Category: Electric Blues

The Best of Reggae & Ska, Singer-Songwriter John Fogerty, and New Heartbreakers are All on Tap for Friday, October 27, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’ve made it to Friday, and that is always a good thing because we are officially weekenders!

Here’s today’s musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. The Best of Reggae, Rocksteady and Ska: Various Artists

We’ve got all the greats you know, and some you may never have heard. You’ll hear Prince Buster, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Judy Mowatt, Jimmy Cliff, Basil Gabbidon, The Rhythm Aces, Derrick Morgan, Laurel Aitken, Count Lasher, The Jiving Juniors, Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, The I-Threes, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Toots & The Maytals and more!

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

We bid a fond farewell to John Fogerty today, the heart and soul of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Tomorrow we’ll introduce a brand new artist.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Fillmore ’97 Covers NEW!

We’re pretty obsessed with The Heartbreakers as a cover band. No doubt about it, they’re the best. They respect the intentions of the composers and play them the way they were meant to be played. Their heralded 20-night residency at the famed Fillmore in 1997 was an amazing feat, changing the set list every night, allowing the fans to request songs and help build the show, and having special guests like Roger McGuinn and John Lee Hooker on stage with them. Tonight we give you a couple of hours of covers from the Fillmore ’97 residency. Not to be missed.

We’ve made it to the end of the week and that is, without a doubt, a good thing. Especially since I leave on vacation today. But hey, the beauty of running an Internet radio station is that you can do it from anywhere. And so we shall. Stay tuned…

Just Push Play.

‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, Steve Winwood, and ‘Live’ Laura Nyro are All In the Plan, Thursday, October 26, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We are over the hump and on the way to the weekend! We have some great music today, including brand new ‘live’ Laura Nyro!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We cover the early-to-mid sixties here with 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. Album of The Week: Roll With It by Steve Winwood

The legendary Steve Winwood stops by with his Album of the Week this afternoon.

7:00 p.m. Laura Nyro Live at Kintetsu Hall and On Air West, Osaka, Japan, February 22, 1994 NEW!

We’ve got some great new Laura Nyro recorded ‘live’ in two locations in Japan tonight. We know the great Laura Nyro is mostly known for writing hits for others, like The Fifth Dimension, Barbra Streisand, Blood, Sweat & Tears and so many more. But there is nothing like hearing Laura Nyro sing her own songs. It’s a whole new dimension.

Stop by today on your way to the weekend and we’ll make you smile. We’re on 24/7 with no commercial interruption and at no charge to the public. No shit.

The Sixties are Back!

Midweek Brings a Ride On ‘The Psychedelic Express’, a Visit From John Fogerty, and ‘Live’ Badfinger, Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Good morning, psychedelic music lovers! We’re boarding ‘The Psychedelic Express’ this morning. You don’t need no stinkin’ tickets either. Just the button at the bottom of this post.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

Let’s take a trip into musical psychedelia this mornng with The Beatles, The Chambers Brothers, Vanilla Fudge, The Animals, The Electric Prunes, 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!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of John Fogerty

From Creedence to The Blue Ride Rangers, to his outstanding solo career, John Fogerty takes his second spin as our featured singer-songwriter.

8:00 p.m. Badfinger Live at The Cowtown Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, April 7, 1972

Badfinger hung around on the edges of greatness, but never quite got there. And mostly because of a really bad guy who managed them wiped them out financially (not The Beatles either). They were the one bona fide band the Apple Label signed, and they left us a bucket load of great songs.

Come on. We’re at midweek, and everything is downhill from here. We’re headed for the weekend (and I’m headed for vacation) after today. Let us help you get there!

The Psychedelic Express is Boarding!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Steve Winwood and Our AOW, and Muddy Waters & Johnny Winter, October 24, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists! We’re back with another Tuesday Bluesday and The Music Mermaid is ready to go! Read on for detail!

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

This is the big kahuna. The all-inclusive, uninterrupted five-hour blues extravaganza 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, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elmore James, Robert Cray Band, J.J. Cale, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Marcia Ball, Duane Allman, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Roll With It by Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood is a legend in these parts, a pioneer with Traffic, Blind Faith, and The Spencer Davis Group. This was Winwood’s fifth solo studio album, and it was his most commercially successful.

8:00 p.m. Muddy Waters: The Johnny Winter Sessions

Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter were a musical marriage made in heaven. Winter came along later in Muddy’s career and produced three albums for him, winning Grammys along the way. You can read more about it in this excellent article. Tonight, we bring you Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter together in session. And they bring along Pinetop Perkins (piano) and James Cotton (mouth harp). Don’t miss this one!

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy day in The Lounge. Be here or be square. We start it off with five hours of uninterrupted blues promptly at 9:00 a.m. See you then.

Tuesday Bluesday!

We’ve Got Mudcrutch to Celebrate Tom Petty Week, Followed By the J. Geils Band and The Yardbirds, Monday, October 23, 2023

Good morning, working world! It’s back to Monday today, but we’re also back celebrating Tom Petty’s birthday week with a great Mudcrutch playlist. We’ve also got some J.Geils Band and Yardbirds to round things out.

Here’s your Monday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Mudcrutch: The Best of the 2016 U.S. Tour

From Mudcrutch, to the Heartbreakers to the Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty’s musical quest never slept. I skipped this 2016 tour and I’ve been kicking myself in the ass ever since because on this playlist is the best damned live version of Hungry No More, and it was recorded at Boston’s House of Blues on this very tour. This is a great playlist. Not to be missed as we continue on with Petty week.

3:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of the J. Geils Band

The original bad boys from Boston right here (actually Worcester if you want to get technical about it, but it’s close enough). J. Geils was a badass Boston band and I saw them more than once. Today we put them In the Spotlight.

7:00 p.m. The Yardbirds: The BBC Sessions 1965-1968

We close out the programming with some Yardbirds recorded live at the fabled BBC Studios between 1965 and 1968.

Monday’s here and so are we! We’ll get you through the day, and then we’ll roll along and get you through the week! Before you know it, we’ll all be weekenders!

Monday, Monday

Thursday Puts Us ‘Under The Influence’, Brings Our AOW, and Cream’s Final Live Performance at Royal Albert Hall, October 19, 2023

Good morning, workers! We are heading toward the weekend once again. We’ll be there before you know it, and we’ve got some great music to make the trip brighter.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Under The Influence: Various Artists

Yes, some legal. Some not. Come on. We’ve all been there. You’ll hear The Byrds, Arlo Guthrie, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Donovan, Glen Frey, John Lee Hooker, Jonathan Edwards, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, The Traveling Wilburys, The Temptations, Small Faces, Steely Dan, The Beatles, Talking Heads, Neil Young, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Velvet Underground, the Rolling Stones, Dave Van Ronk, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Steve Winwood, Led Zeppelin, Harry Chapin, The Band, The Fraternity of Man and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Duets by Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt and her musical friends drop by for another afternoon visit of song. We’re winding down on this one. The final airing will be on Saturday.

7:00 p.m. Cream Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, November 26, 1968

This was Cream’s final live performance ever broadcast on the BBC. Don’t miss it!

We’re rolling now, citizens. Everything here is downhill toward the weekend. We’ll help you get there in style with some great 24/7 music and some fun programming in between all that wide Open Stream.

Under The Influence!

The Ladies Own The Lounge at Midweek, We’ve Got Sam Cooke and New ‘Live’ Neil Young Later, Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Good morning, musicologists, we’re at midweek here in The Mermaid Lounge and the women of music are in control starting at 9:00 a.m. today.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

The ladies are in control and we’ve got all genres here for you today with 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, Sheryl Crow, Susan Tedeschi, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke is back for his second spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriter. An amazingly talented and respected artist, Sam Cooke was often called “The King of Soul.”

8:00 p.m. Neil Young Live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 19, 1971 NEW!

This was Young’s solo Journey Through The Past tour as he played in front of his native countrymen in Toronto. It’s a great performance and we’ve got it to close out the day’s programming.

We’re at midweek, kids, and everything from here on out is a downslide to the weekend. We’ll get you there with some great music, including more this week as we celebrate Tom Petty Month.

Welcome to Midweek!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday and We’ve Got ‘The Best of Louisiana Blues’ EP, Our AOW, and ‘Live’ Peter Green Later, October 17, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists! We are back here in The Mermaid Lounge with another great Tuesday Bluesday lineup, starting with some Louisiana blues.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

There’s nothing like Louisiana for music. I can attest to that, having visited many times in my life. You will hear Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Slim Harpo, Ray Brown, Fats Domino, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rodney Harris, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley & Lee, Papa Lightfoot, Guitar Slim, Annie Laurie, Fats Matthews, Big Joe Turner, Big Boy Myles, Little Walter, Mary Butler, Erline Harris, Dave Bartholomew, Marcia Ball, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, the Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Duets by Linda Ronstadt

Our favorite female singer on the planet takes her second spin with our Album of the Week as she sings with J.D. Souther, Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Ass Savoy, James Taylor, Carl Jackson and more!

7:00 p.m. Peter Green’s Splinter Group Live at The Capitol Theatre, Mannheim, Germany, March 19, 2003

Back in the day, Fleetwood Mac was a blues band and Peter Green was its heart and soul. Then he ventured out on his own. This is a post-Mac band on the road in Mannheim, Germany.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy day in The Lounge, but there’s plenty of room for one and all, no elbowing allowed. So get on in here. The button’s below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

Today We’ve Got Emmylou Harris, Sam Cooke and Our ‘Ode To Morning’ Multi-Artist EP, Saturday, October 14, 2023

Good morning, weekenders and welcome to the Mermaid Lounge where we have our final airing of Emmylou Harris’ AOW, the intro of Sam Cooke as our featured singer-songwriter, and our great ‘Ode to Morning’ EP!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Duets by Emmylou Harris FINAL AIRING!

This great compilation album gets its final spin today, but there’s no need to fret. These songs are all in our standard rotation. Tomorrow we’ll have a new album, and it will be Duets by Linda Ronstadt. One good turn deserves another.

11:00 a.m. Ode to Morning: Various Artists

The last EP we heard was about night. This one’s about morning 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!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Sam Cooke NEW!

Smooth-as-silk Sam Cooke has been called the man who invented soul and the “King of Soul” because of the pioneering influence that he has had on the genre, including his unique vocals and songwriting style. He is our new featured singer-songwriter.

We’ve made it to the first day of the weekend (of course, some of us are retail slaves and have yet one more day), and that is a good thing. Now, you get to sit back and enjoy all that great music that helped get you through the week!

Welcome Weekenders!

Friday’s Here! We’ve Got Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me,’ Cat Stevens and New ‘Live’ Allman Brothers Band, October 13, 2023

Happy Friday the 13th one and all. Don’t even think about it. That’s when all the bad shit starts. It’s just another day. All this great music will take your mind off all that nonsense.

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Repeat After Me, Volume Two: Various Artists

We aired the first volume yesterday. This one is just as much fun. We promise. And we’ve got a brand new volume on the way and arriving next week! In this volume, you’ll hear The Traveling Wilburys sing Del Shannon, Aretha Franklin cover The Band, Linda Ronstadt sings Carole King, Creedence Clearwater Revival covers Gladys Knight & The Pips, the Mamas & Papas cover The Shirelles and plenty more.

3:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Yusuf/Cat Stevens FINAL AIRING!

Today is The Cat’s final turn as our featured singer-songwriter. On Saturday we’ll have a brand new artist.

8:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at Macon City Auditorium, Macon, Georgia, February 11, 1972 NEW!

We’ve got a brand new concert from the brothers live in Macon, Georgia tonight. They were road warriors and there’s an awful lot of stuff out there, bootleg and otherwise, and we’ve got more coming!

We are one final day away from the weekend, homies. Let’s get there in style with some great music. Uninterrupted by commercial advertising and completely free of charge. See for yourself. The button’s below.

New ‘Live’ Allman Brothers!