Category: Pop

On Monday It’s Ry Cooder & David Lindley, ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ and Tracy Chapman, November 18, 2024

Good morning, music lovers and we get the work week off to a great start today with a new Tracy Chapman ‘Spotlight’ feature, among other things.

Here’s your Monday, Monday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ry Cooder & David Lindley Live at The Vienna Opera House, Vienna, Austria, July 6, 1995

We have a couple of masters here performing together and it’s truly a pleasure. Ry Cooder is one of the finest singer-songwriters on the planet and a man Linda Ronstadt considers the best guitarist she’s ever worked with. David Lindley has been one of the most sought-after session musicians.

1:00 p.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Laurel Canyon was a breeding ground for creativity for two decades of musicians, including The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and more!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Tracy Chapman NEW!

I will eventually get to everything on my ‘To Do’ list and I’ve knocked off an important one here. Tracy Chapman finally gets her due here in The Mermaid Lounge and it has been a long time coming.

We’re here 24/7, 365 days a year, with no commercial interruption. Before, in between and after our programs, we don’t go off air. Instead, we give your our big, wide Open Stream of more than 27,000 songs. The button is below.

New Tracy Chapman!

It’s Happy Birthday to Linda Ronstadt, a Mudcrutch Monday and the ‘Summer of Love’ Playlist on July 15, 2024

Good morning, Ronstadt fans! Our musical muse is celebrating her 78th birthday today and so are we here in The Mermaid Lounge. In fact, it will be going on all week in various forms and at various times.

Here’s your Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Mudcrutch Monday Madness: The Complete Works

Yeah. It’s time for another Mudcrutch Monday. It has been a while. Today we give you the entire ball of wax. Ear candy from the band that would morph into Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, then make a big comeback in the 2000’s thanks to Tom.

3:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt Live at Stadehalle, Offenbach, Germany, November 16, 1976

We begin our Linda Ronstadt musical celebration with an early show recorded for the German television show, Rockpalast.

7:00 p.m. The Summer of Love, Volume 1: Various Artists

In the meantime, we continue on with our Summer of Love music as well this week. In volume one you’ll hear from Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Donovan, The Grass Roots and more!

It’s Monday, but it doesn’t have to suck. The music is great here in The Mermaid Lounge, and it’s also on 24/7 and is completely free of charge. And without commercial advertising. Just hit the button below.

Happy Birthday, Linda!

We Close Out The Month With Wendy Waldman, The ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP, and Live Carole King, June 30, 2024

Good morning, musicologists. When we say nobody plays the women of music like we do, we mean it. And we back it up. It’s a Ladies Only kind of day here in The Mermaid Lounge.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Wendy Waldman

I dare say some may not know who Wendy Waldman is, but those who were enmeshed in the women of music during the seventies will. She was one of those women during an era where women banded together over music in the face of a totally male-dominated environment, and helped each other out by appearing on each other’s albums. It was certainly a great time in music. There was minimal competition among the women, and a whole lot of camaraderie. Wendy Waldman may not have been a ‘star’ in that sky, but she made some amazing albums and has a great voice, and her peers knew it. Tune her in.

1:00 p.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

We close the month with one of our favorite EP’s featuring 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, The Supremes, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Norah Jones, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Sheryl Crow, Susan Tedeschi, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton and more!

8:00 p.m. Carole King Live From Central Park, New York City, NY, May 26, 1973 NEW!

Billed as the ‘Home Again’ show, it was all that. Carole King is a legend in the annals of women’s music, starting out as a songwriter in the famous Brill Building. She then went on to build an amazing solo career highlighted by the release of Tapestry, a legendary album. We have her live from Central Park tonight.

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Ladies Day Out Indeed!

We Take a Trip On ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ Then It’s Live Jimi Hendrix and Carly Simon, Thursday, June 27, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We are officially over the hump and are on the downslide to the weekend. Today we start out on ‘The Psychedelic Express,’ then it’s on to some live music.

Here’s your mind bending lineup:

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

Truly a favorite genre in The Mermaid Lounge and, once again, pioneered by The Fab Four. In addition to The Beatles, you’ll hear Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, the 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, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondell, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

4:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Live at The Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA, May 30, 1970

We’ve got Hendrix in a great live performance this afternoon that took place just months before his untimely death.

8:00 p.m. Carly Simon Live at Grand Central Station, New York, NY, April 2, 1995 NEW!

It was Jackie Onassis’ idea for Carly Simon to perform at Grand Central Station as a precursor to her first tour in 14 years. We’ve got it for you here this evening.

We’re on track for another great music day here in The Mermaid Lounge. All you need to do is push the button below!

The Psychedelic Express!

Memorial Day Is Here and We’ve Got Our ‘Free As A Bird’ Playlist and The Beatles Top 100 Songs, Monday, May 27, 2024

Good morning, musicologists and happy Memorial Day! Yesterday was Doctor Petty’s musical highlight day; today it’s The Beatles, simply the greatest band ever.

Here’s your Memorial Day run:

9:00 a.m. Free As A Bird: Various Artists

Today we celebrate those who fought for freedom with songs about being free in all its forms. This is particularly apropos as we head into November. We’re at that point again in history. You will hear Cream, Steve Winwood, Joni Mitchell, Edgar Winter, Otis Redding, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Who, The Kinks, Chicago, The Byrds, Dave Mason, Van Morrison, Tracy Chapman, Delaney & Bonnie, Chicken Shack, Emmylou Harris, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Seeger, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan and more!

3:00 p.m. The Beatles Top 100 Songs

Again, not by voting listeners or scientific calculation. It’s based on sheer love of the music. We’ve got 100 Beatle songs for you today simply for the sheer listening pleasure. There’s no competition among songs; they are not in order. They simply are.

We’ve got great programming today sprinkled among our excellent playlist of 27,000 ever-rotating songs. We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. And we do not run commercial advertising. We’re all about the music.

THE BEATLES TOP 100!

Friday’s Here! We’ve Got Songs About Luck, a New Judy Collins Spotlight, and ‘Live’ Little Feat, May 24, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We’re at the end of the work week and we’ve got a great lineup today that delivers plenty of big, wide Open Stream wrapped around some excellent programming.

Here’s Friday’s musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Judy Collins NEW!

This has been a long time coming for the woman whose career has spanned seven decades and whose style has encompassed folk, country, pop, rock n’ roll, show tunes, and standards. Her musical resume consists of 36 studio albums, nine live albums, numerous compilation albums, four holiday albums and 21 singles. Judy Collins belongs In The Spotlight.

4:00 p.m. Good Luck, Bad Luck, Dumb Luck: Various Artists

You know the sayings, ” I wouldn’t have any luck if I didn’t have bad luck.” Or “It was pure, dumb luck.” We’ve got songs about them all today with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Cream, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood, The Beatles, Albert King, Jethro Tull, Fats Domino, Taj Mahal, The Wallflowers, The Rolling Stones, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, Linda Ronstadt and more!

8:00 p.m. Little Feat Live at The Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA, October 31, 1975

I’ve seen The Feat twice. Once at Harvard Square Theater with Jerry Jeff Walker as the opening act, and this show. They are a wonder to behold; one of my favorite bands on the planet and, yes, I do prefer the Lowell George Feat, thank you. That’s what we’ve got here.

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Friday Is Here!

It’s Sunday and The Ladies Own the Morning, Followed by The I-Threes and Some ‘Live’ ELO, April 28, 2024

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to another Sunday in The Mermaid Lounge where the music is free and the living is easy. The ladies rule the morning and early afternoon.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

The ladies are back to rule The Lounge this morning 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, Dusty Springfield, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The I-Threes

Without a doubt the most influential all-woman Reggae band is In The Spotlight this afternoon. The I-Threes are Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, and Judy Mowatt.

8:00 p.m. The Electric Light Orchestra Live at The Paris Theatre, London, UK, April 19, 1973

Jeff Lynne’s ELO (not what they were called back in the day; but it is now) is here to close out the programming for today with a great live show at The Paris Theatre. They are on the road now for their farewell tour, and blow through Boston in September.

Join us on this fine, sunny Sunday (at least it is here for the moment) as we play the best music on the planet 24/7, free of charge and free from commercial advertising.

Sunday Funday!

Friday It’s ‘The Original Sixties Rotation,’ The Band, and The Beatles As We Keep It Rooted in The Sixties, April 19, 2024

Good morning, music lovers, especially those who like to get in the Wayback Machine and head to the sixties. That’s our theme for today!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We start it off with the (mostly) early portion of the generation, although I am imperfect and often let some others slip in there. Because I can. You’ll hear The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, Little Eva, 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, The Box Tops, Blues Image, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful and more!

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

From Dylan’s back-up band to one of the most prolific, influential bands of its generation. The Band is in a class all by itself.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles Live at The BBC, June 1963

We close out the programming with The Fab Four. Recorded for broadcast as Pop Go The Beatles in June 1963 at BBC Studios in London.

I’m on the run for an unexpected morning shift. But hey, The Music Mermaid is on the ready and is here to serve. Catch you in the morning.

All Sixties Programming!

We’re at Midweek With ‘Color My World’, a Dusty Springfield Spotlight & a McCartney Tokyo Show, Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We’re already at midweek and we’ve got a great lineup, including a Dusty Springfield Spotlight feature and a show from McCartney’s 1993 World Tour.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

First, however, we start out with colors in the title, lyrics or both with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Donovan, Booker T & The MG’s, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Dusty Springfield

The mezzo-soprano master of blue-eyed soul was more than all that. She was another great singer who refused to be defined by any one style.

8:00 p.m. Paul McCartney Live at The Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, November 14-15, 1993 NEW!

We close out the programming later with a trip to Tokyo with Paul McCartney on his 1993 World Tour.

It’s a great day to get on board! We’ve got an EP, a Spotlight and a great live performance on tap for today sprinkled in between all that great wide Open Stream.

Midweek is Here!

Monday Brings Our ‘By The Numbers’ Playlist, Shawn Colvin’s Spotlight and Lennon-McCartney, March 4, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We’re back to the work week, but all is well here in The Lounge. Today we close out our singer-songwriter series with the best.

Here’s your Monday music:

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

We start with songs with numbers in the title, lyrics or both from Three Dog Night, Chicago, J. J. Cale, Steely Dan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jefferson Airplane, Alice Cooper, The Beatles, Emmylou Harris, The Grass Roots, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Paul Simon, Rosanne Cash, Johnny Rivers, The Searchers and more!

3:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Shawn Colvin

It’s Women’s History Month, so we feel the need to pick up our game here a bit in the month of March. We start today by putting singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin in the spotlight.

7:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of John Lennon & Paul McCartney NEW!

We close out this version of our Singer-Songwriter Series with the best songwriting duo in the history of popular music from the band that changed everything. Nothing else needs to be said. All you need to do is listen.

Yes, we’re back into the work week for sure, but all is not lost. We will give you a great musical backdrop for your week. All you need to do is hit the button below.

Lennon-McCartney