Tag: Linda Ronstadt

Keeping It Simple Today With Our ‘Are You Ready for the Country’ Multi-Artist EP and The (Young) Rascals’ AOW Later, July 16, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We are on a ‘keep it simple’ Sunday routine today with some great country and country-rock (no bad pop bands with fiddles, we promise) and our Album of The Week from The Young Rascals.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

11:00 a.m. Are You Ready for The Country: Various Artists

From real country music to the creators of the country-rock sound. You’ll hear Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Pure Prairie League, Asleep at The Wheel, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, the Marshall Tucker Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mudcrutch, The Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Glen Campbell, Rosanne Cash, Dan Fogelberg, New Riders of the Purple Sage, John Prine, The Desert Rose Band, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams and more!

7:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Groovin’ by The Young Rascals NEW!

No doubt, The Rascals are one of our favorite bands; a great rock band that could really make real R&B music. They just kept churning out the hits between 1964 and 1969. You couldn’t keep them off the charts, and they fully deserved to be there. Groovin’ was their third studio album, released on July 31, 1967. It went to #5 on the Billboard Top LP chart, #7 on the R&B chart, and #2 in Canada. Eight of the songs were released as singles, with the title track reaching #1 in the U.S. This would be the final album where they would use the ‘Young’ moniker. Moving on, they would explore psychedelia as did so many bands of this generation. They will be back here again with another AOW.

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Keep It Simple!

We’re In The Lounge and ‘Under The Influence’ for Several Hours, J.D. Souther’s AOW is Ending, and We Introduce Smokey Robinson as Our New Singer-Songwriter, July 15, 2023

Good morning, stoners and others! We kick off the programming with our ‘Under the Influence’ EP this morning, bid farewell to Black Rose, and intro Smokey Robinson as our featured singer-songwriter tihs evening.

Here’s your mindbending musical menagerie:

10:00 a.m. Under the Influence: Various Artists

Don’t say you’ve never been here. Come on. You can be ‘under the influence’ with both legal and illegal substances. Just ask Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Arlo Guthrie, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Donovan, Glen Frey, John Lee Hooker, Jonathan Edwards, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, The Traveling Wilburys, The Temptations, Small Faces, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, The Beatles, Neil Young, New Riders of The Purple Sage, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, Dave Van Ronk, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Steve Winwood, Led Zeppelin, Harry Chapin, The Band, The Fraternity of Man and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Black Rose by J.D. Souther FINAL AIRING!

This is the final spin on this amazing J.D. Souther release, so get in on it while you can. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new selection for you!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Smokey Robinson NEW!

It is reported that Wiliam “Smokey” Robinson has written or co-written about 4,000 songs in his illustrious career, some for his own band, The Miracles, and his solo career, but many for others like The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells and others. Tonight we introduce him as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

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Saturday in The Lounge!

It’s Finally Friday With Our ‘Paint It Black’ Playlist, a Stephen Stills Send-Off, and The Beatles With Some Friends Later Tonight, July 14, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! You’ve made it to the end of the work week (I’ve got one more day to go) and we’ve got some great stuff from The Mermaid Lounge coming your way!

Here’s today’s musical menagerie:

11:00 a.m. Paint It Black: Various Artists

Today’s opener is songs about the color black in the title, lyrics or both with The Hollies, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, The Move, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, k.d. lang, Tom Rush, Fairport Convention, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Long John Baldry, J.D. Souther, Guy Clark, Nina Simone, The Beatles, Steely Dan, Stephen Stills, Curtis Mayfield, Lucinda Williams, John Lee Hooker and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Stephen Stills FINAL AIRING!

Today we bid farewell to Stephen Stills as our featured singer-songwriter. Tomorrow we’ll have a brand new selection here for you.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: Songs With Character UPDATED!

We’re back with the Man in the Mack, Bungalow Bill, Maxwell and his silver hammer, Eleanor Rigby, a barber who works on Penny Lane, a chick named Polythene Pam, a dog named Martha, Lucy who loves to fly around the sky with diamonds, and more. The Beatles had a lot of characters, and tonight we’re going to meet them.

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Finally Friday!

We Head Toward the Weekend With the ‘Ladies Day Out’ Multi-Artist EP, J.D. Souther’s AOW, and TPATH’s Third Volume Live From The Fillmore. Thursday, July 13, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! The Women of Music take over the lounge for the morning into the early afternoon today, and we follow that up with more great music.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

The women of music are large and in charge today for five wonderful hours with 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, Sheryl Crow, Susan Tedeschi, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Dolly Parton, and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Black Rose by J.D. Souther

We’re winding down on this one. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday, and this is a great album. Don’t want to miss this one.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Fillmore: Part Three, San Francisco, CA, Recorded January 31-February 7, 1997

We’re on the final leg of this incredible musical event. For 20 sold-out nights, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were the Fillmore House Band and no two sets were the same for that entire residency. Special guests included John Lee Hooker, Roger McGuinn and more.

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Ladies Day Out!

Monday’s Back, For Better Or Worse. We’ve Got a Playlist About Luck, The Temps In the Spotlight, and Part One of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at The Fillmore ’97 on July 10, 2023

Good morning, workers! We’re back at it again and we’ve got a bunch of great music, including part one (of three) Doctor Petty and The Heartbreakers live at the Fillmore ’97 which will air over the first few days of this week.

Here’s your musical Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Good Luck, Bad Luck, Dumb Luck: Various Artists

Luck. It’s a funny thing. Sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad. And sometimes you fall into just plain dumb luck. You’ll hear Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, the Beatles, Jethro Tull, Fats Domino, John Lee Hooker, Joe Walsh, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Warren Zevon, The Byrds, Linda Ronstadt, Taj Mahal, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Alison Krauss & Union Station and more!

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

Up at mid-afternoon we’ll put one of Motown’s heavyweight bands In the Spotlight where they belong.

7:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, Recorded January 31-February 7, 1997, Part One

Back in 1997, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers played a 20-night, sold-out residency at The Fillmore West where they broke the rules and the mold, tossing out their set lists and allowing the fans to suggest songs to sing. The result? Each night, a different set list. Petty announced to the crowd, “We all feel this might be the high point of our time together as a group. It’s going to be hard to get us off this stage tonight.” And that was a very good thing. We will air the first part tonight. The next two parts will be aired Wednesday and Thursday of this week. (Because Tuesday is Bluesday only.)

Not only is this a great day to tune us in, but it’ll be a great week to tune us in as we’ll focus on our two House Bands, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and The Beatles. Join us. We’re totally free and we accept no commercial advertising. We’re not-for-profit music 24/7.

TPATH Live at The Fillmore ’97

On Sunday We Deliver J. D. Souther’s AOW, Our ‘Ode To Morning’ Multi-Artist EP, and Stephen Stills as Our Singer-Songwriter, July 9, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! Yes, we are deviating from the norm a bit here because we celebrated Ringo’s 83rd birthday yesterday, but we’re back on track with some great programming today!

Here’s Sunday’s lineup:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Black Rose by John David (J.D.) Souther NEW!

Throughout his career, J.D. Souther has been primarily known as a songwriter who has been recorded by many artists, including The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt. Today he owns our Album of The Week because we believe he’s more than that. He’s a singer-songwriter (and his turn will be coming up soon) of extraordinary talent, and Black Rose is one of the best albums ever recorded.

11:00 a.m. Ode To Morning: Various Artists

For the first time, we had our ‘Here Comes The Night’ and ‘Ode To Morning’ EP’s fall back-to-back. Today we pay homage to the sunrise with Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Chris Hillman, Taj Mahal, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Chapin, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Pure Prairie League, Badfinger and more!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Stephen Stills NEW!

Tonight we introduce the one-and-only Stephen Stills as our featured singer-songwriter for the week. The guy’s talent cannot be denied, in spite of some of the personal mud slinging that has gone on between members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. We also trace his career as a solo artist, as well as with Crosby, Stills & Nash (pre-Young) his band, Manassas.

We hope you’ll tune us in on this fine programming day. We’re on 24/7, not just when we have programming, and we’re totally free of charge. No surprises. No subscriptions. No credit cards. No personal information required. It’s all about the music.

Sunday Funday!

We’re Headed for The Weekend With the ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ EP, Maria Muldaur’s AOW, and ‘Live’ CSNY This Evening, Thursday, July 6, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We are definitely on the downslide to the weekend and we’ve got a great lineup including a new ‘live’ performance by CSNY at The Fillmore East.

Here’s your musical menagerie for today:

9:00 a.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Laurel Canyon was the place to be in the sixties and seventies, a musical enclave fostering a great environment for the music that would challenge the dominance of The British Invasion, and give birth to country-rock. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Doors, 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, the Souther, Hillman & Furay Band, JudyCollins, Joan Baez and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Louisiana Love Call by Maria Muldaur

We’re winding down on this album paying great respect to Crescent City soul and featuring a host of great New Orleans musicians. Our final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so get this one while you can!

7:00 p.m. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Live at The Fillmore East, New York City, June 5, 1970 NEW!

This great supergroup (second only to The Traveling Wilburys) was one of the main players during the Laurel Canyon years. Tonight we have a new-to-the-station performance at The Fillmore East, vintage 1970.

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Midweek Brings the ‘Color My World’ EP, Jeff Lynne as This Week’s Featured Singer-Songwriter, and Diana Ross & The Supremes In the Spotlight on Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’re at midweek and we’ve got a great lineup for you today, including The Supremes to close out our programming later.

Here’s the midweek lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

We kick the day off with songs about all colors of the spectrum in the title, lyrics or both. You’ll hear from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Donovan, Booker T. & The MG’s, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Jeff Lynne

One of the best returns for his second spin as our featured singer-songwriter as the leader of ELO and as a key member of The Traveling Wilburys.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Diana Ross & The Supremes

They were originally founded as The Primettes back in the early 60’s, but eventually became one of Motown’s premier bands and put girl groups on the map.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday and We Debut Our Brand New ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ EP and Spin Maria Muldaur’s AOW Later, on July 4, 2023

We teased y’all a bit a couple of weeks ago with this one, and now it’s here. We are really excited about this one…just over five hours of all kinds of blues from the ladies.

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Ladies Sing The Blues: Various Artists NEW!

We’ve got them all. We bring you the ladies who pioneered the blues, those who have pushed the boundaries of the blues, and those who have sung the blues as part of their overall 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, Shaun Murphy, Angels Strehli, The Blues Broads, Aretha Franklin and more!

5:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Louisiana Love Call by Maria Muldaur

It’s all women with the programming today as we bring you Maria Muldaur’s Album of The Week, Louisiana Love Call.

This is a great way to spend a Tuesday Bluesday as we finally launch our new playlist of women’s blues artists. Tonight we return to wide Open Stream. Tune us in. We’re on 24/7, we’re totally free, and we except absolutely no commercial advertising.

Ladies Sing the Blues!

We Start a New Month With Our ‘What’s in A Name’ EP, Bob Dylan’s Final AOW Spin, and the Multi-Faceted Jeff Lynne as Our Featured Singer-Songwriter, Saturday, July 1, 2023

Good morning, musicologists, and welcome to the dog days of summer here in The Mermaid Lounge! We kick off a new month in fine form today. Read on for details!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. What’s in a Name: Various Artists

One of our newer EP’s is airing this morning. We just introduced this one last month, and you’ll hear Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Them, Janis Joplin, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Donovan, Steve Winwood, Bonnie Raitt, Shawn Colvin, Carly Simon, Warren Zevon, Laura Nyro, Bobbie Gentry, The Kinks, Three Dog Night, The Association, Joni Mitchell, Badfinger, Linda Ronstadt, Steely Dan, Chi Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Tony Joe White and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan FINAL AIRING!

We say farewell to Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline today, undoubtedly one of his best albums ever. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new selection for you!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Jeff Lynne NEW!

Here’s a guy who doesn’t get the attention he should. Most people know him as the leader of Electric Light Orchestra, but Jeff Lynne is more than that. He’s one of the most prolific singer-songwriters on the planet. Before ELO, there was a sixties band called The Move, which recorded and released the original version of Do Ya. He was a founding member of The Traveling Wilburys. And finally, he’s a record producer who worked with both George Harrison and Tom Petty over his long career. Tonight we introduce him as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

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Welcome to July!