Category: Rock n’ Roll

Today Gives You Buddy Holly In the Spotlight, Features Bob Dylan’s Final Turn as Our Singer-Songwriter, and The Beatles Give Us a Change in Time, Friday, May 26 2023

Happy Friday, musicologists! You know, our House Bands had their influencers, just as our House Bands have influenced others. Today we put one of the Beatles’ biggest influencers In the Spotlight as we work on some new summer playlists featuring the founding fathers and mothers of rock and roll.

Here’s today’s musical lineup:

11:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly was an American singer and songwriter who played a central and pioneering role in the development of rock and roll. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Holly learned to sing and play guitar along side his siblings. The Beatles cite Holly and his Crickets as a major influence in their early style. They studied his music and his delivery, and chose the name The Beatles in tribute to his band, The Crickets. Although Lennon wore his patented round wire-rimmed glasses later in his life, his first set of eyeglasses were Buddy Holly style. Today we put him In the Spotlight.

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

Mr. Dylan takes his final spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriter. Bob Dylan is also an artist who has claimed Buddy Holly as a major influence. He saw Holly for the first time when he was just 17-years-old in Duluth, and cited his infuence as he received his 1998 Grammy for his album Time Out Of Mind.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: A Change In Time NEW!

Speaking of The Fab Four, they too have influenced many, and they changed just about everything musically- and culturally-related in their seven years together. Unhappy with touring (they felt like nobody was actually listening to what they were singing), they decided to give up the road and focus on their art. Once they took this step, their creativity took a leap to a whole other level. Tonight we intro a new playlist of Beatle songs that feature mixes of different time signatures. We think you’ll like it.

We’re at the end of the work week, except for those who continue to toil through the weekend in retail hell. Personally, I think the blue laws should make a comeback. Sunday should be a day off for everyone. The greedy capitalists don’t quite see it that way. But here in The Mermaid Lounge, we’re on 24/7 at absolutely no charge to the public. And we accept no commercial advertising either. It’s all about the music.

Buddy Holly Spotlight!

Midweek Brings Our House EP, Bob Dylan as the Featured Singer-Songwriter, and Our New Playlist About Unsavory Characters, May 24, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’re at midweek, and we’ve got some great stuff today, including a new playlist of villains, grifers and scumbags later to close out or programming.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

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

This is a favorite of ours and one of the first playlists we ever put together. 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, Billy Joel, 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, TheBand, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin and more!

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

Dylan takes his second spin as our featured singer-songwriter of the week.

8:00 p.m. Villains, Scumbags and Lowlives: Various Artists NEW!

This was a fun one to put together. This playlist includes Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Warren Zevon, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, Queen, Dolly Parton, Foo Fighters, Elton John, the Allman Brothers Band, The Who, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Electric Light Orchestra, The Eagles, Supertramp, America, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix and more!

Make your midweek more memorable by tuning us in for a few hours. We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. And we are also commercial free, which means the music is uninterrupted all day long! What’s not to love?

Midweek Madness!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With the Allman Brothers Band and The Blues Project, Plus Buffalo Springfield’s AOW, May 23, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists! We’re back with another Tuesday Bluesday with the Allman Brothers Band singing the blues and some live Blues Project.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Allman Brothers Band Sing The Blues, Volume One

Part one of Martin Scorcese’s big bad blues project. We’ll air the second volume next Tuesday.

3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield

The second airing of this week’s Album of The Week, the debut album by this iconic band whose members would eventually become founding members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Poco, and the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band.

7:00 p.m. The Blues Project Live at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York, November 24-27, 1965

Some great live Blues Project here from their residency at the Cafe Au Go Go in the mid-sixties.

Great music is always the order of the day on a Tuesday Bluesday. It’s always busy in The Lounge and we have listeners from around the globe. Give us a listen. You won’t regret it.

Tuesday Bluesday!

Monday Brings a Traffic-Blind Faith-Spencer Davis SuperJam, Banned Music, and Acoustic Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon at VPRO Studios in Holland, May 22, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! Yes, Monday has reared its ugly head yet again, but we’ve got some great stuff for you today we haven’t heard in a while!

Here’s your Monday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Traffic-Blind Faith-Spencer Davis Group SuperJam

What do they all have in common? A guy named Steve Winwood, a Mermaid Lounge favorite for sure. We open up our programming with this gem today.

3:00 p.m. Banned From the Airwaves: Various Artists

Yes, we’ve had or share of banned music. McCartney & Wings’ Hi, Hi, Hi and Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl for sexual references. The Heartbreakers’ You Don’t Know How It Feels for its reference to smoking weed. The Who’s My Generation for making fun of stuttering (what?). In addition, you’ll also hear from The Beatles, The Kinks, Paul Simon, Jimi Hendrix, The Shirelles, The Everly Brothers and more!

7:00 p.m. Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon Live Acoustic Set, VPRO Studios, Hilversum, Holland, December 8, 1976

Two songwriting geniuses together in one venue playing each other’s music acoustically. What could be better?

Kick out those Monday jams with some great music. We’ve got it right here for you. Before, in between and after the programming, we’ve got our big, wide Open Stream. No credit cards are required. No advertising in between. No lie.

Monday, Monday

On This Keep-It-Simple Sunday, We’ve Got Our AOW by Buffalo Springfield and ‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, May 21, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! As you know, we keep it simple on Sundays with plenty of wide Open Stream, but we do have a great new AOW and our original sixties rotation.

Here’s your simple Sunday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield NEW!

Although Buffalo Springfield wasn’t satisfied with this album, recorded in the summer of 1966 at Gold Star Studios, this was a groundbreaking album in many respects. Five of the songs were written by a guy named Neil Young, but he only sang lead on one of those. Richie Furay sang lead on the rest. Their first release from the album did not catch on nationally, but did make the Top 40 in Los Angeles during the month of August. However, by December, Stephen Stills’ For What It’s Worth became a national hit. The rest, as they say, is musical history. Aside from Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, the band was rounded out by Bruce Palmer (bass guitar) and Dewey Martin (drums, backing vocals).

3:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Our first sixties extended playlist with five uninterrupted hours of music from the early-to-mid sixties (although I am sure some songs from the latter part of that decade slipped in). You’ll hear Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Procol Harum, The Temptations, Fats Domino and more!

It’s a day of rest, fellow citizens, so why not kick back and relax with some great sixties music (and more). We’re totally free, we’re on 24/7, and we accept absolutely no commercial advertising. Just do it.

The Sixties!

Saturday Brings the Final Airing of Emmylou’s AOW, A Trip on ‘The Psychedelic Express’ and Bob Dylan as Our New Singer-Songwriter, May 20. 2023

Good morning, Weekenders worldwide! We have arrived (well, most of us) and the first official day of the weekend. And we’re loaded with great stuff today.

Here’s Saturday’s musical musings:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris FINAL AIRING!

This morning is the swan song for this great album by Emmylou Harris, which includes the beautiful Boulder To Birmingham, Emmylou’s ode to her musical mentor, Gram Parsons.

12:00 p.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

One of our favorite EP’s here in The Lounge is this great multi-artist tribute to the psychedelic music of the sixties and beyond. You’ll hear Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, Electric Prunes, The Animals, 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, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, the Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more!

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

I know. You’re saying it’s about time we got to Bob. But then again, we’ve got a bit of a way to go here. We’ve still got a lot of high-profile artists coming. Arguably, the greatest songwriter of all time is featured this coming week. (Many consider Townes Van Zandt his closest competitor; he’s also on he list). Bob Dylan won a Pulitzer Prize in Literature for his songwriting skills, and he’s up at 8:00 p.m. tonight.

Yes, it’s kick back time (and no, I’m not asking for money). I mean, it’s time to kick back and enjoy the music. We’re on 24/7, we’re free of charge, and the music is free of commercial advertising of any kind. Give us a try today. You won’t regret it.

The Psychedelic Express!

It’s Friday in The Mermaid Lounge With the ‘Everybody But Bob’ Playlist, Aretha’s Final Turn as Our Singer-Songwriter, and The Beatles Live at The BBC, Vintage 1963, May 19, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’ve once again made it to Friday and we’ve got some great music on tap for today as you can see.

Here’s your Friday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Everybody But Bob: Various Artists

There’s no denying Mr. Dylan’s songwriting chops. The man has won a Pulitzer Prize for that talent, and he is one of the most recorded artists of all time. That’s the point of today’s playlist: To showcase Dylan’s talents through the interpretations of others, including Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Maria Muldaur, The Byrds, Them, Hot Tuna, Linda Ronstadt, Leon Russell, The Turtles, Emmylou Harris,The Neville Brothers, Joan Baez and more!

3:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Aretha Franklin FINAL AIRING!

Today is the final airing of Aretha Franklin as this week’s singer-songwriter. Tomorrow we’ll introduce our next artist.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles Live at The BBC, London, UK, June 1963

The freewheeling fab four in their infancy is truly a treat for all Beatlemaniacs, of which I am but one. They are our House Band for a reason.

We’re one step away from the weekend. We’ll help you get there in style today. If you’re lucky enough to have an office, shut your door, pull up a tab and push the button below. You’ll see we’re all we say we are. Totally free, totally commercial free, and with no chatty DJ’s to interrupt the flow.

Friday in The Lounge!

Thursday Brings Our ‘Folk Music From A-To-Z’ EP, Emmylou Harris, and Bob Marley’s Final Live Performance, May 18, 2023

We’re getting closer to the weekend, folks, and we’ve got great programming to get you through your Thursday, including the final live performance by the great Bob Marley.

Here’s today’s musical landscape:

9:00 a.m. Folk Music From A-To-Z: Various Artists

We kick it all off at 9:00 am. with our multi-artist ode to folk music, including John Prine, Dave Van Ronk, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Odetta, Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, The Band, Eric Andersen, Tom Rush, Judy Collins, Nancy Griffith, Jesse Winchester, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Lead Belly, Tim Hardin, The Kingston Trio, Simon & Garfunkel, Richie Havens, Jackson Browne, Guy Clark, James Taylor, The Carter Family, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Ochs, Townes Van Zandt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Pieces of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

We’re winding down on this week’s selection from Emmylou Harris. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday. On Sunday, we’ll have a new selection for you.

7:00 p.m. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at The Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980

This would be Bob Marley’s very final live performance before his untimely death. He left behind an amazing musical legacy and he lives on in music history.

We’re on 24/7 at no charge to you, and with absolutely no commercial advertising to break up the rhythm. Today would be a great day to join our global community.

Just Push Play!

We’re at Midweek With the ‘Are You Ready for The Country’ EP, Aretha Franklin, and Ringo Starr, Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Good morning, music lovers. As I prepare to head out I’m giving you the lowdown. We’ve got our big-ass country and country-rock EP up today, Aretha’s second turn as our featured singer-songwriter, and an updated Spotlight featuring Ringo Starr.

Here’s your midweek musical landscape:

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

We start off the day with our playlist of great country music, from the masters to the generation that created the country-rock sound starting in Laurel Canyon. You will hear Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Pure Prairie League, Asleep at The Wheel, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, The Marshall Tucker Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mudcrutch, The Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Hank Williams, Glen Campbell, Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton, Dan Fogelberg, New Riders of The Purple Sage, John Prine, The Desert Rose Band and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Aretha Franklin

From country to the Queen of Soul as Aretha Franklin takes her second turn as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Ringo Starr UPDATED!

Perhaps not as prolific as McCartney (but who is?), but Ringo Starr has made over 39 albums since The Beatles split. His All Starr Band tours continue to pack them in and, in his 80’s, he’s got his 2023 tour on track. Tonight we put him In the Spotlight where he belongs.

It’s midweek. From here on out, we’re on the downslide to the weekend. It gets better from here, people. And it will be a pleasant slide if you simply tune us in. We’re totally free 24/7 with no commercial advertising. What are you waiting for?

The Midweek Groove

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Our AOW, and Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters Later on May 16, 2023

We have a great Tuesday Bluesday lineup for you today in The Mermaid Lounge starting with our all-encompassing, multi-artist blues EP! That’s five hours uninterrupted.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

It’s the big one today with a lot of different artists, from those who birthed the blues to those who dabble, including Delbert McClinton, 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, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, Duane Allman, Susan Tedeschi, Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Pieces of The Sky by Emmylou Harris

The second airing of this great second studio album by Emmylou Harris.

7:00 p.m. Big Mama Thornton In Session With the Muddy Waters Blues Band, Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, April 25, 1966

Two giants of the blues together in one fine session. This is a great way to close out today’s programming.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a popular day here in The Lounge, so why not join in! We are totally free, no strings, no lies. Come see for yourself.

Tuesday Bluesday