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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s ‘Best of Chicago Blues,’ Live Freddie King, and Nina Simone Sings the Blues, October 28, 2025

Welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday, kids. We’ve got some great stuff for you today starting out with some windy city blues!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We kick it off with some windy city blues from 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. Freddie King Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, September 30, 1970

We spend some time with one of the “kings” of the blues this afternoon live from The Fillmore!

8:00 p.m. Nina Simone Sings the Blues

Nina Simone’s career was marked by mastering many musical styles for sure, but she could really belt out the blues. We’ll show you tonight.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Some Texas Blues, a Janis Joplin Surprise, and Live Stevie Ray Vaughan, September 23, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists. It’s another Tuesday Bluesday and I’m on the run due to an unresponsive computer for about 20 minutes. Stubborn little thing. We’ve got a great lineup today, so read on for details!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

One of our newer blues EP’s featuring Johnny Winter, Kim Wilson, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Doyle Bramhall II, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Marcia Ball, Gary Clark Jr., Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Janis Joplin, Freddie King, Angela Strehli, Big Mama Thornton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blind Lemon Jefferson, ZZ Top, Ally Venable, and more!

4:00 p.m. Janis Joplin & Jorma Kaukonen: The Famous Typewriter Tape NEW!

A little unknown tidbit is that Janis Joplin and Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, later the great blues-rock band Hot Tuna) often collaborated. This is a short, but sweet, interlude recorded at Jorma’s house. The sound in the background is Jorma’s wife typing. Hence, the name. This is vintage 1964!

8:00 p.m. Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at The Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA, June 30, 1987

We close with SRV live at the Mann Center in Philly.

Our programming is Texas blues all the way around today. Before, In between, and after it’s our big, wide Open Stream! Just hit the button below!

The Texas Blues!

It’s Louisiana Blues, a Delbert McClinton ‘Spotlight,’ and Live Freddie King on Tuesday Bluesday, September 2, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We start with our Louisiana Blues EP, then it’s on to Delbert McClinton and Freddie King live in Texas.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We begin with the music of 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 Turna, 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 Delbert McClinton

We spend some time this afternoon with singer, songwriter, muliti-instrumenalist, and electric bluesman Delbert McClinton.

8:00 p.m. Freddie King Live at January Sound Studios, Dallas, TX, March 31, 1975

We close out Tuesday Bluesday with a soundboard recording of The Texas Cannonball that was broadcast live on KZEW 98 FM in Dallas.

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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.

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Tuesday Bluesday Brings ‘The Best of Texas Blues’, Gunsmoke Blues, and a Peter Green ‘Spotlight’ (Finally), April 29, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists! We’ve got some great blues programming today. Our 4:00 p.m. slot has an interesting story. Read on for details!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We open it up with one of our great blues EPs featuring Johnny Winter, Bobby “Blue” Bland, T-Bone Walker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marcia Ball, The King Bees, Freddie King, Janis Joplin, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Doyle Bramhall II, Ally Venable, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Big Mama Thornton, Albert Collins, ZZ Top, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and more!

4:00 p.m. Gunsmoke Blues: Various Artists

This is the stuff of legends. While on a filming break from the Gunsmoke TV series in November of 1971, blues lover Link Wyler and some of his friends from the production crew took to the road and documented the blues barnstorming tour of the Pacific Northwest underaken by Big Mama Thornton, Muddy Waters, Big Joe Turner and George “Harmonica” Smith. This is the result.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Peter Green NEW!

This one has been coming for a while. We give you the music of the late, great Peter Green as a solo artist, as the co-founder of Fleetwood Mac (originally a blues band before Nicks and Buckingham joined), and Peter Green’s Splinter Group.

Before, in between and after we give you our big, wide Open Stream of more than 30,000 songs. We don’t keep playing the same hundred songs over and over ad nauseum. We also don’t cost you a thing, play commercial advertising or talk through the music. We’re anti-capitalist to the core. Join us. The button’s below.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday and It’s Windy City Blues, Live Freddie King, and a Delbert McClinton ‘Spotlight’, January 14, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists! Here we are again on another Tuesday Bluesday and we’re cooking with blues from the Windy City, Freddie King and Delbert McClinton!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We’re cooking the Chicago blues today with 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. Freddie King Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, September 3, 1970

Freddie King drops by The Lounge this afternoon with a great performance from the fabled Fillmore!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Delbert McClinton

One of the greatest electric bluesmen ever closes out our programming tonight with music that covers nearly six decades in the business.

We start the festivities at 9:00 a.m. as usual and we’re all blues programming all day. Before, in between and after we have our big, wide Open Stream that may or may not be blues. It all depends on what The Music Mermaid pulls out of her hat. The button is below.

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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s ‘The Best of Texas Blues’, Buddy Guy ‘In the Spotlight’ and Tedeschi Trucks, December 31, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We close out the year on a Tuesday Bluesday and with a brand new multi-artist EP of Texas blues! Then it’s Buddy Guy and Tedeschi Trucks!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We’re ringing out the old and ringing in the new with a new playlist featuring Johnny Winter, T. Bone Walker, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Doyle Bramhall II, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Marcia Ball, Gary Clark Jr., Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Janis Joplin, Freddie King, Angela Strehli, Big Mama Thornton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ally Venable and Kim Wilson!

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

Buddy Guy recently retired from the road, but he has spent decades influencing blues guitarists across the nation and beyond. He’s a blues legend.

8:00 p.m. Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, September 8 & 9, 2016

We close out the evening with the biggest, baddest electric blues band on the planet with two of the greatest blues guitarists on the planet in Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. Her searing blues vocals complete the picture perfectly.

We’re getting ready to ring in a brand new year of great music here in The Mermaid Lounge as we prepare for one of the most horrendous political regimes in history. We’re all going to need each other moving forward. It’ll be a tough four years, but here in The Mermaid Lounge, we hope you’ll find relief of some sort. The button is below.

The Best of Texas Blues!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday! Time For Our Big, Bad Blues EP, SRV & Double Trouble and ‘The Kings’, November 26, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We start with our biggest blues EP, then it’s live Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble and a visit from the ‘Kings’ of the blues to close it out.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Yes, it’s the big one 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, The Allman Brothers Band, Elmore James, Robert Cray Band, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

4:00 p.m. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Live at Steamboat 1874, Austin, TX, April 1, 1980 NEW!

We have very early SRV here with Double Trouble, fully three years before his first studio release. In fact, he had not yet begun to use his middle name.This one was broadcast live on KLBJ-FM in Austin.

8:00 p.m. The Kings of The Blues: Various Artists

That’s B.B. King, Freddie King and Albert King, and that’s how we close out our Tuesday Bluesday programming today.

We’re always busy here on Tuesday Bluesday, but there’s plenty of room for everyone! We’re 100% free, no strings, no surprises. There’s no commercial advertising and there’s nothing for us to sell you. We’re all about the music. The button is below.

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We Deliver ‘The Best of Chicago Blues’ Plus Live Allman Brothers Band and Freddie King, on Tuesday Bluesday, June 11, 2024

Another Tuesday Bluesday is upon us and we’ve got three great pieces of programming today starting with our ‘Best of Chicago Blues’ EP, then it’s live performances from both The Allman Brothers Band and Freddie King.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

It’s time for another visit to the Windy City where you’ll hear 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. The Allman Brothers Band Live at The Macon City Auditorium, Macon, GA, February 11, 1972

The Brothers drop by around mid-afternoon for a little live performance from Macon.

8:00 p.m. Freddie King Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, September 3, 1970 NEW!

We’re airing our first live Freddie King show this evening and we’ve discovered others. We’ll be featuring them down the road.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday and that’s always a popular day here in The Mermaid Lounge. Join us. It’s simple. No “trial” subscription. No credit card. No personal information. No commercial advertising. Just music.

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Tuesday Bluesday Brings Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Live Tedeschi Trucks Band and the “Kings” of The Blues, May 28, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We kick it off with our biggest, baddest blues EP and close it with a brand new “Kings” playlist.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is our biggest, baddest blues EP 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, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elmore James, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Robert Cray Band, J.J. Cale, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

4:00 p.m. Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, September 8 & 9, 2016

Speaking of “big” and “blues” in the same sentence, we have music from one of the best modern-day blues bands with one hell of a lead singer in Susan Tedeschi, and arguably the best blues guitarist in the business in Derek Trucks.

8:00 p.m. The “Kings” of The Blues: B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King NEW!

There’s no familial relation here among these kings, but they are a great trio of blues artists and we’ve got them this evening to close out Tuesday Bluesday.

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Kings of The Blues!