Saturday It’s Our Big Folk Music EP, Live Heartbreakers in N.C., and a Doris Troy ‘Spotlight’ Feature, March 22, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! We’ve made it to Saturday and we’ve got ‘Folk Music From A-To-Z’, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers live in North Carolina, and a Doris Troy ‘Spotlight’.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Folk Music From A-To-Z: Various Artists

Today we begin with the musical genre responsible for the protest song, quite appropriate in these trying times. You’ll hear both the legends of the genre and those who keep it alive, like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Dave Van Ronk, John Prine, Peter, Paul & Mary, Odetta, Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Raitt, The Band, Eric Andersen, Tom Rush, Judy Collins, Nanci Griffith, Jesse Winchester, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Tim Hardin, The Kingston Trio, Led Belly, Simon & Garfunkel, Richie Havens, Townes Van Zandt, The Carter Family and more!

4:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 14, 1995 NEW!

We’ve added a brand new Heartbreakers live performance to our collection and it debuts today!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Doris Troy

Doris Troy is known here for her 1963 hit, Just One Look. She was a one-hit wonder; some immensely talented musicians seem to fall through the cracks. However, she eventually moved to England and signed with Apple Records and enjoyed considerable success there. She was known affectionately as Mama Soul. Today, we put her ‘In the Spotlight’ where she belongs.

Before, in between and after our programmed music, we give you our big, wide Open Stream totally free of charge. No strings. No hidden agenda. No tracking. See for yourselves. The button is below.

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It’s Motown Music, a Doris Troy Spotlight Feature and Live James Taylor, on Saturday, September 14, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got our ‘M is For Motown’ multi-artist EP, a Spotlight featuring Doris Troy and some live James Taylor later.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We start with five hours of music from the Motor City 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, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Doris Troy

Known to her fans as “Mama Soul,” singer-songwriter Doris Troy’s only top ten hit was Just One Look, recorded in ten minutes and released in 1963. She faded from the American conscience and found herself in England, signed by The Beatles to Apple Records and releasing an album co-produced by George Harrison. She fared much better in the UK than she did here, and that’s a shame. Doris Troy was truly one of the many talented who fall through the cracks. Today we have her In the Spotlight.

8:00 p.m. James Taylor Live at The Beacon Theater, New York, NY, May 30, 1998

We close out the evening’s programming with Sweet Baby James Taylor live from The Beacon in New York.

Here we are, weekenders! We’re hanging in The Lounge until my work day begins, when The Music Mermaid comes on board and guides us through until later today. You will not be disappointed. Better still, we’re free of charge and free from commercial advertising.

M is For Motown!

It’s Friday and We’ve Got ‘Paint It Black’, Delbert McClinton and Doris Troy On The Docket, January 26, 2024

Happy Friday, music lovers! We are on a Friday, and that means plenty of wide Open Stream from The Music Mermaid wrapped around this great programming.

Here’s your Friday Funday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Paint It Black: Various Artists

Time to crank this one up: Songs with the color black in the title, lyrics or both with The Rolling Stones (of course), The Beatles, The Move, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, James Brown, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Them, Long John Baldry, Fairport Convention, Dr. John, The Kinks, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Laura Nyro, Jackson Browne, k.d. lang, Linda Ronstadt, Jethro Tull and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Delbert McClinton FINAL AIRING!

Delbert McClinton takes his final spin as this week’s featured singer-songwriter. On Monday, we will introduce another!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Doris Troy NEW!

I’ll bet some people don’t even know her name, but they just might recognize her voice. She had one very big hit here in the U.S. called Just One Look, which she also co-wrote. But Doris Troy never found an artistic footing in the U.S. for some unnamed reason. She did, however, find her mojo in the UK where she found she was a favorite of a guy named George Harrison, who signed her to a contract with Apple Records. He even gave her an office with a piano at Apple Records, and she spent time writing music with George and Ringo. Give her a listen. You’ll like her.

Yes, the weekend is just around the corner now. We’re nearly there. It’s a new year and you see we’ve got some new music with more coming your way. We’ve expanded our general rotation, adding new music and new artists. And we are going to expand our programming hours for our global audience. It gets better from here.

It’s Friday!