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On Saturday It’s ‘Music From Laurel Canyon, a Lucinda Williams ‘Spotlight’ and Live Steely Dan, March 15, 2025

Good morning, weekenders! We kick off relative peace and quiet of the weekend with some great music, starting with the artists of Laurel Canyon.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Two generations of musicians cross pollinated sounds and musical genres in Laurel Canyon, including The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Lucinda Williams

Singer-songwriter and record producer extraordinaire Lucinda Williams takes the ‘Spotlight’ for a couple of hours this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Steely Dan Live at Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN, April 30, 1974 NEW!

Surely one of the best and brightest bands of the seventies takes the stage in Memphis this evening.

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On Wednesday It’s More Sixties, and Both George Harrison and Bob Marley & The Wailers Live, February 26, 2025

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to midweek in The Mermaid Lounge! Today we give you volume two of our Sixties Rotation, followed by a couple of great live performances as we wish a happy belated birthday to the late, great George Harrison.

Here’s your midweek lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

In this edition of our sixties fixation you’ll hear The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, Wilson Pickett, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, Chuck Berry, The Byrds, Blind Faith, The Spencer Davis Group, The Four Tops, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, B.B. King and more!

4:00 p.m. George Harison Live at The Capitol Center, Landover, MD, December 13, 1974

We may be a day late, but we’re never a dollar short. This afternoon we give you some live George Harrison on his Dark Horse Tour. Happy Birthday, George!

8:00 p.m. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, October 13, 1973

We close it all out with The Legend live from The Record Plant.

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Welcome Weekenders! We’re Hanging With the Laurel Canyon Crowd Today On Saturday, February 15, 2025

Good morning, Weekenders! It’s Laurel Canyon programming all day today starting with our ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ EP, then moving on to Jackson Browne and Joni Mitchell!

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Two generations of musicians existed here and helped build the country-rock genre. They also challenged the bands of the British Invasion for chart dominance. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jackson Browne

Truly one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation takes the ‘Spotlight’ this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Joni Mitchell Live at Teatro Tenda, Milan, Italy, May 9, 1983

I’ve seen Joni Mitchell several times, the most impressive was her Court & Spark tour with Tom Scott & The LA Express backing her up. She’s legend.

We’re here all day every day without any breaks in the flow. Before, in between and after our programs, we give you our big, wide Open Stream of more than 27,000 songs. Suffice it to say, no two days are alike. The button is below.

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Monday is Back and We’ve Got ‘Working Songs’, Volume Two of ‘Repeat After Me’ and The Beatles, February 10, 2025

Good morning, workers! The work week is back and we start out with songs about working, then we’re on to volume to of our ‘Repeat After Me’ series and something from The Fab Four.

Here’s your Monday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. Working Songs: Various Artists

It’s only fitting that we start out Monday morning with songs about working from Jim Croce, The Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Slim Harpo, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Emmylou Harris, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Woody Guthrie, Dolly Parton, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and more!

4:00 p.m. Repeat After Me: Volume Two

We’re into originals and their reboots again today with The Beatles covering The Isley Brothers, Johnny Winter covering Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers covering Booker T & The MGs, Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy covering The Left Banke, The Mamas & The Papas covering the Shirelles and many more!

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: A Change In Time

The Fab Four are up to close out the programming with their songs incorporating time signature changes. This is a fun playlist.

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Sunday Brings ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ Followed By a Joni Mitchell ‘Spotlight’ and Live CSNY, January 19, 2025

Good morning, music lovers! We are awaiting a big snow storm here in the Boston area. We’ll see how that turns out. To say that I’m skeptical would be an understatement. However, one thing I’m sure of is that the music will be fantastic today!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

The pioneers of country-rock and folk-rock all hung out here over a two-decade run that produced music to rival The British Invasion on the charts. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Joni Mitchell

We haven’t aired this one in a long time. We have been remiss about sharing this great playlist from a true musical genius.

8:00 p.m. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Live at The Fillmore East, New York, NY, June 5, 1970

One of the greatest supergroups of all time (second only to The Traveling Wilburys) joins us this evening for a performance from the iconic Fillmore in New York.

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It’s Monday, Monday with James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and ‘Music From Laurel Canyon’ on October 21, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! It’s a Laurel Canyon kind of day here in The Mermaid Lounge as we have our long-running EP and two music icons who spent time with their musical counterparts in Laurel Canyon, the proving ground of country-rock..

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of James Taylor

We start out with James Taylor, a music icon who has sold more than 100 million records over his long career. He truly belongs In The Spotlight.

1:00 p.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

Many artists passed through the canyon over two decades, where rock was fused with country and became the first real challenge on the charts to the British Invasion music. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, J.D. Souther and more!

8:00 p.m. Linda Ronstadt Live at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, March 17, 1976

We have some early Linda to close out the night. No better way to end the day. She will always be primary voice of the songwriters from the canyon.

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Today Brings Our ‘In Your Dreams’ EP, and Live Shows From The Highwaymen and Emmylou Harris, September 5, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! If you like dreaming and real country music, then this is your day, folks. We start streaming and dreaming at 9:00 a.m. then we have to great live country shows.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. In Your Dreams: Various Artists

We start things off with songs about dreams and dreaming with The Everly Brothers, the Moody Blues, Van Morrison, the Flying Burrito Brothers, The Monkees, The Mamas & The Papas, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, The Monkees, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffett, Widespread Panic, Jackson Browne, Mudcrutch, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Harry Chapin, Roy Orbison, Townes Van Zandt, the Electric Prunes, Dusty Springfield, John Prine, Tom Rush, Melissa Etheridge, Electric Light Orchestra and more!

4:00 p.m. The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, March 14, 1990

This alliance brought the first bona fide country music supergroup (but not the last; we have them next week). Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash were pioneers of the outlaw country music genre, and today we have them live at the Nassau Coliseum.

8:00 p.m. Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers Live at The Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN, September 28, 1990

This one is known as The Lost Concert, and it took place about a year before their concert that literally saved the original home of The Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman. Emmylou Harris has been an outlaw in her own right, assembling some of the best backup bands in the country music industry and challenging the norms. This great show was finally unearthed by Rhino Records and released in 2021.

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Sunday Brings Tom Rush, ‘Music From Laurel Canyon,’ and JT and Joni Live at Royal Albert Hall, July 21, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! The weekend flies, doesn’t it? But hey, we’ve still got the day and we’ve got some great music from The Mermaid today.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Tom Rush

Today we begin with the man credited with starting the whole singer-songwriter thing. I saw this guy when he was young, and I saw him as he celebrated his 79th birthday (one day after mine) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was as excellent as I remembered him.

1:00 p.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists

As with all things sixties, it burned brightly and churned out a bunch of great music that was actually heard around the world. We were paying attention to the British Invasion, but most didn’t realize they were listening to us. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and more!

8:00 p.m. James Taylor & Joni Mitchell Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, October 28, 1970

Speaking of Laurel Canyon, yeah, JT and Joni were a thing for a while. And they made beautiful music together. Literally.

It is the official day of rest, even for the Big Kahuna in the sky (if you are into that stuff), so why not take his or her lead and give it a rest. Kick back. And listen to some great tunes.

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We’re at Midweek With More Sixties Rotation, Jefferson Airplane, and Jimi Hendrix, Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Good morning, sixties music lovers, we’re back at midweek with volume two of our ‘Sixties Rotation’ EP, and live performances from both Jefferson Airplane and Hendrix.

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

We’re back with the second half of our Sixties Rotation, this time focusing on the mid-to-late part of the decade with The Mamas & The Papas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Linda Ronstadt, Wilson Pickett, The Band, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Jimmy Cliff, Velvet Underground, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Blind Faith, The Spencer Davis Group, The Four Tops, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joni Mitchell, B.B. King, The Doors, Marvin Gaye and more!

4:00 p.m. The Jefferson Airplane Live at Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 8, 1968

We’re in the Wayback Machine as we head for Copenhagen to hear the Airplane this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. Jimi Hendrix Live at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York, NY, March 17, 1968

Then, we’re back in the Wayback Machine for a bit of a jam at the iconic Cafe Au Go Go with Jimi Hendrix joined by Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop and Harvey Brooks.

It’s an all-Sixties programming kind of day here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’re on 24/7, so we’ll have all that great wide Open Stream before, in between and after.

It’s a Sixties Thing!

At Midweek It’s Vol. 2 of Our Sixties Rotation, Tom Petty, and ‘Live’ Peter Tosh, Wednesday, February 28, 2023

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to another day in The Lounge. We’ve got more sixties, Tom Petty’s incredible songwriting on display, and some ‘live’ Peter Tosh later.

Here’s your midweek music:

9:00 a.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume Two: Various Artists

We’ve got them all. In addition to all the above artists, you’ll hear Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, the Temptations, B. B. King, Marvin Gaye, Elvis Presley, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Wilson Pickett, the Stone Poneys, The Band, the Box Tops, Jimmy Cliff, Velvet Underground, Strawberry Alarm Clock and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Tom Petty

Dr. Petty is back with his second turn as our featured singer-songwriter for this week as we wind down on this year-long feature.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh was an original founder of The Wailers before he set out on a successful solo career. Tonight we put him In the Spotlight.

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Midweek Mayhem!