This Tuesday Bluesday It’s Our Texas Blues EP, An Ally Venable ‘Spotlight’, and Live Johnny Winter, February 11, 2025

Happy Tuesday Bluesday! We’ve got our newest blues EP up first; this one from Texas. Then it’s a new artist with a new ‘Spotlight’ and Mr. High Energy to close it all out later.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is the second airing of our great new playlist with music from Johnny Winter, T. Bone Walker, 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, Ally Venable and more!

Ally Venable released her first EP at the age of 14. Now at the age of 26, she has already established herself as an important piece of the Texas blues scene. Today we’ve got her ‘In The Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Johnny Winter Live at The Olympia, Paris, France, July 4, 2013

We close out Tuesday Bluesday with the late, great Johnny Winter who was always true to the blues. Tonight he’s live from The Olympia in Paris.

Our Tuesday Bluesday is all about Texas today. Join us and see what the buzz is all about. We’re free 24/7 and we won’t break the flow with commercial advertising or talkative DJs. See for yourselves. The button is below.

Monday is Back and We’ve Got ‘Working Songs’, Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me’ and The Beatles, February 10, 2025

Good morning, workers! The work week is back and we start out with songs about working, then we’re on to volume to of our ‘Repeat After Me’ series and something from The Fab Four.

Here’s your Monday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Working Songs: Various Artists

It’s only fitting that we start out Monday morning with songs about working from Jim Croce, The Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Slim Harpo, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Emmylou Harris, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Woody Guthrie, Dolly Parton, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and more!

4:00 p.m. Repeat After Me: Volume Two

We’re into originals and their reboots again today with The Beatles covering The Isley Brothers, Johnny Winter covering Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers covering Booker T & The MGs, Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy covering The Left Banke, The Mamas & The Papas covering the Shirelles and many more!

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: A Change In Time

The Fab Four are up to close out the programming with their songs incorporating time signature changes. This is a fun playlist.

Get on board, folks! We’re on 24/7 at no charge to the listeners and with absofuckinglutely no commercial interruption. The button is below.

On Tuesday Bluesday It’s Our Big Blues EP, a B. B. King ‘Spotlight’ and Jimi Hendrix & The Blues, January 28, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists! We’re back on another Tuesday Bluesday with a great programming lineup meshed in with our big, wide Open Stream!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

The big kahuna of blues today covering it all 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, Elmore James, The Allman Brothers Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, J.J. Cale, The Robert Cray Band, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of B. B. King

We’ve got one of the best this afternoon giving us a peek at his vast catalogue, along with his trust sidekick, Lucille.

8:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Sings The Blues

We don’t often associate Hendrix with the blues, but we should. He’ll show you why tonight.

It’s always a busy day on Tuesday Bluesday, but there’s plenty of room for everyone here in The Mermaid Lounge. Join us and see for yourself. The button is below.

On Tuesday Bluesday The Ladies Lead The Way, Then It’s Live Johnny Winter and a Marcia Ball ‘Spotlight’, November 5, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We’ve got ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ for starters, then it’s live Johnny Winter and Marcia Ball ‘In The Spotlight’ later!

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

Paying tribute to the women of the blues and those who have added the blues to their repertoire. You’ll hear 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. Johnny Winter Live at The Bottom Line, New York, NY, September 5, 1978

We’ve got Mr. High Energy Blues himself live from The Bottom Line this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Marcia Ball

Singer, songwriter and pianist extraordinaire Marcia Ball closes out our Tuesday Bluesday programming. If you haven’t yet heard her, stick around.

We’re always busy on Tuesday Bluesday and today is no exception. There’s plenty of room for everyone in The Mermaid Lounge. Join us. The button is below.

If It’s Tuesday, It’s Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP, a Brand New John Lee Hooker Spotlight Feature and The B. B. King Blues Band, September 24, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. Today we’ve got a new Spotlight featuring John Lee Hooker!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Our big, bad, all-encompassing blues EP with Robert Johnson, Delbert McClinton, 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!

This man is a true blues legend. The son of a sharecropper, he became famous for playing an electric-guitar style adaptation of the Delta blues that he developed while in Detroit. You can read more about John Lee Hooker and his blues innovations here.

8:00 p.m. The B. B. King Blues Band Live at The North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, October 7, 1987

We close out Tuesday Bluesday with some live B. B. King, always a good way to bring it to a close.

Come on in. It’s Tuesday Bluesday! We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free. See for yourself. The magic button is below.

‘The Best of Chicago Blues’ EP, the Tedeschi Trucks Band and Johnny Winter With Dr. John on Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists, and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday! We’ve got a fantastic lineup for you here today, including two masters ‘in session’ from Sweden.

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

We head out to the Windy City for some 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. In The Spotlight: The Tedeschi Trucks Band

We’ve got the biggest, baddest blues-rock band on the planet for you this afternoon with the greatest blues guitarist in the business in Derek Trucks and one hell of a blues singer in Susan Tedeschi.

8:00 p.m. Johnny Winter & Dr. John ‘In Session’ at Sonnet Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, Recorded in 1987

This is one of those sessions where we cannot pin down a firm date (which drives me nuts), but all of the sources mark the event for 1987. So, here we are with blues master Johnny Winter and Louisiana legend Dr. John.

We’ve got another strong Tuesday Bluesday offering here. We’re on 24/7 unless there’s some kind of cataclysmic weather event, and we’re always free of charge and free of commercial interruptions. The button is below!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With The Allman Brothers Band, Long John Baldry, and Johnny Winter, July 30, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We’ve got three great acts on board for Tuesday Bluesday today, including a new live performance by British bluesman Long John Baldry.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Allman Brothers Band Sing The Blues, Volume Two

This playlist comes from Martin Scorcese’s great TV series on the subject of the genre and its artists. Here we have The Brothers singing traditional blues offerings.

Brand new to the station. We’re expanding our blues offering once again and this guy has been on the list. It’s finally here, and a Spotlight is also in the works.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Johnny Winter

Mr. High Energy always remained true to the blues. Tonight he closes out the Tuesday Bluesday programming.

Our Big, Bad Blues EP, The Yardbirds Live in New York, and Dion In The Spotlight Awaits on Tuesday Bluesday, July 23, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We are back with another Tuesday Bluesday full of great music, including a brand new Spotlight featuring Dion of The Belmonts fame. Yes. You read that right.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Our big, bad blues EP featuring 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, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elmore James, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Robert Cray Band, Susan Tedeschi, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, James Cotton, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Howlin’ Wolf, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, Roomful of Blues and more!

4:00 p.m. The Yardbirds Live at B. B. King’s Blues Club, New York, NY, July 16, 2006

Jeff Beck and his mates captured live at B. B. King’s Blues Club in New York.

Many will remember Dion for Runaround Sue, The Wanderer and Abraham, Martin & John (a really fine song indeed), but Dion is a bluesman at heart. Today we’ve got the Dion’s blues In The Spotlight.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Big, Bad Blues EP, a Slim Harpo Spotlight Feature, and Live Muddy Waters, June 25, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome back to Tuesday Bluesday in The Mermaid Lounge. We start off with five hours of uninterrupted blues!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

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, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

We’ve had this on our list for a long time and we’re happy it’s finally here. Slim Harpo was a great bluesman who was pretty popular in his time. He was also a master of the blues harp.

It’s a trip back in time in the Wayback Machine for this live performance at The Fillmore West, vintage 1966.

We’ve Got The Windy City Blues on Tuesday Bluesday, Along With a B. B. King Spotlight and Live Johnny Winter, May 14, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! We’ve got some fine Tuesday Bluesday programming today as we kick things off with our ‘Best of Chicago Blues’ EP!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We head for the Windy City this morning to 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. In the Spotlight: The Music of B. B. King

The legendary B. B. King and his girl, Lucille, drop by this afternoon.

We’ve got some new live Johnny Winter with his performance at 1989 Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle.