Category: Live Recordings

Monday’s Back With One-Hit Wonders, Then a Jeff Lynne ‘Spotlight’ and The Doors Live in Motor City, February 24, 2025

Good morning, workers, and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge! We’ve got a great lineup today sprinkled in between all that big, wide Open Stream. Read on for details!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. One-Hit Wonders: Various Artists

We start off with a couple of hours of artists who had one hit only (not one song), like The Amboy Dukes, Brenton Wood, The Easybeats, Los Bravos, Mason Williams, Merilee Rush, Richard Harris, Robert Knight, The McCoys, The Standells, Strawberry Alarm Clock and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jeff Lynne

This afternoon we put Jeff Lynne ‘In The Spotlight’ with his music from The Move, the leader of Electric Light Orchestra, and as Otis, a founding member of the best damned supergroup on the planet, The Traveling Wilburys.

8:00 p.m. The Doors Live at Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, May 8, 1970

We close out the day’s programming with The Doors live from Motor City, just two months before Jim Morrison’s untimely death.

We’re back for another work week and we’ve got a lot of big, wide Open Stream to start it off! Remember, we’re free with absolutely no commercial interruption, and we’re never off air. We’re all about the music.

Monday, Monday

On Sunday The Ladies Are In Charge, Then It’s Live John Prine and a Van Morrison ‘Spotlight’ Feature, February 23, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! We start off the day with the ladies of music fully in charge, then we move on to John Prine and Van Morrison!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

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

The ladies are in charge for fully five hours. You’ll hear Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Aretha Franklin, Irma Thomas, 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, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

4:00 p.m. John Prine Live at The Other End, Greenwich Village, NY, December 1975

This is another of those shows where the actual date escapes everyone on the worldwide web. However, we know it happened because we’ve got the recording!

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

Yeah. We know Morrison can be an utter shit when he wants to be. Kinda full of himself and all. Yet he is a brilliant musician whose career began way back in the sixties with the British R & B group, Them. His sometimes unpleasant and arrogant nature doesn’t come through on vinyl.

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Ladies Day Out!

We’re Feeling Soulful With Our Big EP, a Drifters ‘Spotlight’, and Live Nina Simone on Saturday, February 22, 2025

Good morning, soul and R & B lovers! We’re amped up today as we bring you ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ for starters, then it’s the Drifters ‘In the Spotlight’ and some live Nina Simone!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

We officially begin the weekend with our biggest soul music EP, featuring Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Stevie Wonder, Carla Thomas, James Brown, The Shirelles, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, LaVern Baker, The Supremes, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr, Fontella Bass, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Irma Thomas, Ann Peebles, Al Green and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Drifters

The Drifters have an interesting background, reflecting the social injustice of the times. It’s too long for me to write about on this blog, but you can read all about it here. Regardless, they made some great music and we’ve got them ‘In the Spotlight’ today.

8:00 p.m. Nina Simone Live at Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 24 & 25, 1965 NEW!

Today we celebrate the birthday (February 21) of the late, great Nina Simone, singer, songwriter, music arranger and, yes, civil rights and social justice activist. Here she’s live at the the annual Jazz a Juan International Jazz Festival. We need her fighting spirit now.

Come on in to The Mermaid Lounge for a little bit of soul and R & B today. In between that programming, we’ve got our big, wide Open Stream running 24/7 at no charge. We’re anti-capitalist. We care about only one thing: Playing great music for you folks with absolutely no commercial interruption. The button is below.

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On Thursday, It’s Nothing But Our Big, Wide Open Stream, February 20, 2025

Here we are headed for the weekend once again. We’re on our big, wide Open Stream for the next 24 hours!

Dive in. The Music Mermaid is in charge today, all day, all night. She will not disappoint. The button is below.

Open Stream All Day!

At Midweek It’s ‘Ode To Morning’, a Ry Cooder ‘Spotlight’, and Live Bob Dylan in ’63, Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! At midweek, we open the show with our ‘Ode To Morning’ EP, then it’s the great Ry Cooder ‘In the Spotlight’ and Dylan live at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, vintage 1963!

Here’s your midweek lineup:

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

It’s Open Stream with a theme with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt, Chris Hillman and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ry Cooder

We put the ‘Spotlight’ on a literal musical genius today, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with many creative artists over his long career. This is the guy Linda Ronstadt says was the best guitarist she’s ever worked with.

8:00 p.m. Bob Dylan Live at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, May 10, 1963

We jump in the Wayback Machine again tonight for vintage, early Dylan at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. I was only nine years old when this concert took place.

Another day of fascism in America awaits us; we the people have got to change this picture. In the meantime, you can fortify yourself with some great music here. We’re anti-capitalist; we don’t charge you one penny. We’re free 24/7. We don’t track you or break into your personal files with juvenile dumbass hackers. The button is below.

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On Tuesday, We’re in The Windy City, Then It’s Janis Joplin & The Kozmic Blues Band and James Cotton, February 18, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday! We’ve got Windy City blues today, the a live Janis Joplin performance and a James Cotton ‘Spotlight’ later!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We head to Chicago in our heads to hear Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley, Koko Taylor, Lowell Fulson, Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Guy, Magic Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Son Seals, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed and more!

4:00 p.m. Janis Joplin & The Kozmic Blues Band Live at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 11, 1969

We jump into the Wayback Machine for this live performance from Janis Joplin at The Concertgebouw!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of James Cotton

We close out the programming with another veteran of the Chicago blues as we give you a James Cotton ‘Spotlight’ feature.

Before, in between and after our programming, we give you our big, wide Open Stream. We can promise you never have two repetitive days of music in a row here on our little radio station. The button is below. See for yourselves.

Tuesday Bluesday!

We Start Monday With ‘Here Comes The Night’, Then It’s Live Linda Ronstadt and Steely Dan, February 17, 2025

Good morning, musicologists.We’ve got a great lineup as we start the day with songs about the night. Then it’s some live Linda Ronstadt and a Steely Dan ‘Spotlight,’ two of the absolute best of the seventies.

Here’s your Monday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists

Yes, once again, we’re starting the morning with songs about the night from Warren Zevon, the J. Geils Band, Them, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Doors, Poco, Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Steve Winwood, The Traveling Wilburys, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt and more!

4:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt Live at The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, November 18, 1973

This afternoon it’s the undisputed Queen of Rock live at the Record Plant after her Don’t Cry Now album release and just about a year before her incredible Heart Like A Wheel release that would put her on the map.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Steely Dan

We close out the programming tonight with a ‘Spotlight’ featuring Steely Dan, surely one of the best bands of the seventies and beyond.

Before, in between, and after we’ve got our big, wide Open Stream of more than 27,000 music files. Tune us in. We’re free all day and all night long. The button is below.

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Today It’s The Animals, the ‘Original Sixties Rotation’, and Some Rare Live Guess Who, On Sunday, February 16, 2025

Good morning, music lovers, and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got some great stuff with an Animals ‘Spotlight’, some live Guess Who and five uninterrupted hours of sixties music!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Animals

Undoubtedly one of the greatest of the British sixties R & B and rock bands led by the fantastic Eric Burdon on lead vocals.

12:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Ah, the sixties. There has been nothing like them since either culturally, politically or musically. We celebrate it all today with The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Little Eva, Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters, The Dave Clark Five, Johnny Rivers, Bob Dylan, The Animals, Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Procol Harum, The Turtles, Del Shannon, The Temptations, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, Booker T & The MGs, The Four Tops, Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino and more!

8:00 p.m. The Guess Who Live at The Ambassador Theater, St. Louis, MO, May 6, 1974

Another great band that straddled the sixties and seventies led by another great vocalist in Burton Cummings. They would eventually disband and morph into Bachman-Turner Overdrive, but that’s a whole different story for another day.

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Welcome Weekenders! We’re Hanging With the Laurel Canyon Crowd Today On Saturday, February 15, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! It’s Laurel Canyon programming all day today starting with our ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ EP, then moving on to Jackson Browne and Joni Mitchell!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Two generations of musicians existed here and helped build the country-rock genre. They also challenged the bands of the British Invasion for chart dominance. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jackson Browne

Truly one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation takes the ‘Spotlight’ this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Joni Mitchell Live at Teatro Tenda, Milan, Italy, May 9, 1983

I’ve seen Joni Mitchell several times, the most impressive was her Court & Spark tour with Tom Scott & The LA Express backing her up. She’s legend.

We’re here all day every day without any breaks in the flow. Before, in between and after our programs, we give you our big, wide Open Stream of more than 27,000 songs. Suffice it to say, no two days are alike. The button is below.

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Friday Brings Both True Love and Nothing But Heartbreak, With The Allman Brothers in Between, February 14, 2025

Good morning, modern lovers! It’s Valentines Day today and we have a playlist about TLA and one about nothing but heartbreak. In between, we’ve got some live Allman Brothers.

Here’s your Valentines Day lineup:

10:00 a.m. True Love Always: Various Artists

One of our earliest playlists is the beautiful side of love with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder, Buffalo Springfield, Boz Scaggs, Valerie Carter, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tom Rush, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, The Hollies, Guy Clark, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin and more!

4:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at Warner Theatre, Erie, PA, July 19, 2005 NEW!

In between all this love stuff, we’ve got a new concert from The Brothers, this one coming at us from Erie, PA.

8:00 p.m. Nothing But Heartbreak: Various Artists

Yeah. Then there’s the flip side of all that love stuff…the ugly part where your heart gets trampled and left for dead. Some of the folks singing here were singing earlier about the wonders of love; some not. You’ll hear the J. Geils Band, Carole King, Elvis Presley, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Warren Zevon, The Pretenders, Lucinda Williams, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, John Prine, Gladys Knight & The Pips and more!

You win some. You lose some. I’ve lost ’em all. That’s the way of love, ain’t it? But here? You’re never a loser. We’re on 24/7. We don’t charge you any money or track you. We don’t sell you stuff and we certainly don’t allow anyone else to sell you anything. And we play great music. It’s win-win. The Button is below.

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