Category: REGGAE

On Sunday It’s ‘The Founders,’ a New Playlist Called ‘Ladies of The Canyon,’ and a Beach Boys ‘Spotlight’ In Memory of the Brilliant Brian Wilson, June 15, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We’ve got a huge day today as we expand our women’s playlist collection, and pay tribute to one of the most incredible songwriters in pop music history as we pay tribute to Brian Wilson.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Founders: Various Artists

We take a trip in The Wayback Machine to pay homage to the innovators and pioneers of rock and roll, including Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, Hank Williams, Bill Haley & His Comets, Ray Charles, The Drifters, Roy Orbison, Robert Johnson, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, and more!

4:00 p.m. Ladies of The Canyon: Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, and Joan Baez NEW!

While working on ‘Festival Week’ recently, I found some info on social media and someone asked if these three were ‘friends.’ Turns out, they were. In fact all three ladies spent time in Laurel Canyon perfecting their craft. That’s when I decided I’d make this playlist and call it ‘Ladies of The Canyon,’ which also happens to be the name of a Joni Mitchell album.

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

Suffice it to say that Brian Wilson was the genius and force behind The Beach Boys, a man with incredible musical vision and compositional skills. For me, and for many others, Pet Sounds was the moment when we realized his genius. However, when I went back after hearing Pet Sounds, I realized it didn’t start there. It certainly didn’t end there either. Brian Wilson passed on last week, and today we pay him tribute.

‘No Kings’ was massive, invigorating, and inspiring yesterday. We cannot let up. However, today I’m rejuvenating myself with some music as we prepare for the next round of the fight. We’re here 24/7. We’re totally free. We’re without commercial interruption. We play the best damned music on the planet. The button is below.

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Saturday Brings ‘The British Are Coming,’ CSN&Y ‘In The Spotlight,’ and Lucinda Williams Live in Texas, June 14, 2025

Welcome, weekenders! Welcome to The Mermaid Lounge and, if you’re out on the streets for ‘No Kings’ then we commend you. That is where I will be today as I leave The Music Mermaid large and in charge here.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The British Are Coming: Various Artists

It’s time once again for music from across the pond with The Beatles, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Badfinger, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

The second best supergroup on the planet will be here this afternoon to bring us their collection of great songs. (We’ll have the best supergroup featured on Monday.)

8:00 p.m. Lucinda Williams Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, December 5, 1998

We close out the programming today with the great singer-songwriter, Lucinda Williams, recorded live for Austin City Limits!

We’re here all day today. There’s no rush. Get out on the streets and fight for our democracy. We’ll be here when you return. This is our time, and we must meet the moment. If you’re unable, the button is below.

NO KINGS. NOT EVER.

It’s Friday the 13th With Songs About Luck, Live Little Feat, and a Tracy Chapman ‘Spotlight’ Feature, On June 13, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and superstitious people everywhere! Welcome to Friday and a great lineup of music that begins with songs about luck: good, bad and pure dumb.

Here’s your Friday the 13th lineup:

10:00 a.m. Good Luck, Bad Luck, Dumb Luck: Various Artists

Luck. It’s one of those things you can’t control, but we sure as hell try, don’t we? You’ll hear Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Cream, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Steve Winwood, The Beatles, Albert King, Fats Domino, Genesis, Bob Dylan, Loggins & Messina, Joe Walsh, The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, Taj Mahal, and more!

4:00 p.m. Little Feat Live at Ebbets Field, Denver, CO, July 20, 1973

The original Feat with Lowell George is unparalleled, and that’s what we’ve got here. A great performance from Ebbets Field will be a treat this afternoon.

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

We close out the day’s programming with singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman’s music. Funny that I find it hard to believe that she’s in her sixties now. She’s one of the best of her generation.

We’re here 24/7 and we play the best music on the planet. In between our programming, we air our vast library of 27,000 songs without commercial interruption. We’re anti-capitalist and we’re all about the music. There’s never a charge to tune us in. The button is below.

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On Thursday It’s ‘Water, Water Everywhere,’ Live Warren Zevon, and Soul Man Al Green ‘In The Spotlight’ On June 12, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We’ve got a great lineup for you today that includes songs about water, live Warren Zevon, and the Reverend Al Green bringing up the rear.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

Water is the most abundant element on earth, and today we’ve got songs about water in all its forms from Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Otis Redding, The Doobie Brothers, Valerie Carter, Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Al Green, Loggins & Messina, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Linda Ronstadt, Spirit, Bonnie Raitt, The Grass Roots, Carole King, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, and more!

4:00 p.m. Warren Zevon Live at The Barrymore Theater, New York, NY, November 22, 1999

This afternoon we have a great performance by Warren Zevon, singer-songwriter extraordinaire who wrote some of the best music of the seventies.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Al Green

There’s no denying this man his greatness. He is certainly one of the most amazing soul and R & B singers in rock music history, taking home 11 Grammys during his reign. He was inducted into the RRHOF in 1995.

We’re past the midweek hump and on the downslide to the weekend, folks! We’re here. We’re free. If that’s not enough, we play some of the best music on the planet. Remember, the button is below!

Water, Water Everywhere!

At Midweek We Have Two EP’s, and We Debut Our ‘We Dissent’ Volume This Afternoon, On Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Good morning, music lovers. Today we’ve got two EP’s in the cue giving you plenty of Open Stream with a theme! Our programming today includes ‘We Dissent,’ a four-hour history of protest music, very appropriate for our times.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

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

First us it songs about life on the road with 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, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Birds, Asleep at The Wheel, Mudcrutch, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who, and more!

4:00 p.m. We Dissent: Various Artists NEW!

Music for our times with The Who, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, and more!

We are anti-capitalist, freedom-loving humans here who believe we all belong and we will continue to uphold those beliefs. We’re on 24/7, there’s no commercial advertising, and there’s no subscription required. We have not waded into “politics” and we do not believe what we are saying is about “politics” as usual. Our dangerous times require us to speak out. Please join us for ‘We Dissent.’ The button is below.

WE DISSENT!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday Again! We’ve Got ‘The Best of Louisiana Blues’ EP To Start, a Buddy Guy ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Live Jeff Beck Group, On June 10, 2025

Welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday in The Mermaid Lounge. I’m heading back to hardware hell, but The Music Mermaid has this down!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We’ve got five hours of uninterrupted blues from the bayou and beyond with Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Fats Domino, Roy Brown, Slim Harpo, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rodney Harris, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley & Lee, Papa Lightfoot, Annie Laurie, Guitar Slim, Big Joe Turner, Little Walter, Big Boy Myles, Mary Butler, Erline Harris, Marcia Ball, Dave Bartholomew, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Buddy Guy

This afternoon we spend some time with a guitar legend who has influenced so many who have followed him.

8:00 p.m. The Jeff Beck Group Live at The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT, May 17, 1972

Tonight we close with a little blues-rock from yet another guitar master named Jeff Beck, the stuff of legends.

We’re here all day playing blues programming. But before, in between, and after it’s our big, wide Open Stream of more than 27,000 songs covering many genres of music. We play the best music on the planet. For free. No shit. The button is below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

Monday, Monday We’re ‘Out In The Cold,’ There’s a New Carl Perkins ‘Spotlight,’ and Live Buffalo Springfield, June 9, 2025

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Out In The Cold: Various Artists UPDATED!

Not an EP, but updated this weekend with a bunch of new songs! We’ve got music from Albert King, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Cream, Bill Withers, Linda Ronstadt, Martha & The Vandellas, James Taylor, Tom Rush, Dr. John, Electric Light Orchestra, Neil Young, Johnny Rivers, Ann Peebles, The Association, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Grateful Dead, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Temptations, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Carl Perkins NEW!

A rock and roll pioneer and the stuff of legends. The man who wrote Blue Suede Shoes, and who served as inspiration for so many artists, several of whom you will hear sing with Carl Perkins on this playlist, including Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and more!

8:00 a.m. Buffalo Springfield Live at The Teen & Twenty Club, Huntington Beach, CA, August 11, 1967

We haven’t aired this one for a very long time. We may actually need The Tardis for this one instead of the Wayback Machine!

We’re here. We’re free. We’re on 24/7. And we’re commercial free. The only anti-capitalist radio station on the planet. No. You can’t build custom playlists, but you have to ask yourself: Is that real radio? The button is below.

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On Sunday We Head to Motor City, Then It’s Live Dylan, and a New Everly Brothers ‘Spotlight’ Feature, June 8, 2025

Here we go! My weekend starts today and we’re headed for music from Motor City to start off the day. Then we have Dylan live from Royal Albert Hall in ’66, and a brand new Everly Brothers ‘Spotlight’ feature.

Here’s your Sunday Funday musical lineup:

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

We kick off the day with music from Motown, including songs from Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Marvin Gaye, Jr Walker & The All Stars, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tami Terrell, and more!

4:00 p.m. Bob Dylan Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, May 13, 1966

We hop into the Wayback Machine this afternoon for Dylan’s brilliant appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Everly Brothers NEW!

According to the above-mentioned musical genius known as Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers “started it all.” Indeed, they were game changers and a huge influence on many, many artists that would follow, including The Beatles and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Adria Petty, Tom Petty’s daughter, named her daughter Everly in honor of The Everly Brothers. If you are not familiar, you can read more about them here. Better still, tune them in this evening!

Yeah, I don’t have to repeat all the usual stuff this morning, do I? You know, we’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. Yadda. Yadda. You can find out for yourself by hitting the button below!

The Everly Brothers

Saturday Delivers Our Big Country EP, an Elvis Presely ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and The Beatles at Budokan, On June 7, 2025

Good morning, weekenders! We’ve got a great lineup today, including our big country and country-rock EP, The King in a ‘Spotlight’ feature, and The Fab Four live at Budokan!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Are You Ready For the Country: Various Artists

This is the real deal. None of that fake country shit. You won’t be hearing Jason Aldean here. Ever. But you will hear the real country greats and the pioneers of country-rock, like The Eagles, Asleep at The Wheel, Hank Williams, The Byrds, Patsy Cline, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Jerry Jeff Walker, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash, The Desert Rose Band, Kris Kristofferson, Grm Parsons, John Prine, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, The Highwaymen and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Elvis Presley

Rock and roll had plenty of pioneers, but there was one king. And this is him. He made the genre accessible to everyone. You know, George Harrison said a very poignant thing about Elvis. He said that at least he had John, Paul and Ringo to go through those times with because it was daunting. He felt bad for Elvis because it was just Elvis all alone. This is not George saying this now, but me: Elvis was just a country boy and he was naive in his early years. The Colonel, his father and manager, was someone who took advantage of him, and many around him did also. George Harrison was right.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, June 30, 1966 NEW!

The Beatles abandoned touring early, but remember that the Beatles accomplished all they did in just eight years. Had they not gotten off the road, they may never have been The Beatles we know and love. Concerts in those days were not hours long, and this one is no exception. But we’ve managed to avail ourselves of several concerts from The Fab Four. More are coming. We’re just starting with this one.

The weekend is here, and the bromance is over. We’ll have to endure the infighting between the two worst men on the planet but, here in The Mermaid Lounge, you can tune that all out and enjoy yourself. The Orange Menace will be golfing. He sucks at that too. Meanwhile, the button is below.

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We Head Down to Loosiana on Friday, Then It’s a Norah Jones ‘Spotlight,’ and Live Jefferson Airplane On June 6, 2025

Good morning, musicologists. It’s not just the food that’s great in New Orleans. The music is too! It’s on every street corner every day. It’s in the bars on Bourbon Street. Today, it’s in The Mermaid Lounge!

Here’s your Friday musical mayhem:

9:00 a.m. Down in New Orleans: Various Artists

Yes, we’re due for an upgrade here and we’ll be getting to that soon. However, it’s pretty fantastic right now as we give you authentic NOLA music along with music from rock and rollers who were born and raised there! You’ll hear BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, Fats Domino, Dr. John, The Neville Brothers, Tony Joe White(and his girl Polk Salad Annie), Professor Longhair, Irma Thomas (The Soul Queen of New Orleans), Lucinda Williams, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chance Bushman, Boozoo Chavis, The Magnolia Sisters, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Norah Jones

This afternoon we hear from Norah Jones, a Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter who has a famous father and sister as well in Ravi and Anoushka Shankar. Not everyone knows that little piece of musical trivia.

8:00 p.m. Jefferson Airplane Live at The Matrix Club, San Francisco, CA, February 1, 1968

We’re in the Wayback Machine this evening as we head to San Francisco for a live performance from one of the groundbreaking psychedelic music bands in history fronted by the legendary Grace Slick.

We keep rolling along here in The Lounge with our vast musical library of more than 27,000 songs. We don’t just play the same 100-song set over and over like other stations, and we have a serious committment to the women of music. They’re not just an afterthought here. See for yourselves. The button is below.

Down in New Orleans!