Tag: Album of The Week

On Tuesday Bluesday We Head To Louisiana, Air Our AOW, and The Heartbreakers Sing The Blues Later, February 20, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists, and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We head on down to Louisiana and The Heartbreakers sing some blues later this evening.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We head on down to bayou country with Ray Charles, Lillian Glinn, Slim Harpo, Ray 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, Dave Bartholomew, Marcia Ball, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: It’s Only Rock n’ Roll by The Rolling Stones

The Stones are back with our Album of The Week, their twelfth studio release that went to number one in the US and number two in the UK.

7:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Sing The Blues UPDATED!

It’s no secret that Dr. Petty wanted his band to sit around on chairs as they grew old and play the blues. Unfortunately, we didn’t have him around for long enough. However, the Heartbreakers loved da blues and played their fair share. We’ve got a new, updated playlist for you this evening.

Come on in to The Mermaid Lounge and spend Tuesday Bluesday with us. It won’t cost you a penny. In fact, you won’t even need to take your credit card out of your wallet. We’re on 24/7, we’re totally free, and we don’t interrupt the flow with commercial advertising.

Tuesday Bluesday!

Sunday Brings The Rolling Stones’ AOW, Our EP About The Night, and The Mamas & The Papas, February 18, 2024

Good morning on this not-quite-as-simple Sunday as we offer three bits of programming for the first time on a Sunday! The shape of things to come? Well, we have a lot of music.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Album of The Week: It’s Only Rock n’ Roll by The Rolling Stones NEW!

Another on our list of albums turning 50 years old this year, it’s the 12th studio album by the Rolling Stones and their final with Mick Taylor as guitarist. He would soon be replaced by Ron Wood. The album combines traditional blues and rock and roll sound with elements of funk and reggae. It went to number one in the U.S. and number two in the UK.

2:00 p.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists

We’re back with songs about the night in the title, lyrics or both with Warren Zevon, The J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Them, The Beatles, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Ronettes, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Doors, Poco, Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Steve Winwood, The Traveling Wilburys, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Mamas & The Papas

We’ve been remiss and have allowed too much time to lapse before spinning this one. In spite of the fact that this band only recorded together from 1965 through 1968, they were a defining force in the music of the sixties and a mainstay of the Laurel Canyon scene. They made some of the best music of their generation.

It’s Sunday. It’s a day of rest. Kick off your shoes and stay a while. We’ve got great programs and a whole lot of big, wide Open Stream all at no charge to you. We don’t ask for personal info and we don’t track you…because we’re not trying to sell you anything.

Sunday Funday!

Saturday It’s ‘Ode To Morning,’ the Final Airing of ELO’s AOW, and The Miracles In The Spotlight, February 17, 2024

Good morning, weekenders! It is here and we are loaded with great music today. We hope you get a chance to join us.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

We kick off the morning with songs about the morning. You’ll hear Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Chapin, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Edwards, Townes Van Zandt, Badfinger, Christ Hillman and more.

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra FINAL AIRING!

We bid this album farewell today as we continue our journey through the albums turning 50 this year. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new album for you.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Tonight we feature the first successful band for Motown Records, led by one of the best singer-songwriters in the business, Smokey Robinson. There is no doubt that this band has stood the test of time.

As always, it’s a great day to tune us in. We’re here 24/7 and we’re totally free. We’re also totally free from commercial interruption. We’re all about the music.

Welcome Weekenders!

Thursday Brings ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’, ELO’s AOW, and The Beatles’ Love Songs, February 15, 2024

Good morning, citizens! Today we’ve got the pioneers from Laurel Canyon, Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra, and the love songs of The Beatles.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m.  Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Laurel Canyon was the proving ground for bands for two decades of music. They lived and worked in harmony cross-fertilizing each other and establishing the country-rock genre. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band and more! This one is due for an update soon!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra

We are winding down on this album’s 50th birthday celebration. The final airing will be sometime Saturday.

8:00 p.m.  The Beatles: The Love Songs

We could not completely walk away from Valentines Day without this playlist. The Beatles were masters of the love song, and we’ve got them for you this evening.

Well, gang, we’re over the hump and on the downslide to another weekend. We’ll help you get there in musical style with some old music and some new additions! Tune us in. Just use the button below.

The Sounds of Laurel Canyon!

It’s ‘The Best of Chicago Blues,’ Our AOW, and the Tedeschi Trucks Band on Tuesday Bluesday, February 13, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! Today we open with Windy City blues and close with ‘live’ Tedeschi Trucks Band. In between, it’s our AOW.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We start it all off with our great Chicago blues EP including Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, Koko Taylor, Lowell Fulson, Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Guy, Magic Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Son Seals, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Otis Spann and more!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra

ELO’s first complete concept album is back for another spin this afternoon.

7:00 p.m.  Tedesch Trucks Band Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, August 30, 2012

I would love to have been in this amazing natural music venue listening to this incredible blues-rock band. I’m not doing big venue concerts anymore. Done with that at my age. But if I could be persuaded to change my mind, it would be for Tedeschi Trucks. (Or The Beatles and Linda Ronstadt, which we know is not going to happen.)

Before, in between and after our programming, it’s our big, wide Open Stream. And who knows what The Music Mermaid will dredge up. See for yourselves. The button’s below.

Tedeschi Trucks Band!

It’s Simply Sunday With ELO’s “Eldorado” as Our AOW and the ‘Color My World’ multi-artist EP, February 11, 2024

Here we are again in The Lounge on another simple Sunday. We have plenty of wide Open Stream today with a couple of great pieces of programming thrown in.

Here’s your musical lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra NEW!

Eldorado, the fourth studio album by ELO, was also their very first complete ‘concept’ album, with the idea written by Jeff Lynne before he wrote any music. The influence of The Beatles is prevalent throughout the album and, of course, Jeff Lynne would go on to make music with various members of The Beatles during the 1980’s and 1990’s. You can read all about it here.

3:00 p.m.  Color My World: Various Artists

Today we give you songs about color in the title, lyrics or both. It’s open stream with a theme, and you’ll hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Donovan, Booker T & The MG’s, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, 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!

We’re here all day spinning tunes for you without commercial advertising of any kind and without asking you for a credit card or personal information. We are all about the music.

Simply Sunday!

Saturday It’s Back To The Roots With ‘The Founders’ EP, Dylan, and The Supremes In The Spotlight, February 10, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We jump into the Wayback Machine this morning and take a trip back to those who made all of this possible; the artists who inspired the music that inspired us. Got that?

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m.  The Founders: Various Artists

This is our newest EP, introduced for the first time on New Year’s Eve 2023. You will hear Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, Hank Williams, Bill Haley & His Comets, Ray Charles, The Drifters, Roy Orbison, Robert Johnson, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters and more!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Planet Waves by Bob Dylan FINAL AIRING!

Another of our 50th birthday albums takes its final spin today. Tomorrow we’ll have a new birthday disc.

8:00 p.m.  In The Spotlight: Diana Ross & The Supremes

The Supremes were originally founded as The Primettes back in the early 60’s. They would eventually become one of the artists that would help put Motown on the map. Tonight we put them In the Spotlight.

Just think…while I’m laboring away in retail hell, you could be listening to some great music! Today in the Boston area, we’re on track to break temperature records at 59 degrees…in February. Unheard of. Then, according to the weather wonks, it’s a snowstorm on Monday night. I am now leery of such predictions. Nope. But I digress. Join us.

Saturday In the Lounge!

A Trip To Motor City, Dylan’s “Planet Waves” and ‘Live’ Yusuf/Cat Stevens Later on Thursday, February 8, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! Today we take a trip to Motor City for the music that made America dance, hear our AOW, and are treated to a great Yusuf/Cat Stevens performance.

Here’s Thursday’s lineup:

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

The Motown sound with Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, 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!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Planet Waves by Bob Dylan

Dylan’s back with his very first no. 1 Billboard album in Planet Waves.

7:00 p.m.  Yusuf/Cat Stevens Live at William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA, February 27, 1976 NEW!

It’s always a great day when you can air a brand new magikat performance. Today we’ve got one from his 1976 tour.

Here we are again! Ready to help get you through the day with some great music! Best of all, we don’t ask for a credit card or your personal information. And there’s no commercial interruption.

Just Push Play.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With The Ladies, Bob Dylan’s AOW and a Howlin’ Wolf in Chicago, February 6, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We are back with ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ to kick off our first Tuesday Bluesday of the month. I also stumbled upon some Howlin’ Wolf in my files!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

And what a collection it is with 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!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Planet Waves by Bob Dylan

Bob’s back for his second spin with our Album of The Week.

7:00 p.m.  Howlin’ Wolf Live at Alice’s Revisited, Chicago, IL, January 26, 1972 NEW!

I had no idea that I even had these files. I stumbled upon them Saturday night. This one is late in Howlin’ Wolf’s career, but he still could bring it.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a full house here in The Mermaid Lounge. Today would be a great day to give us a shot. All you need to do is push the button below. It’s that simple.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

It’s Simply Sunday With Me, The Mermaid, Bob Dylan’s AOW and Our ‘What’s In a Name’ EP, February 4, 2024

It’s the beginning of two days of unemployed bliss here in The Mermaid Lounge and we keep it simple on Sundays with light programming and plenty of wide Open Stream.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Planet Waves by Bob Dylan NEW!

Another album turning fifty years old. This album was released on January 17, 1974 and reunited Dylan with his longtime collaborators, The Band (one of the finest in music history). Dylan’s fourteenth release, with a successful tour and plenty of PR, went to number one on the Billboard charts, a first for him. Planet Waves is our album of the week.

3:00 p.m.  What’s In a Name: Various Artists

Janis Joplin sings about Bobby McGee, Linda Ronstadt sings about Justine, Steve Winwood sings about Valerie (about the late, great Valerie Carter), Bobbie Gentry sings the tale of Billie Joe McAllister who jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, The Kinks tell the tale of Lola and Tony Joe White reveals all about Polk Salad Annie and her grandma. Other artists include The Beatles, Carly Simon, James Taylor, The Association, Joni Mitchell and more!

Before, in between and after we’ve got our great, big wide Open Stream. We’re continually updating our standard rotation. Last week we added The Roches, Ruth Brown, Ian & Sylvia, George Thoroughgood & The Destroyers and Doyle Bramhall III. We’ll be adding more this week. Join us.

Simply Sunday!