Tag: Koko Taylor

It’s Tuesday Bluesday and the Ladies Are In Charge, Followed by Steely Dan, Then Brand New Rory Block, March 5, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. Today we add Rory Block to our standard rotation and air her new Spotlight feature! It’s Women’s History Month!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

The women of the blues are large and in charge today. You’ll hear 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: Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Steely Dan’s back for their second spin with Pretzel Logic as our Album of The Week.

7:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Rory Block NEW!

Rory Block is one of those artists whose feet are firmly planted in the blues, particularly in the more traditional blues vein and in country blues. She boasts great acoustic blues chops. Perhaps the ‘fame’ others have experienced have eluded Rory Block, but the seven-time blues award winner has is the universal respect of the blues music community.

Join us on this fine Tuesday Bluesday as we add Rory Block to our great blues rotation. We’re on 24/7 at no charge and without commercial interruption. The button awaits you.

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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 Tuesday Bluesday!

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.

Tedeschi Trucks Band!

Tuesday Bluesday Brings Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Jackson Browne and Buddy Guy & SRV ‘Live’, January 23, 2024

Welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got some great blues programming today, along with the second airing of our AOW.

Here’s your musical 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, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Marcia Ball, Duane Allman, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m.  Album of The Week: Late For The Sky by Jackson Browne

We celebrate this album’s 50th birthday with it’s second airing as our AOW.

7:00 p.m.  Buddy Guy with Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at The Lone Star Cafe, New York, April 14, 1986

Two blues greats together at one vaunted venue. What could be better? This is one of those shows I wish I had seen.

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Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Emmylou Harris, and Susan Tedeschi Are On the Docket, Tuesday, December 27, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! One holiday down and one more coming next week. We begin another work week on Tuesday Bluesday.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is our big, bad blues EP that covers the full range. You’ll hear Delbert McClinton, Robert Johnson, 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, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

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

Emmylou drops in for the second airing of her Album of The Week.

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Susan Tedeschi

Boston born and raised Susan Tedeschi takes the spotlight tonight. Her strong voice and searing guitar work has drawn comparisons to Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt. But frankly, she’s all Susan Tedeschi.

Always a busy day here in The Lounge on Tuesday. But there’s plenty of room for all. Remember, five hours of uninterrupted blues begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. Just push the button below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

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.

Tuesday Bluesday!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With The Ladies, Maria Muldaur and ‘Live’ John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Later, December 5, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists! We have a Blues trifecta going on today because Maria Muldaur’s AOW delivers the blues in style with help from her friends! Read on!

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

The ladies own the lounge to kick off Tuesday Bluesday. You’ll hear 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, Maria Muldaur, The Blues Broads and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Richland Woman Blues by Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur drops by with some of her friends, like Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Nelson, John Sebastian and others, to deliver the blues in style.

7:00 p.m. John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Live at Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany, May 21, 1969

We close out Tuesday Bluesday with a great live performance by the Bluesbreakers in Germany.

It’s always a busy day on Tuesday. It’s like the Prince Spaghetti Day of the blues, so why not tune us in for a spell? It won’t cost you a cent. EVER.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Chicago Blues EP, Elvis Presley, and Jimmy Reed In The Spotlight, November 14, 2023

It’s a bluesy kind of day here. I’m back on the floor in retail hell, unfortunately. And The Music Mermaid is holding down the fort here.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

It’s the blues from the Windy City 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: Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

Elvis is back with his debut album. (By the way, we did give you the expanded edition of this album.) This is undoubtedly our favorite time for Elvis music, when he was immersed in the Nashville and Sun sessions.

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Jimmy Reed

This is a full Chicago blues day, as the great Mr. Reed was also in our Chicago blues EP today. Jimmy Reed was born in Mississippi in 1925 to a sharecropper family. He was a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was active from the 1940’s up until 1976, when he passed at the age of 50. His guitar style attraced both blues audiences and non-blues audiences.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a great day to tune us in, folks. It’s blues programming all day with our big, wide Open Stream in between. Give it a try. You need no money or credit cards. And we do not interrupt the music with commercial advertising.

Tuesday Bluesday!

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.

Tuesday Bluesday!

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.

Tuesday Bluesday is always hopping here, so get in on the fun. We’re on 24/7 at no charge to the listening public and we do not run any commercial advertising. What could be better?

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