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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s ‘Best of Chicago Blues,’ Live Freddie King, and Nina Simone Sings the Blues, October 28, 2025

Welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday, kids. We’ve got some great stuff for you today starting out with some windy city blues!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We kick it off with some windy city 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. Freddie King Live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, September 30, 1970

We spend some time with one of the “kings” of the blues this afternoon live from The Fillmore!

8:00 p.m. Nina Simone Sings the Blues

Nina Simone’s career was marked by mastering many musical styles for sure, but she could really belt out the blues. We’ll show you tonight.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With a James Cotton ‘Spotlight,’ ‘The Best of British Blues,’ and Live Muddy Waters, on October 7, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists! Today’s EP starts at 1:00 p.m. as we switch it up by opening with a James Cotton ‘Spotlight’ feature. We close with some live Muddy at The Fillmore.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of James Cotton

A great blues harp player, singer and songwriter who made his start by playing for Howlin’ Wolf. We give you the full spectrum of his musical career in this ‘Spotlight’ feature.

1:00 p.m. The Best of British Blues: Various Artists

We go through the afternoon hours with The Animals, Chicken Shack, Cream, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green’s Splinter Group, Foghat, The Jeff Beck Group, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones, Christine McVie, Long John Baldry, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Savoy Brown, The Spencer Davis Group, Ten Years After, Them, The Yardbirds, Dr. Feelgood, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Martin Harley, Robin Trower, Elles Bailer, The Kris Barras Band, Kyla Brox, Dom Martin, and more!

8:00 p.m. Muddy Waters Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, November 4-6, 1966

We close it out with a live performance by Muddy Waters at the The Fillmore West.

It’s another Tuesday Bluesday and it’s busy, as usual. But there’s room for everyone, including you. So, just hit the button below and see for yourself!

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On Saturday It’s Our ‘Ode To Morning’ EP, Dylan’s Copyright Collection, and an Elvis Costello ‘Spotlight,’ September 20, 2025

Good morning, weekenders! We’re here on Saturday and kick off the morning with songs about the morning! Then it’s on to Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

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

Songs about the wonder of the sunrise and the morning hours with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Chapin, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt, Pure Prairie League, Chris Hillman, and more!

4:00 p.m. Bob Dylan: Rare Performances From The Copyright Collection, 1962-1966

A really personal and introspective trip through Dylan’s lyrics in live performances.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Elvis Costello

We close out the programming with another groundbreaking singer-songwriter who broke musical boundaries and put new wave on the map.

We’re officially weekenders. Well, you are at the moment. I’ve got one more day in retail hell. So, the Music Mermaid will be in charge today. She’s got impeccable taste in music, as you all know. Tune us in. The button is below!

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Our Biggest Blues EP, John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat, and Live James Cotton, September 16, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists, and welcome to yet another Tuesday Bluesday! We have got a great lineup for today, including a collaboration between John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

The biggiest and baddest 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, The Allman Brothers Band, Elmore James, the Robert Cray Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and more!

4:00 p.m. Hooker n’ Heat: A Collaboration Between John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat

What was the result? A great double album of blues music released in early 1971, becoming the great John Lee Hooker’s first album to chart. The great Blind Al Wilson, leader of Canned Heat, died on September 3, 1979 from a drug overdose, just shortly after the album was recorded. It was released after his death.

8:00 p.m. The James Cotton Band Live at The Shaboo Inn, Willamantic, CT, December 6, 1974

We close it out with a great live performance from the great James Cotton Band from The Shaboo Inn.

It’s another full house on Tuesday Bluesday, but there is plenty of room for everyone here! We’re on 24/7. We’re free. And we run absolutely NO commercial advertising. The button is below!

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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s Windy City Blues, The Allman Brothers Band, and Peter Green’s Splinter Group, September 9, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists, and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. We have a great lineup that includes volume two of The Allman Brothers singing the blues, and Peter Green’s Splinter Group live from Mannheim, Germany!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We kick off the day with five uninterrputed hours of Windy City blues featuring Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Albert King, Muddy Waters, 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. The Allman Brothers Band Sing The Blues: Volume Two

This afternoon we’ve got volume two of the Brothers singing the traditional blues songs, as presented in Martin Scorcese’s brilliant tribute to the blues.

8:00 p.m. Peter Green’s Splinter Group Live at The Capitol Theatre, Mannheim, Germany, March 19, 2003

The late and very great Peter Green, original founder of Fleetwood Mac, in a live performance from Germany with his Splinter Group.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy day here in The Mermaid Lounge, but there’s plenty of room for all. Join us for a great day of blues programming with our big, wide Open Stream added before, in between, and after. All you need to do is hit the button below!

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On Tuesday Bluesday, the Ladies Open It Up, The Allman Brothers Sing the Blues, and Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones are Live in Chicago, On August 26, 2025

Good morning and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday! Today we’ve got ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ to open things up, then we move on to The Allman Brothers Band, and Muddy & The Stones together at the Checkerboard Lounge!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

From old time to the newer artists, we give you the blues female-style with 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. The Allman Brothers Band Sings The Blues, Volume One

From the excellent Martin Scorcese documentary about the blues, we give you the Allman Brothers Band takes on the classics.

8:00 p.m. Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones Live at The Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago, IL, November 22, 1981

We close with a legendary union of Muddy and The Stones at the blues club on the South Side of Chicago established by L.C. Thurman and Buddy Guy in 1972.

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On Saturday it’s ‘Ode To Morning,’ Live Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and a Maria Muldaur ‘Spotlight’ Feature, August 23, 2025

Good morning, weekenders! We’ve got a great lineup today that includes a celebration of 50 years of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, replete with a bunch of special guests! Not to be missed!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

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

We kick it off with songs about the morning from Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, The Rascals, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt, Pure Prairie League, Chris Hillman, and more!

4:00 p.m. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Live at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, September 15, 2015 NEW!

The Dirt Band celebrates 50 years in music at the famous Ryman Auditorium with friends Jackson Browne, Rodney Crowell, Alison Krauss, Jerry Jeff Walker, Vince Gill, John Prine, Sam Bush, and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Maria Muldaur

Starting out in the folk scene of Greenwich Village, Maria Muldaur forged a career that spanned decades and musical genres. We put her ‘In the Spotlight’ today.

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On Tuesday Bluesday It’s Our Big Blues EP, ‘The Kings of The Blues,’ and an Ally Venable ‘Spotlight’ Feature, August 12, 2025

Happy Tuesday Bluesday, bluesologists! Today we begin the all-blues programming with our biggest, baddest blues EP, then we’re on to B.B., Albert, and Freddie. We close with a newer voice on the blues scene in Ally Venable.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

We start off with our biggest blues EP that encompasses all of the blues 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, John Mayall & The Blues Breakers, Elmore James, the Robert Cray Band, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, and more!

4:00 p.m. The Kings of The Blues: B.B. Albert, and Freddie

We’ve got the Kings in The Mermaid Lounge this afternoon laying it down.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ally Venable

We close with a woman whose music is becoming more and more prominent throughout Texas and beyond. Her powerful vocals and impressive guitar skills deliver what is described as Texas blues-rock. Join us for some Ally Venable this evening.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday With Windy City Blues, Live Lightnin’ Hopkins, and TPATH Sings the Blues, On August 5, 2025

It’s another Tuesday Bluesday and we start out with ‘The Best of Chicago Blues,’ then it’s on to some live Lightnin’ Hopkins, a real treat, and The Heartbreakers getting their blues on later to close out the programming.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Nothing like those windy city blues 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. Lightnin’ Hopkins Live at The Swarthmore College Folk Festival, Swarthmore, PA, April 6, 1964 NEW!

We’re in the Wayback Machine for this one, heading all the way back to 1964 for some great live music from Lightnin’ Hopkins.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Sing The Blues UPDATED!

We’ve got one of the best bands on the planet, and the other half of our two-headed House Bands up tonight singing the blues. They not only cover the classics, but toss in their own brand as well. This was just updated to include a fantastic version of Mona, performed with Bo Diddly at The Heartbreakers’ 1999 residency at The Fillmore in San Francisco. You won’t want to miss that one.

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On Sunday, It’s ‘Ode To Morning,’ a Wilbury ‘Spotlight’ Feature, and Bonnie Raitt & Friends Live in NY, July 20, 2025

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to Sunday Funday here in The Mermaid Lounge. Today we open with songs about morning, then we’ve got TheTraveling Wilburys and live Bonnie Raitt!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

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

We open with our ‘Ode to Morning’ EP with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Hoyt Axton, The Beatles, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Gram Parsons, Simon & Garfunkel, Taj Mahal, Harry Chapin, Linda Ronstadt, Three Dog Night, Ry Cooder, Tim Buckley, Muddy Waters, Jonathan Edwards, Bob Dylan, Badfinger, Townes Van Zandt, Chris Hillman, Pure Prairie League, and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Traveling Wilburys

The best damned supergroup in music history drops by this afternoon to give us their catalogue. It started out as five friends enjoying each other’s company and playing together, and morphed into one giant impressive display of musical talent, leaving us with the desire for more. Enjoy.

8:00 p.m. Bonnie Raitt & Friends Live at Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, NY, October 17, 1972

Bonnie Raitt brings friends Lowell George (Little Feat) and John Hammond along to Ultrasonic Studios for live, in-studio concert broadcast on WLIR-FM.

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