Category: In The Spotlight

On Monday It’s Live Joni Mitchell, Our ‘Summertime’ Playlist, and a Peter Tosh ‘Spotlight’ Feature, August 11, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome back to the work week. We aim to make it better with a great lineup today, including a playlist about the summer!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Joni Mitchell Live at The Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, B.C., October 16, 1970

This concert was not only a fundraiser for protesting nuclear weapons testing on Amchitka Island, but it launched the Greenpeace movement. Also performing were Phil Ochs and James Taylor (not included in this playlist).

2:00 p.m. Summertime: Various Artists

We not only have EP’s in our musical bag of tricks, but many shorter multi-artist playlists. This is one of them featuring Electric Light Orchestra, Eddie Cochran, Shawn Colvin, Nina Simone, Van Morrison, Johnny Rivers, k.d. lang, The Stone Poneys, Tracy Nelson, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Nanci Griffith, Paul Simon, The Surfaris, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, the Foo Fighters, Donovan, and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Peter Tosh

We close out the programming this evening with music from one of the founders of The Wailers as we put Peter Tosh ‘In the Spotlight.’

Before, in between, and after our programs we give you our big, wide Open Stream without any commercial interruption. As we expand our playlist offering moving into the fall months, we’ll be expanding the playing time they get overnight for our worldwide listeners. Check us out. The button is below.

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We’ve Got ‘Travelin’ Fever,’ New Live Bob Marley & The Wailers, and Nanci Griffith ‘In the Spotlight’ on Saturday, August 9, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to my last day of work today. Once again, The Music Mermaid will be in full control of our programming and she’s on it.

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

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

We’re starting the programming with songs about hitting the road from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Eagles, Paul McCartney & Wings, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, 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. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, June 2, 1977 NEW!

We’ve acquired some new live Wailers music. This will be the first of a few new shows we’ll be airing as we move into the fall/winter months. Enjoy.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith is a great singer-songwriter who just passed from this earth in 2021. Throughout her long and productive career she managed to keep one foot in country music, and the other in folk.

We’re back for another day, and we’ve got another great array of programs. Before, in between, and after, we give you our big, wide Open Stream of 27,000 songs. We’re about to add some more this weekend! See for yourselves. The button is below.

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On Friday, It’s a New Wings ‘Spotlight’ Feature, the ‘Paint It Black’ Playlist, and George Harrison & Eric Clapton Live in Nagoya, Japan, August 8, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to a great Friday of music programming starting off with something that should have been done long ago, a Wings ‘Spotlight’ feature!

Here’s your finally Friday lineup:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Paul McCartney & Wings

Also just simply known as, Wings. Formed in London in 1971 by Sir Paul, who acknowledges that they were not The Beatles (nobody could ever be, frankly). However, they were a hell of a great rock band. Although members did come and go, Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine, formerly of the Moody Blues, were the constants until their breakup in 1981. They charted six number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

4:00 p.m. Paint It Black: Various Artists

Songs about the color black. Call it Open Stream with a Theme from The Rolling Stones, The Wallflowers, James Brown, Three Dog Night, The Beatles, Warren Zevon, The Band, Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Lucinda Williams, John Lee Hooker, J.D. Souther, Jethro Tull, Guy Clark, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tom Rush and more!

8:00 p.m. George Harrison & Eric Clapton Live at The Nagoya International Exhibit Hall, Nagoya, Japan, December 5, 1991

We close the Friday programming with a great concert featuring George Harrison and Eric Clapton live in Japan.

Once again, we’re here playing the best music on the planet for you all totally free of charge and free of commercial advertising. No lies. No strings. And then button is below.

It’s Finally Friday!

On Thusday It’s the Motown Sound, a Ray Charles ‘Spotlight,’ and Traffic Live at The Capitol Theater, August 7, 2025

Good morning, musicologists. Today we kick things off with the Motown sound, five hours of uninterrupted music that made America dance. Then it’s on to Ray Charles and Traffic!

Here’s today’s musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

You’ll hear all the bands that helped establish the Motown dynasty, including Barrett Strong, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes, and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Ray Charles

This genius singer, songwriter and pianist is the stuff of legends, and is one of the most influential artists in all of music. Today, he’s ‘In the Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Traffic Live at The Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY, June 26, 1970

Speaking of legends, we close it out with Steve Winwood and Traffic live in New York.

We’re here 24/7 and we’ve got The Music Mermaid running the show when I’m not here. There’s no down time on our channel. We’re free. We do not run advertising. We do not employ chatty DJs. We’re all about the music. The button is below.

The Motown Sound!

We’re at Midweek With Our Big Country EP, Live Music From Neil Young, and a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ‘Spotlight,’ August 6, 2025

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to the midweek show! We start out the day with five hours of real country and a ton of country-rock. Then it’s on to Neil Young & The International Harvesters live on Austin City Limits, and great music from the Dirt Band.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

We kick it off with a great lineup with no pretenders on the playlist. You’ll hear Johnny Cash, 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 (who belongs in the Country Music Hall of Fame, BTW), Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, Townes Van Zandt, The Highwaymen, and more!

4:00 p.m. Neil Young & The International Harvesters Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, September 25, 1984

This afternoon it’s Neil Young & The International Harvesters recorded live at The Moody Theater for Austin City Limits.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

We close out the midweek programming with one of the finest bands ever to grace the country-rock genre formed in Long Beach, CA, all the way back in 1966 that gave us over half a century of great music.

We’re here. We’re free. And we don’t run any commercial advertising. We haven’t got the money to hire DJ’s, and we wouldn’t if we did. We’re all about the music. The big-ass button is below.

Are You Ready for The Country?

On Monday, ‘We Dissent,’ We Have Emmylou & Friends Live for a Good Cause, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ‘In the Spotlight’ Later, August 4, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to another work week. We kick it off in style with a fantastic programming lineup. Read on for details!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. We Dissent: Various Artists New Songs Added!

Protest music is powerful, and we’ve got a great collection here. In the era of Trump’s regime, we will be amping up our protest music roots. We’ve added a couple of great songs to the end of this list. We nearly forgot the great Beach Boys tune, Student Demonstration Time. It was something nobody expected from the boys of summer. We’ve also added a song a lot of people do not know exists called, Old Man Trump, which was written by Woody Guthrie about The Orange Scourge’s racist slumlord father. Back in the day Woody lived in one of his dumps. Woody never got to record the song himself, but it was evetually released by folk singer Ryan Harvey with help from Ani DiFranco and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. We’ve added that song today.

Other artists you’ll hear are The Beatles, Pete Seeger, Barry McGuire, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Tracy Chapman, and more!

4:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris & Friends, Concerts for a Landmine-Free World, December 1999 into 2000 NEW!

We have a fantastic recording here of great acoustic music from Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, and Bruce Cockburn. We know this was the first show, so we believe it was held at Stanford University in December 1999. They were held around the world into 2000, including Washington, D.C., Glasgow, London, Stockholm, and Oslo. We’re trying to get a better handle on the specifics, but there’s no need to hold up airing this for the details.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

We close it out with a band that was instrumental in establishing the Motown brand back in the day.

We’re ready for a new work week, and we’re playing the best music on the planet totally free of charge and free of commercial interruption. See for yourselves. The button is below.

WE DISSENT!

On Sunday It’s CSNY Live at Wembley Stadium, Our House EP, and a Brandi Carlile ‘Spotlight’ Feature, August 3, 2025

It’s Sunday Funday and it starts my weekend! We’ve got a great lineup with live CSNY, our House EP, and 10-time Grammy winner Brandi Carlile ‘In the Spotlight.’

Here’s your Sunday Funday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Live at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, UK, November 14, 1974

The second best supergroup on the planet is in the house this morning, playing live from Wembley Stadium.

1:00 p.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artist

The music that inspired the channel with 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, Three Dog NIght, Jimmy Cliff, Richie Havens, Marvin Gaye, The Association, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, The Band, and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: Brandi Carlile

We close with 10-time Grammy winner Brandi Carlile ‘In the Spotlight.’

We’re here 24/7 with no interruption (unless, of course, there’s a tsunami) and no commercial advertising. Best of all, we do not require subscriptions and we’re totally free. Come and go as you please. See for yourselves. The button is below.

The #BU House EP!

We’re on ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ Then It’s Live Jefferson Airplane, and a Donovan ‘Spotlight’ on Saturday, August 2, 2025

Welcome, weekenders! We’re keeping it in a sixties groove today for sure as we get back on ‘The Psychedelic Express’ to start the morning.

Here’s how we keep it trippy today:

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

We don’t need no tickets to hear The Beatles, Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Electric Prunes, Jefferson Airplane, The Animals, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Tommy James & The Shondells, Blind Faith, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company, and more!

4:00 p.m. Jefferson Airplane Live at Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 28, 1968

We’ve got one of the most influential bands of the psychedelic music genre live from Copenhagen this afternoon.

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

We close it out with some trippy stuff from Donovan, one of our favorites here in The Mermaid Lounge.

Again, we’re here with the best music on the planet, and we kick off the weekend with one of our favorite genres from back in the day. It may well be gone, but it is not forgotten.

Psychedelia!

We Start a New Month With a McCartney ‘Spotlight’ Feature, Soulsville U.S.A., and Live Heartbreakers, On August 1, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We kick off the month of August with a Macca ‘Spotlight’ (sans Beatles), a trip down Stax memory lane, and The Heartbreakers live in NOLA.

Here’s your Friday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Paul McCartney

Macca without The Beatles, only as a solo artist and as the leader of Wings.

4:00 p.m. Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Stax Records Legacy

This one’s due for an update soon, but for today you’ll hear Albert King, Booker T & The MGs, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, The Staple Singers, Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes, and The Delfonics!

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Racecourse Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA, April 28, 2012

One of our House Bands live this evening at a great New Orleans event that would become a staple for them.

We are kicking off a new month in style today with a great eclectic group of programs interspersed inside our big, wide Open Stream. We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free. There’s no advertising and no strings. See for yourselves. The button is below!

STAX Records!

At Midweek, the Ladies are Large and in Charge, The Stone Poneys are ‘In the Spotlight,’ and Steve Winwood is Live at Estival, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a great lineup today with five uninterrupted hours of women’s music, then its on to The Stone Poneys and Steve Winwood!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

The ladies take over The Mermaid Lounge this morning with music 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, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Norah Jones, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Susan Tedeschi, Sheryl Crow, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Stone Poneys

This afternoon we delve into very early Linda Ronstadt who left Tucson to join friends Bobby Kimmel and Kenny Edwards to seek musical fame and fortune in L.A. Thus, this great folk-rock band was born. It’s an excellent playlist.

8:00 p.m. Steve Winwood Live at The Estival Jazz Festival, Piazza della Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland, July 4, 2013

We close it out with a great performance from Steve Winwood, a legend, at the Estival Jazz Festival.

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