Friday Brings a New ‘Great Beginnings’ EP, Live Allman Brothers and a New Dave Clark Five ‘Spotlight’, March 28, 2025

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to the cusp of the weekend once again. We’ve got not one, but two, new pieces of programming today! Read on for details!

Here’s your Friday musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Great Beginnings: Various Artists NEW!

From a playlist to the big kahuna. We’ve expanded our library of songs with great openings to a full-blown EP featuring The Beatles, Elton John, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, the J. Geils Band, Aretha Franklin, Yes, Chicago, The Who, Johnny Rivers, Electric Light Orchestra, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, The Allman Brothers Band, CSNY, Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Badfinger, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steely Dan, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Paul Simon, The Chambers Brothers and more!

4:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at Woodstock ’94, Winston Farm, Saugerties, NY, August 14, 1994

Nope. It was decidedly not anything like Woodstock ’69, but The Allman Brothers Band, as always, gave a great performance.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Dave Clark Five NEW!

Another great British Invasion band gets its due. Tom Petty used to say that it should be called The Mike Smith Five because he was their great lead vocalist. (Dave Clark was the drummer, of course.) It’s kind of parallel to the J. Geils Band here in the U.S. with the great Peter Wolf on vocals and J. Geils on guitar. But I digress. The Dave Clark Five was the second British Invasion band to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. The first, of course, was The Beatles.

We’re here. We’re rarin’ to go. And we’re on 24/7 for your listening pleasure. We never charge you to listen to our music, and we never indulge in commercial interruptions because we’re not in it for the money. So, enjoy. The button is below.

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday and Our Big, Bad Blues EP, Ronstadt’s AOW and ‘Live’ Paul Butterfield BB in Boston, March 26, 2024

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. We kick things off with our biggest, baddest blues playlist and close it with some ‘live’ Paul Butterfield.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

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

This is our big one that encompasses all of the blues. You’ll hear 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, Bobby “Blue” Bland, the Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elmore James, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Robert Cray Band, J.J. Cale, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Marcia Ball, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Susan Tedeschi, Roomful of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Heart Like A Wheel by Linda Ronstadt

Ronstadt takes her second spin as our final AOW artist with her 1974 masterpiece as we celebrate it’s 50th anniversary.

7:00 p.m. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live at The Unicorn Coffee House, Boston, MA, May 1966

We hop into the Wayback Machine for this live performance from an iconic Boston location. We had so many great musical venues here in Boston back in the day playing all kinds of diverse music. This was one of them.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy day here in The Mermaid Lounge, but there’s plenty of room left for you. All you need to do is hit the button below, folks!

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It’s Tuesday Bluesday and We’ve Got The Allman Brothers Band and John Mayall Wrapped Around Our AOW, May 30, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists. We’ve got another Tuesday Bluesday here in The Mermaid Lounge and we’re kicking it off with the Allman Brothers Band and ending it with John Mayall later. In between, we’ve got Crosby, Stills & Nash with our Album of The Week.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Allman Brothers Band Sing the Blues, Volume Two

The second volume of Martin Scorcese’s great blues special featuring the Allman Brothers kicks off Tuesday Bluesday. We aired volume one last Tuesday.

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash

We’ve got the second airing of this great debut album by Crosby, Stills & Nash this afternoon. It was their only release before adding Neil Young to the mix.

8:00 p.m. John Mayall Live at The Leicester Theatre, London, UK, November 1, 2010

We close out the blues programming today with the great John Mayall in a live performance from 2010 at the Leicester Theatre in London. We know you’re going to love it.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a popular day here in The Mermaid Lounge, and we invite you to join blues lovers from around the globe. We’re on 24/7 at no charge and with no commercial advertising to interrupt the flow. We hope to see you soon!

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“Heart Like A Wheel,” Petty’s Zanier Side, the House Playlist, and the Allman Brothers at the Beacon, Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s Tuesday and rumor has it it’s going to be snowy most of the day. What could be better than hunkering down with some great music?

Here’s today’s snow day line-up:

11:00 a.m. The Album of the Week: Linda Ronstadt’s Heart Like A Wheel

2:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: On the Zany Side

Even the best of bands have a lighter, zanier side. There are long days on the road and even longer nights. And let’s face it. When it comes to lyrics, Petty was supreme.

5:00 p.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist

All the ungovernable songs we could find, and it seems we add one every couple of weeks!

9:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Play All Night: Live @ The Beacon Theater

Pull up seat, wrap yourself in a nice warm blaket (unless, of course, you live in a warm climate), and tune us in.

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Album of the Week, The Allman Bros and The Grateful Dead Live, and Elvis Presley Makes His Debut, Thursday, December 12, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have another airing of Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, some brand new “live” music, and The King makes his debut on #BecomeUngovernable Radio.

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