Category: Southern rock

It’s All About Country With Our EP, Then the Marshall Tucker Band, and Live Townes Van Zandt on Saturday, July 5, 2025

When we say ‘country’ here in The Mermaid Lounge we mean real country (Cash, Nelson, Walker, Williams, Parton, Cline et al.) and the legends of country-rock. So, that’s where we are today.

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

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

You’ll hear The Eagles, Asleep At the Wheel, Hank Williams, The Byrds, Patsy Cline, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Dolly Parton, Poco, Linda Ronstadt, Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Jerry Jeff Walker, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash, The Desert Rose Band, Kris Kristofferson, Gram Parsons, Tom Rush, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, The Highwaymen and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Marshall Tucker Band

I liked these guys from the very first time I ever heard them, and I saw them live a few times over the years. We’ll hear from them this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Townes Van Zandt Live at The Jester Lounge, Houston, TX, Sometime in 1966

Another of those events where we can’t find a definite date, but it is believe that this is one of the first times Townes Van Zandt was recorded live at a commercial establishment. The man was a mess of a human being (not in a bad way, but in an unfortunate way), but that didn’t stop him from being a songwriting genius who inspired those who came after him (just ask Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, and Nanci Griffith).

And that’s where we are today on July 5. We hope you’ll give us a listen. There’s no need to sign up for anything or provide any information. Just use the button below.

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Saturday Brings a Trip to Motor City, a Cass Elliot ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Gov’t Mule Live at the Roseland, April 12, 2025

Welcome, Weekenders! I return to work today but The Music Mermaid is large and in charge for a great day of programming. Very eclectic, I might add.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

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

We take a trip to Motor City this morning with songs from Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Marvin Gaye, Jr Walker & The All Stars, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Isley Brothers, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Tammi Terrell and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Cass Elliot NEW!

We leave out the “Mama” because we’ve read many times that she hated that moniker. Cass Elliot was an enigma and the subject of many rumors, and I very much look forward to reading her daughter’s biography. One thing is for certain, she had a great voice and was a member of one of the most influential bands of the sixties, The Mamas & The Papas. She went on to have a successful solo career, recording five albums as a solo artist. She died far too young, at the age of 35. Today, we’ve finally given her the ‘Spotlight’ she deserves.

8:00 p.m. Gov’t Mule Live at The Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, October 22, 1996

One of the best road jam bands finishes up our Saturday programming this evening. The band started at a ‘side project’ by guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody on a break from The Allman Brothers Band back in 1994. They’ve been together ever since.

We’re here 24/7 and we’re completely free of charge and free of any commercial advertising. We’re all about the music. See for yourselves. The button is below!

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Friday Is A Day For Our Big, Wide Open Stream With The Music Mermaid Fully In Charge, On April 4, 2025

We’ve got an Open Stream day today, giving you hours of our extensively eclectic musical collection with absolutely no commercial interruption. The Music Mermaid is fully in charge and who knows what she’ll do. She could actually even chose a playlist, or a trifecta, or she could just choose to let our file of 30,000 songs run free and wild. You won’t know unless you tune us in!

The button is, of course, below.

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Sunday It’s Leon Russell, Our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP and Live Allman Brothers Band On December 5, 2025

Good morning once again, Weekenders and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge where we start the day off with a Leon Russell ‘Spotlight’ feature and move on from there!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Leon Russell

The man’s career spanned 60 years and multiple genres, including rock n’ roll, country, bluegrass, gospel, rhythm n’ blues. Southern rock, blues rock, surf and the Tulsa sound. Today we put him in our ‘Spotlight’.

1:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

It’s Open Stream with a Theme starting early afternoon with Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, 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, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who and more.

8:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at Macon City Auditorium, Macon, Georgia, February 11, 1972

The Brothers air it out tonight from the Macon City Auditorium as only they can.

Blah. Blah. Blah. I’d give you my usual closing, but you’ve heard it all before. No charge. No interruption. No commercial advertising. Only music. The button is below. Just do it.

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On Saturday It’s ‘The Female Species’ EP, Live Jackson Browne and The Marshall Tucker Band, December 4, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! Today we give you songs about women, some vintage live Jackson Browne and a Marshall Tucker Band ‘Spotlight’ feature!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Female Species: Various Artists

We start out with songs about women, girls, chicks, dames…you get the picture. There are many from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, Jackson Browne, John Mayall, Hot Tuna, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Electric Light Orlchestra, Fleetwood Mac, Percy Sledge, The Beatles, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac (the original Mac), America, Roy Orbison, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, The Temptations, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Jackson Browne Live at Atwood Hall, Clark University, Worcester, MA, March 13, 1974 NEW!

We’ve got some great live Jackson Browne this afternoon, a show I actually attended back in the day. I had no idea it had been recorded and found it quite by accident searching for something else. We have it for you today.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Marshall Tucker Band

Found in South Carolina in 1972, I consider this band the best of the post-Allman Brothers Southern rock bands. Charlie Daniels doesn’t get airplay here. He was a racist asshole and a homophobe. I don’t much like Skynyrd’s attitude either. Interestingly, the band’s name came from a blind piano tuner whose name was found on a key to their original rehearsal space. Today, we have them ‘In the Spotlight’.

We’re here 24/7 with absolutely no commercial interruption and no chatty DJ’s who like to hear themselves talk so much that they talk through the beginning and the end of songs. We leave that to others. See for yourselves. The button is below.

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On Sunday It’s The Staple Singers, Live Leon Russell and Our ‘M is For Motown’ EP. It’s December 15, 2024.

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to Sunday in The Lounge. We’ve got a Staple Singers ‘Spotlight’, some live Leon Russell and our ‘M is For Motown’ EP to bring us through late afternoon and into the evening hours.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Staple Singers

The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B group with a civil rights emphasis founded by Roebuck “Pops” Staples and his children Cleotha, Pervis, and Mavis. They left us a great library of music.

1:00 p.m. Leon Russell Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, August 7, 1972

To put it bluntly, Leon Russell was a musical legend. Over a sixty-year career he had multiple hits covering many genres, including rock and roll, country, bluegrass, rhythm & blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound. He won two Grammys, was named the top concert attraction of 1973 by Billboard, and in 2011 he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

4:00 p.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

We close out the day with our great multi-artist Motown EP featuring Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, 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!

It’s damned cold here today, and it’s a great day to be inside enjoying the world from a window with some great music coming from my speakers. Join me. The button is below.

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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!

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.

We’re on 24/7 for your aural pleasure. We’re totally free for your anti-capitalist pleasure. We’re commercial free for your anti-propagandist pleasure. And we play some great music.

Travelin’ Fever!

We’ve Made It to Friday With Jeff Lynne’s Final Spin as Singer-Songwriter, Founding Father Chuck Berry In the Spotlight, and New ‘Live’ Allman Brothers Later On, July 7, 2023

Good morning, work warriors! We’ve made it to the end of the week and everything from here is, as they say, downhill! We’ve got a great lineup for you today here in The Mermaid Lounge, including a brand new ‘live’ performance by The Allman Brothers Band!

Here are Friday’s musical festivities:

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

Jeff Lynne takes his final spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriter, and we will miss him. We give you his music as the founder of Electric Light Orchestra, and as a founding member of The Traveling Wilburys, the greatest supergroup ever. Tomorrow, we’ll introduce a brand new artist to carry the torch!

12:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Chuck Berry

Speaking of founding fathers, this guy is one of the founding fathers of rock n’ roll, baby. John Lennon once said if you could give rock n’ roll a different name, it would be Chuck Berry. Mr. Lennon should know, in fact, and today we put Chuck Berry In the Spotlight.

8:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at The Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, December 31, 1973

The Brothers give us a New Year’s Eve concert to be remembered at The Cow Palace just outside of San Francisco. It’s just what you’d expect from one of the greatest blues-rock bands on the planet.

Remember, we’re on here 24/7 playing the tunes totally free of charge. All you need is a set of ears and a computer tab (or your smart phone) to tune us in. We do not require “subscriptions,” we do not require a credit card, and we certainly don’t ask you for your personal information. And did I mention we are totally commercial free? Totally.

Celebrate Friday!

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!