Category: REGGAE

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!

It’s a Motown Kind of Sunday With Our ‘M is For Motown’ EP, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes on July 14, 2024

Good morning, Motown maniacs! We’ve got a full magilla Motown Sunday going on today with our programming. But before, in between, and after, it remains our big, wide Open Stream!

Here’s your Motown musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Stevie Wonder

We open not with our EP, but with a Stevie Wonder Spotlight feature. He is one of the foundational artists of Motown, scoring his first smash hit at the age of thirteen with Fingertips Pt. 2. He also went on the Ed Sullivan show playing harmonica and singing the song, with another future sensation, Marvin Gaye, playing drums.

12:00 p.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

At noon, we launch into the Motown sound with Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Diana Ross & The Supremes

Known as the Primettes in the early sixties, this band would morph into Diana Ross & The Supremes and help establish Motown as a musical force in American popular music.

Here we are on another Sunday in The Mermaid Lounge. It’s far too hot to venture outside, so we will bask in the comfort of the cave that is our studio here and play some great music all day and all night long at absolutely no cost to you. And, I might add, with no commercial interruption. Enjoy it with us. The button’s below.

Sunday is for Motown!

We’ve Got Our Big, Bad Country EP, The Eagles In the Spotlight and Live Steely Dan on Saturday, July 13, 2024

Good morning, weekenders! We’re got a great lineup for you today starting with our ‘Are You Ready for The Country’ EP with the best of real country musicians and the pioneers of country-rock.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We’ve got the best of the best here with The Eagles, Asleep at The Wheel, The Byrds, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Dolly Parton, Poco, 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, Gram Parsons, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt and more!

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

One of the legendary country-rock bands of the seventies takes center state in the spotlight this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Steely Dan Live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, May 20, 1974 NEW!

Tonight the focus shifts a bit to jazz-rock with a brand new Steely Dan live performance from 1974. This was an interesting iteration of The Dan, with the addition of Michael McDonald, Jeff Porcaro and Royce Jones. Without a doubt, Steely Dan is a Mermaid Lounge favorite.

It’s Saturday, so kick back and tune us in. We’re here 24/7 at no charge to the listening public. And there’s no commercial interruptions either. See for yourself. The button below is the ticket to musical nirvana.

Musical Nirvana Awaits.

We’ve Made It To Friday and We’ve Got John Fogerty, ‘The British Are Coming’ EP, and The Original All-Girl Revue, July 12, 2024

Here we are again reporting from the cusp of the weekend here in The Mermaid Lounge with a John Fogerty Spotlight feature for starters. It keeps getting better from there.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of John Fogerty

We’ve got John Fogerty’s music from his days as singer, guitarist and primary songwriter with Creedence Clearwater Revival to his solo career. Stop by The Lounge.

1:00 p.m. The British Are Coming: Various Artists

We’ve got them all here: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Small Faces. Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Queen, The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, the Bee Gees, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, the Spencer-Davis Group, Donovan, The Searchers and more!

8:00 p.m. The Original All-Girl Revue: Various Artists

This was the very first all-woman music list we put together; several others followed. And then we made our big, bad ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP. The original all-girl revue playlist includes Ann Peebles, Bobbie Gentry, Chi Coltrane, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Laura Nyro, Roberta Flack, Melanie, Mary Wells, Fontella Bass, Lulu, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Irma Thomas, Janis Joplin, Judy Collins, Patti Smith and more!

It’s all here for you, music lovers, on a 24/7 basis with no commercial interruption and at no charge to you, our listeners. See for yourself. The button’s below.

Freaky Friday!

We Start Off Thursday ‘Under The Influence’, Then It’s Lucinda Williams and The Heartbreakers, July 11, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We’re going to open up with some really great tunes about being ‘Under The Influence’, then it’s a Lucinda Williams Spotlight feature and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as cover band.

Here’s your musical mayhem for Thursday:

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

Plenty of songs about being under the influence, both legal and not so legal. You’ll hear Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Byrds, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, The Rolling Stones, Small Faces. Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Talking Heads, Neil Young, The Beatles, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Foreigner, Jonathan Edwards, John Lee Hooker, Donovan and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Lucinda Williams

We have singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Lucinda Williams, In the Spotlight today.

8:00 p.m. Petty Theft: The Covers

The same qualities that make Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers the best American rock and roll band make them the best cover band. Tonight you hear them cover their favorite songs by the bands who influenced their music.

Remember, it’s a 24/7 deal, totally free and completely devoid of commercial advertising. We’re anti-capitalists. We’re in it for the music.

Under The Influence

We’re at Midweek With Our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP, Desmond Dekker, and Dylan Live at Budokan, Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We’re at midweek and we’ve got a great lineup that includes music about a travelin’ jones, The King of Ska (Desmond Dekker) and Dylan live at Budokan.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

Yeah. Plenty of songs about traveling and hitting the road out there with help from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Box Tops, Arlo Guthrie, The Allman Brothers Band, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, The Doors, Tom Rush, The Byrds, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, The Traveling Wilburys, Del Shannon, Janis Joplin, Ray Charles, The Doobie Brothers, The Guess Who, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Carole King, Cream and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Desmond Dekker (& The Aces)

This afternoon we’ve got The King of Ska, Desmond Dekker, In The Spotlight!

8:00 p.m. Bob Dylan Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, February 28 & March 1, 1978

We close out the programming with Bob Dylan live at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.

We’re never off the air (except in the case of an unforeseen weather event, which we’ve never had) and we’re totally free of charge 24/7. There’s no commercial advertising or DJ’s who don’t know when to #ShutTheFuckUp either. Just hit the button below to see for yourselves.

It’s Midweek Madness!

Tuesday Bluesday Delivers ‘The Best of Chicago Blues’ EP, Roomful of Blues, and Live Peter Green, July 9, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday in The Lounge. We’ve got some great stuff today, including a new live performance by Peter Green’s Splinter Group.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Nothing like those Windy City blues with Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, 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, Otis Spann and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Roomful of Blues

This jump blues and swing revival big band out of Providence, Rhode Island, has been at it for 50 years, winning seven blues music awards including Blues Band of The Year in 2005.They’re popular for a reason, and today they’re In The Spotlight.

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

It used to be Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, and they were a blues band. Then, they added Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham and went pop-rock. Meanwhile, Peter Green remained true to the blues. Today we have Peter Green’s Splinter Group live from Germany to close out the Tuesday Bluesday programming.

Tuesday Bluesday continues to be a busy day here in The Mermaid Lounge, but there’s plenty of room for everyone. All you need to do is hit the button below. No credit card required. No personal information required. No membership required. No “free trial” periods because we’re free 24/7 all year ’round. No lie either.

Tuesday Bluesday is Here!

On Monday It’s Jakob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Our ‘On The Map’ Playlist With Plenty of Open Stream, July 8, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to another work week. We’ve got some great music front and center today, with plenty of wide Open Stream before, in between and after!

Here’s your musical landscape:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jakob Dylan (& The Wallflowers)

He may not be his father, but he’s no slouch, and that would be an awful lot to ask of anyone. But Jakob Dylan is a more-than-fair songwriter, and we’ve got him to open the programming with and without The Wallflowers.

3:00 p.m. The Rolling Stones Live at San Jose Arena, San Jose, CA, April 19, 1999

Billed as the ‘No Security’ Tour, the Stones sought out smaller venues to perform in on this particular tour.

8:00 p.m. On The Map: Various Artists

Places, both famous and not, are the subject with The Beatles, Little Feat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, America, Paul Simon, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Doors, Johnny Rivers, Fats Domino, Linda Ronstadt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Glen Campbell, Tom Rush, James Taylor and more!

Mondays don’t have to be bleak, people. Music is here to brighten your horizons. Just close your office door and pull up a tab. You can multi-task, right? Listen and work? And if you’re a work-at-home sort, even better.

Pull Up a Tab and Join Us.

On Your Day of Rest, It’s a Grass Roots Spotlight, the ‘In Your Dreams’ EP, and Live Allman Brothers, Sunday, July 7, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! It’s Sunday Funday in The Lounge and we’ve finally put together a Spotlight feature on The Grass Roots, one of those great sixties-seventies ‘hits’ bands.

Here’s your Sunday funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Grass Roots NEW!

Not every band that gets airtime in The Mermaid Lounge is a game-changer or full of musical geniuses. Sometimes they just make fucking great music and chart like crazy. And so it is with The Grass Roots, one of those great sixties-seventies bands whose music is instantly recognizable and makes you want to sing along.

1:00 p.m. In Your Dreams: Various Artists

Spend your afternoon with some dreamers, including The Everly Brothers, the Moody Blues, Van Morrison, the Flying Burrito Brothers, The Monkees, The Mamas & The Papas, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffett, Widespread Panic, Jackson Browne, Mudcrutch, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Harry Chapin, Roy Orbison, Townes Van Zandt, Electric Prunes, Dusty Springfield, Melissa Etheridge, John Prine, Tom Rush, Electric Light Orchestra and more!

8:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at The Beacon Theater, New York, NY, March 19, 2009

Another one of those great Beacon Theater performances by The Brothers. This one helped along by an appearance in the second half by Eric Clapton.

It’s another great music day here in The Lounge, where the living is easy. We don’t ask you for one thing. We’re totally free and there is no commercial advertising to break up the flow.

The Grass Roots!

‘Friends Of Mine’ Returns, a J.D. Souther Spotlight Feature and Live Warren Zevon Awaits on Saturday, July 6, 2024

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to the dog days of summer here in The Mermaid Lounge where the days are hot and the music is even hotter.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Friends of Mine: Various Artists

This one has been on hiatus for a few months, but it’s back and so are The Guess Who, Willie Nelson, War, The Beach Boys, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Todd Rundgren, Linda Ronstadt, Queen, REM, Simon & Garfunkel, John Prine, Carole King, Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, The Kinks, Joan Baez, The Beatles, Carly Simon, Tracy Nelson, The Byrds, Desmond Dekker, Jackson Browne, Steppenwolf, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elton John, Argent, Maria Muldaur, Otis Redding and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of John David Souther

Here’s another artist known more for his songwriting than his singing, but that’s too bad. He’s got a great voice. I’ve never seen him live myself, but I have seen him grace the stage once with Linda Ronstadt, and that was a religious experience. This playlist has a little bit of that, some of his music from Souther-Hillman-Furay, and plenty of his solo stuff.

8:00 p.m. Warren Zevon Live at Club Metro, Boston, MA, September 29, 1982

Club Metro is gone, but it does have its own Facebook page for nostalgia freaks. And Warren Zevon is gone. But his music lives on. Another great songwriter whose songs became a staple for the likes of Linda Ronstadt and others. He was struggling until she began to sing his songs, and he took it from there. One of the best.

We’ve made it to the weekend. After today, I am on hiatus from hardware hell for two full days. But we’ll be here in The Mermaid Lounge cueing up great music. All you need to do is push the button below to check it out.

Welcome To The Weekend!