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Today We Have Songs About the Night, Live Gregg Allman Band and a Janis Joplin ‘Spotlight’ on Thursday, November 21, 2024

Here’s your Thursday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Here Comes The Night: Various Artists

We open the morning programming with songs about the night from Warren Zevon, The J. Geils Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Them, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Patti Smith, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bruce Springsteen, The Kinks, Electric Prunes, Phoebe Snow, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Doors, John Cougar Mellencamp, Poco, Emmylou Harris, Neil Diamond, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt, Sam Cooke and more!

4:00 p.m. The Gregg Allman Band Live at Wolfgang’s, San Francisco, CA, May 14, 1987

Gregg Allman and his “other” band drop by for a live performance this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Janis Joplin

We close out the day’s programming with Janis. Nothing more needs to be said here.

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On Wednesday We Go Full-On Sixties With Our EP, a Live Jimi Hendrix Jam, and Early Fab Four, November 20, 2024

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to a day dedicated to the sixties as we begin with our ‘Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, then it’s live Hendrix and The Fab Four.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

We start the day with music from one of the most amazing musical decades with The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Little Eva, Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters, The Dave Clark Five, Johnny Rivers, Bob Dylan, The Animals, Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Procol Harum, The Turtles, Del Shannon, The Temptations, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Fats Domino, The Left Banke, James Brown, Fontella Bass and more!

4:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Live at The Cafe a Go Go, New York, NY, March 17, 1968

We’ve got a great blues jam as Jimi Hendrix joins Paul Butterfield and Elvin Bishop on stage at New York’s iconic Cafe A Go Go.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: The Early Years

The Beatles started out like many groups, emulating those who laid the foundations of rock and roll before them. Eventually, however, they began to sprinkle in some of their own compositions and the rest, as they say, is history.

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Sunday It’s Bob Dylan & Friends, the ‘Color My World’ EP and Neil Young and POTR at Farm Aid, November 17, 2024

Good morning, weekenders! Today we spend some time celebrating Dylan’s 30th anniversary, then it’s songs about colors and Neil Young & Promise of The Real at Farm Aid 2019 in Wisconsin.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Bob Dylan & Friends: The 30th Anniversary Concert, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, October 16, 1992

We start the day with selections from the grand celebration for Dylan’s 30th year in the business with friends Tom Petty, George Harrison, Tracy Chapman, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Chrissie Hynde, The Band and many more!

1:00 p.m. Color My World: Various Artists

Open stream with a theme, this one about colors. You’ll hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Donovan, Booker T & The MGs, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, John Hiatt, Linda Ronstadt, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams, J.D. Souther and more!

8:00 p.m. Neil Young and Promise of the Real, Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, WI, September 21, 2019

While touring as Neil Young’s back-up band, Lukas Nelson and POTR joined him on stage for a performance at Farm Aid 2019. We have it live for you tonight.

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Welcome Weekenders! Songs About Water, a Tom Petty ‘Spotlight’ and Live Creedence Dominate On November 16, 2024

Good morning, weekenders and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge where the music is great and the living is easy. You just may need us to get through the next four years.

Here’s your Saturday music:

9:00 a.m. Water, Water Everywhere: Various Artists

Songs about water are back with Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Otis Redding, The Doobie Brothers, Valerie Carter, Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Al Green, Loggins & Messina, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Linda Ronstadt, Spirit, Bonnie Raitt, The Grass Roots, Carole King, Tom Rush, Donovan, America, Johnny Rivers and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Musical Journey of Tom Petty

We’ve got it all for you this afternoon, from Tom’s time leading The Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch, to the Traveling Wilburys and his solo career.

8:00 p.m. Creedence Clearwater Revival Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, July 4, 1971

We close the programming out with one of the finest rock and roll bands of the sixties and seventies as CCR takes the stage at The Fillmore on Independence Day 1971.

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Monday, Monday is All About Music From Across The Pond, Starting With ‘The British Are Coming’ EP, November 11, 2024

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The British Are Coming: Various Artists

Music from across the pond from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, The Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Spencer Davis Group, Cream and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Dusty Springfield

One of the best here and one of the most popular on both sides of the pond.

8:00 p.m. Derek & The Dominos Live at The Fillmore East, New York, NY, October 23, 1970 NEW!

We close out the programming with a great concert from Derek & The Dominos at the Fillmore East.

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On Saturday We’re ‘Under The Influence’, Then It’s Christine McVie and ‘Live’ Emmylou Harris, November 9, 2024

Good morning, Weekenders, and welcome to Saturday in The Lounge. We’ve got a great lineup today and we’re starting off ‘Under the Influence’.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Under The Influence: Various Artists

We’re under the influence of great music here with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Byrds, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, The Rolling Stones, Small Faces, Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, NRPS, Talking Heads, Neil Young, The Beatles, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Foreigner, Jonathan Edwards, John Lee Hooker, Donovan and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Christine McVie

The heart and soul of Fleetwood Mac, from our perspective here in The Lounge. However, Christine McVie started out in the British blues scene. Before joining Fleetwood Mac she was in Chicken Shack. She was also the legendary Christine Perfect (her maiden name). Today we give you her music from all three phases of her musical life.

8:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris & The Daniel Lanois Band Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK, November 23, 1995

Emmylou Harris has always managed to surround herself with the best possible bands from the very beginning: The Hot Band, The Nash Ramblers, Chris Hillman’s Desert Rose Band, and Spyboy. The Daniel Lanois Band does not break that streak.

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Sunday Delivers ‘The Female Species’ EP, CSNY at Wembley and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, November 3, 2024

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to Sunday. We’ve got a great lineup of music programming for you today interspersed within our big, wide Open Stream.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Female Species: Various Artists

We start out with songs about women from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, Jackson Browne, John Mayall, Hot Tuna, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, Percy Sledge, America, Roy Orbison, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, The Temptations, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Live at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, UK, November 14, 1974

The world’s second best supergroup takes to the stage at Wembley, vintage 1874.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

We close out the day with a Spotlight featuring the great Smokey Robinson and his Miracles, undoubtedly one of the most popular of the Motown bands and one that was instrumental in putting Motown on the musical map.

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We’re Weekenders With Our House EP, Live Bob Marley & The Wailers, and a Joan Baez Spotlight on Saturday, November 2, 2024

We’re off to the weekend races (except I have one more day of work here) and we start off with a great day featuring our House EP!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House EP: Various Artists

The music that provided inspiration for the station from Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Peter Tosh, The Beatles, T. Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Baez, CSNY, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Ten Years After, Plastic Ono Band, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Marvin Gaye, The Association, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, The Band and more!

4:00 p.m. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at The Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, November 25, 1979

This afternoon we’ve got some live Wailers music from the Santa Barbara County Bowl.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Joan Baez

We close out the day with a Spotlight feature with Joan Baez, a musical legend whose career has spanned six decades.

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Friday is for ‘The Psychedelic Express’, Early Linda Ronstadt, Then JT & Carole King at The Troubador, November 1, 2024

Good morning music lovers and welcome to Friday and a brand new month to boot! We open up the month with a bang. Read on for details!

Here’s your mind-bending musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Psychedelic Express: Various Artists

Take a five-hour trip across psychedelic worlds with Vanilla Fudge, The Chambers Brothers, The Beatles, Electric Prunes, The Animals, Jefferson Airplane, Blues Image, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Donovan, The Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes. Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Blind Faith, the Grateful Dead, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more.

4:00 p.m. A Linda Ronstadt Retrospective: The Stone Poneys & Early Solo Years

Taking a trip in the wayback machine here before Linda Ronstadt rose to the top of the charts and became the Queen of Rock. Good stuff indeed.

8:00 p.m. James Taylor & Carole King Live at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, November 28-30, 2007

A great way for The Troubadour to celebrate it’s 50th birthday! For the two musical stars, it also marked the anniversary of the first time they ever played together in 1970.

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Monday Brings Our ‘Out In The Cold’ Playlist, Then the Gregg Allman Band and The Grateful Dead, October 28, 2024

Good morning, musicologists. Today we’re ‘Out In the Cold’ then it’s live Gregg Allman Band and a Grateful Dead ‘Spotlight’ feature.

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Out In The Cold: Various Artists

Not an EP, but good enough to start the day! Songs about the weather with Albert King, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Johnny Rivers, Bill Withers, The Association, Neil Young, Martha & The Vandellas, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Electric Light Orchestra and more!

4:00 p.m. The Gregg Allman Band Live at Wolfgang’s, San Francisco, CA, May 14, 1987

Afternoon brings a live performance from Gregg Allman’s ‘other’ band at Wolfgang’s. Back in the day, Wolfgang’s was the place, a small 600-seat venue which is now defunct. Still, it’s easier to remember who did not play the venue than those who did. It was that popular.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Grateful Dead

I’m one of those people who likes the Dead’s studio music better than their live performances. Founding member and bass player Phil Lesh passed away this past week, and we air this in honor of him today.

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