Category: soft rock

Thursday It’s Songs About Water, Blood, Sweat & Tears ‘In the Spotlight’, and The All-Girl Revue, March 13, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! Today we open with songs about water which, of course, makes The Music Mermaid happy. Then it’s ;pioneering band B,S&T and volume four of the All-Girl Revue!

Here’s Thursday’s musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

Water takes many forms, and the earth is 71% water, so there are plenty of songs about it in all its forms. You’ll hear 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, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, The Grass Roots, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Blood, Sweat & Tears

This band had two lives, thankfully, one under the great Al Kooper and another under David Clayton Thomas. Regardless who their leader was, they were a groundbreaking jazz-rock band and a great one at that.

8:00 p.m. The All-Girl Revue, Volume Four: Various Artists

Our celebration of Women’s Month continues with Carly Simon, Nicolette Larson, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Carole King, Rosanne Cash, Linda Ronstadt, Lucinda Williams, Janis Joplin, Martha & The Vandellas, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, Valerie Carter and more!

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Saturday We’ve Got Songs About Trains, Music From ‘The Queens’, and Marvin Gaye at Montreux, March 8, 2025

Welcome, weekenders! Today we begin celebrating International Women’s Month in earnest. We’re most definitely a DEI radio station. If you don’t celebrate the differences in the human race, like women or believe we’re all in this together, then this is not your venue!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Train Tracks: Various Artists

Today we start out with songs about trains and train travel, a very popular topic. You’ll hear from Steve Winwood, Guy Clark, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Rosanne Cash, Electric Light Orchestra, J. J. Cale, Chicken Shack, Nanci Griffith, Taj Mahal, Paul Butterfield, The Eagles, Paul Simon, Pete Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Mother Earth, Kim Weston, Little Feat and more!

4:00 p.m. Long Live The Queens: Various Artists

We’ve got Aretha Franklin (The Queen of Soul), Koko Taylor (The Queen of The Blues), Irma Thomas (The Soul Queen of New Orleans) and Linda Ronstadt (The Queen of Rock) this afternoon. We give the ladies plenty of shine all the time, but this is International Women’s Month and we’re giving them some extra.

8:00 p.m. Marvin Gaye Live at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 1980

We close out the day’s programming with the Prince of Soul this evening, live from the Montreux Jazz Festival.

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On Thursday We’ve Got ‘Travelin’ Fever’, Live Neil Young and a Bobbie Gentry ‘Spotlight’ Feature, March 6, 2025

Good morning, music lovers and we’re over the midweek hump. Today we’ve got our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP, a great Neil Young performance and a Bobbie Gentry ‘Spotlight.’

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

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

Life on the road is a popular subject in music. You’ll hear from 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, The Doors, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Asleep at The Wheel, Mudcrutch, Tom Rush, The Traveling Wilburys, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who and more!

4:00 p.m. Neil Young Live at The Cellar Door, Washington, D.C., November 30-December 2, 1970

This afternoon we’ve got Neil Young recorded live during his 1970 stint at The Cellar Door. Speaking of Neil Young, he will be giving a free concert in Ukraine in support of a nation that is truly fighting for democracy.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Bobbie Gentry

Bobbie Gentry never wanted to be a star. She wanted to write songs for other people to sing. However, once she released Ode To Billie Joe, that was not possible. She charted 11 singles during her career then, one day, she simply dropped out. She was a brilliant song writer and a great singer. She is also one of the first women to write and produce her own music. She’s a legend.

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On Sunday The Ladies Are In Charge, Then It’s Live John Prine and a Van Morrison ‘Spotlight’ Feature, February 23, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! We start off the day with the ladies of music fully in charge, then we move on to John Prine and Van Morrison!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

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

The ladies are in charge for fully five hours. You’ll hear Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Aretha Franklin, Irma Thomas, 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, Nicolette Larson, Sheryl Crow, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

4:00 p.m. John Prine Live at The Other End, Greenwich Village, NY, December 1975

This is another of those shows where the actual date escapes everyone on the worldwide web. However, we know it happened because we’ve got the recording!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Van Morrison

Yeah. We know Morrison can be an utter shit when he wants to be. Kinda full of himself and all. Yet he is a brilliant musician whose career began way back in the sixties with the British R & B group, Them. His sometimes unpleasant and arrogant nature doesn’t come through on vinyl.

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We Start Monday With ‘Here Comes The Night’, Then It’s Live Linda Ronstadt and Steely Dan, February 17, 2025

Good morning, musicologists.We’ve got a great lineup as we start the day with songs about the night. Then it’s some live Linda Ronstadt and a Steely Dan ‘Spotlight,’ two of the absolute best of the seventies.

Here’s your Monday musical lineup:

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

Yes, once again, we’re starting the morning with songs about the night from Warren Zevon, the J. Geils Band, Them, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Doors, Poco, Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Steve Winwood, The Traveling Wilburys, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt and more!

4:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt Live at The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, November 18, 1973

This afternoon it’s the undisputed Queen of Rock live at the Record Plant after her Don’t Cry Now album release and just about a year before her incredible Heart Like A Wheel release that would put her on the map.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Steely Dan

We close out the programming tonight with a ‘Spotlight’ featuring Steely Dan, surely one of the best bands of the seventies and beyond.

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Friday Brings Both True Love and Nothing But Heartbreak, With The Allman Brothers in Between, February 14, 2025

Good morning, modern lovers! It’s Valentines Day today and we have a playlist about TLA and one about nothing but heartbreak. In between, we’ve got some live Allman Brothers.

Here’s your Valentines Day lineup:

10:00 a.m. True Love Always: Various Artists

One of our earliest playlists is the beautiful side of love with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder, Buffalo Springfield, Boz Scaggs, Valerie Carter, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tom Rush, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, The Hollies, Guy Clark, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin and more!

4:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at Warner Theatre, Erie, PA, July 19, 2005 NEW!

In between all this love stuff, we’ve got a new concert from The Brothers, this one coming at us from Erie, PA.

8:00 p.m. Nothing But Heartbreak: Various Artists

Yeah. Then there’s the flip side of all that love stuff…the ugly part where your heart gets trampled and left for dead. Some of the folks singing here were singing earlier about the wonders of love; some not. You’ll hear the J. Geils Band, Carole King, Elvis Presley, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Warren Zevon, The Pretenders, Lucinda Williams, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, John Prine, Gladys Knight & The Pips and more!

You win some. You lose some. I’ve lost ’em all. That’s the way of love, ain’t it? But here? You’re never a loser. We’re on 24/7. We don’t charge you any money or track you. We don’t sell you stuff and we certainly don’t allow anyone else to sell you anything. And we play great music. It’s win-win. The Button is below.

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We Start Off With Songs About the Night, Then It’s Spanky & Our Gang and Live Steely Dan, Thursday, January 23, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We’re starting off the morning with songs about the night, then we move on with an underrated sixties band and some live Steely Dan.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We start the day with songs about the night with Warren Zevon, the 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 Doors, The Eagles, Poco, Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood, The Traveling Wilburys, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Spanky & Our Gang

One of those sixties pop bands that flew under the radar, powered by the voice of Elaine ‘Spanky’ McFarlane. I’ve always thought that Give A Damn was one of the best songs ever recorded.

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

Without a doubt, one of the absolute best bands of the seventies here in another excellent performance, this one from London.

Once again, there’s no better way to spend the day than with good music uninterrupted by commercial bullshit. We’re all about the music, not capitalism. The button is below.

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Thursday It’s Our House EP, an Alison Krauss ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Live Jimi Hendrix, On January 2, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to day two of uncertainty in the world, but not here in The Mermaid Lounge where we have our usual eclectic collection on tap!

Here’s Thursday’s musical lineup:

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

We start out with our House EP with music from Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Peter Tosh, The Beatles, 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, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Richie Havens, Marvin Gaye, The Association, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, The Band and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Alison Krauss

An American treasure with a beautiful voice. She’s also a mean fiddle player. We give you her music from her time with Union Station, her unlikely pairing with Robert Plant, and as a solo artist.

8:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Live at The Berkeley Community Center, Berkeley, CA, May 30, 1970

We close with a live Hendrix performance in Berkeley, just four months before his death.

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Saturday Delivers ‘Color My World’, a New Nicolette Larson ‘Spotlight’ and Some Live Moody Blues, December 21, 2024

Good morning, weekenders! We finally made it. We’re excited today to finally have a ‘Spotlight’ feature for Nicolette Larson, who left us far too soon.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

It’s Open Stream with a Theme about colors with The Beatles, James Taylor, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Booker T & The MGs, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy 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, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Nicolette Larson NEW!

We finally put together a ‘Spotlight’ feature for an artist who left us far too soon. Some of her music is already in our stream, but much more will be in there by this evening.

8:00 p.m. The Moody Blues Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, March 19, 1993

We close it out today with the Moody Blues live in concert with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater.

I head for work today and look forward to a week of vacation time. There’ll be new music coming and we’ll get our plans together for the next year of programming. In the meantime, the button is below.

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On Thursday It’s ‘Here Comes The Night,’ Dan Fogelberg, and Joni Mitchell & James Taylor Live in London, October 24, 2024

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge! Today we start out the day with songs about the night. Then it’s a Dan Fogelberg Spotlight, and Joni Mitchell & James Taylor live at the Paris Theater.

Here’s Thursday’s musical lineup:

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

We start the morning with songs about the night from Warren Zevon, The 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 Doors, John Cougar Mellencamp, Poco, Emmylou Harris, The Animals, Neil Diamond, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Steve Winwood, The Traveling Wilburys, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg was one of those guys who kind of fell through the cracks, and I have absolutely no idea why. A great singer and songwriter who can boast one of the absolute best albums ever made at any time with Souvenirs.

8:00 p.m. Joni Mitchell & James Taylor Live at The Paris Club, London, UK, October 29, 1970

Yes, of course they were ‘a thing’ at the time, but it’s a great concert nevertheless.

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