Category: Country Rock

On Monday It’s ‘By The Numbers’, Live BeauSoleil, and the Paul & Elvis Catalogue, April 7, 2025

Happy Monday, working class! It has been rainy for days here in the Boston area, but it’s just fine here in The Mermaid Lounge as we bring you some great programming today, including a brand new playlist of Paul (McCartney) & Elvis (Costello) music!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. By The Numbers: Various Artists

We open up the day with a playlist of songs with numbers in the title, lyrics or both with Three Dog Night, Chicago, Mudcrutch, J.J. Cale, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Alice Cooper, Rosanne Cash, Shawn Colvin, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Rivers, Emmylou Harris, The Grass Roots, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, John Lennon, Prince and more.

4:00 p.m. BeauSoleil Live at The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, March 24, 2007

BeauSoleil happens to be one of the premier, if not the premier, Cajun/Zydeco Band in the world. Today we’ve got them live from Williamstown, Massachusetts.

8:00 p.m. Paul & Elvis: The Collaboration NEW!

That’s McCartney and Costello, who formed a musical alliance in 1987 and produced a series of fantastic songs later used on each other’s albums. Today we have the results of that alliance, along with one memorable live performance of The Beatles’ One After 909, recorded at St. James Palace in London on March 23, 1995. (Costello is a noted Beatles fan.)

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Paul & Elvis.

On Sunday, We’ve Got ‘Travelin’ Fever’, Live Maria Muldaur, and a John David Souther ‘Spotlight’ Feature, April 6, 2025

Welcome to Sunday Funday here in The Mermaid Lounge and we’ve got a fine selection today. We start with songs about being on the road, then it’s a live performance by Maria Muldaur and a J.D. Souther ‘Spotlight’ to get us through.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

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

More open stream with a theme from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Asleep at The Wheel, Mudcrutch, The Travelin’ Wilburys, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who and more!

4:00 p.m. Maria Muldaur Live at Ebbets Field, Denver, CO, January 30, 1974

This afternoon we’ve got a rare Maria Muldaur live performance from Ebbets Field!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of John David Souther

J.D. Souther was a master of the singer-songwriter craft whose songs were covered by so many great artists, including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, The Eagles, and James Taylor. He was also a pretty damned great singer himself. Tonight he’s our ‘Spotlight’ artist.

Today we’re off the streets and back in The Lounge for some rest and relaxation. But we’ll be out there again and again…whatever it takes. Enjoy your musical journey here today. We’re always free of charge and free of advertising. We’re all about the music, as you will see for yourselves. The button is below.

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We’re Back With ‘The Female Species’, Live Allman Brothers, and a Linda Ronstadt ‘Spotlight’, Saturday, April 5, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We’re back today with some excellent programming, starting off with an EP of songs about women, some by women.

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

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

Songs about women featuring Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, Jackson Browne, John Mayall, Hot Tuna, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Electric Light Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, Percy Sledge, The Beatles, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, America, Roy Orbison, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, The Temptations and more!

4:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band with Eric Clapton Live at The Beacon Theater, New York, NY, March 19, 2009

The Allman Brothers Band playing live at The Beacon is always a treat, but this night they brought along a special guest.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Linda Ronstadt

There’s never been, and may never be, another vocalist who can master so many genres and cross effortlessly between them. There’s so much music in this playlist because she’s given us so much variety. She is certainly the main female musical muse in The Mermaid Lounge.

The Music Mermaid is fully in charge after 10:00 a.m. today as I will be out on the streets in Boston against this evil fascist empire. I hope that many of you will also be there. The music will play on, but our democracy may not unless we all band together. The button is below.

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Friday Is A Day For Our Big, Wide Open Stream With The Music Mermaid Fully In Charge, On April 4, 2025

We’ve got an Open Stream day today, giving you hours of our extensively eclectic musical collection with absolutely no commercial interruption. The Music Mermaid is fully in charge and who knows what she’ll do. She could actually even chose a playlist, or a trifecta, or she could just choose to let our file of 30,000 songs run free and wild. You won’t know unless you tune us in!

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Big, Wide Open Stream!

Thursday Delivers Our House EP, Live Emmylou Harris, and a Warren Zevon ‘Spotlight’ Feature, On April 3, 2025

Good morning, music lovers. We’re headed toward the weekend now. We’ve made it over the hump. Today we not only give you our great House EP, but we also Emmylou Harris and Warren Zevon!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We start with the first playlist we ever made, including The Beatles, Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Peter Tosh, T. Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Baez, CSNY, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Ten Years After, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Richie Havens, Phil Ochs, Marvin Gaye, Tom Rush, The Band and many more!

4:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris with The Daniel Lanois Band Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK, November 23, 1995

This afternoon we celebrate Emmylou’s 78th birthday (yesterday) with her performance at Shepherd’s Bush, part of her tour in support of Wrecking Ball, a brilliant career-defining album produced by Daniel Lanois.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Warren Zevon

We close out the programming with a ‘Spotlight’ featuring the late, great Warren Zevon whose music found its way into so many artists’ volume of work over the years.

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‘The Psychedelic Express’ is Back, Then It’s a Grateful Dead ‘Spotlight’ and Live Jefferson Airplane, Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We start with a trip on ‘The Psychedelic Express’ after a hiatus, and we keep on the theme with The Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

We take a trip with Vanilla Fudge, the Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, the Electric Prunes, The Animals, The Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, 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!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Grateful Dead

We continue on with our trip on the express with a Grateful Dead ‘Spotlight’. It’s a bit of studio work from the world’s most famous road band.

8:00 p.m. The Jefferson Airplane Live From Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, May 7, 1969

We close it out on a trip in the Wayback Machine to a performance from one of the most influential bands in psychedelic music from Golden Gate Park.

We’re here again today as we are every day, and today we close the post by commending Senator Cory Booker for his heroic filibuster against the most evil empire of our time. We must prevail, folks. We did vow no politics, but these are the times that call for stepping outside those promises. And we’d like to tell you that we’re anti-capitalist because capitalism gone mad is what has brought us here. The button is below.

The Psychedelic Express is Back!

Tuesday Bluesday Brings Our Biggest Blues EP, Live Tedeschi Trucks Band and a Canned Heat ‘Spotlight’, April 1, 2025

Welcome to Tuesday Bluesday, bluesologists. We hope you like what we’ve got on tap, starting with our biggest blues EP featuring the pioneers and those that help keep the genre alive!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is our biggest blues EP cutting across all styles 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, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, 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. Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at The Orpheum Theater, Madison, WI, March 18, 2015

Today’s biggest, baddest blues band with two living legends at the forefront in Boston’s own blues singer Susan Tedeschi and master guitarist Derek Trucks. Today they’re live from Wisconsin.

8:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Canned Heat

We close out Tuesday Bluesday with one of the best bands of the sixties in Canned Heat, led by blind Al Wilson, a member of the ’27 Club’.

Tuesday Bluesdays are always busy and today is no exception. Join us. You’ll love it. Best of all, we’re totally free and run no commercial advertising. The button is below.

Tuesday Bluesday

Monday Brings ‘Under The Sun & Moon,’ a Jimmy Webb ‘Spotlight’ and Ringo’s Best Drum Performances, March 31, 2025

Good morning, music lovers. We’re back to the work week, and we’ve got great music on tap starting with our ‘Under The Sun & Moon’ playlist, then it’s a different kind of ‘Spotlight’ feature and some of Ringo’s most masterful drumming.

Here’s your Monday, Monday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Under The Sun & Moon: Various Artists

Not an EP, but that doesn’t mean it can’t get there. So far, we’ve got music from The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Little Feat, Donovan, Neil Young, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, America, The Animals, Gordon Lightfoot, Maria Muldaur, The Wallflowers, Valerie Carter, The Kinks, Shawn Colvin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Laura Nyro, Cream and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jimmy Webb NEW!

When you talk about musical geniuses, there is no leaving this guy out of the conversation. He is one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation and a fountain of music for so many singers. However, the two most notable beneficiaries of his songwriting genius are Linda Ronstadt and Glen Campbell and, in turn, they have done his songs justice. This is a different kind of playlist, and we’re sure you’re going to enjoy it.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: Ringo Starr’s Drumming Genius

What can you say about Ringo Starr? Plenty. The man has recorded over 40 albums since The Beatles broke up, including his latest, Look Up, a country album in collaboration with the great T-Bone Burnett. (We’ll be featuring that release soon, by the way.) But Ringo’s favorite thing to do remains the same as always: Playing the drums. And he’s not just any drummer. Just ask his peers. (This is an excellent video.) Tonight we have what we think are his best drum efforts with The Fab Four.

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Sunday’s EP is All About Friends, Then It’s a Gram Parsons ‘Spotlight’ Feature and Live Jethro Tull, On March 30, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to Sunday Funday in The Lounge. We’re starting off with five hours of uninterrupted music about friends, some good, some not.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Friends of Mine: Various Artists

We’ve all got ’em. Some are good friends. Some bring you down. You’ll hear from The Guess Who, War, Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Todd Rundgren, Amy Winehouse, The Doors, Simon & Garfunkel, John Prine, Joan Baez, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Beatles, The Byrds, Carole King, Steppenwolf, Paul McCartney, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Loggins & Messina, Free, Leon Russell, Talking Heads and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons was a true visionary of country rock who advanced the genre with The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, through his association with the great Emmylou Harris, and as a solo artist. The only thing that kept him from greatness, as with so many others, was drugs. He died at the age of 26 from an overdose of alcohol and morphine. Here in The Lounge, we do not focus on his tragic death, but rather on what he was able to achieve.

8:00 p.m. Jethro Tull Live at Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY, October 9, 1978 NEW!

We close out the programming today with a new live performance from Jethro Tull at Madison Square Garden.

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On Saturday It’s ‘Ladies Day Out’, A Booker T & The MGs ‘Spotlight’, and Live Kris Kristofferson at the Moody, March 29, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and we continue celebrating Women’s Month with our ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP, then it’s a great ‘Spotlight’ featuring Booker T & The MGs, and Kris Kristofferson live at Austin City Limits.

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

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

The women of music are large and in charge for five hours. We’re featuring songs from 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, Norah Jones, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Phoebe Snow, Susan Tedeschi, Nicolette Larson, Sheryl Crown, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Booker T & The MGs

The original Stax house band broke out to become one of the most influential instrumental R & B and funk bands in music. They helped to establish the Souther and Memphis soul genres. Today we put them ‘In The Spotlight’.

8:00 p.m. Kris Kristofferson Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, September 14, 1981

We close out the programming with the late, great Kris Kristofferson recorded live at The Moody Theater for Austin City Limits.

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Ladies Day Out!