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It’s Mid-Week at The College of Rock n’ Roll Knowledge: 12/2/2020

School is never out here in The Mermaid Lounge. We are here every day giving you all the news that’s fit to print. Of course, you know we post early for Wednesdays as retail slavery starts early.

Taj Mahal 1968, one of our favorites here in The Mermaid Lounge.

Here’s today’s lesson:

December 2, 1957: Sam Cooke proves third time’s a charm when You Send Me becomes his first hit on the Billboard Pop chart.

December 2, 1962: The Beatles are the opening act for a gentleman named Frank Ifield. However, contrary to his calm crooning style, the Fab Four were pounding out blistering rock n’ roll, prompting some in the crowd to tell them to “turn it down.”

December 2, 1963: Roy Orbison released the single “Pretty Paper.”

Also on this day, the Beatles performed This Boy, All My Loving, and I Want To Hold Your Hand for the UK’s Morecambe & Wise Show.

December 2, 1967: Gladys Knight & The Pips hit #1 on the R & B chart with a remake of Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through The Grapevine.

Also on this day, Donovan had one of the hottest songs on the charts with Wear Your Love Like Heaven.

December 2, 1968: The Bee Gees released the song I Started A Joke. They made some fine fucking music before turning disco. After that? Nah.

December 2, 1969: George Harrison joined Delaney & Bonnie on stage at Colston Hall in Bristol, England.

Also on December 2, The Rolling Stones stop by Muscle Shoals Recording Studios in Alabama on their way to their ill-fated Altamont show on December 6. There, they record Wild Horses, You Gotta Move, and Brown Sugar over a three-day session.

December 2, 1971: Taj Mahal plays for death row inmates at North Carolina’s Wilmington State Penetentiary.

December 2, 1972: The Temptations’ version of Papa Was a Rolling Stone gives them their fourth US #1 song.

Steely Dan made The Billboard 200 for the first time with their debut album, Can’t Buy A Thrill. The album’s name is taken from a line in the Bob Dylan song, It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.

And Cat Stevens’ album, Catch Bull At Four, continued at #1 for a third week. This would also be Cat’s most commercially successful album.

Born On This Day

December 2, 1941: Tom McGuinness, bass guitarist with Manfred Mann, was born in Wimbledon, London, England.

December 2, 1942: Ted Bluechel, drummer for The Association, was born in San Pedro, California.

And that’s it for today from The College of Rock n’ Roll Knowledge!

Welcome to The College of Rock n’ Roll Knowledge!

Good Morning, Music Lovers Across the Globe! We’re trying to liven up your day beyond just playing great music! Today we’re starting the College of Rock n’ Roll Knowledge. There’s no tuition, and I am your professor, just as I am your programmer, researcher, music director, blog writer, and all-around music lover.

The Beatles perform at The Star Club, Germany, 1962.

Here’s today’s lesson in Rock Music History:

November 12, 1955: Fats Domino sits atop the R & B charts for the third week with his hit All By Myself.

November 12, 1957: Johnny Cash records Ballad of a Teenage Queen at Sun Studios in Memphis. The song will go to #1 on the Billboard Country charts in February of 1958.

November 12, 1962: The Beatles appeared at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, sharing the bill with none other than Little Richard.

November 12, 1965: The Velvet Underground makes its debut when it performs live at Summit High School in New Jersey. Fun fact: The band took its name from a paperback book about a secret sexual subculture in the early sixties.

November 12, 1966: Donovan’s Mellow Yellow is released. The song will go to #8 on the UK charts and to #2 in the U.S. It was originally believed that the song was about smoking banana leaves, which was rumored to be hallucinogenic. (Trust me. We tried it. It isn’t.) Later, Donovan would say that it was written about his bout with jaundice in 1966. I prefer the banana leaves story.

November 12, 1967: Jerry Lee Lewis records To Make Love Sweeter For You, which tops the Country charts in the U.S.

Thanks for joining in today. We hope you’ll join us every day here on the blog. You have no idea what you’re missing until you pay us a visit!

It’s An Open Stream Morning, Followed by Our Album of the Week, A Brand New ‘Summer of Love’ Playlist, and Live Dead, Saturday, August 22, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have an Open Stream morning, and then we’ve got some excellent programming for you, including a brand new ‘Summer of Love’ playlist.

The Doors

Here’s your Saturday line-up:

All Morning   Open Stream From The Mermaid Lounge

Circulating over 25,000+ songs all day and all night long!

2:00 p.m.         Album of the Week: Strange Days by The Doors

The final airing of Strange Days is here. Tomorrow, there will be a brand new Album of the Week.

6:00 p.m.        The Best of The Summer of Love! The Summer of Love, Volume 3: Various Artists   NEW!

Still more great songs released during The Summer of Love with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jackie Wilson, Wicked Wilson Pickett, The Bee Gees, Donovan, The Turtles, Vanilla Fudge, The Association, The Who and more!

10:00 p.m.       Live Dead! The Grateful Dead Live at The Fillmore West, July 2, 1971   NEW!

Another great jam from The Grateful Dead live from the Fillmore West in San Francisco, from July 2, 1971. Three hours of great music!

Come join us in our happy place. No lie. You will never believe us until you try us.

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Sargeant Pepper Pays a Visit, We Celebrate Elvis, and Our Summer of Love Playlist Returns, Monday, August 17, 2020

Happy Monday,, Ungovernables! We continue our Summer of Love programming this week, with a little bit of Elvis sprinkled in for good measure.

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11:00 a.m.   The Best of The Summer of Love! Sargeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band  by The Beatles

Probably the most iconic album released during the Summer of Love phase was this brilliant effort by The Beatles. They would follow this up later with Magical Mystery Tour, but this one was a tough act to follow.

3:00 p.m.     Elvis Presley: The Sun Sessions   NEW!

Elvis Aaron Presley, known simply as Elvis, passed away at Graceland 43 years ago yesterday. Elvis was the inspiration for many of the musicians we are celebrating on this radio station. And that’s why we celebrate him today.

7:00 p.m.     The Summer of Love Playlist, Volume 1

There were many players during the Summer of Love, and many may not make it to the spotlight. Nevertheless, they gave us some great music. Hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Cream, Scott McKenzie, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Association, Donovan, Marvin Gaye, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Electric Prunes, Procol Harum, and many more!

Come on, people. What are you waiting for? Tune us in today. It won’t cost you a penny, and we won’t smother you with advertising. 

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Donovan in the Spotlight, Jefferson Airplane Live in Copenhagen, Amy Winehouse Live in London & Our Album of the Week, Thursday, February 13, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have a great Thursday program today, including new “live” music from Jefferson Airplane!

Jefferson Airplane

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m.     In the Spotlight: The Music of Donovan

2:00 p.m.       Album of the Week: Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band

5:00 p.m.       The Jefferson Airplane: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark 8-28-68

The Jefferson Airplane was undoubtedly a force during the psychedelic music era. Somebody To Love, their most popular song by far, was released during the Summer of Love (1967), and catapulted them into the pop charts. The rest, as they say, is history.

9:00 p.m.       Amy Winehouse: Live at The Porchester Hall, London (2007)

Don’t forget to tune us in, people. We’re free. ALWAYS.

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It’s Wilbury Wednesday! Joni Mitchell at Carnegie Hall, The Moody Blues at Red Rocks, and Donovan In the Spotlight, Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s Wilbury Wednesday once again here on #BecomeUngovernable Radio and we also celebrate the addition of the Moody Blues to the standard rotation!

Moody Blues

Here’s your line-up:

11:00 a.m.     Joni Mitchell Live at Carnegie Hall (1972)

2:00 p.m.       Welcome to Wilbury Wednesday! The Traveling Wilburys in the Spotlight!

The consummate supergroup. George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne with Jim Keltner on drums.

5:00 p.m.       The Moody Blues: A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

We just added The Moody Blues to the general rotation, and it’s time to celebrate!

9:00 p.m.       In the Spotlight: The Music of Donovan

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The Sixties Are Back! And They Are The Only Programming for Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! Today we are featuring a replay of our five-hour marathon of great sixties hits.

Guernsey Museums & Galleries 2013 Exhibitions and Events Guide

Here’s our line-up!

High Noon      The Sixties!

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Hollies, CSN, The Byrds, Lulu, and many more! Five hours of continuous, non-stop, commercial-free bliss!

As for the other 19 hours? We’ll be streaming the best damned music on the planet. FREE. Always.

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Lucinda Williams Live; Rock, Blues & Ballads; Selections From the Concert for George, & Our Album of the Week, Sunday, December 29, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’ve got some Lucinda Williams, a new playlist called “Rock, Blues & Ballads,” and our  new Album of the Week.

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Here’s your line-up for today:

11:00 a.m.     Album of the Week: Ry Cooder’s Chicken Skin Music

Chicken Skin Music is Ry Cooder’s fifth studio album. It was released in 1976 on the Reprise label.

2:00 p.m.       Lucinda Williams: Live at Austin City Limits (1998)

5:00 p.m.      Rock, Blues & Ballads, Vol. 1: Various Artists

Hear James Taylor, Neil Young, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Johnny Rivers, Donovan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen and more!

Note: There is a song list up on the Playlist page. Please scroll to the bottom!

9:00 p.m.      Selections From The Concert For George

One year after his untimely death, George Harrison’s friends get together to celebrate his life and music. This was truly an epic event.

You don’t know what you’ve been missing until you tune us in!

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TP Month Continues with Charles T. Wilbury, Jr., Back in Time With Donovan, and the Spotlight on George Harrison, Saturday, October 12, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables, today the focus is on the Wilburys as we continue to pay tribute to Tom Petty this month.

Donovan

Here’s your Saturday line-up:

11:00 a.m.     In the Spotlight: The Music of Donovan

2:00 p.m.       In the Spotlight: The Traveling Wilburys Collection

Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. as Tom Petty is nothing short of amazing.

6:00 p.m.       The Ungovernables Report

All the news that you’d rather ignore, but shouldn’t.

8:00 p.m.      In the Spotlight: The Music of George Harrison (Nelson Wilbury)

11:00 p.m.    Orson Welles’ Original War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast

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