Good morning, working class! We’re back to the work week with style with new live Pretenders, a Hot Tuna ‘Spotlight’ and an evening airing of the ‘Friends of Mine’ EP!
Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:
10:00 a.m. The Pretenders Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK, July 15, 2009 NEW!
We’ve got a new-to-the-station live performance by one of my favorite bands of the eighties (and there were not many) to open up the festivities! Chrissie Hynde is a legend.
3:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Hot Tuna
Another fine band here born of the ashes of Jefferson Airplane. There have been many personnel changes over the years, but Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have been the anchors from the beginning.
6:00 p.m. Friends of Mine: Various Artists
This EP has been on a hiatus since about March or April, but it’s back for an evening airing. It’s like Open Stream with a Theme with The Guess Who, War, Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Todd Rundgren, Amy Winehouse, The Doors, Simon & Garfunkel, John Prine, Talking Heads, Joan Baez, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Beatles, The Byrds, Carole King, Steppenwolf, Paul McCartney, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Free, Leon Russell, Robert Johnson, Argent, and more!
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Good morning, musicologists! We’re back with our usual great programming interspersed within our big, wide Open Stream. Read on for the details!
Here’s your musical lineup for today!
9:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists
We kick it off with the best music from the best generation with The Beatles, The Hollies, The Mamas & Papas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Rolling Stones, The Turtles, Three Dog Night, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blind Faith, Linda Ronstadt, Chuck Berry, The Doors, Stevie Wonder, Vanilla Fudge, Bob Dylan, Steppenwolf, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, The Who, The Kinks, Diana Ross & The Supremes, and more!
4:00 p.m. The Flying Burrito Brothers Live at The Seattle Pop Festival, Gold Creek Park, Seattle, WA, July 25-27, 1969 NEW!
On this fine day, The Flying Burrito Brothers shared the stage with The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Santana. The late, great Gram Parsons was on board and the band brought it.
8:00 p.m. The Beatles: Sunny Side Up UPDATED!
Tonight we close with Beatle songs with the sun mentioned in the title, lyrics, or both. We did a little bit of digging and we able to add a few more to the list! We never rest here.
Another fantastic day, and the temps have dropped all the way down to 70. We’re grateful for that, and we have several days of pleasant temps ahead. We hope you’ll join us. There’s no obligation, no charge, no interruptions. The button is below.
Good morning, musicologists! We’ve got a great lineup today, and it includes a tribute to Woody Guthrie on his 100th birthday. Yes, we’re amping up our protest music content, one of our favorite genres. If ever there was a time in our history to do this, it is now.
Here’s your Friday musical lineup:
9:00 a.m. Wheels: Various Artists
We start the day with tunes about driving places with Lucinda Williams, Chuck Berry, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bo Diddley, The Who, War, John Prine, The Eagles, The Byrds, Paul McCartney & Wings, Mudcrutch, Tracy Chapman, Steppenwolf, The Kinks, the Grateful Dead, Wilson Pickett, The Doors, Emmylou Harris, Golden Earring and more!
4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Bonnie Raitt
This afternoon we spend some time with Bonnie Raitt, truly one of the greatest singers and guitarists in music who seems to be ageless.
8:00 p.m. Woody Guthrie at 100, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2013 NEW!
Did any of us think we’d be here back when these great artists celebrated Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday? We need his music now more than ever. You’ll hear Lucinda Williams, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Ani DeFranco, Sweet Honey In the Rock, Rosanne Cash, Judy Collins, Jackson Browne,Tom Morello and more sing Woody’s songs.
We’ve got plenty of our big, wide Open Stream today with great programmed content sprinkled in. This is just the beginning of our increased protest song focus. More than any other genre, folk music has led the way on this front. The button is below.
Good morning, musicologists and welcome to Sunday Funday in The Lounge. We’re starting off with five hours of uninterrupted music about friends, some good, some not.
Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:
9:00 a.m. Friends of Mine: Various Artists
We’ve all got ’em. Some are good friends. Some bring you down. You’ll hear from The Guess Who, War, Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Todd Rundgren, Amy Winehouse, The Doors, Simon & Garfunkel, John Prine, Joan Baez, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Beatles, The Byrds, Carole King, Steppenwolf, Paul McCartney, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Loggins & Messina, Free, Leon Russell, Talking Heads and more!
4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons was a true visionary of country rock who advanced the genre with The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, through his association with the great Emmylou Harris, and as a solo artist. The only thing that kept him from greatness, as with so many others, was drugs. He died at the age of 26 from an overdose of alcohol and morphine. Here in The Lounge, we do not focus on his tragic death, but rather on what he was able to achieve.
8:00 p.m. Jethro Tull Live at Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY, October 9, 1978 NEW!
We close out the programming today with a new live performance from Jethro Tull at Madison Square Garden.
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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!
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Good morning, musicologists and welcome to the first day of yet another work week! We kick off the week with some great playlists in between all that great Open Stream!
Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:
11:00 a.m. Wheels: Various Artists
Since being on the road is a popular song subject, it only follows that cars and modes of transport would be as well. You’ll hear from Chuck Berry, Paul McCartney, Bo Diddley, Joni Mitchell, War, T. Rex, The Who, The Eagles, Janis Joplin, John Prine, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Mudcrutch, The Beatles, Steppenwolf, Wilson Pickett, The Kinks, Alice Cooper and more!
3:00 p.m. The Beatles: Songs With Characters UPDATED!
The man in the mack, the barber showing photographs, a lonely person named Eleanor Rigby, a murderous student named Maxwell Silver Hammer, the fool who hangs out on the hill, the banker who doesn’t wear a mack in the pouring rain are all here. And then some.
7:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Delbert McClinton NEW!
The amazing Delbert McClinton is an American blues rock-electric blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player and pianist. He has been at his craft since 1957 and is still active, his most recent album released in 2022. He has won four Grammys, is in the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was honored by the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas with the fifth star in their Walk of Fame. This evening he is most deservedly introduced as this week’s featured singer-songwriter.
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Good morning, music lovers. It’s the weekend and it’s a Sunday, so we keep it simple here on this official day of rest with Alison Krauss & Union Station’s Album of The Week and our newest multi-artist EP called ‘Friends of Mine.’
Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:
11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Lonely Runs Both Ways by Alison Krauss & Union Station NEW!
This great mostly bluegrass band dominated in the early 2000’s behind the amazing voice of Alison Krauss. This was their twelfth album release (November 23, 2004) and won the band three Grammys in 2006. The song A Living Prayer was also honored with the award for Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year from the Gospel Music Association. Krauss has established herself as one of the most influential artists in bluegrass music and is also one hell of a fiddler.
3:00 p.m. Friends of Mine: Various Artists
This is the newest EP and it’s all about friends, good and bad. We’ve all had experience there, right? You’ll hear The Guess Who, Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, War, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Todd Rundgren, Linda Ronstadt, Queen. R.E.M., Simon & Garfunkel, John Prine, Carole King, Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, The Kinks, Joan Baez, The Beatles, Carly Simon, Tracy Nelson, The Byrds, Desmond Dekker, Jackson Browne, Steppenwolf, Elton John, Maria Muldaur, Argent, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Otis Redding and more! As you can see, it’s a very musically eclectic playlist.
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Yes, it’s Black Friday, but not here in The Mermaid Lounge. There isn’t a damned thing we want for here that we have to go out among the teeming, greedy masses to get it.
Shit gets real with The Stones at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Here’s November 27th’s rock n’ roll history:
November 27, 1961: Patsy Cline’s version of Willie Nelson’s Crazy peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would be the biggest of her four records t cross over to the pop charts from the country charts (where it reached #2).
November 27, 1962: The Beatles recorded songs for the BBC in the UK for the first time ever. They sang Love Me Do, Twist and Shout, and P.S. I Love You at the BBC Paris Studio in London for a program called “Talent Spot.”
November 27, 1964: The Beatles appeared on the British television show called “Ready Steady Go.”
November 27, 1965: Marvin Gaye moved into the #1 slot on the R & B charts with Ain’t That Peculiar.
Also on this day, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice entered the US record charts.
November 27, 1967: The Beatles released the album Magical Mystery Tour in the U.S. and Hello Goodbye as a single in the U.S. on the same day. If that isn’t enough, the B-side of Hello Goodbye, I Am The Walrus, will chart and be a hit as well.
Also on this day, Aretha Franklin released my favorite Aretha song, Chain of Fools.
November 27, 1968: Steppenwolf’s self-titled debut album is certified gold on this day.
November 27, 1969: All kinds of milestones will be reached at Madison Square Garden in New York on this day. The Rolling Stones perform a show that is recorded and later released on Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out. The Ike & Tina Revue opened for the Stones that evening, and Janis Joplin joined Tina on stage for a duet. And in the audience celebrating his 27th, and final, birthday was Jimi Hendrix.
November 27, 1970: George Harrison released his triple album entitled All Things Must Pass. The single release, My Sweet Lord, will be the first ex-Beatle solo effort to hit #1 in both the US and UK.
November 27, 1972: Carly Simon released the single, You’re So Vain.
November 27, 1976: Stevie Wonder’s Songs In The Key Of Life, which debuted at #1, remained at #1 for a seventh week.
November 27, 1979: The Eagles released the single, The Long Run.
November 27 1995: The Beatles set a rock-era record when Anthology 1 sells more than 1.2 million copies in its first week of release.
Born On This Day
November 27, 1934: Al Jackson of Booker T. & The MG’s is born in Memphis, Tennessee.
November 27, 1942: Jimi Hendrix is born Johnny Allen Hendrix in Seattle, Washington.
November 27, 1945: Randy Brecker, trumpeter and flugelhorn player for Blood, Sweat & Tears, is born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
November 27, 1948: Dave Winthrop, sax player and flautist for Supertramp, is born.
And that’s Friday’s lesson from The College of Rock n’ Roll Knowledge. We are posting a bit early today as I’m on the run this morning, and we will be back with today’s programming shortly.
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