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Saturday Brings Our ‘Ode To Morning’ EP, The Pre-Disco Bee Gees, and The Allman Brothers Band, October 26, 2024

Welcome Weekenders! Today we open with our ‘Ode to Morning’ multi-artist EP, followed by the Bee Gees In The Spotlight and The Allman Brothers Band in concert later.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

We start the day with the sun coming up and songs about the morning from Hoyt Axton, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Graham Parson, Taj Mahal, Simon & Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Chapin, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Edwards, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt, Chris Hillman and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Bee Gees NEW!

There are a lot of before-and-after bands, like The Doobies before Michael McDonald (the old Doobies were better). Before the Bee Gees somehow managed to immerse themselves in disco, there was a really great and innovative rock band in there. That is the band we celebrate with this playlist. You won’t hear Stayin’ Alive here or any other Bee Gees music from that phase. That’s a promise.

8:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at The Atlanta International Pop Festival, Middle Georgia Raceway, Byron, GA, July 3-5, 1970

The Brothers bring it to the Atlanta International Pop Festival to close out Saturday’s musical festivities. But the music continues 24/7.

We’ve made it to the weekend, my friends, and that is always a good thing. After today, I get two days off so that I can start lining up next week’s music. We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. The button is below.

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Friday Begins With Live Little Feat, Then It’s Ray Charles and Our ‘Nothing But Heartbreak’ Playlist, October 25, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We’re off to a great start this morning with some live Little Feat! And it doesn’t stop there! By the way, we’ve got several hours throughout the day that start with Trifectas! Listen up!

Here’s your end-o-the-week musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Little Feat Live at Burgemeester Damen Sportpark, Geleen, Holland, June 7, 1976 NEW!

We catch some live Little Feat at the yearly Pinkpop Festival, a brand new-to-the-station show for you to enjoy this morning!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ray Charles

Ray Charles is legend. He’s often called the Genius. He pioneered soul music during the fifties, no small feat. We’ve got him In the Spotlight this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Nothing But Heartbreak: Various Artists

The flip side of ‘love’ is ‘loss’ and that’s what this playlist is all about. You’ll hear Carole King, Elvis Presley, the J. Geils Band, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, The Beatles, The Pretenders, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Aretha Franklin and more!

We not only give you some great programming today, but we’re tossing in a bunch of Trifectas (three-in-a-row by one artist) to kick off several hours today. You’ll just have to listen to find out who The Music Mermaid chose! The button is below.

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It’s Monday, Monday with James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ on October 21, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! It’s a Laurel Canyon kind of day here in The Mermaid Lounge as we have our long-running EP and two music icons who spent time with their musical counterparts in Laurel Canyon, the proving ground of country-rock..

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of James Taylor

We start out with James Taylor, a music icon who has sold more than 100 million records over his long career. He truly belongs In The Spotlight.

1:00 p.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Many artists passed through the canyon over two decades, where rock was fused with country and became the first real challenge on the charts to the British Invasion music. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, J.D. Souther and more!

8:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt Live at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, March 17, 1976

We have some early Linda to close out the night. No better way to end the day. She will always be primary voice of the songwriters from the canyon.

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We’re at Midweek With Songs About Water, Live J. J. Cale, and Stephen Stills ‘In Session’ on Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Good morning, musicologists everywhere and welcome to hump day. We start out with ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ today, followed by J. J. Cale and Stephen Stills.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

Today we start out with songs about water in all its forms with 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, Bonnie Raitt, The Grass Roots, Carole King, Tom Rush and more!

4:00 p.m. J. J. Cale Live at Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK, October 6-8, 1994 NEW!

We’ve got some vintage J. J. Cale on a 1994 tour from Hammersmith Apollo in London coming up this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Stephen Stills in Session at A & R Studios, New York, NY, April 26, 1968

Legend has it that Stills was accompanying Judy Collins to her recording session at A & R, but she finished with time left on the clock. Stephen Stills is rumored to have paid the engineer privately to help him cut this album full of demos, later called Just Roll Tape.

Here we are at midweek and tomorrow we start the downslide to the weekend once again! We’re on here 24/7 and we’re totally free. We’re also free of commercial advertising. Just use the handy button below!

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It’s the ‘Are You Ready For The Country’ EP, and ‘Live’ Jackson Browne and Gov’t Mule on Saturday, October 12, 2024

Welcome, weekenders! Here we sit on a very early Saturday morning giving you the lowdown on today’s musical feast which includes our big country EP to start it off!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Are You Ready for The Country: Various Artists

No. We do not play Jason Aldean. But we do play real country and the artists who fused country with rock, like The Eagles, Asleep at The Wheel, Hank Williams, The Byrds, Patsy Cline, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Dolly Parton, Poco, Linda Ronstadt, Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Jerry Jeff Walker, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash, The Desert Rose Band, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson, The Highwaymen, Gram Parsons, Tom Rush, The Flying Burrito Brothers, John Prine and more!

4:00 p.m. Jackson Browne Live at The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, August 15, 1973

October 9 wasn’t just John Lennon’s birthday. It was Jackson Browne’s 76th birthday as well. Today, we celebrate a singer-songwriter legend.

8:00 p.m. Gov’t Mule Live at Leverkeusener Jazztage, The Forum, Leverkusen, Germany, November 7, 2017

We close it out with Gov’t Mule in a live performance filmed for Germany’s Rockpalast television show.

Another weekend is upon us, and next week my vacation will be over and I’ll be back in hardware hell. But we remain a constant. The Music Mermaid will take over and deliver music free on a 24/7 basis with no commercial advertising. The button is below.

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We’re ‘Under The Influence’, Then It’s Emmylou Harris & The Desert Rose Band, and Later We Remember John Lennon On His Birthday, Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We’re here in The Mermaid Lounge and we’re going to be ‘Under The Influence’ for several hours before we move on to our other programming!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Under The Influence: Various Artists

We’ve all been here, whether the ‘influence’ of choice is legal or not. You’ll hear The Byrds, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, The Rolling Stones, Small Faces, Jimmy Hendrix, Steely Dan, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Talking Heads, Neil Young, The Beatles, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Foreigner, Jonathan Edwards, John Lee Hooker, Donovan and more!

4:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris & The Desert Rose Band Live at The Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA, August 3, 1986

Emmylou Harris has always managed to either pull together great bands, or team up with great bands. This time around she teams up with Chris Hillman’s Desert Rose Band for a great show.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of John Lennon

We close with a celebration of Lennon’s life and musical legacy as we celebrate what would have been his 83rd birthday today.

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We Start With The Traveling Wilburys, Then It’s Our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP and Wide Open Stream Tonight, Sunday, October 6, 2024

Good morning, music lovers. It’s Sunday Funday in The Mermaid Lounge and we continue on with our Tom Petty celebration with a great Traveling Wilburys entry.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. The Traveling Wilburys: The Bootleg Collection

Always a favorite, both the supergroup (and this is a true supergroup) and this playlist of outtakes, alternate takes and extended sessions. What we essentially have here is five friends who harnessed that friendship to create some of the most amazing music on the planet. Roy was the first to go. Then George. Then Tom. But their music rocks on.

2:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

Life on the road is a popular topic in popular music. Just ask Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Asleep at The Wheel, Mudcrutch, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, The Guess Who and more!

We then return to our big, wide Open Stream to take us through to morning. We’ll be back to close out our Tom Petty celebration with a Fillmore trifecta tomorrow! The button is below.

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The Weekend Starts With Our ‘In Your Dreams’ EP, J.J. Cale & Leon Russell, and More Tom Petty, Saturday, October 5, 2024

Good morning, weekenders! Today we continue celebrating the life and music of Tom Petty later this evening. Before that we’ve got J.J. Cale and Leon Russell ‘in session’ and songs about dreaming.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In Your Dreams: Various Artists

We wake up to songs about dreaming with The Everly Brothers, The Moody Blues, Van Morrison, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Monkees, The Mamas & The Papas, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffett, Widespread Panic, Jackson Browne, Mudcrutch, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Harry Chapin, Roy Orbison, Townes Van Zandt, Dusty Springfield, Tom Rush and more!

4:00 p.m. J. J. Cale & Leon Russell Live at Paradise Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Recorded June of 1979

You know that lost dates annoy me, but it is a fact of life. So here we are with two masters ‘in session’ together on a 21-song set at Leon Russell’s Paradise Studios.

8:00 p.m. Mudcrutch Live at The Fonda Theater, Hollywood, CA, June 26, 2016

This very same tour passed through Boston’s House of Blues and I missed it. I regret it to this day, I might add, because the very best live version of Hungry No More just happens to have been recorded here on that tour. Nevertheless, we continue on with our celebration of Tom’s life and music today with Mudcrutch, his “other” band.

We’re here for yet another day as I prepare myself mentally for nine glorious days free of retail hell. Yes, it’s true. My first actual real vacation in five years. But I digress. We’re here. We’re free. And we don’t accept commercial advertising. What could possibly be better? Oh, yeah, we play some of the best music on the planet.

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Friday Brings The Heartbreakers, Jimmy Cliff and Volume Three of Our ‘Love Street’ Series, October 4, 2024

Good morning, Tom Petty fans! Today begins our Petty weekend as we celebrate his life and musical legacy in all of its forms. It’s also the final installment of our ‘I See You Live on Love Street’ series…for now.

Fans gather to mourn the death of Tom Petty at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, after it had been announced that the musician had died at the age of 66. © Sheri Determan Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 02 Oct 2017 Credit: Sheri Determan/WENN.com

We’re nearly there (the weekend). And here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live and Loving It!

We open up with a few hours of what we consider The Heartbreakers’ best live performances. However, we do concede that this particular playlist could use a serious updating. We will tend to that soon. In the meantime, it’s still pretty great.

3:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Jimmy Cliff

To understand the importance of Jimmy Cliff all you need to do is read the opening paragraph of his Wikipedia entry: “James Chambers, OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences.” Feel free to read on and learn more!

8:00 p.m. I See You Live on Love Street: Various Artists NEW!

We close out the night with our final installment of this Laurel Canyon playlist with Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Nilsson, Gram Parsons, Leon Russell, Crabby Appleton, Rita Coolidge, Dan Fogelberg, the Souther, Hillman, Furay Band and more!

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On Thursday It’s ‘The Female Species’ EP, a Kris Kristofferson Tribute and Another Trip to Love Street, on October 3, 2024

Good morning, music lovers and we are now officially on the downslide to the weekend. We’ve got a tribute to the late, great Kris Kristofferson sandwiched in between a couple of great multi-artist playlists!

Here’s your musical mojo:

9:00 a.m. The Female Species: Various Artists

This one is songs about women, not necessarily by women (although some most definitely are). You’ll hear Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, Jackson Browne, John Mayall, Hot Tuna, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Electric Light Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, Percy Sledge, The Beatles, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, America, Roy Orbison, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, The Temptations and more!

4:00 p.m. Kris Kristofferson Live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY, December 3, 1872 NEW!

This afternoon we honor Kris Kristofferson’s musical legacy with a concert at Philharmonic Hall. He even brings along a few friends, like Willie Nelson, Rita Coolidge and Larry Gatlin.

8:00 p.m. I See You Live on Love Street, Volume Two: Various Artists NEW!

We’ve got Volume Two this evening, with Dave Mason, Grin, Gene Clark, Jimmy Webb, Rick Nelson, David Crosby, Tim Buckley, Frank Zappa, Steppenwolf, Glen Campbell, Hoyt Axton, The Turtles, Stephen Stills, Poco and more!

We’re on the case 24/7 with no commercial interruptions and no overly-chatty DJ’s who like to cut off the openings and closings of songs. We promise. And we also promise that there’s no charge for your time in The Mermaid Lounge. The button is below.

A Tribute to Kris Kristofferson