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We’re at Midweek With Music From Motor City, Tom Rush ‘In the Spotlight’, and Laura Nyro Live in Japan, March 12, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to midweek. We’ve got another fantastic lineup here to get you over the hump and put you on the downslide to the weekend.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

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

We start with all the artists that helped put Motown on the map, including Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Barrett Strong, 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, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Tammi Terrell and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Tom Rush

A native New Englander drops by this afternoon to spin some tunes. His importance to music cannot be understated: He is known as the man who started the singer-songwriter genre more than six decades ago. He’s still going strong like the Energizer Bunny.

8:00 p.m. Laura Nyro Live in Japan, February 18-22, 1994

This was the tour when the late, great Laura Nyro conquered Japan. She was recorded live at Kintetsu Hall in Osaka on February 22, and also at On Air West on February 18 and 22.

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It’s Tuesday With the ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’, Then It’s Live Paul Butterfield in Boston, and Bloomfield, Kooper and Stills Together On March 11, 2025

Good morning, blueologists, and welcome to another great Tuesday Bluesday here in The Lounge. We start off with five hours of uninterrupted blues from the ladies, then we move to vintage live Paul Butterfield and a great trio of blues-rock artists ‘in session.’

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

From old to new, you’ll hear Billie Holliday, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Koko Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Marcia Ball, Ellen McIlwaine, Susan Tedeschi, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Sippie Wallace, Bessie Smith, Shawn Murphy, Angela Strehli, Aretha Franklin, The Blues Broads and more! This playlist is also scheduled for an update, so stay tuned!

4:00 p.m. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live at The Unicorn Coffee House, Boston, MA, Spring 1968

We’re not sure of the exact date, but we know it happened because it’s right here. This is an iconic band in another of those iconic Boston music venues that is no more. It’s a Wayback Machine event.

8:00 p.m. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills Recorded at CBS Columbia Square Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 1968

Another Wayback Machine event that took place after Bloomfield and Kooper had finished working with Bob Dylan on his Highway 61 Revisited album, and after they played in the backing band for Dylan’s 1965 performance at the Newport Folk Festival where he used electric instruments for the first time and ruffled quite a few feathers in the folk music world. The result was an album that peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, where it remained for 37 weeks.

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On Monday ‘The British Are Coming’, Then It’s a Phoebe Snow ‘Spotlight’ and Live David Crosby On March 10, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to the beginning of the work week. We start off with music from across the pond, then we give you some Phoebe Snow and David Crosby.

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The British Are Coming: Various Artists

We start with music from the British Invasion and beyond from The Beatles, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, 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, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Manfred Mann, The Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Phoebe Snow

This afternoon we continue celebrating Women’s Month with a ‘Spotlight’ featuring the late, great Phoebe Snow.

8:00 p.m. David Crosby Live at The Capitol Center, Port Chester, NY, December 8, 2018

We close out the day with the legendary David Crosby, a founding member of The Byrds, live at The Capitol Center.

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Sunday Brings Our Big Country EP, The Concert for George, and Emmylou Harris ‘In The Spotlight’ on March 9, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! Today we’ve got our big country and country-rock EP, The Concert for George this afternoon, and an Emmylou Harris ‘Spotlight’ at the end as we continue to celebrate International Women’s Month!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

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

Only the best for this one. The real country artists plus the pioneers of the country-rock genre birthed in Laurel Canyon. 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, Jerry Jeff Walker, Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash, The Desert Rose Band, Kris Kristofferson, Gram Parsons, John Prine, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, The Highwaymen and more!

4:00 p.m. The Concert for George: Various Artists

Held at Royal Albert Hall in London, George Harrisons’ friends gathered on November 12, 2002 (the first anniversary of his death) to celebrate both his life and his music. Join us as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Dhani Harrison, Anoushka Shankar, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jeff Lynne and more join in.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Emmylou Harris

We play more women’s music than any other radio station, bar none, but we do so in March in celebration of International Women’s Month. Tonight we close out the programming with an Emmylou Harris ‘Spotlight’ feature.

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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 Friday It’s a New Beatles Playlist, a Zombies ‘Spotlight’, and The Who Live at Shea Stadium, March 7, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! We are officially on the cusp of the weekend once again and we’ve got a great lineup that includes a brand new Beatles playlist we think you’ll love!

Here’s your Friday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Repeat After Me: The Beatles Edition NEW!

We start out with a brand new Beatles playlist that we love here in The Lounge. Like every other band, The Fab Four started as a cover band. As Tom Petty says, that’s how every band learns to write and sets their own style. It was no different for The Beatles, who cover Arthur Alexander, The Shirelles, Carl Perkins, The Isley Brothers, Smokey Robinson and more in this edition!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Zombies

One of the finest bands out of Britain is up ‘In The Spotlight’ this afternoon as we focus on music from across the pond today.

8:00 p.m. The Who Live at Shea Stadium, New York, NY, October 13, 1982

We close out the day’s programming with a fine live performance by The Who at Shea Stadium, which is now known as Citi Field, by the way.

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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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We’re at Midweek With Songs About Women, a Jakob Dylan ‘Spotlight’, and The Byrds Live, Wednesday, March 5, 2025

We’re at midweek in the land of fascism. We’re pushing back here and pushing through with some great music. It’ll make this a hell of a lot less painful. We’re on top if it with some excellent music today, starting with songs about women.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

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

Songs about dames, women, chicks, ladies…you’ll get the picture from Talking Heads, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jackson Browne, John Mayall, Hot Tuna, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Electric Light Orchestra, Percy Sledge, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, America, Roy Orbison, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Linda Ronstadt, The Temptations, The Beach Boys and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jakob Dylan

The great indie artist son of Bob is no slouch himself. A formidable songwriter and a great singer as a solo artist or with his band, The Wallflowers. He’s ‘In the Spotlight’ today.

8:00 p.m. The Byrds Live at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, November 2, 1968 NEW!

We’ve located a new live performance of one of the most influential bands of the sixties to close out the evening’s programming.

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Tuesday Bluesday Falls On Mardi Gras This Year, So We’re on Full Blast Louisiana Music Programming Today, March 4, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists! This year, Tuesday Bluesday falls on Mardi Gras, so we are celebrating with all Louisiana programming today. Join us for the celebrfation!

Here’s your Louisiana musical lineup:

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


We kick it all off with five hours of uninterrupted Louisiana blues, from the bayou and beyond featuring 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, Erline Harris, Marcia Ball, Dave Bartholomew, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas and more

4:00 p.m. Irma Thomas Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA, April 11, 1976

Though she never achieved the commercial success of Aretha Franklin or Etta James, Irma Thomas was certainly most worthy of fame. Today she retains the title of The Soul Queen of New Orleans.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Fats Domino

The birth of rock n’ roll came from both country music and the blues. Fats Domino was certainly a primary architect of the rock n’ roll genre. In fact, we’re not sure anyone transitioned the blues to rock n’ roll quite like Fats Domino who, by the way, was a favorite of a band called The Beatles.

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Monday Delivers Some Unsavory Characters, Then It’s Bill Withers and Live Jethro Tull On March 3, 2025

Good morning, weekly workers. We’ve got some great music lined up to ease you back into the work week, starting with ‘Villains, Scumbags & Lowlives” (and no, it’s not the GOP).

Here’s Monday’s musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Villains, Scumbags and Lowlives: Various Artists

We start out with some shady characters courtesy of Leslie Gore, Queen, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Jim Croce, Neil Young, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Shawn Colvin, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Foo Fighters, The Eagles, Warren Zevon, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Who, Supertramp, Foreigner and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Bill Withers

Bill Withers musical career spanned just 18 years, but he packed a lot of punch into those years having a string of great hits, winning three Grammys and scoring nominations for six others. Today he’s in our ‘Spotlight’.

8:00 p.m. Jethro Tull Live at The Capitol Centre, Landover, MD, November 21, 1977

We close with Jethro Tull on the ‘Songs From The Wood’ tour. I saw this show at the old Boston Garden. This performance is from The Capitol Centre in Maryland.

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