On Tuesday Bluesday It’s ‘Louisiana Blues,’ the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Live Janis Joplin, October 14, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists, and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday, one of our busiest days of the week. Hell, there’s plenty of room for everyone here in The Mermaid Lounge.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Best of Louisiana Blues: Various Artists

I’ve been to New Orleans many times in my life, and there are two things that make the trip worthwhile: The food and the music. You’ll hear Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Slim Harpo, Roy Brown, Fats Domino, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rodney Harris, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley & Lee, Papa Lightfoot, Guitar Slim, Annie Laurie, Fats Matthews, Big Joe Turner, Big Boy Myles, Little Walter, Mary Butler, Erline Harris, Marcia Ball, Dave Bartholomew, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s Lost Elektra Sessions NEW!

This ‘find’ are the unreleased recordings for the band’s 1964 debut album. Nobody can say why they were shelved. The playlist includes early versions of some of their classic songs, and some songs that only a few people heard prior to this release. These songs were recorded prior to keyboardist Mark Naftalin joined the group. Enjoy.

8:00 p.m. Janis Joplin & The Kozmic Blues Band Live at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 11, 1969

We get into the Wayback Machine for this one, as we close out the evening with Janis and her blues band.

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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s Our Big Blues EP, ‘The Kings of The Blues,’ and an Ally Venable ‘Spotlight’ Feature, August 12, 2025

Happy Tuesday Bluesday, bluesologists! Today we begin the all-blues programming with our biggest, baddest blues EP, then we’re on to B.B., Albert, and Freddie. We close with a newer voice on the blues scene in Ally Venable.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We start off with our biggest blues EP that encompasses all of the blues 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, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bobby “Blue” Bland, John Mayall & The Blues Breakers, Elmore James, the Robert Cray Band, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, and more!

4:00 p.m. The Kings of The Blues: B.B. Albert, and Freddie

We’ve got the Kings in The Mermaid Lounge this afternoon laying it down.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ally Venable

We close with a woman whose music is becoming more and more prominent throughout Texas and beyond. Her powerful vocals and impressive guitar skills deliver what is described as Texas blues-rock. Join us for some Ally Venable this evening.

We’re here 24/7, and we deliver the best music on the planet. Today, as always, is Tuesday Bluesday. However, before, in between and after our programming we give you our big, wide Open Stream. The button is below.

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On Tuesday It’s the Louisiana Blues, a Joanne Shaw Taylor ‘Spotlight,’ & Tedeschi Trucks Live at Red Rocks, July 29, 2025

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday! We’ve got five hours of Louisiana blues, a new ‘Spotlight’ featuring Joanne Shaw Taylor, and Tedeschi Trucks!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Best of Louisiana Blues: Various Artists

We start the day in Louisiana with Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Slim Harpo, Roy Brown, Fats Domino, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rodney Harris, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley & Lee, Papa Lightfoot, Guitar Slim, Annie Laurie, Fats Matthews, Big Joe Turner, Big Boy Myles, Little Walter, Mary Butler, Erline Harris, Marcia Ball, Dave Bartholomew, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Joanne Shaw Taylor NEW!

From Louisiana blues to British blues-rock with Joanne Shaw Taylor, who was discovered by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics when she was just 16 years old. Since then, she’s been a repeat winner at the British Blues Awards. Today she’s ‘In The Spotlight’ here.

8:00 p.m. Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, August 30, 2012

The blues-rock vibes continue with a great performance by the Tedeschi Trucks Band at Red Rocks, the premier blues-rock band on the planet.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday Again! We’ve Got ‘The Best of Louisiana Blues’ EP To Start, a Buddy Guy ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Live Jeff Beck Group, On June 10, 2025

Welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday in The Mermaid Lounge. I’m heading back to hardware hell, but The Music Mermaid has this down!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Best of Louisiana Blues: Various Artists

We’ve got five hours of uninterrupted blues from the bayou and beyond with Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Fats Domino, Roy Brown, Slim Harpo, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Rodney Harris, Roosevelt Sykes, Shirley & Lee, Papa Lightfoot, Annie Laurie, Guitar Slim, Big Joe Turner, Little Walter, Big Boy Myles, Mary Butler, Erline Harris, Marcia Ball, Dave Bartholomew, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Buddy Guy

This afternoon we spend some time with a guitar legend who has influenced so many who have followed him.

8:00 p.m. The Jeff Beck Group Live at The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT, May 17, 1972

Tonight we close with a little blues-rock from yet another guitar master named Jeff Beck, the stuff of legends.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With the ‘Best of Texas Blues,’ Live Blues Project, and Slim Harpo ‘In the Spotlight’, On June 3, 2025

Mornin’ bluesologists, and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday as I head back to hardware hell, leaving you in the capable hands of The Music Mermaid. She’ll get you thorough a great Tuesday Bluesday until I return!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup!

9:00 a.m. The Best of Texas Blues: Various Artists

We kick off Tuesday Bluesday with a visit to Texas and music from Johnny Winter, Bobby “Blue” Bland, T. Bone Walker, Marcia Ball, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The King Bees, Freddie King, Janis Joplin, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Doyle Bramhall III, Ally Venable, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Big Mama Thornton, Albert Collins, ZZ Top, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and more!

4:00 p.m. The Blues Project Live at The Cafe A Go Go, New York, NY, November 24-27, 1965

This afternoon we’re in the Wayback Machine as we travel back in time for The Blues Project’s residency in the legendary Cafe A Go Go.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Slim Harpo

We close it out with bluesman extraordinaire Slim Harpo, guitarist, blues harp master, and a man steeped in the swamp blues style. Love him.

We’re moving into summer now and we’ll have some more ‘Spotlights’ coming up on the blues side of things as we move forward (never backwards). We’re on 24/7, not just when we have programming. We’re free. No strings. And no commercial advertising. The button of musical nirvana is below.

Best of Texas Blues!