Category: Rock n’ Roll

Saturday Brings the Final Airing of Our AOW, the ‘Color My World’ EP, and Gregg Allman as Our Featured Singer-Songwriter, August 5, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! It’s Saturday in The Lounge, my final day at work, and The Music Mermaid is all psyched up to run the show for you today!

Here’s Saturday’s lineup:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Go Cat Go by Carl Perkins & Friends FINAL AIRING!

We say goodbye today to a great album by Carl Perkins and his many friends, like George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Paul Simon and more! Get it while you can!

11:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

Five hours of open stream with a theme here with colors of all kinds being the topic. You’ll hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Donovan, Booker T. & The MGs, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Any 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!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Gregg Allman NEW!

The legendary singer, songwriter, keyboardist (sometimes guitarist) and co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band is our featured singer-songwriter this coming week. He was a musical pioneer who combined traditional blues with rock, jazz and country to help give the Allman Brothers Band their amazing and unique sound. Gregg Allman became the heart and soul of the band after his brother died, and he did himself and Duane proud.

Before, in between and after, we have our big, wide Open Stream courtesy of The Music Mermaid. As you know, she has impeccable taste in music.

Welcome Weekenders!

On Friday We’re Headed for New Orleans, Say Farewell to Buddy Holly, and Get Some ‘Live’ Flying Burrito Brothers, On August 4, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! Today we’re headed for some great New Orleans music as we dust off this great EP. And there’s more, so read on for details!

Here’s your end-of-the-work-week lineup:

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

The musical spectrum in New Orleans is just huge, and today we cover it all. Not just those who sing New Orleans style music, but those who were born and raised there, like Lucinda Williams and Fats Domino. In addition, you’ll hear Allen Toussaint, BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, Aaron Neville, Allen Fontenot, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kermit Ruffins, Louis Armstrong, The Daywalkers, The Neville Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chance Bushman, The Boogaloo Swamis, Queen Ida & The Bontemps Zydeco Band, Marcia Ball, The Magnolia Sisters and more!

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

Today we bow to Buddy Holly as he gives his final spin as our featured singer-songwriter. On Saturday, we’ll have a new artist for you.

8:00 p.m. The Flying Burrito Brothers Live at The Palomino, West Hollywood, CA, June 8, 1969

Lean into some fine country-rock from a pioneering band that played a significant role in the birth of this musical genre.

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Down In New Orleans!

We Open With Our ‘M is for Motown’ EP, Carl Perkins & Friends, and a Great Pink Floyd Spotlight Later, Thursday, August 2, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a pretty eclectic lineup coming your way today with Motown, legendary Carl Perkins and some of his friends, and the spotlight on Pink Floyd.

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

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

Motown. Motor City. Hitsville. With music from 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!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Go Cat Go! by Carl Perkins & Friends

They say you’re judged by the company you keep. I’d say Carl Perkins is in good shape with Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and more on this great album.

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Pink Floyd

Been a while since we’ve heard the Floyd around these parts, so tonight we are putting them In the Spotlight where they belong.

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Over the Midweek Hump!

Midweek Brings Our ‘What’s In a Name’ EP, Buddy Holly as Our Singer-Songwriter and Our ‘Money, Honey’ Playlist Later, Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’ve got a great midweek lineup today starting with our ‘What’s In a Name’ EP! But there’s more, so read on for details!

Here’s your midweek lineup:

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

What’s in a name? Some people say a lot. Others say names mean nothing. But the music world has certainly made plenty of music about names. You’ll hear Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Them, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, 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 Tayor, Tony Joe White and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly is back for another spin as our featured singer-songwriter for this week.

8:00 p.m. Money, Honey: Various Artists

We close out the programming with songs about money, lots of it or the lack of it, from Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Guess Who, Randy Newman, Barrett Strong, The Kinks, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tom Waits, The Byrds, Slim Harpo, J.J. Cale, J. Geils Band, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Albert King and more!

We’re at midweek and it’s all downhill to the weekend from here. We’ve got some great stuff lined up to help get you there. We’re on 24/7, totally free of charge, and without commercial interruption.

Midweek Mayhem!

We Kick Off August With Our ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ EP, the Second Airing of Our AOW From Carl Perkins & Friends, and Some ‘Live’ Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac in NOLA, August 1, 2023

Good morning, Bluesologists. We kick off a brand new month with a Tuesday Bluesday and this one features our newest multi-artist EP called ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is our newest EP dedicated to the women of the blues, some pioneers, some who push the boundaries and some who simply pay homage to the genre. You’ll hear Billie Holliday, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Koko Taylor, Ellen McIlwaine, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Sippie Wallace, Bessie Smith, Shaun Murphy, Angela Strehli, Aretha Franklin, The Blues Broads and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Go Cat Go! by Carl Perkins & Friends

This is the second spin for this fine group effort. Carl’s friends include Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson and more!

7:00 p.m. Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac Live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 30, 1970

The original Fleetwood Mac was a flat-out blues band, and the were awesome under Peter Green’s leadership. Tonight we have them live from The Warehouse in New Orleans, a great place to hear ‘live’ blues.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

We Close the Month With Our Multi-Artist ‘British Are Coming’ EP and Brand New ‘Live’ Dan Fogelberg Later, Monday, July 31, 2023

Good morning, working class! We close out the month of July with our five-hour homage to the British Invasion and beyond, plus give you Dan Fogelberg live from the Universal Amphitheatre in LA.

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. The British Are Coming: Various Artists

We’ve got it all, starting with the British Invasion of the sixties and moving forward 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, George Harrison, Them, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, The Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan and more!

7:00 p.m. Dan Fogelberg Live at The Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, August 15, 1985 NEW!

Like his many fans, we too believe that Dan Fogelberg belongs in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. It’s hard to find live performances but we did find this one an we’re on the hunt for more. This one comes from the Universal Amphitheatre and was broadcast live by Westwood One Radio back in the day.

Great day to tune us in. Ease yourselves back into the work week with some excellent music right here from The Mermaid Lounge. No subscription or fees required. No personal information asked and no commercial advertising to interrupt the flow. What’s not to love?

Monday is Back!

We Keep It Simple With Our Carl Perkins & Friends AOW, and Our ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ Multi-Artist EP, Sunday, July 30, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! It’s officially a day of rest and the living is easy. We keep it simple here in The Mermaid Lounge too. Some streaming with a theme, our AOW and the rest our big, wide Open Stream with The Music Mermaid.

Here’s your musical landscape:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Go Cat Go! by Carl Perkins & Friends NEW!

Perkins has made a few of these, but on this particular version (our favorite) his friends are outstanding with George Harrison, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Ringo Starr, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, John Fogerty, Paul McCartney and Paul Simon. This one is fun.

3:00 p.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

We’ve given you the drill before: The earth is composed of 71% water. You’d think people would be concerned with taking care of that natural resource, but you’d be pretty wrong about that at this stage in our environmental history. You’ll hear 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, The Grass Roots, The Beach Boys, Lindisfarne, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, Steely Dan, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers and more!

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Keep It Simple Sunday!

Saturday in The Lounge Brings The Final Airing of Our AOW, Volume Two of ‘The Sixties Rotation’ EP, and Buddy Holly as Our New Singer-Songwriter for The Week, July 29, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! It’s Saturday here in The Mermaid Lounge and we’ve got a full slate coming up, including volume two of our Sixties Rotation covering mid-to-end-of-decade sixties tunes.

Here’s your Saturday musical landscape:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Lonely Goes Both Ways by Alison Krauss & Union Station FINAL AIRING!

We bid a fond farewell to this album this morning. Tomorrow there’ll be a brand new selection coming your way!

11:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

This will be five hours of mid-to-end of the sixties greatest music with The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, The Animals, The Yardbirds, 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, Wicked Wilson Pickett, The Beatles, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix Experience and more!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Buddy Holly NEW!

Buddy Holly was an American singer-songwriter who was a game-changer and pioneer in the development of rock and roll during his short stay on this planet. The Beatles claim him as a major influence and, in fact, revealed later in their career that they named themselves The Beatles because Buddy Holly’s band was named ‘The Crickets.’

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Your Friday Fare Includes ‘Live’ Bonnie Raitt at the Troubadour and Warren Zevon in London; In Between It’s J.D. Souther’s Last Turn as Our Featured Singer-Songwriter, July 28, 2023

Good morning, work force, and welcome to Friday. Today we have three great solo artists on the bill with Bonnie Raitt live in the morning, Warren Zevon closing up the programming later and the final airing of singer-songwriter J.D. Souther’s feature.

Here’s your Friday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Bonnie Raitt Live at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, February 15, 1972

Early Bonnie Raitt live at the iconic Troubadour, where so many great artists cut their youthful teeth.

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of J.D. Souther FINAL AIRING!

We bid a very fond farewell to J.D. Souther as our featured singer-songwriter late this afternoon. Tomorrow, there’ll be a brand new singer-songwriter feature.

8:00 p.m. Warren Zevon Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, January 25, 1988

We close out today’s programming with some ‘live’ Warren Zevon from Hammersmith Odeon, broadcast live on The BBC.

We’ve made it to Friday, and we’re getting you through the day in style here today with three great solo artist features. We’re free 24/7 with no commercial interruption. Tune us in and see how great radio can be.

Welcome to Friday!

We’ve Got The ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP, Our AOW, and Bob Marley & The Wailers Live in Santa Barbara, Thursday, July 27, 2023

Good morning, shufflers. Hope all is well. We’re starting off the programming with our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP and ending with ‘live’ Bob Marley & The Wailers.

Here’s Thursday’s itinerary:

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

Get on your traveling shoes. We’re taking a musical journey with Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the 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, The Guess Who, Ray Charles, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Beatles, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Del Shannon and more.

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Lonely Runs Both Ways by Alison Krauss & Union Station

We’re winding down on this one and it’s a beauty. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday.

7:00 p.m. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at The Santa Barbara County Bowl, November 25, 1979

We close out the night wih one we haven’t streamed since 2021. This is a good one.

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Travelin’ Fever!