Category: REGGAE

Tuesday Bluesday Brings Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Jackson Browne and Buddy Guy & SRV ‘Live’, January 23, 2024

Welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got some great blues programming today, along with the second airing of our AOW.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m.  Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blues: Various Artists

Our biggest, baddest blues EP with Delbert McClinton, Robert Johnson, B. B. King, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Ry Cooder, Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, The Animals, Albert King, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, The Yardbirds, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elmore James, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Robert Cray Band, J.J. Cale, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Marcia Ball, Duane Allman, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Late For The Sky by Jackson Browne

We celebrate this album’s 50th birthday with it’s second airing as our AOW.

7:00 p.m.  Buddy Guy with Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at The Lone Star Cafe, New York, April 14, 1986

Two blues greats together at one vaunted venue. What could be better? This is one of those shows I wish I had seen.

Before, in between, and after we’ve got our big wide Open Stream on a 24-hour basis, completely free of advertising. All you need to do is make use of the button below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

On Monday We’ve Got ‘Wheels’, The Beatles Characters and Delbert McClinton As Our Singer-Songwriter, January 22, 2024

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to the first day of yet another work week! We kick off the week with some great playlists in between all that great Open Stream!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Wheels: Various Artists

Since being on the road is a popular song subject, it only follows that cars and modes of transport would be as well. You’ll hear from Chuck Berry, Paul McCartney, Bo Diddley, Joni Mitchell, War, T. Rex, The Who, The Eagles, Janis Joplin, John Prine, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Mudcrutch, The Beatles, Steppenwolf, Wilson Pickett, The Kinks, Alice Cooper and more!

3:00 p.m.  The Beatles: Songs With Characters  UPDATED!

The man in the mack, the barber showing photographs, a lonely person named Eleanor Rigby, a murderous student named Maxwell Silver Hammer, the fool who hangs out on the hill, the banker who doesn’t wear a mack in the pouring rain are all here. And then some.

7:00 p.m.  Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Delbert McClinton NEW!

The amazing Delbert McClinton is an American blues rock-electric blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player and pianist. He has been at his craft since 1957 and is still active, his most recent album released in 2022. He has won four Grammys, is in the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was honored by the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas with the fifth star in their Walk of Fame. This evening he is most deservedly introduced as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

Look, there simply isn’t a better way to begin another tedious work week than finding a way to tune us in. We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free. There is no commercial advertising ever.

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Sunday Brings “Late For The Sky” As Our AOW Plus A Trip On ‘The Psychedelic Express’, January 21, 2024

Good morning, music lovers. Today we begin a run of albums that turn 50 years old in 2024, and we start with a great Jackson Browne release. Then, it’s a trip back in time on ‘The Psychedelic Express’.

Here’s your musical lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Late For The Sky by Jackson Browne NEW!

Our first entry into the 50 Club is a great Jackson Browne LP released on September 13, 1974. It was Browne’s third studo release, and peaked at no. 14 on Billboard’s Pop Charts. In 2020, the album was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

The album would also continue to build Jackson Browne’s legend as a premier songwriter. The title track would be used in the Martin Scorcese film Taxi Driver. Both Fountain of Sorrow and Before the Deluge would be covered by Joan Baez. For A Dancer would be covered by Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris on their Western Wall album.

3:00 p.m.  The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

It’s time for a trip on The Psychedelic Express once again. You don’t need no tickets to hear The Beatles, The Chambers Brothers, Vanilla Fudge, 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 Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Canned Heat, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

Before, in between and after we give you that big, wide Open Stream 24/7 at no charge to the public and without commercial interruption. We’re all about the music.

Simply Sunday!

The Ladies Open and Close the Programming Today; Kristofferson is the Mid. Saturday, January 20, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We essentially turn the lounge over to the ladies today, as ‘Ladies Day Out’ opens the day and the Queen of Soul closes it out later.

Here’s Saturday’s lineup:

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

We know that no other station plays women’s music like we do. That’s why we do it. You’ll hear five hours uninterrupted with Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, 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, Nicollette Larson, Valerie Carter, Sheryl Crow, Susan Tedeschi, Dusty Springfield and more!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Jesus Was A Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson FINAL AIRING!

We say goodbye to this album today, but we’ll have another tomorrow. Programming Note: Tomorrow we begin a spell of great albums that will turn fifty years old in 2024. Only a few on this list have been aired as an AOW before, but it was quite a long time ago (we’ve been running this feature for five years now), so they will repeat. But I promise they’ll be like new.

8:00 p.m.  In The Spotlight: The Music of Aretha Franklin

The undisputed Queen of Soul was first noticed singing gospel in her father’s church. Over six decades, she would dominate the world of soul and R&B, with Rolling Stone twice calling her the greatest singer ever. She was the very first female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tonight we put Aretha In The Spotlight.

Well, weekenders, we’ve made it to Saturday. I have this one final day to go. My weekend is Sunday/Monday. However, fear not. The Music Mermaid is large and in charge here when I’m not around. You’re in safe fins.

Welcome Weekenders!

Today We’ve Got ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’, Al Green’s Final Spin, and an Emmylou Harris Spotlight, Friday, January 19, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! Hope all is well where you are and that you’re ready for another day in The Mermaid Lounge where the attitude is easy and the music is fine.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

Soul from all over the spectrum with Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Jimmy Ruffin, The Drifters, Chuck Berry, 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, The Box Tops, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Eddie Floyd, Percy Sledge, Wanda Jackson, Ann Peebles, Al Green and more.

4:00 p.m.  Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Al Green FINAL AIRING!

Speaking of the great Al Green, he takes his final spin today as our featured singer-songwriter. On Monday, we will have a brand new artist.

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

I was not a real country fan until I heard Linda Ronstadt. And it was Linda Ronstadt’s music that helped introduced me to Emmylou Harris. I heard Elite Hotel and I was hooked, and have been ever since. Emmylou Harris has deservedly won nearly every music accolade humanly possible. She helped continue to shape country music, while refusing to allow it to define her singing. Tonight she’s our Spotlight artist.

Yes, it’s Friday once again. We’ve nearly made it to the weekend. And what better way to get over the final line than right here with great music at absolutely no charge to anyone and with absolutely no commercial interruption?

A Little Bit O’ Soul

Our ‘Ode To Morning’ EP, Our AOW, and The Hearbreakers Live in Chicago Are All On Tap For Thursday, January 18, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We are, once again, on the downslide to the weekend and we aim to get you there with some great music at the end of this week.

Here’s your Thursday musical lineup:

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

Yes, yesterday we started with songs about night time. Today, just the opposite with Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Chapin, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Pure Prairie League, Badfinger, Chris Hillman and more!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Jesus Was A Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson is back this afternoon with our Album of The Week.

7:00 p.m.  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Victoria Theater, Chicago, IL, April 19, 2003

The Heartbreakers rip it up at The Vic in Chicago to close out the night’s programming.

We are out here 24/7 for your listening pleasure. We are anti-capitalists who do not charge monthly fees or track your location. And that’s because we have nothing to sell you. We also do not air commercial advertising. It’s music 24/7.

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We’re at Midweek With ‘Here Comes The Night’, Al Green, and Linda Ronstadt Live in Los Angeles, Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We are already at hump day. We’re over this, and we are on the downslide to the weekend once again! We have a great lineup for you today!

Here Comes The Night!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

Songs about the night time, which is the right time, in the title, lyrics or both. You’ll hear Warren Zevon, J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Them, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Ronettes, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Doors, Emmylou Harris, Poco, Neil Diamond, The Animals, The Band, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Steve Winwood, Cat Stevens, The Traveling Wilburys, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt and more!

4:00 p.m.  Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Al Green

The Reverend Al is back for his second spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

8:00 p.m.  Linda Ronstadt Live at The Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, October 3, 1977

The legendary singer, The Queen of Rock, played 12 consecutive sold-out nights at the famed location in 1977 in support of her Simple Dreams album. We’ve got one of them for you tonight.

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We’re at Midweek!

It’s ‘The Best of Louisiana Blues’ EP, Our AOW, and ‘Live’ Paul Butterfield Blues Band on Tuesday Bluesday, January 16, 2024

Welcome to Tuesday Bluesday here in The Lounge where we begin our musical journey down in Louisiana and close it out at The Fillmore.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

There are two main reasons to go to Louisiana. One is the food. The other is music. Today you’ll hear Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Slim Harpo, Ray Brown, Fats Domino, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rodney Harris, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley & Lee, Papa Lightfoot, Guitar Slim, Annie Laurie, Fats Matthews, Big Joe Turner, Big Boy Myles, Little Walter, Mary Butler, Erline Harris, Dave Bartholomew, Marcia Ball, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas and more.

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Jesus Was A Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson is back for his second spin with the Album of The Week.

7:00 p.m.  Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, October 14, 1966

We’ve got one of the greatest live from the fabled Fillmore West to close out our Tuesday Bluesday programming today.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a big day in The Lounge, and it will not cost you one cent to be part of it. In fact, we’re totally free 24/7 and we never run commercial advertising. What’s not to love?

Tuesday Bluesday!

Monday is Back With ‘Under the Sun & Moon’, Chuck Berry, and Al Green as our Singer-Songwriter, January 15, 2024

Happy Monday, Workers! I hope you are remembering the accomplishments of a guy named Martin Luther King on this day. People on the right want to discredit King, but we know the truth and have to thwart that crap.

Here’s your Monday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Under the Sun & Moon: Various Artists

Today we start by breaking out a playlist we haven’t heard for a while, with Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, Laura Nyro, America, The Animals, The Kinks, Gordon Lightfoot, Maria Muldaur, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tom Rush, Valerie Carter, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Little Feat, Bill Withers and more!

4:00 p.m.  In The Spotlight: The Music of Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry was a pioneer in the world of rock and roll, a man who influenced so many, including The Beatles, Linda Ronstadt and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Today we put his music In the Spotlight.

7:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Al Green NEW!

Tonight we introduce Al Green as our featured singer-songwriter. We’ve moved this intro to Mondays (as opposed to Saturdays) going forward.

Monday is a good day to tune us in because it’s the first day of the ugly work week, and we can help ease you back in. We’re on 24/7 at no charge and with no commercial interruption. We’re the starting point.

Monday, Monday!

It’s Simply Sunday With Kris Kristofferson’s New AOW and the ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ EP, January 14, 2024

Good morning and welcome to yet another simple Sunday here in The Mermaid Lounge as we give you a great new Album of The Week and spin the music from the fabled Laurel Canyon, the birthplace of country-rock.

Here’s your musical lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Jesus Was A Capricorn by Kris Kristofferson NEW!

This was Kristofferson’s fourth studio album released in 1972. Every response to the album was mixed, but his out-of-character religious song Why Me became a number one hit. How the song came about is explained here. Nevertheless, I loved the album and, in spite of the fact that the title song was released then faded, I think it’s one of his best.

3:00 p.m.  Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

We’re back visiting the inhabitants of Laurel Canyon, the birthplace of country-rock, a fertile creative landscape for two generations of musicians (sixties, seventies). You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and more. Best of all, this one’s due for an update soon!

Here we are again together on a Simple Sunday of music and relaxation. All you need is a computer and a mouse. The rest is easy.

It’s Simply Sunday