Tag: Johnny Rivers

Monday Brings Our ‘Summertime’ Playlist, Sly & The Family Stone and Some ‘Live’ Heartbreakers, June 3, 2024

Good morning, musicologists. It’s another work week, but we’ve got you covered with some great programming today, including a new Sly & The Family Stone Spotlight feature!

Sly & the Family Stone

Here’s your Monday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Summertime: Various Artists

We are right on the doorstep of summer here, folks, so it’s only fitting that we hear songs about summer with Paul McCartney, Electric Light Orchestra, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Baez, The Wallflowers, Van Morrison, k. d. lang, John Prine, Johnny Rivers, The Stone Poneys, Wendy Waldman, Don Henley, The Cranberries, The Doors, Joni Mitchell and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Sly & The Family Stone NEW!

Established in San Francisco in 1966, Sly & The Family Stone played a great part in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock and the psychedelic sound. Today we finally have them In The Spotlight.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live and Loving It!

We’re breaking this one out of moth balls. It’s our take on the best live performances over the years by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Admittedly, it’s due for updating and we will get to that, but it’s still pretty frackin’ good as it is.

The Mermaid Lounge is a great place to spend your Monday. We’re here 24/7 and we’re totally free of charge…and free of commercial advertising as well.

Monday, Monday!

The Original Sixties Rotation, Carlene Carter and Hank Williams Are On Tap for Saturday, December 23, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We are on the sixties path this morning as we open up with music from the early-to-mid part of the decade, Carlene Carter gets her final AOW airing, and we introduce the late, great Hank Williams as our singer-songwriter.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m.  The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Jump into the Wayback Machine with us and hear Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Beatles, The Drifters, Chuck Berry, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, The Temptations, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, The Who, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Procol Harum, Fats Domino and more!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Two Sides To Every Woman by Carlene Carter FINAL AIRING!

Today is the final airing of Carlene Carter’s featured album. There’ll be a new selection tomorrow.

8:00 p.m.  Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Hank Williams NEW!

Hank Williams was a musical genius, and remains the most revered country music artist in spite of the fact that he died six decades ago at the age of 29. The volume of songs he wrote and left behind in a short period of time is amazing, and his contribution to the development of rock and roll cannot be denied. Today he becomes our featured singer-songwriter for the week.

Great day to tune us in. It is officially the weekend and you are all weekenders. So, let’s get into the spirit with some great music. This is a good time to let all know that we will be airing Tom Petty’s Top 100 Songs on Christmas Day, and our other House Band, The Beatles, will have their Top 100 aired on New Year’s Day.

The Wayback Machine!

Today It’s ‘The Original 60’s Rotation’ EP, Dolly’s Rock Opus and We Head to NOLA for Our New Singer-Songwriters, Saturday, November 25, 2023

Welcome, Weekenders! It’s Saturday in The Lounge and we’ve got some early-to-mid sixties music, Dolly’s AOW grand finale, and Fats Domino & Dave Bartholomew as our featured singer-songwriters.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation, Volume One: Various Artists

This was our very first EP and it was built from two shorter playlists. You’ll hear Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Fats Domino, Procol Harum and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Rockstar by Dolly Parton FINAL AIRING!

This is the final airing of Dolly’s great rock opus, in response to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. However, don’t fret. It is party of our standard rotation now.

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Fats Domino & Dave Bartholomew NEW!

Every time we play Fats, I ask the same question: Was anybody singing rock n’ roll before Fats? I’m not sure. For absolute sure, Fats Domino was a true pioneer of the genre…one of the forefathers who made it happen. Today, along with his long-time collaborator, Dave Bartholomew, Fats is our featured singer-songwriter.

I’ll be off to the salt mines for one more day today, but The Music Mermaid has got this totally covered. She’ll take care of the wide Open Stream in between as well. Hope you all have a fantastic day!

Welcome, Weekenders!

On Friday We Say Farewell to John Sebastian, Spin the ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ EP and Hear Laura Nyro Live at Carnegie Hall, September 29, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We are on the weekend’s doorstep today, kids, and we aim to please here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got some brand new ‘live’ Laura Nyro.

Here’s your fantastic Friday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of John Sebastian FINAL AIRING!

John Sebastian, founder of the Lovin’ Spoonful, takes his final spin as our featured singer-songwriter for this past week. Tomorrow we’ll have a brand new artist.

1:00 p.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

Songs about water of all kinds in the title, lyrics or both. You’ll hear Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Joe Cocker, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Otis Redding, the Doobie Brothers, Valerie Carter, Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Al Green, Loggins & Messina, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Linda Ronstadt, Spirit, The Grass Roots, The Beach Boys, Lindisfarne, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, Steely Dan, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers and more!

8:00 p.m. Laura Nyro Live at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, March 31, 1976 NEW!

This is new to our station and it’s fantastic. It was broadcast in Boston, Hartford, New York City, D.C. and Philadelphia. Tonight, we give you one of the most amazing songwriters on the planet singing her own music and it’s a thing of beauty.

Get on board, people. We’ve got some of the greatest music anywhere and The Music Mermaid really has it down. We play music 24/7 without interruption and at no cost to you. There is also no commercial advertising and no DJ’s who talk through the first thirty seconds of every song. See for yourself.

Welcome to Friday!

We’re at Midweek With the ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ EP, Townes Van Zandt, and ‘live’ Creedence Later, June 28, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a great lineup for your midweek experience today, starting off with our ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ multi-artist EP!

Here’s the midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

I know I’ve give you all this factoid before, but the earth is composed of 71% water and it is a favorite topic of musicians in all of its forms. You’ll hear Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Otis Redding, The Doobie Brothers, Valerie Carter, Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Al Green, Loggins & Messina, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Linda Ronstadt, Spirit, The Grass Roots, The Beach Boys, Lindisfarne, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, Steely Dan, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Townes Van Zandt

The second spin for Townes Van Zandt as our featured singer-songwriter, an artist whose musical talents have been compared to those of Bob Dylan.

8:00 p.m. Creedence Clearwater Revival Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, July 4, 1971

As we approach the July 4th holiday, it’s only fitting that we play this great July 4th concert by CCR live from the iconic Fillmore in San Francisco.

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Water, Water Everywhere

We Head for the Weekend With the ‘Original Sixties Rotation’ Multi-Artist EP, Joni Mitchell’s AOW, and Simon & Garfunkel In the Spotlight on Thursday, June 22, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We are on the downslide to the weekend starting with our ‘Original Sixties Rotation’ and we move on from there! Read on for details!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Early-to-mid is about right here and you’ll hear the music of Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Procol Harum, The Temptations, Fats Domino and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: The Hissing of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

We’re winding down on this great album. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so don’t miss it!

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Simon & Garfunkel

We haven’t aired this one in a while, so it’s about that time. Two kids who met in grammar school, made their first song at the age of sixteen, and went on to sell over 100 million records during their career.

Come on in, the music’s great. And it’s on 24/7 at no charge to you. Ever. We promise. And there is no commercial interruption either. See for yourself.

The Original Sixties Rotation!

On This Keep-It-Simple Sunday, We’ve Got Our AOW by Buffalo Springfield and ‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, May 21, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! As you know, we keep it simple on Sundays with plenty of wide Open Stream, but we do have a great new AOW and our original sixties rotation.

Here’s your simple Sunday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield NEW!

Although Buffalo Springfield wasn’t satisfied with this album, recorded in the summer of 1966 at Gold Star Studios, this was a groundbreaking album in many respects. Five of the songs were written by a guy named Neil Young, but he only sang lead on one of those. Richie Furay sang lead on the rest. Their first release from the album did not catch on nationally, but did make the Top 40 in Los Angeles during the month of August. However, by December, Stephen Stills’ For What It’s Worth became a national hit. The rest, as they say, is musical history. Aside from Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, the band was rounded out by Bruce Palmer (bass guitar) and Dewey Martin (drums, backing vocals).

3:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Our first sixties extended playlist with five uninterrupted hours of music from the early-to-mid sixties (although I am sure some songs from the latter part of that decade slipped in). You’ll hear Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Procol Harum, The Temptations, Fats Domino and more!

It’s a day of rest, fellow citizens, so why not kick back and relax with some great sixties music (and more). We’re totally free, we’re on 24/7, and we accept absolutely no commercial advertising. Just do it.

The Sixties!

Monday Brings Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash in Nashville ’69, the ‘By the Numbers’ Playlist, and ‘Live’ Little Feat, May 15, 2023

Monday rolls around again every week, unfortunately, but we’ve got some great music to get you through starting with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash’s Nashville sessions, vintage 1969, our ‘By the Numbers’ multi-artist playlist and Little Feat bringing up the rear.

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash: The Nashville Sessions, February 1969

Recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville on February 17 and 18, 1969. Their duet Girl From the North Country would appear on Dylan’s Nashville Skyline album in April of that year.

3:00 p.m. By the Numbers: Various Artists

A playlist with numbers as the topic in the title, lyrics or both from Three Dog Night, Chicago, Mudcrutch, J. J. Cale, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Eddie Cochran, Asleep at The Wheel, The Beatles, The Grass Roots, The Byrds, Stevie Nicks, Rosanne Cash, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Wilson Pickett, Paul Simon, Johnny Rivers, The Doors, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and more!

7:00 p.m. Little Feat Live at Ebbets Field, Denver, CO, July 20, 1973

Little Feat closes the programming day out live from Ebbets Field in Colorado, vintage 1973.

Let’s face it, Monday sucks. But we can help make it better if you simply tune us in. You don’t need a credit card. You won’t hear any commercial advertising. And we’re on 24/7 in case you have insomnia or live in another time zone. Just do it.

Monday, Monday

On Saturday We Have the Final Airing of “Carry Me Home,” The Original Sixties Rotation EP, and Springsteen as Our New Featured Singer-Songwriter, April 22, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! It’s the first full day of the weekend and we’ve got some excellent programming lined up, starting with a farwell to our AOW, Carry Me Home.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Carry Me Home by Mavis Staples & Levon Helm FINAL AIRING!

Today we bid a very fond farewell to this great album which was hatched out of friendship between the two artists during the filming of The Last Waltz. Tomorrow we’ll have a brand new selection for you.

12:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Our first volume of sixties music is up this afternoon bring five uninterrupted hours of music from Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Procol Harum, The Temptations, Fats Domino and more!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Bruce Springsteen NEW!

This evening we introduce The Boss as our featured singer-songwriter for this coming week. Springsteen has influenced music for six decades, releasing more than 21 studio albums over that span.

We welcome the weekend with some great programming with our wide Open Stream before, in between and all night long. We run 24/7 at no charge to you. All you need is a free tab and a mouse. The rest is on The Music Mermaid. And she delivers.

Welcome Weekenders!

We’re at Midweek With ‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, Kate & Anna McGarrigle as Our Featured Singer-Songwriters and The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, In the Spotlight, Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’re at midweek as we look toward the weekend, and we’ve got a spectacular programming lineup for you today that starts off with our ode to the early sixties!

Here’s your midweek music:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

We’re back with our homage to the early sixties, the years of the British Invasion and when American popular music was transforming itself. You’ll hear Del Shannon, Little Eva, The Drifters, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Hollies, The Walker Brothers, Mary Wells, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, Glen Campbell, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, Harry Nilsson, The Band, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Blind Faith, Janis Joplin, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Tony Joe White, Barry McGuire, Bob Dylan, Procol Harum, The Temptations, Fats Domino, The Rolling Stones, and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Kate & Anna McGarrigle

We’ve got our second airing today of the brilliant music of Kate & Anna McGarrigle, whose compositions contributed to the success of so many artists, including Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Judy Collins.

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas was a contemporary of Aretha Franklin, but she never achieved the national spotlight like Aretha did. Sometimes it’s just the luck of the draw, because Irma Thomas is one hell of a soul and R & B singer, and is known as the Soul Queen of New Orleans. We turn our spotlight on her this evening. Give her a listen.

It’s midweek and, as they say, it’s all downhill from here but in a good way. We’re on 24/7, as our international listeners know, and we play music non-stop, not just when we have programming. We’re also totally free and totally free of commercial advertising.

It’s Midweek Madness!