Category: Rock n’ Roll

‘The British Are Coming’ EP, Laura Nyro’s AOW, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live in Germany on Thursday, October 5, 2023

We’re already at Thursday, and we’ve got some great music from across the pond, Laura Nyro and New York Tendaberry and The Heartrbreakers live in Germany as we continue Tom Petty Month.

Here’s today’s musical lineup:

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

Our friends from across the pond are back with music starting, but not ending, with the British Invastion. You’ll hear The Beatles, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees, Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, Them, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Spencer Davis Group and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro’s back again for another turn with her great New York Tendaberry album. We’re winding down on this one with the final airing coming on Saturday.

7:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Docks, Hamburg, Germany, April 23, 1999

Recorded for Rockpalast, this is a fine live performance by the gang. The Heartbreakers were always a great ‘road’ band. Next time we fulfill the duties of Tom Petty Month, you’ll see that they are the planet’s best cover band as well.

Let’s get on it. It’s Tom Petty Month! Granted we have toned it down from the first two years, but we’ve got some great stuff planned and it’s still early in the month! We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free of charge to all. No advertising either. See for yourself.

It’s Tom Petty Month!

Our ‘What’s In a Name’ EP, Bob Marley and ‘Live’ Creedence are on the Bill for Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to midweek. Everything from here is heading toward the weekend, and we’ve got some great music to help get you there!

Here’s today’s musical programming:

9:00 a.m. What’s In a Name: Various Artists

This is a fun one: Songs with names in the title, lyrics or both. You’ll hear Stevie Wonder, Them, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Donovan, Steve Winwood, Bonnie Raitt, Shawn Colvin, Carly Simon, Warren Zevon, Laura Nyro, Bobbie Gentry, The Kinks, Three Dog Night, The Association, Joni Mitchell, Badfinger, Linda Ronstadt, Steely Dan, Chi Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Tony Joe White and more.

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Bob Marley

Bob Marley comes through The Mermaid Lounge for a second spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

8:00 p.m. Creedence Clearwater Revival Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, April 14, 1970 NEW!

This one has never been aired on our channel before, and it’s from one of our favorite bands of the sixties and seventies for sure. Drop by and sit a spell for this one.

Yes, folks, everything from this day forward points toward the weekend, and we’ve got just the musical collection to help you get there. We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free of charge. And we don’t run any commercial advertising. We’re anti-capitalist. Try us. See for yourselves.

Midweek Music!

Tuesday Bluesday Brings the ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ EP, Laura Nyro’s AOW, and ‘Live’ Jeff Beck Group, October 3, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists! Today we kick off Tuesday Bluesday bright and early with our ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ EP and close it out with ‘live’ Jeff Beck.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Sing The Blues: Various Artists

One of our favorite EP’s here in The Mermaid Lounge with Billie Holliday, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Koko Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Marcia Ball, Ellen McIlwaine, Susan Tedeschi, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Sippie Wallace, Bessie Smith, Shawn Murphy, Angela Strehli, Aretha Franklin, The Blues Broads and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro

This great album takes its second spin as our featured album of the week. There’s nothing like hearing Laura Nyro sing her own compositions.

7:00 p.m. The Jeff Beck Group Live at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, May 6, 1969

Boston had a boatload of great music clubs back in the day, and The Boston Tea Party was one of them. Tonight we bring you the Jeff Beck Group from this historic music venue where B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy also played.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a great day to tune us in, and we’ve got a great day of blues programming lined up. We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. And we do not run commercial advertising. See for yourself.

Tuesday Bluesday!

We Kick Off Tom Petty Month With a Single Agenda Item: Our ‘Tom Petty’s Top 100’ EP, Monday, October 2, 2023

Good morning, Petty lovers! Six years ago today, Tom Petty passed away into rock n’ roll heaven to hang out with Roy Orbison and George Harrison again. Or at least that’s what I’d envision were that a reality. It freaked me out like John Lennon’s death freaked me out.

We kick off Tom Petty Month With One Agenda Item:

10:00 a.m. Tom Petty’s Top 100 Best Songs

Tom Petty passed away six years ago today, on October 2, 2017, one week after the final live show of the Heartbreakers’ 40th Anniversary Tour at the Hollywood Bowl. Dr. Tom Petty left behind a volume of work, some perhaps still unexplored, to keep his musical vision alive.

Today we have Tom Petty’s Top 100 songs from his time as a Heartbreaker, a member of The Traveling Wilburys and founder of Mudcrutch. Then, there’s his solo career. Let’s not forget that (even though his fellow Heartbreakers were always present).

Come on in! It’s Tom Petty Month and the music’s just fine. When we started this, we saturated the airwaves for a couple of years. We’ve toned it down a bit. You’ll hear a couple of Petty things per week for a month. We’re ready to rock and roll and remember the leader of one of our House Bands.

October is Tom Petty Month!

Today It’s Laura Nyro With Our AOW and Some Folks Who Want to Sing to You About Travelin’ Fever, Sunday, October 1, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! We’re here on another keep-it-simple Sunday with Laura Nyro’s New York Tendaberry and our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro NEW!

In her third studio album, Nyro sings about the romantic experience and past lovers in a darker tone than on Eli & The Thirteenth Confession (which has already been on our AOW roster), but New York Tendaberry would prove to be the most commercially successful album of her career. As we have said in previous write-ups about Laura Nyro, she spent most of her career making others successful with her great compositions, but there is nothing like hearing Laura singer her own stuff.

3:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

Life on the road has to be one of the most popular subjects in rock n’ roll (perhaps second only to the broken heart). You’ll hear from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Asleep at The Wheel, The Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, Loggins & Messina, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson, The Guess Who, Ray Charles, Marshall Tucker Band, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Del Shannon, and more!

It is an official ‘day of rest’ here in the U.S. of A. or so they tell us, even though I know some are toiling away in retail hell. I say we bring back the Blue Laws. This was all done for greed. But I digress. Tune us in. We’re anti-capitalist. We don’t charge you to listen, and we don’t play commercial advertising of any kind. See for yourself. The button’s below.

Sunday Funday!

We Start Out ‘In Your Dreams’ Today, Move On to Rosanne Cash, Then Bob Marley is Our Singer-Songwriter, Saturday, September 30, 2023

We close out the month in style today with our ‘In Your Dreams’ EP, then we bid a fond farwell to a great album and introduce Bob Marley as our featured singer-songwriter.

Here’s your musical lineup for today:

9:00 a.m. In Your Dreams: Various Artists

Dreaming is one of the top five most popular subjects for our EP series. You’ll hear the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Aerosmith, Crowded House, the Moody Blues, Van Morrison, The Eurythmics, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Nanci Griffith, the Electric Prunes, Fleetwood Mac, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Mamas & The Papas, Jimmy Buffett, the Alan Parsons Project, the Allman Brothers Band, Supertramp, Randy Newman, Aretha Franklin, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Widespread Panic, The Youngbloods, Jimmy Ruffin, Jackson Browne, Mudcrutch, Patsy Cline, Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen, k.d. lang, Dusty Springfield and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: The River & The Thread by Rosanne Cash FINAL AIRING!

Today we say goodbye to a great album from Rosanne Cash, who will make a return run as one of our featured singer-songwriters soon-ish. Tomorrow we’ll introduce another album.

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Bob Marley NEW!

A true pioneer in bringing Reggae to the world, Bob Marley combined the best elements of Reggae, Ska and Rocksteady with his visionary singing and songwriting style to put Reggae music front and center on the world stage. Today he becomes our featured singer-songwriter.

Come on. Admit it. You want to tune us in but you just haven’t found the time. Well, we can’t help you there. But when you do find the time, you won’t be disappointed. Let’s just leave it at that.

In Your Dreams

On Friday We Say Farewell to John Sebastian, Spin the ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ EP and Hear Laura Nyro Live at Carnegie Hall, September 29, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We are on the weekend’s doorstep today, kids, and we aim to please here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got some brand new ‘live’ Laura Nyro.

Here’s your fantastic Friday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of John Sebastian FINAL AIRING!

John Sebastian, founder of the Lovin’ Spoonful, takes his final spin as our featured singer-songwriter for this past week. Tomorrow we’ll have a brand new artist.

1:00 p.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

Songs about water of all kinds in the title, lyrics or both. You’ll hear Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Joe Cocker, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, 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, The Grass Roots, The Beach Boys, Lindisfarne, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, Steely Dan, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers and more!

8:00 p.m. Laura Nyro Live at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, March 31, 1976 NEW!

This is new to our station and it’s fantastic. It was broadcast in Boston, Hartford, New York City, D.C. and Philadelphia. Tonight, we give you one of the most amazing songwriters on the planet singing her own music and it’s a thing of beauty.

Get on board, people. We’ve got some of the greatest music anywhere and The Music Mermaid really has it down. We play music 24/7 without interruption and at no cost to you. There is also no commercial advertising and no DJ’s who talk through the first thirty seconds of every song. See for yourself.

Welcome to Friday!

Today It’s Volume Two of Our ‘Sixties Rotation’ EP, Rosanne Cash With Our AOW, and ‘Live’ Neil Young at The Bottom Line, Thursday, September 28, 2023

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to the downslide to the weekend! We’ve got some great music today starting off with mid-to-late sixties.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

This half covers the mid-to-late sixties with The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group, Elvis Presley, The Box Tops, The Doors, Marvin Gaye, B. B. King, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Wilson Pickett, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, the Velvet Underground and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: The River & The Thread by Rosanne Cash

We’re winding down on this great Rosanne Cash album, so give it a listen while you can. On Sunday, we’ll have a brand new album for you.

7:00 p.m. Neil Young Live at The Bottom Line, New York City, NY, May 16, 1974

We’ve got some early Neil Young here from the iconic Bottom Line in New York City

We’re gearing up for fall. We’ll be introducing new playlists and even a few new EP’s as we expand our programming into the overnight hours to accommodate our worldwide audience. In the meantime, kick off your shoes and enjoy the programming.

The Sixties Rotation!

We Hit Our Midweek Stride with ‘House’ EP, the Music of John Sebastian and a Toots & The Maytals Spotlight on Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We are at the midweek point and we’ve got our ‘House’ EP all cued up and ready to go, followed by John Sebastian and Toots & The Maytals.

Here’s your musical landscape for today:

9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists

Ah, yes. One of the first playlists we ever put together here. It started with two hours and became an EP very quickly. You’ll hear Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Peter Tosh, The Beatles, Genesis, T-Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Baez, CSNY, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Ten Years After, The Plastic Ono Band, George Harrison, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Richie Havens, Marvin Gaye, The Association, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Pete Seeger, The Band, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin and more!

4:00 p.m. The Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of John Sebastian

A fixture in Laurel Canyon and a pioneer in folk-rock, John Sebastian takes his second turn as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Toots & The Maytals

We get into some great ska and rocksteady tonight with Toots & The Maytals. Formed in the early 1960’s, the Maytals were a major influence in the popularization of Reggae music.

Jump in! The music’s fine! We play the best 60’s and 70’s music (not just the hits) on a 24/7 basis at no charge to you. And we do not accept commercial advertising. See for yourself. All you need to do is hit the button below.

Midweek in the Mermaid Lounge!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Our AOW, and Some ‘Live’ Stevie Ray Vaughan, September 26, 2023

Good morning, bluesicologists. I don’t even think that’s a word, except here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got the blues you can use today.

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

This is the big one, blues lovers. The all-encompassing 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, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Marcial Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: The River & The Thread by Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash is back for her second spin with our Album of The Week; her thirteenth studio release from 2014.

7:00 p.m. Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at The Bluebird Lounge, Fort Worth, TX, September 30, 1979

We’ve got a great live performance here from a blues guitar master who left us far too soon. When someone quipped that you can’t be a great blues guitarist unless you’re black, B. B. King responded, “Tell that to Stevie Ray Vaughan.” Indeed.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a great day to join us. And we don’t mean that you need a subscription to listen. All you need to do is click the button below.

Tuesday Bluesday