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It’s Tuesday Bluesday and Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Ronstadt’s AOW and ‘Live’ Paul Butterfield BB in Boston, March 26, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. We kick things off with our biggest, baddest blues playlist and close it with some ‘live’ Paul Butterfield.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is our big one that encompasses all of the blues. You’ll hear 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, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Heart Like A Wheel by Linda Ronstadt

Ronstadt takes her second spin as our final AOW artist with her 1974 masterpiece as we celebrate it’s 50th anniversary.

7:00 p.m. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live at The Unicorn Coffee House, Boston, MA, May 1966

We hop into the Wayback Machine for this live performance from an iconic Boston location. We had so many great musical venues here in Boston back in the day playing all kinds of diverse music. This was one of them.

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Tuesday Bluesday Brings Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Our AOW, and ‘Live’ Albert Collins Later, February 27, 2024

Good morning, blues lovers and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday here in The Mermaid Lounge. It’s always a full house here on Tuesday.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

What do Robert Johnson, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Ry Cooder, Susan Tedeschi and John Lee Hooker all have in common? They’re all part of this great playlist of blues artists. We even have artists who have paid homage to the blues, although they may not be considered pure “blues” artists, like Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Canned Heat. Either way, it’s five hours of uninterrupted blues to kick off Tuesday Bluesday.

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Sheer Heart Attack by Queen

Queen is back for their second spin with our Album of The Week, Sheer Heart Attack, the band’s third studio album and the one that put them on the map worldwide.

7:00 p.m. Albert Collins Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, December 26-28, 1969

We go into the Wayback Machine for this one, a great performance recorded during a three-night residency at the famed Fillmore West.

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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.

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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.

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Tuesday Bluesday Opens With Music From The Windy City and Closes With Big Mama Thornton, January 9, 2024

Good morning, Bluesologists! Today we open Tuesday Bluesday with our ‘Best of Chicago Blues’ EP and we close with Big Mama Thornton and the Muddy Waters Blues Band in session at Coast Recorders.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We open the day with music from the Windy City including music 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.  Album of The Week: Sittin’ In by Loggins & Messina

What was originally a solo album by Kenny Loggins actually became the first album my Loggins & Messina. And it’s a good one at that.

7:00 p.m.  Big Mama Thornton In Session With The Muddy Waters Blues Band, Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, April 25, 1966

There’s nobody quite like Big Mama. In fact, The House of Blues in New Orleans boasts ‘Big Mama’s Lounge.’ Today we’ve got the original Hound Dog singer in session with the Muddy Waters Blues band.

It’s always jumpin’ here on Tuesday Bluesday. Today is no exception. There’s plenty of room here for everyone, so get on board the blues train!

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Chicago Blues EP, The Boogaloo Swamis, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, December 12, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists, and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. Today we enjoy the blues from the Windy City to start off, then it’s our AOW and a Stevie Ray Vaughan spotlight.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We’ve got the bluesy sounds of Chicago 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. Album of The Week: Down At The Roadhouse by The Boogaloo Swamis

Some of the best Cajun-Zydeco music on the planet was delivered by this unknown, Boston-based band back in the days of the great music clubs that were all around the city and its suburbs. Today we share it with you.

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan, with and without Double Trouble, is in our Spotlight to close out the Tuesday Bluesday programming.

Here we are again on one of the busiest days her in The Mermaid Lounge. Plenty of room for everyone here. No need to worry about the charges. We’re on 24/7 and we’re free 24/7.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP and The Blues Project; Sam Cooke in Between, November 28, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. We’ve got our biggest blues EP up this morning and ‘live’ music from The Blues Project later.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Our biggest, baddest, broadest blues EP with Delbert McClinton, Koko Taylor, 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, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Ain’t That Good News by Sam Cooke

We’ve got the second airing Sam Cooke’s Album of The Week this afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m. The Blues Project Live at The Matrix Club, San Francisco, CA, September 7-15, 1966

Some great live music from The Blues Project recorded during their weeklong residency at The Matrix Club, vintage 1966.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Steve Winwood and Our AOW, and Muddy Waters & Johnny Winter, October 24, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists! We’re back with another Tuesday Bluesday and The Music Mermaid is ready to go! Read on for detail!

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

This is the big kahuna. The all-inclusive, uninterrupted five-hour blues extravaganza 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, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elmore James, Robert Cray Band, J.J. Cale, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Marcia Ball, Duane Allman, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Roll With It by Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood is a legend in these parts, a pioneer with Traffic, Blind Faith, and The Spencer Davis Group. This was Winwood’s fifth solo studio album, and it was his most commercially successful.

8:00 p.m. Muddy Waters: The Johnny Winter Sessions

Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter were a musical marriage made in heaven. Winter came along later in Muddy’s career and produced three albums for him, winning Grammys along the way. You can read more about it in this excellent article. Tonight, we bring you Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter together in session. And they bring along Pinetop Perkins (piano) and James Cotton (mouth harp). Don’t miss this one!

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy day in The Lounge. Be here or be square. We start it off with five hours of uninterrupted blues promptly at 9:00 a.m. See you then.

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Tuesday Bluesday Brings ‘The Best of Chicago Blues’ EP, Our AOW, and The Blues…Heartbreakers Style, October 10, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday in The Mermaid Lounge. We’re kicking things off with our Chicago blues EP and closing them out later with The Heartbreakers delivering da blues.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

The historic Maxwell Street Market was the birthplace of an electrified, industrialized blues that they called The Chicago Blues, helped along by Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Bo Diddley who frequented the area. In addition to them, you’ll hear Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Little Walter, Koko Taylor, Lowell Fulson, Buddy Guy, Magic Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Son Seals, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Otis Spann and many more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Duets by Emmylou Harris

We switch to country for this great compilation album, the only non-blues programming for the day. But there’s a synergy here because the blues and country were parents to the child they named rock n’ roll.

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

Dr. Tom Petty had a vision for the band’s future that had them sitting around in chairs playing the blues in the elder years, just like the photo on this blog. Unfortunately for us all, Tom never got there, but The Heartbreakers had a great appreciation for the blues and its musicians and they played plenty of blues while he was on the planet. We’ve got it for you tonight as we continue to celebrate Tom Petty Month.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Our AOW, and Some ‘Live’ Stevie Ray Vaughan, September 26, 2023

Good morning, bluesicologists. I don’t even think that’s a word, except here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got the blues you can use today.

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

This is the big one, blues lovers. The all-encompassing 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, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Marcial Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: The River & The Thread by Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash is back for her second spin with our Album of The Week; her thirteenth studio release from 2014.

7:00 p.m. Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at The Bluebird Lounge, Fort Worth, TX, September 30, 1979

We’ve got a great live performance here from a blues guitar master who left us far too soon. When someone quipped that you can’t be a great blues guitarist unless you’re black, B. B. King responded, “Tell that to Stevie Ray Vaughan.” Indeed.

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