Tuesday Bluesday Brings Our Biggest Blues EP, Live Tedeschi Trucks Band and a Canned Heat ‘Spotlight’, April 1, 2025

Welcome to Tuesday Bluesday, bluesologists. We hope you like what we’ve got on tap, starting with our biggest blues EP featuring the pioneers and those that help keep the genre alive!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is our biggest blues EP cutting across all styles 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, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Robert Cray Band, J.J. Cale, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

4:00 p.m. Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at The Orpheum Theater, Madison, WI, March 18, 2015

Today’s biggest, baddest blues band with two living legends at the forefront in Boston’s own blues singer Susan Tedeschi and master guitarist Derek Trucks. Today they’re live from Wisconsin.

8:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Canned Heat

We close out Tuesday Bluesday with one of the best bands of the sixties in Canned Heat, led by blind Al Wilson, a member of the ’27 Club’.

Tuesday Bluesdays are always busy and today is no exception. Join us. You’ll love it. Best of all, we’re totally free and run no commercial advertising. The button is below.

On Saturday It’s ‘Ladies Day Out’, A Booker T & The MGs ‘Spotlight’, and Live Kris Kristofferson at the Moody, March 29, 2025

Good morning, musicologists, and we continue celebrating Women’s Month with our ‘Ladies Day Out’ EP, then it’s a great ‘Spotlight’ featuring Booker T & The MGs, and Kris Kristofferson live at Austin City Limits.

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

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

The women of music are large and in charge for five hours. We’re featuring songs from 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, Norah Jones, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Phoebe Snow, Susan Tedeschi, Nicolette Larson, Sheryl Crown, Valerie Carter, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Booker T & The MGs

The original Stax house band broke out to become one of the most influential instrumental R & B and funk bands in music. They helped to establish the Souther and Memphis soul genres. Today we put them ‘In The Spotlight’.

8:00 p.m. Kris Kristofferson Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, September 14, 1981

We close out the programming with the late, great Kris Kristofferson recorded live at The Moody Theater for Austin City Limits.

We’ve made it to another weekend. The Orange Shitstain usually golfs, so things seem to quiet down so that we can rejuvenate ourselves before the next onslaught. This is a great place to be. Join us. The button is below.

Welcome to Tuesday Bluesday With ‘The Best of Texas Blues’ EP, Plus Live Performances From Susan Tedeschi and the Robert Cray Band, on March 25, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists, and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday here in The Mermaid Lounge! We’ve got a great lineup starting with five uninterrupted hours of Texas blues!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Our newest blues EP is a killer with Johnny Winter, Bobby “Blue” Bland, T-Bone Walker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marcia Ball, The King Bees, Freddie King, Janis Joplin, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Doyle Bramhall II, Ally Venable, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Big Mama Thornton, Albert Collins, ZZ Top, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and more!

4:00 p.m. Susan Tedeschi Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, June 17, 2003

Boston’s own Susan Tedeschi live from the Moody Theater recorded live for Austin City Limits!

8:00 p.m. The Robert Cray Band Love at The Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA, December 2, 1995

We close out the day’s programming with one of Barack Obama’s favorite musicians live from The Warfield Theater. And he’s miles above either Kid Rock or Ted Nugent. (We don’t play that shit.)

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It’s Tuesday With the ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’, Then It’s Live Paul Butterfield in Boston, and Bloomfield, Kooper and Stills Together On March 11, 2025

Good morning, blueologists, and welcome to another great Tuesday Bluesday here in The Lounge. We start off with five hours of uninterrupted blues from the ladies, then we move to vintage live Paul Butterfield and a great trio of blues-rock artists ‘in session.’

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

From old to new, you’ll hear Billie Holliday, 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! This playlist is also scheduled for an update, so stay tuned!

4:00 p.m. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live at The Unicorn Coffee House, Boston, MA, Spring 1968

We’re not sure of the exact date, but we know it happened because it’s right here. This is an iconic band in another of those iconic Boston music venues that is no more. It’s a Wayback Machine event.

8:00 p.m. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills Recorded at CBS Columbia Square Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 1968

Another Wayback Machine event that took place after Bloomfield and Kooper had finished working with Bob Dylan on his Highway 61 Revisited album, and after they played in the backing band for Dylan’s 1965 performance at the Newport Folk Festival where he used electric instruments for the first time and ruffled quite a few feathers in the folk music world. The result was an album that peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, where it remained for 37 weeks.

Blah. Blah. Blah. I could give you the usual closing, but I’m in a bit of a rush this morning. Back to the retail work week for me. The Music Mermaid is in charge until I return. The button is below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With The Ladies, Live Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a Roomful of Blues ‘Spotlight’ Feature, on February 4, 2025

Happy Tuesday Bluesday, bluesologists! We’ve got some great blues programming today interspersed within our big, wide Open Stream. It all starts with the women of the blues.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

From modern-day blues singers to the earliest times when technology was sparse, you’ll hear from Billie Holiday, Big Mama Thornton, 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. Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at The Austin Opera House, Austin, TX, April 15, 1984

Gone far too soon, Stevie Ray Vaughan nevertheless left his indelible mark on modern-day blues. Today we have him live from Austin.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Roomful of Blues

Roomful of Blues is a horn-fueled bigass blues band that has stood the test of time, playing and recording for over fifty years with a slew of music awards under its belt. Although their lineup goes through changes, the band remains in a class by itself. If you don’t know them, get to know them. You can read more about them here.

The blues train keeps rolling along and we roll along with it. This is one of our most popular days here and there’s room for everyone. We’re free and we do not air commercial advertising. in these trying times, we are beacon of light. Join us. We’re all going to need it over the next four horrible years. You can punch your ticket below.

On Tuesday Bluesday It’s Our Big Blues EP, a B. B. King ‘Spotlight’ and Jimi Hendrix & The Blues, January 28, 2025

Good morning, bluesologists! We’re back on another Tuesday Bluesday with a great programming lineup meshed in with our big, wide Open Stream!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

The big kahuna of blues today covering it all 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, Elmore James, The Allman Brothers Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, J.J. Cale, The Robert Cray Band, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of B. B. King

We’ve got one of the best this afternoon giving us a peek at his vast catalogue, along with his trust sidekick, Lucille.

8:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Sings The Blues

We don’t often associate Hendrix with the blues, but we should. He’ll show you why tonight.

It’s always a busy day on Tuesday Bluesday, but there’s plenty of room for everyone here in The Mermaid Lounge. Join us and see for yourself. The button is below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday with The Ladies, Then The Heartbreakers Sing the Blues, and Muddy Joins Johnny Winter, January 7, 2025

Good morning and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. We’re loaded with great programming today! Read on!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

The Ladies are back: Billie Holliday, 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. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Sing The Blues

We all know how much Tom Petty loved the blues and dreamed of his momentous band growing old, sitting in chairs and playing away. He never got there, but The Heartbreakers played plenty of blues.

8:00 p.m. Muddy Waters: The Johnny Winter Sessions 1976-1981

After Chess Records folded, Muddy Waters needed a landing spot, so he singed up with Sky Records in 1971. Then he hooked up with energetic blues guitarist Johnny Winter, who helped return Muddy Waters to the top of his game, even winning a Grammy or two in the process.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy day, but there’s room aplenty in The Lounge. We’re on 24/7, we’re totally free and there’s no commercial advertising. The button is below.

We Intro The Liverbirds, Then It’s ‘Ladies Day Out’ and a Judy Collins ‘Spotlight’ on Sunday, December 29, 2024

Good morning, music historians. We’re sure you’ve never heard about The Liverbirds, a band referred to as ‘the all-girl Beatles’ who came from Liverpool and graced the music scene from 1963 to 1968. We’ve got them today, as well as all-girl programming!

Here’s your all-girl lineup:

Was there an all-girl band before the Liverbirds from, where else, Liverpool, England? We’re not sure. They were on the music scene from 1963 through 1968 and are referred to as ‘the all-girl Beatles’. We have a link from Wikipedia in the opening paragraph of this blog entry, but here’s some additional information on this band.

12:00 p.m. Ladies Day Out: Various Artists

Nobody plays female artists like we do, and this is a great playlist including 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, Susan Tedeschi, Valerie Carter, Dusty Springfield, Ann Peebles and more!

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Judy Collins

We close out the programming with a woman whose career has spanned seven decades, releasing 36 albums and six live albums.

We love days when all of the programming centers around women. We play more women in a week than most stations play in a month. We’re on 24/7 with no commercial advertising. We’re all about the music. The button is below.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With The Ladies in Charge, The Allman Brothers Band, and Koko Taylor, December 3, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists! Our first Tuesday Bluesday of the month always belongs to the women of the blues and today is no exception!

Here’s your bluesy lineup:

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

The ladies are large and in charge for the first five hours. You’ll hear Billie Holliday, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Koko Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Marcia Ball, Elllen 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 Live at The Fillmore East, New York, NY, March 12-13, 1971

The Brothers air it out at The Fillmore.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Koko Taylor

Taylor’s strong, brash blues voice has earned her the title of The Queen of The Blues. For good reason.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday! Time For Our Big, Bad Blues EP, SRV & Double Trouble and ‘The Kings’, November 26, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to Tuesday Bluesday. We start with our biggest blues EP, then it’s live Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble and a visit from the ‘Kings’ of the blues to close it out.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

Yes, it’s the big one 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, Robert Cray Band, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf and more!

We have very early SRV here with Double Trouble, fully three years before his first studio release. In fact, he had not yet begun to use his middle name.This one was broadcast live on KLBJ-FM in Austin.

8:00 p.m. The Kings of The Blues: Various Artists

That’s B.B. King, Freddie King and Albert King, and that’s how we close out our Tuesday Bluesday programming today.

We’re always busy here on Tuesday Bluesday, but there’s plenty of room for everyone! We’re 100% free, no strings, no surprises. There’s no commercial advertising and there’s nothing for us to sell you. We’re all about the music. The button is below.