Category: Acoustic Music

We’re at Midweek With ‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, Ray Davies as Singer-Songwriter & the Marshall Tucker Band In the Spotlight, Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Good morning, music lovers everywhere! We’ve got a great lineup today starting with the sixties for hours, then we move on to Ray Davies and The Marshall Tucker Band.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

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

We’re back with the early through mid-sixties (although we can’t guarantee there won’t be some late sixties stuff mixed in). You’ll hear Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, the Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, the Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Procol Harum, Fats Domino and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series; The Music of Ray Davies

The heart and soul of The Kinks takes his second turn as our featured singer-songwriter!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Marshall Tucker Band NEW!

I remember loving these guys in the seventies, and even saw them live a couple of times. They’re still out there, but the band has changed members a ton of times over the past fifty years. One thing remains constant: They put together a string of great songs in the seventies that deserves our attention.

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Original Sixties Rotation

Monday Brings Us ‘More Cowbell, Please’, Stephen Stills & Manassas Live in Amsterdam and ‘The Soul Men’, August 21, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! Hope you’re holding up under the threat of Monday! But we’ll make it better with this great music we’ve got waiting for you. Read on for details!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. More Cowbell, Please: Various Artists

Who knew there were so many great songs with cowbell? This is nearly an EP it’s so good. You’ll hear The Beatles, Argent, The Alan Parsons Project, Blind Faith, Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Dolly Parton, Edgar Winter, The Eagles, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, The James Gang, Journey, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Linda Ronstadt, The Move, The Pretenders, Steely Dan, Sam & Dave, The Turtles, Warren Zevon, Little Feat and more!

3:00 p.m. Stephen Stills & Manassas Live at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 22, 1972

Stephen Stills is truly a musical genius and his lengthy career has shown it. We’ve heard all of his detractors. Yes, he’s a bit of a control freak. Today we give you Stills with his band Manassas.

9:00 a.m. The Soul Men, Volume 1: Various Artists

The soul men are in to close out the evening tonight with Ray Charles, Ben E. King, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Fats Domino, Slim Harpo, The Temptations, Al Green, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and more!

What better way to start a Monday than with great music? There isn’t one. Join your friends from Portugal, Greece, Spain, Japan, Russian Federation, The Netherlands, Finland, the UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, California and points beyond.

Monday, Monday

It’s Simply Sunday With Our New AOW From the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and ‘The Psychedelic Express’ EP, August 20, 2023

We keep it pretty simple here in The Mermaid Lounge on Sundays. A couple of great programs with a lot of big, wide Open Stream. This Sunday is no different.

Get on board with today’s programming:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: North South by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band NEW!

Paul Butterfield Blues Band is widely regarded as one of the greatest electric blues bands ever, whose contributions to the genre during the 60s and 70s cannot be denied, but it’s safe to say a lot of Butterfield’s fans were not enthralled with this release. That’s what happens when people get pidgeon-holed into doing the same thing over and over. Do I think it’s one of their best? Nope. I don’t. But I don’t regret owning it, or playing it as our AOW.

3:00 p.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

Hell, if the AOW disappoints, drop a tab and tune in to The Psychedelic Express where you’ll hear Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch Blind Faith, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

The Music Mermaid is in charge of delivering the goods today, and she will not disappoint. We’ve got great tunes around every corner, and she has impeccable taste in music, as you well know. We’re on 24/7 and we won’t cost you a thing. We also don’t interrupt the flow with commercial advertising.

Get On Board!

Today It’s Our ‘Folk Music From A-To-Z’ EP, the Final Airing of The Kinks’ AOW and We Introduce Ray Davies as Our Featured Singer-Songwriter, August 19, 2023

Good morning, folk music lovers! We are back with our big, bad EP that delivers all things folk, from the early pioneers of the genre to those who pay it homage as part of their musical repertoire.

Here’s Saturday’s musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Folk Music From A-To-Z: Various Artists

Today we take you back to Woody Guthrie and bring you through the great folk renaissance of the sixties and seventies. You’ll hear John Prine, Dave Van Ronk, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Odetta, Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, Arlo Guthrie, 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, Richie Havens, Jackson Browne, Guy Clark, James Taylor, Phil Ochs, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, The Carter Family and more!

5:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Give The People What They Want by The Kinks FINAL AIRING!

Today we bid a fond farewell to The Kinks’ Album of The Week…on a day when we introduce the guiding force of the Kinks as our featured singer-songwriter! Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new album in place.

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Ray Davies NEW!

Tonight we introduce The Kinks’ guiding force as our new singer-songwriter. Ray Davies was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for this great British Invasion band. It’s only fitting that he’s featured this week.

Before, in between and after we’ve got our great wide Open Stream to kick off your weekend. But in the meantime, don’t forget our ode to folk music to kick things off this morning!

Folk Music From A-to-Z!

Friday We’ve Got ’27 and Gone’ Along With Roger McGuinn’s Final Spin, and ‘Live’ Heartbreakers From The Fillmore, August 18, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! We are at the end of the work week and we are cooking with charcoal here in The Mermaid Lounge today. We’ve got a great lineup.

Here’s your musical lineup for Friday:

11:00 a.m. 27 and Gone: Various Artists

The infamous members of the 27 Club (musicians who died at the age of 27) come back with some haunting melodies today. You’ll hear Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Amy Wnehouse, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (The Gratefu Dead), Brian Jones (The Stones), Pete Ham (Badfinger) and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Roger McGuinn FINAL AIRING!

Roger McGuinn takes his final spin this afternoon as our featured singer-songwriter. Tomorrow, we’ll introduce a brand new musical genius!

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, March 15, 1999

This is not the band’s infamous 1997 20-night residency, but their trip through the Fillmore on the 1999 High Grass Dogs tour in support of Wildflowers. Not to be missed!

We’re at the cusp of the weekend here, folks. For some of us, there’s one more day. But for many this is the beginning! Kick off your shoes and socks and turn on the tunes. We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free. We’re also free of commercial advertising!

27 and Gone!

‘Are You Ready for The Country’ Today? We’ve Also Got The Kinks’ AOW, and ‘Live’ Emmylou Harris with The Nash Ramblers From The Ryman Later. on Thursday, August 17, 2023

Good morning, global musicologists! We’ve got some great programming lined up starting with our ‘Are You Ready for The Country’ multi-artist EP!

Are you ready? We are!

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

The best in ‘real’ country music along with the pioneers of country rock. You won’t hear Jason Aldean here, but you will hear Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Pure Prairie League, Asleep at The Wheel, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, the Marshall Tucker Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mudcrutch, The Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Glen Campbell, Rosanne Cash, Dan Fogelberg, New Riders of The Purple Sage, John Prine, The Desert Rose Band, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Give The People What They Want by The Kinks

We’re winding down on this week’s selection. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so get in on this while you can!

8:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers Live at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, Recorded April 30-May 2, 1991

This is the concert that began the Ryman’s renaissance as Emmylou Harris and her band inspired the revitalization of this great, historical country music venue.

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Are You Ready for The Country?

Sundays are Simple Here. We’ve Got Our New AOW by The Kinks. Around Mid-Afternoon, the Ladies Take Over The Mermaid Lounge. August 13, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! We’ve got another ‘keep-it-simple’ Sunday on tap here with our new AOW and the ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP starting mid-afternoon!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Give The People What They Want by The Kinks NEW!

This was the nineteenth studio album by The Kinks, released in the U.S. in 1981 (but in 1982 in Europe). Although it’s what some might call an ‘unremarkable’ album, it did spawn three single releases, and it’s always a treat when Crissie Hynde shows up for your album (she had a thing going with Ray Davies a the time).

3:00 p.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

At 3:00 p.m. sharp, the ladies of music take over in The Lounge. They’re partying with The Music Mermaid throughout the afternoon and into the evening. You’ll hear Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Laua 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, Sheryl Crow, Susan Tedeschi, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton and more!

Before, in between and after we give you our big, wide Open Stream. We’re never off air unless there is some kind of uncontrollable world calamity. We’re on 24/7 at no charge and with absolutely no commercial interruption. No lie.

Keep-It-Simple Sunday!

Today It’s the ‘Ode to Morning’ EP, Some Lovin’ Spoonful, and The Doors ‘Live’ In Vancouver, Thursday, August 10, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a great Thursday on tap. Yesterday, it was ‘Here Comes The Night.’ Today our EP is about morning. First time they’ve ever aligned!

Here’s Thursday’s lineup:

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

A musical tribute to perhaps the most beautiful time of the day with Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Chapin, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Pure Prairie League, Badfinger, Chris Hillman and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: The Hums of The Lovin’ Spoonful by The Lovin’ Spoonful

We are winding down on this one, and its final airing will be sometime on Saturday!

7:00 p.m. The Doors Live at The Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C., June 6, 1970

The original bad boys of rock are back tonight with a live performance recorded in Vancouver, British Coumbia. It’s a good one, and we haven’t aired it in a while!

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Ode To Morning!

We Start Off the Week With New Stone Poneys, Our ‘Seasons’ Playlist, and Live Hot Tuna, On Monday, August 7, 2023

Good morning, workers! A brand new week is upon is and we’ve got a brand new Stone Poneys playlist to start off the day, but it doesn’t end there! Read on for details!

Here’s your musical lineup:

11:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Stone Poneys NEW!

When Linda Ronstadt first left Tucson for LA to make music, she met Bobby Kimmel who proposed they start a band. Then came Kenny Edwards (who would become an integral part of her solo career band). Thus, The Stone Poneys were born. The rest, as they say, is musical history as Linda Ronstadt forged an amazing career that earned her the title ‘The Queen of Rock’ in a male-dominated world. These early days are often forgotten, but not here in The Mermaid Lounge as we give you a brand new Spotlight featuring her days as a Stone Poney.

3:00 p.m. Seasons: Various Artists

Yes, we are about to change seasons once again, so we think this is a good time to play this one since we’ve not heard it since the last snowfall. You’ll hear Bobbie Gentry, Janis Ian, Simon & Garfunkel, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Byrds, Hoyt Axton, Sly & The Family Stone, John Prine, The Rolling Stones, Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Band, Nina Simone, The Kinks, The Zombies, Electric Light Orchestra, Jefferson Airplane, James Taylor and more!

7:00 p.m. Hot Tuna Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, March 4, 1988

Closing out the programming on Monday is another Lounge favorite, Hot Tuna. This one is live from The Fillmore West.

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New Stone Poneys!

It’s a Keep-It-Simple Sunday With The Lovin’ Spoonful’s AOW and Our Music From Laurel Canyon EP, August 6, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! It’s another keep-it-simple Sunday here in The Mermaid Lounge, and we’ve got our Laurel Canyon EP to take you through the afternoon and evenng. But before that we’ve got a great new AOW from The Lovin’ Spoonful who, of course, were a part of that Laurel Canyon music scene!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Hums of The Lovin’ Spoonful by The Lovin’ Spoonful NEW!

This is the band’s third studio album (and fourth overall), released in 1966 by Kama Sutra Records, and peaking at #14 on the charts. The album fulfilled the band’s desire to record in a variety of musical genres, including pop, country, jug-band, blues and folk. It was also the last full project by the original lineup. The album spawned four single releases, including the number one hit Summer In The City. Rain On The Roof, Nashvile Cats and Full Measure would also make the charts.

3:00 p.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

This particular playlist is about to undergo an upgrade, but for now, the original is still pretty great. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Doors, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, Judy Collins, Joan Baez and more!

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Music From Laurel Canyon!