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Today It’s The Animals, the ‘Original Sixties Rotation’, and Some Rare Live Guess Who, On Sunday, February 16, 2025

Good morning, music lovers, and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge. We’ve got some great stuff with an Animals ‘Spotlight’, some live Guess Who and five uninterrupted hours of sixties music!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Animals

Undoubtedly one of the greatest of the British sixties R & B and rock bands led by the fantastic Eric Burdon on lead vocals.

12:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

Ah, the sixties. There has been nothing like them since either culturally, politically or musically. We celebrate it all today 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, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, Booker T & The MGs, The Four Tops, Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino and more!

8:00 p.m. The Guess Who Live at The Ambassador Theater, St. Louis, MO, May 6, 1974

Another great band that straddled the sixties and seventies led by another great vocalist in Burton Cummings. They would eventually disband and morph into Bachman-Turner Overdrive, but that’s a whole different story for another day.

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Sunday Brings ‘M is For Motown’, An Aretha Franklin ‘Spotlight’ and Marvin Gaye’s Number Ones On February 9, 2025

We’re celebrating Black History Month in February and that includes music (although every month is Black Musical History Month as far as we’re concerned). Today we bring you our big Motown EP and performances by two of the greatest!

Here’s the lineup of music that moved the world:

9:00 a.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

We start with a trip to Motown to hear from Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Marvin Gaye, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Mary Wells, Rare Earth, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Aretha Franklin

Nope. We know she wasn’t Motown. She was Atlantic. Doesn’t matter. There were a number of labels signing soul and R & B artists. We celebrate them all. There was, and still isn’t, anybody quite like the undisputed Queen of Soul.

8:00 p.m. Marvin Gaye: The Number Ones

We close out the celebration with Marvin Gaye and all of his number one hits. There were plenty.

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It’s Midweek With The Sixties: Our Original EP, The Beatles On the Rooftop, and Joplin at Winterland, Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Good morning, sixties music lovers! All of our programming is for you today as we begin with the ‘Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, then it two great live performances to follow.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We start it off with the icons of the sixties, including 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, 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. The Beatles Live on The Rooftop, Apple Corp Headquarters, London, UK, January 30, 1969

We’re getting close to the 56th anniversary of The Beatles’ very last live performance, an impropmptu concert on the rooftop of Apple Records that blew London’s hair back during weekday lunch. It took the British Bobbies long enough to figure out where it was coming from so that The Beatles managed to record five songs on that rooftop for Let It Be, including Get Back, I’ve Got A Feeling, Don’t Let Me Down, One After 909 and Dig A Pony. It was a momentous musical occasion.

8:00 p.m. Janis Joplin Live at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, April 12 & 13, 1968

We close the day’s programming with a great live performance from Janis Joplin from the iconic Winterland Ballroom.

Here we are at midweek and tomorrow we begin the downslide to the weekend. Stick with us. We’ve got great music here every day, free of charge to all of you. No shit. The button is below.

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We Bring On the Soul With Otis Redding, Our ‘M is For Motown’ EP, and Nina Simone on Sunday, January 12, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! We’re making it a soulful Sunday today with a great programming that features a new live performance by Nina Simone, vintage 1963!

Here’s your Sunday funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Otis Redding

Known as The Big O, Otis Redding would not live to see how popular and influential he would become to the music world. He died in a plane crash in 1967 just after writing and recording Sittin’ On The Dock of The Bay. The song was released in January 1968 and would become the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B charts. You can read all about Otis Redding here.

1:00 p.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

We break into the Motown vault with Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

8:00 p.m. Nina Simone Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 12, 1963 NEW!

Singer, songwriter, pianist and activist, Nina Simone is a gem. We love her here in The Mermaid Lounge. Tonight we have a great live performance from Carnegie Hall that we’ve never aired before. Enjoy!

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It’s ‘Mudcrutch Monday Madness’, Volume Two of ‘The Sixties Rotation’ EP and George Harrison, December 30, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We inch toward the new year with trepidation given that The Orange Blob is back, but the music from The Mermaid Lounge will remain a constant.

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Mudcrutch Monday Madness: The Works

We start off with Mudcrutch’s complete works. We haven’t had one of these for a while and it is long overdue. For those who may not know who Mudcrutch is (although I’d find that hard to believe at this stage), it was the band Tom Petty left Gainesville with and headed out to L.A. The band would not be successful until after it had morphed into Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers when Petty reunited it. They’re a damned fine band.

1:00 p.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

We have volume two today, which covers the mid-to-late sixties with The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Elvis Presley, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, Wilson Pickett, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, Chuck Berry, The Byrds, Ray Charles, The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, The Four Tops, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joni Mitchell, B. B. King, Marvin Gaye and more!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of George Harrison

We close out the day with George Harrison and his music with The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys and as a solo artist. He was known as ‘the quiet Beatle’, but Wilbury’s band mate and fiercely loyal friend, Tom Petty, differed with that assessment. You can read his take here.

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On Sunday It’s The Staple Singers, Live Leon Russell and Our ‘M is For Motown’ EP. It’s December 15, 2024.

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to Sunday in The Lounge. We’ve got a Staple Singers ‘Spotlight’, some live Leon Russell and our ‘M is For Motown’ EP to bring us through late afternoon and into the evening hours.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Staple Singers

The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B group with a civil rights emphasis founded by Roebuck “Pops” Staples and his children Cleotha, Pervis, and Mavis. They left us a great library of music.

1:00 p.m. Leon Russell Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, August 7, 1972

To put it bluntly, Leon Russell was a musical legend. Over a sixty-year career he had multiple hits covering many genres, including rock and roll, country, bluegrass, rhythm & blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound. He won two Grammys, was named the top concert attraction of 1973 by Billboard, and in 2011 he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

4:00 p.m. M is For Motown: Various Artists

We close out the day with our great multi-artist Motown EP featuring Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

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Sunday is ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ Day Plus an Irma Thomas ‘Spotlight’ and Live Sam Cooke, November 24, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We’ve got a soulful day going on today starting with our multi-artist ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ EP!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

The big kahuna of our soul music EP’s here with Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Irma Thomas, Ann Peebles, Carla Thomas, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, The Shirelles, Etta James, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Al Green, Nina Simone. LaVern Baker, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Irma Thomas

A contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, Irma Thomas has earned the name ‘The Soul Queen of New Orleans’. Today she’s ‘In the Spotlight.’

8:00 p.m. Sam Cooke Live at The Harlem Square Club, Miami, FL, January 12, 1963

The legendary, late, great King of Soul closes out our soulful Sunday programming.

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On Sunday It’s Our ‘A Little Bit O’ Soul’ EP in Between a Patty Griffin ‘Spotlight’ and Live John Fogerty, October 27, 2024

Good morning, music lovers, and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge where we have some great stuff on tap. We play the stuff nobody else is playing.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Patty Griffin

I’ve been on the planet a long time. I’ve not heard Patty Griffin on the radio anywhere, but you’ll hear her here. Who is she? She’s a (primarily) folk singer, songwriter, guitar and piano player who is known for her stripped-down songwriting style. Her songs have been covered by many singers, including Emmylou Harris, Rory Block and Bette Midler. She has won numerous Grammy awards, but women still do not get representative play time on the airwaves. Unless, of course, you listen to us! You can learn more about Patty here.

1:00 p.m. A Little Bit O’ Soul: Various Artists

We’ve got our big soul and R & B playlist today with Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Ronettes, Marvin Gaye. Ray Charles, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Carla Thomas, James Brown, The Shirelles, Etta James, Curtis Mayfield, Sam & Dave, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr, Fontella Bass, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Irma Thomas, The Box Tops, Ann Peebles, Al Green, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, LaVern Baker, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

8:00 p.m. John Fogerty Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, June 24, 2008

This guy’s a rock n’ roll legend, the leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival and a prolific solo artist. Tonight we have him live from Royal Albert Hall.

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At Midweek It’s Our Our ‘Original Sixties’ EP, Bob Dylan and Jefferson Ariplane, Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Good morning, music lovers. We’re deep into the Sixties music scene today and we’re starting our with five hours of uninterrupted music with our ‘Original Sixties’ Rotation EP!

Here’s your hippie dippie musical lineup:

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

We’re all about the sixties today with The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Little Eva, Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, The Drifters, The Dave Clark Five, Johnny Rivers, Bob Dylan, The Animals, Petula Clark, The Four Tops, Fats Domino, The Rolling Stones, The Turtles, Del Shannon, James Brown, Fontella Bass, The Four Tops, Them and many more!

4:00 p.m. Bob Dylan Live at The Gaslight Cafe, Greenwich Village, New York, October 15, 1962

We have vintage Bob Dylan this afternoon with a 1962 concert worthy of a trip in the Wayback Machine. The Gaslight Cafe launched many a career during the great sixties folk revival centered in Greenwich Village.

8:00 p.m. The Jefferson Airplane Live at The Matrix Club, San Francisco, CA, February 1, 1968

We close out the programming with an iconic sixties band whose music helped propel the psychedelic music movement of the times.

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We Celebrate Soul Today With Our Big ‘M Is For Motown’ EP, Then Spotlight Features From The Four Tops and Ann Peebles, On Sunday, October 13, 2024

Good morning, soul and R&B lovers and welcome to another day in The Lounge. Today, we get into the music that made America dance!

Here’s your soul music madness:

9:00 a.m. M Is For Motown: Various Artists

We celebrate the sound of soul with Barrett Strong, Eddie Kendricks, Eddie Holland, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Jackson Five, Kim Weston, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Contours, Rare Earth, Mary Wells, Tammy Terrell, Diana Ross & The Supremes and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Four Tops NEW!

Another long-suffering project off the list with this one, and it’s about time. The Four Tops was was of the most commercially-successful quartets of the sixties and helped to establish Motown’s position in the music world.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Ann Peebles

You know who got me onto Ann Peebles? Believe it or not, Tom Petty. I first heard her music listening to his Buried Treasure show on Sirius XM. She is best remembered for her string of albums and hits from the seventies. Who knew? Not me. But I sure do now.

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