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Thursday Brings the ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP, Our Buffalo Springfield AOW and That Sweet Soul Sound, May 25, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’re heading toward the weekend with some great travelin’ music today. It’s only fitting since many of you will be traveling for Memorial Day weekend! But that’s not all! Read on for details.

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

Hitting the road, Jack, is a popular topic for musical artists. You’ll hear hours of music on the subject from Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springseen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Janis Joplin, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Asleep at The Wheel, The Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, Loggins & Messina, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Rush, Willie Nelson, The Guess Who, Ray Charles, The Marshall Tucker Band and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Buffalo Springfield by Buffalo Springfield

We’re winding down on this week’s selection. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so be sure to catch this great debut album by Buffalo Springfield.

7:00 p.m. That Sweet Soul Sound: Various Artists

The short version of our big, bad soul and R & B EP. You’ll hear Otis Redding, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Roberta Flack, Rare Earth, The Isley Brothers, Friends of Distinction, Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Aretha Franklin and more

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Heading for The Weekend With the ‘A Little Bit O’Soul’ EP, Mudcrutch’s AOW, and Some ‘Live’ Dr. John, Thursday, May 11, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’re over the hump and the weekend is in sight! We’ve got some great programming with our usual wide Open Stream wrapped around it. Read on!

Here’s today’s musical landscape:

9:00 a.m. A Liltle Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

The music that made America dance from Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Jimmy Ruffin, The Drifters, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Carla Thomas, James Brown, The Shirelles, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, LaVern Baker, The Supremes, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr, Fontella Bass, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Irma Thomas, The Box Tops, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Eddie Floyd, The Ad Libs, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, Wanda Jackson, Percy Sledge, Ann Peebles, Al Green and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Mudcrutch by Mudcrutch

Our next-to-last airing of this great 2008 debut album. Last chance sometime Saturday.

7:00 p.m. Dr. John Live at Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, New York, November 6, 1973

Closing out today’s programming is music to take care of what’s ailing you from the good doctor from New Orleans, the Nite Tripper himself.

Great day to be here in The Mermaid Lounge with us. We’ve got great programming covering the entire musical spectrum. Before, in between and after, we’ve got our big wide Open Stream going 24/7.

Heading for The Light!

We’re at Midweek With the ‘M is For Motown’ EP, Dolly Parton, and a Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot, Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We have a full slate today with our big, bad Motown EP, Dolly Parton as our featured singer-songwriter and a tribute to the late, great Gordon Lightfoot.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

9:00 a.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

We visit motor city and listen to Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton gets her second airing as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Gordon Lightfoot NEW!

One of the great singer-songwriters of his time passed away just a few days ago in Gordon Lightfoot. He’s a man who Bob Dylan called a “mentor.” Tonight we feature his musical legend in a Spotlight.

We’re at midweek. Everything from here is the downslide to the weekend. We’re on 24/7 at no charge to you. And there’s no commercial advertising or D.J.’s who like the sound of their own voices.

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It’s Volume Two of The Sixties Rotation, Karla Bonoff’s AOW, and Lucinda Williams ‘Live’ on Thursday, April 27, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’re on the downslide to the weekend now and we’ve got some fine programming, including volume two of our Sixties Rotation.

Here’s your Thursday programming:

9:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation: Volume Two

The second volume of our great sixties rotation includes The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, James Brown, The Box Tops, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group, Elvis Presley, The Doors, Marvin Gaye, The Beatles, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, the Velvet Underground and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Karla Bonoff by Karla Bonoff

We’re winding down on this selection. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so get it while you can!

7:00p.m. Lucinda Williams Live at Austin City Limits, The Moody Theatre, Austin, Texas, December 5, 1998

Lucinda Williams, a great singer-songwriter and performer, in a recorded performance at the Moody Theatre in Austin for the Austin City Limits show. She’s defnitely a Mermaid Lounge favorite. She’s a friend of Tom’s. He knew how great she was.

We’re headed towards the weekend. Great music makes the journey better. That’s why you should just use that button below and tune us in. We’re on 24/7 and we don’t charge you for listening. Honest. No strings. No lies.

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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!

On Thursday It’s Our ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ EP, Our AOW, and a Brand New Playlist Called ‘Those Shoes’, April 13, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! We’re on our way to the weekend with ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ which is our far-ranging soul and rhythm & blues EP to kick things off.

Here’s your Thursday programming:

9:00 a.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

This one isn’t just Motown, it’s our far-ranging soul and rhythm & blues EP with Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Jimmy Ruffin, The Drifters, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Carla Thomas, James Brown, The Shirelles, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, LaVern Baker, The Supremes, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr, Fontella Bass, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Irma Thomas, The Box Tops, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Eddie Floyd, Ann Peebles, The Ad Libs, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, Wanda Jackson, Percy Sledge, Al Green and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: No Dice by Badfinger

This is our next-to-last airing of this great album that put Badfinger on the map. The final airing will be sometime Saturday.

7:00 p.m. Those Shoes: Various Artists NEW!

This was a fun one to put together, a multi-artist playlist about shoes of all kinds from Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Jesse Winchester, Emmylou Harris, Elmore James, Leon Russell, Elton John, Townes Van Zandt, The Band, Elvis Costello, The Eagles, Laura Nyro, Norah Jones, Maria Muldaur, Betty Everett, Richie Havens, Traffic, Dan Fogelberg and more!

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Saturday is an Extended Visit to Motor City, our AOW, and Carly Simon as Our New Featured Singer-Songwriter, April 1, 2023

Good morning, music lovers. We’re kicking off a new month in style with our ‘M is For Motown’ EP, the final airing of our AOW, and Carly Simon as our new featured singer-songwriter for this upcoming week.

Here’s your April Fool’s Day lineup:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Steady As She Goes by Hot Tuna FINAL AIRING!

It’s the final spin for this great blues-rock album by Hot Tuna. Tomorrow we’ll have a brand new choice for you.

12:00 p.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

At high noon we kick off five hours of uninterrupted Motown sounds with Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Temptations, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell and more!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Carly Simon NEW!

Carly Simon began singing with her sisters in 1963, but when the band broke up she began a successful solo career. In 1971, she released her self-titled album which won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and spawned her first Top 10 single, That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be. During the seventies, she had a string of 13 Top 40 U.S. hits and four Gold-certified singles. Tonight she becomes our featured singer-songwriter.

It’s Saturday and, while some of us have one more day in retail hell, you may well be able to kick back and relax. Why not do it with us? We’re on 24/7, we’re totally free and we do not interrupt the flow with commercial advertising. We’re all about the music.

The Weekend is Here!

At Midweek We’ve Got Our ‘M is For Motown’ EP and George Harrison as Our Featured Singer-Songwriter, Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Welcome to a new month here in The Mermaid Lounge as we kick off March with our big, bad Motown EP, George Harrison, and a lot of wide Open Stream later.

Here’s today’s lineup:

9:00 a.m. M is for Motown: Various Artists

We’ve got two great soul and rhythm & blues EP’s. One encompasses all, but this one is focused on the artists of Motown and its subsidiaries. You’ll hear Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammy Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of George Harrison

We’ve go the second airing of George Harrison as this week’s featured singer songwriter, focused on his music as a founding member of both The Beatles and The Traveling Wilburys, as well as his solo career.

After our programming ends, we return to that great wide Open Stream courtesy of The Music Mermaid. Who knows what she’ll churn up for us. That’s the beauty of radio. We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free 24 hours a day, seven days a week all year long.

M is For Motown!

Saturday The Mermaid Lounge Celebrates George Harrison’s 80th Birthday as Our Featured Singer-Songwriter, Among Other Things, February 25, 2023

Good morning, weekenders! We are here and today we intro George Harrison as this week’s featured singer-songwriter on what would be his 80th birthday. But there’s more!

Here’s today’s musical landscape:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Canciones di Mi Padre by Linda Ronstadt FINAL AIRING!

Sadly, the final airing of this outstanding effort by Linda Ronstadt is here. We start off early to day for those global listeners who have not yet had a chance to hear it. Ronstadt took a stand with her record company to make the album, and she faced down the naysayers predicting the destruction of her career as it became an instant global hit, won her a Grammy, and is the biggest selling non-English album of all time.

11:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation: Volume Two

Volume two of this mix covers the mid-to-late part of the sixties, and you’ll hear The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Blind Faith, the Spencer Davis Group, Elvis Presley, The Box Tops, The Doors, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Beatles, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Jimmy Cliff, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Zombies, Donovan, Velvet Underground, B.B. King, Led Zeppelin and more!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of George Harrison NEW!

Today we celebrate what would have been George Harrison’s 80th birthday. Hard to believe. We feature over two hours of music from his years with The Beatles, his solo career, and his time with The Traveling Wilburys. George spent many years in the shadow of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting juggernaut, but when he burst out he did it in grand style, distinguishing himself songwriter of immense talent.

It is an excellent day to tune us in, folks, but we admit we say that several times a week. The only way you’ll understand why we say it is if you give us a try. The best thing of all is that it won’t cost you a cent. Ever. You have absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain. What could be better?

Happy Birthday, George!

On Saturday, We Introduce Van Morrison as Our Featured Singer-Songwriter, and Give You ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ (EP) Plus the Final Airing of Our AOW, February 11, 2023

Good Morning, Musicologists! We’ve got a fine Saturday on tap for you today as some of us begin our weekend (mine doesn’t start until 5:00 p.m. this evening). But fear not. The Music Mermaid will be at the helm today.

Here’s today’s musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Van Morrison NEW!

Today we premier our new singer-songwriter, Northern Irish musician and multi-instrumentalist Van “the man” Morrison (to his many fans). Morrison’s music career spans seven decades, starting with his lead singer role with Irish R&B and rock band, Them, when he recorded the great garage hit Gloria.

12:00 p.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

As you know, every month is black music history month here in The Mermaid Lounge, and today we give you five hours of uninterrupted R&B and soul music featuring Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Jimmy Ruffin, The Drifters, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Carla Thomas, James Brown, The Shirelles, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, LaVern Baker, The Supremes, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr, Fontella Bass, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Irma Thomas, The Box Tops, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Eddie Floyd, The Ad Libs, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, Wanda Jackson, Percy Sledge, Ann Peebles, Al Green and more!

8:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Poet, A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt, Various Artists FINAL AIRING!

Tonight we bid a fond farewell to this great album featuring artists like Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, John Prine, the Cowboy Junkies and others paying homage to a great American singer-songwriter. Tomorrow we’ll have a brand new album for you.

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A Little Bit O’ Soul