretha Franklin, America, The Beatles, The Box Tops, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Buffalo Springfield, Joni Mitchell, John Lennon, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Hollies, Peter & Gordon, Bob Dylan, The Tempations, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, The Rascals, The Smithereens, Leon Russell, Hot Tuna, John Mayall, Talking Heads, Joe Cocker, Marcia Ball, Electric Light Orchestra, The Turtles, and more!

4:00 p.m. Peter Tosh Live at Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA, November 26, 1976 NEW!

This afternoon we have live Peter Tosh from the great city of Cambridge, Massachusetts on his very first American tour.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ringo Starr UPDATED!

We close out the evening with a couple of hours of Ringo stuff with the Beatles, with his All Starr Bands (some of the greatest musicians on the planet line up to be part of his road bands), and as a soloist. It has been updated to include new music from his number one country album, Look Up.

We’re on the cusp of July 4 and, I daresay, celebrating this holiday in these times would be an affront to America. We are no longer independent. We are under the dictatorship of a petty and evil man who should never have occupied the White House. So, on July 4, this radio station will play our newest EP, ‘We Dissent’ for starters. See you then. In the meantime, the button is below.

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We’re at Midweek With Our House EP, a New Country Joe McDonald ‘Spotlight,’ and The Kinks Live in NY, July 2, 2025

We’re at midweek and we’re cooking (figuratively and literally as it’s hot as the blazes again here). We kick it off with our House EP, then it’s some new music with Country Joe, and The Kinks live in New York!

Here’s your midweek lineup:

9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists

We’re chock full of great artists that inspired the station including The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Linda Ronstadt, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Cream, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds, The Animals, The Hollies, The Doors, The Mamas & Papas, The Eagles, Carole King, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, CSNY, Donovan, Johnny Rivers, Carly Simon, Neil Young, and many more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Country Joe McDonald NEW!

This afternoon it’s the legendary Country Joe McDonald, best known as the leader of the 60’s psychedelic band, Country Joe & The Fish. He also had a solo career and during his sixty years in the business he made 33 albums and wrote hundreds of songs. We get to experience his magic today.

8:00 p.m. The Kinks Live at The Palladium,New York, NY, December 31, 1980

The Kinks and the battling Davies brothers bring the programming to a close tonight at 8:00 p.m. with a New Year’s Eve concert from New York’s Palladium.

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