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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s ‘Ladies Sing the Blues,’ Live John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, and a New Rolling Stones Blues Playlist, On October 21, 2025

Welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday! We start out with the women of the blues, The Bluesbreakers’ club tour, and a the new ‘Rolling Stones Sing the Blues’ playlist.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We start off with the ladies who sing the blues, past to present, including: Billie Holiday, 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. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Live on the London Club Tour, Recorded in 1967

This is a club tour that was recorded by a Dutch fan, later cleaned up, and released.

8:00 p.m. The Rolling Stones Sing The Blues

We’ve been working on this list and it’s finally here. The Stones started out as a blues cover band. This is not an insult, every band who starts out generally covers those who came before them before finding their own style and original content, including The Beatles and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.The Stones have a long history of singing the blues, as you will see!

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Monday Brings Live Laura Nyro, Our ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP, and a Tom Rush ‘Spotlight’ Feature, September 29, 2025

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to Monday. We start out with a new live performance from Laura Nyro, then move on to ‘Ladies Day Out,’ and a Tom Rush ‘Spotlight’ feature!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Laura Nyro Live at Veterans Memorial Park, Lockport, NY, June 23, 1990 NEW!

Laura Nyro is a short-ish but, oh so sweet, performance as she opened for Tom Rush.

1:00 p.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

We stick with the ladies moving through the afternoon with Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, more Laura Nyro, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Cilla Black, Aretha Franklin, Irma Thomas, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Eva Cassidy, Wendy Waldman, Shawn Colvin, The Ronettes, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Norah Jones, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Susan Tedeschi, Sheryl Crow, Valerie Carter and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Tom Rush

We close out the programming with, well, a Tom Rush ‘Spotlight’ feature. Seems only fitting.

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On Finally Friday, It’s The Hearbreakers’ 20-Night 1997 Fillmore Residency, an Irma Thomas ‘Spotlight,’ and Our ‘Here Comes The Night’ EP, On September 19, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to Friday here in The Mermaid Lounge! We kick it off in grand style today with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ legendary ’97 Fillmore redsidency!

Here’s your Finally Friday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, January 10-February 7, 1997

What a fantastic way to start out the day! To a man, The Heartbreakers believed this was the pinnacle of their career. It was a legendary 20-night residency at one of the most iconic music venues in the world where they threw away the script and every night was a new show. It showcased the brilliance and road resilience of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Irma Thomas

A contemporary of both Aretha Franklin and Etta James, somehow Irma Thomas kind of fell through the cracks and never reached the heights she should have. That is, of course, except in New Orleans, where she is still known as ‘The Soul Queen of New Orleans.’ Indeed, she is.

6:00 p.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists

It’s a rarity, as we give you an EP to take you late into the evening. We may be doing more of this come fall so that we can spread the wealth to our overseas listeners. Tonight, you’ll hear Warren Zevon, the J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Them, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, The Traveling Wilburys, Steve Winwood, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt, Poco, Emmylou Harris, and more!

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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, the Ladies Open It Up, The Allman Brothers Sing the Blues, and Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones are Live in Chicago, On August 26, 2025

Good morning and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday! Today we’ve got ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ to open things up, then we move on to The Allman Brothers Band, and Muddy & The Stones together at the Checkerboard Lounge!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

From old time to the newer artists, we give you the blues female-style with Billie Holiday, 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. The Allman Brothers Band Sings The Blues, Volume One

From the excellent Martin Scorcese documentary about the blues, we give you the Allman Brothers Band takes on the classics.

8:00 p.m. Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones Live at The Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago, IL, November 22, 1981

We close with a legendary union of Muddy and The Stones at the blues club on the South Side of Chicago established by L.C. Thurman and Buddy Guy in 1972.

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On Sunday, It’s ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul,’ a Livingston Taylor ‘Spotlight’ Feature and Live Emmylou Harris, August 24, 2025

Good morning, musicologists. It’s Sunday Funday as we open up with five hours of uninterrupted soul and R & B across all music labels, not just Motown!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

We start off with five uninterrupted hours of soul and R & B from Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Jimmy Ruffin, The Drifters, Stevie Wonder, Carla Thomas, James Brown, The Shirelles, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, LaVern Baker, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Irma Thomas, The Box Tops, Ann Peebles, Al Green, and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Livingston Taylor NEW!

He may not have the universal appeal of Sweet Baby James, but Livingston Taylor is a fine multi-instrumentalist and folk singer famous and loved here in Boston and the New England area. Today he’s in our ‘Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris & The Desert Rose Band Live at The Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA, August 3, 1986

Tonight we close with Emmylou and her friends from the Desert Rose Band, a fine country- rock band founded in 1985 by Chris Hillman, Herb Pederson, and John Jorgenson.

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On Friday It’s Live Burrito Brothers, Our Big New Orleans EP, and The Turtles ‘In the Spotlight’ Later, August 15, 2025

Good morning, musicologists. We woke up with the NOLA bug this morning, so we’re giving you our big New Orleans EP this afternoon!

Here’s your Finally Friday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. The Flying Burrito Brothers Live at The Bottom Line, New York, NY, August 18, 1976

This is the iteration of the Burrito Brothers after both Gram Parsona and Chris Hillman left the band. This lineup includes Skip Battin, Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill, and “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow. To answer a question, no, Gene Parsons and Gram Parsons are not related in any way (either by blood or marriage). Gene Parsons is best known for his invention of the B-bender guitar and as the drummer for The Byrds.

1:00 p.m. Down in New Orleans: Various Artists

I love New Orleans on every level, but the music and the food stand out. This EP is a wide catch, not only delivering authentic Louisiana music, but also featuring the artists who were born and raised in New Orleans. You’ll hear BeauSoleil, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Allen Fontenot, Aaron Neville, Lucinda Williams, Boozoo Chavis, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band, The Daywalkers, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, La Touche, The Neville Brothers, Clifton Chenier, Chance Bushman, The Creole Zydeco Band, The (magnificent) Magnolia Sisters, and more!

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

Yeah, one of those sixties greats formed in 1965 that pumped out a bunch of hits in the late sixties. If Happy Together doesn’t make you sing loud while you’re driving with the windows down, there’s really something wrong with you. Tonight they’re ‘In the Spotlight.’

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At Midweek, the Ladies are Large and in Charge, The Stone Poneys are ‘In the Spotlight,’ and Steve Winwood is Live at Estival, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a great lineup today with five uninterrupted hours of women’s music, then its on to The Stone Poneys and Steve Winwood!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

The ladies take over The Mermaid Lounge this morning with music from Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Carly Simon, Emmylou Harris, Petula Clark, Laura Nyro, Cilla Black, Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Carole King, Maria Muldaur, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Eva Cassidy, Wendy Waldman, Shawn Colvin, The Ronettes, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Norah Jones, Phoebe Snow, Nicolette Larson, Susan Tedeschi, Sheryl Crow, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Stone Poneys

This afternoon we delve into very early Linda Ronstadt who left Tucson to join friends Bobby Kimmel and Kenny Edwards to seek musical fame and fortune in L.A. Thus, this great folk-rock band was born. It’s an excellent playlist.

8:00 p.m. Steve Winwood Live at The Estival Jazz Festival, Piazza della Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland, July 4, 2013

We close it out with a great performance from Steve Winwood, a legend, at the Estival Jazz Festival.

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On Sunday It’s ‘Ladies Day Out,’ Live Mudcrutch, and a Pink Floyd ‘Spotlight’ Feature to Close, June 29, 2025

Good morning, weekenders! It’s another eclectic music day in The Mermaid Lounge and we kick it off with the ladies large and in charge, followed by live Mudcrutch and then Pink Floyd to close out the programming!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

There’s no other Internet or airwave station that plays the ladies like us. Most give begrudgingly give them a venue once in a while, and then only a select few. Not here. We give you five solid hours from Linda Ronstadt, Norah Jones, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Valerie Carter, Carole King, Aretha Franklin, Irma Thomas, Ann Peebles, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Petula Clark, Etta James, Carla Thomas, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Shirelles, Nina Simone, Phoebe Snow, Maria Muldaur, and more!

4:00 p.m. Mudcrutch Live at The Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA, June 20, 2016

Tom Petty’s “other” band. This is the band that he left Gainesville with, and the band which eventually morphed into The Heartbreakers. In 2008, he would revive the original band and they went on to become part of his legend. Today they’re live from The Fonda Theater.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Pink Floyd

Tonight we close the programming with a little bit of the avante-garde, as Pink Floyd combines psychedelic and progressive rock to close out the evening.

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On Monday, Monday It’s The Roches, the ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ EP, and Dr. John Live at Ronnie Scott’s, June 23, 2025

Good morning, workers! We’re back to the work week once again. We’ve got an eclectic program today encompassing folk-rock, soul and R & B, and the N’Awlins style of Dr. John!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Roches

The Roches were the quintesenntial female folk-rock band. Their star should have shone much brighter than it did. Today we make sure it shines bright as we start off with The Roches ‘In The Spotlight.’

1:00 p.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

The soul and R & B greats get us through the afternoon, including Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Carla Thomas, James Brown, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, Irma Thomas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Ann Peebles, Al Green, Fontella Bass, and more!

8:00 p.m. Dr. John at Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK, January 7-14, 1996

We close out with the unique sound of Dr. John during a residency at Ronnie Scott’s in London!

There’s nobody quite like Dr. John, the Nitecrawler with the unique Louisiana sound and vibe that spanned six decades. He is certainly a Mermaid Lounge favorite.

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