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Welcome Weekenders! Saturday It’s The Sixties, Live Bonnie Raitt, and a Moody Blues ‘Spotlight,’ On October 25, 2025

Good morning, weekenders and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge where the music never stops! We’ve got a great lineup for you today starting off with music from The Sixties!

Here’s your weekend warrior lineup:

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

This is the very first playlist we ever made with The Beatles, 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, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, Booker T and the MGs, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Left Banke, Fats Domino, and more!

4:00 p.m. Bonnie Raitt Live at SWR Television Studios, Baden, Germany, June 24, 1992

We’ve got a great performance by Bonnie recorded live for the German TV show Ohne Filter Extra.

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

The Moodies started out as an R & B band with the release of their hit Go Now, but then embraced the psychedelic music era, eventually pioneering art rock and progressive rock, releasing one of the first ‘concept albums’ in rock history.

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We’re at Midweek With ‘The British are Coming,’ a Great Beatles Playlist, and Live Moody Blues, Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Good morning, and welcome to a day of British Invasion and beyond programming! We start out with five hours of music from across the pond, then it’s The Beatles and The Moody Blues!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

We open up with five uninterrupted hours of British music from The Beatles, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, The Bee Gees, The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Cream, Lulu, Pink Floyd, The Animals, The Spencer Davis Group, Donovan,The Searchers, Blind Faith, and more!

4:00 p.m. The Beatles: A Change in Time

This afternoon we’ve got a great playlist that embodies the genius of The Beatles, our House Band, and the greatest band of all time.

8:00 p.m. The Moody Blues Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, March 19, 1993

We pay tribute to the late, great Jon Lodge who passed away on October 10 with an excellent Moody Blues live performance featuring the Colorado Symphony Orchestra from 1993.

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At Midweek It’s ‘The British Are Coming,’ a Staple Singers ‘Spotlight,’ and Ry Cooder Live at Montreux, Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to the midweek once again. We’ve got a pretty great lineup today, including some new live music from Ry Cooder with David Lindley.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

Music from across the pond with The Beatles, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, The Bee Gees, The Dave Clark Five, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Staple Singers

This afternoon, we groove with one of the finest soul, R & B, and gospel bands ever to grace the airwaves.8:00 p.m. Ry Cooder with David Lindley, Live at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 9, 1990 NEW!

8:00 p.m. Ry Cooder With David Lindley Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 9, 1990 NEW!

A brand new-to-the-show live performance with friends Ry Cooder and David Lindley from the 1990 Montreux Jazz Festival held on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva will close out the midweek programming.

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On Thursday We’ve Got the ‘Original Sixties Rotation,’ Young Linda Ronstadt, and The Fab Four, On July 17, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! Today it’s a five-hour trip back to the sixties, a celebration of Linda Ronstadt’s 79th birthday, and the harmonies of The Beatles!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We had back to the sixties 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, The Temptations, Del Shannon, Fontella Bass, James Brown, the Blues Image, Booker T. & The MGs, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino, and more!

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

Today we celebrate our favorite musical muse as she enters her 79th year (actually, it was July 15). She may not be able to sing anymore, but her legacy and work lives on forever.

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: Three-Part Harmonies

They were masters at this, and tonight we bring the receipts with a great collection of songs!

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Happy Birthday, Linda!

On Saturday, ‘The British Are Coming’, Along With a Rascals ‘Spotlight,’ and Badfinger Live at The BBC, July 12, 2025

Good morning, weekenders! We’ve got The Rascals sandwiched between music from The British Invasion and beyond today!

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

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

We kick it off with our friends from across the pond today including The Beatles (of course), The Who, Dave Mason, The Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, The Bee Gees, The Dave Clark Five, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Manfred Mann, The Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers, and more!

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

Or maybe, The Young Rascals. That’s was their starting name. Either way, they were a hit machine and one of the best damned bands to come out of the sixties.

8:00 p.m. Badfinger Live at The BBC Studios, London, UK, June 8, 1972 and August 10, 1973

We close it out with more music from across the pond as we give you Badfinger recorded live at The BBC Studios.

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On Thursday We Open With a Grass Roots ‘Spotlight,’ Then it’s ‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, and Gregg Allman Live at The House of Blues, On June 19, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a great day of music today that features songs from the sixties along with music from The Grass Roots and Gregg Allman!

Here’s your musical lineup of the day:

9:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Grass Roots

The Grass Roots were a hit machine, charting 21 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1965 and 1975. If that isn’t enough, their songs were insanely great.

1:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

The greatest generation of music is up today. We’ll go through the afternoon with The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, 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, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, Booker T & The MGs, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino, The Kinks, and many more!

8:00 p.m. Gregg Allman Live at The House of Blues, New Orleans, LA, December 31, 2012

We’re closing out the programming this evening with Gregg Allman live on a solo tour. This performance comes from a great venue I’ve visited several times, The House of Blues in New Orleans.

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It’s a Sixties Saturday With Volume One of Our EP, The Mamas & Papas, and Dylan at The Finjan Club, April 19, 2025

It’s the Sixties all over again here in The Mermaid Lounge starting with Volume One of our ‘Original Sixties Rotation’, then on to The Mamas & Papas and Bob Dylan!

Here’s your Saturday musical lineup:

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

We kick off the day with volume on including The Beatles, The Monkees, The Mamas & Papas, Sonny & Cher, 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, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, Booker T & The MGs, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Mamas & Papas

Though they only recorded and produced music together for three short years, they quickly became one of the most influential bands on the sixties scene and helped define the sounds of a generation.

8:00 p.m. Bob Dylan Live at The Finjan Club, Montreal, Canada, February 7, 1962

We’re jumping in the Wayback Machine for some vintage early Dylan live at The Finjan Club in Montreal.

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We’re in All British Mode With Our Big EP, The Beatles’ Singles, and Live Rod Stewart & Faces On Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Good morning, musicologists! It’s an all-British Wednesday as we start out with our ‘British Are Coming’ EP, then it’s The Beatles singles and live Rod Stewart & Faces!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

We start out the day with music from the British Invasion and beyond from The Beatles, The Who, Dave Mason, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers and more!

4:00 p.m. The Beatles: The Singles Collection

This afternoon we give you every Beatles single released around the globe. Are you aware that on April 4, 1964, The Beatles held the top five slots on the Billboard Top 100, a feat that no other artist has achieved to this day? The Top 5 songs were:

  • “Can’t Buy Me Love” at #1
  • “Twist and Shout” at #2
  • “She Loves You” at #3
  • “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at #4
  • “Please Please Me” at #5

8:00 p.m. Rod Stewart & Faces Live at Kilburn Theatre, London, UK, December 23, 1974

This was the final live show for Rod Stewart and his mates, and tonight we bring it to you to close out our all-British day.

It’s another day in paradise, but take heart! Tomorrow we’re on the downslide to the weekend once again. The Orange Scourge will be playing in fake golf tournaments in Flori-DUH and the world will be kind of quiet for a couple of days. We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free. There’s no commercial interruption either. The button is below.

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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.

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It’s a Brit Day on Thursday With Our Big EP, and Both Live Paul McCartney and The Kinks, On Thursday, February 6, 2025

Good morning, lovers of the British Invasion! It’s your day as we make it full-on British with our ‘British Are Coming’ EP, followed by live performances by McCartney and The Kinks!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

Today we give you music from The British Invasion and beyond from The Beatles (of course), The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Badfinger, Yes, The Animals, Cream, The Searchers, The Yardbirds and more.

4:00 p.m. Paul McCartney Live at Citi Field, New York, NY, July 17-21, 2009.

Today we give you some live McCartney at the birth of Citi Field, which is the replacement venue for Shea Stadium where The Beatles played on August 15, 1965.

8:00 p.m. The Kinks Live at The Hippodrome, London, UK, July 15, 1974

We close it all out with The Kinks live from The Hippodrome in London.

We’re expecting an ice storm here today in the Boston area. What could be better than hunkering down with some great music? Nothing. We’re on 24/7 and we’re totally free. We’re also free of commercial advertising. The button is below.

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