Monday’s Back With One-Hit Wonders, Then a Jeff Lynne ‘Spotlight’ and The Doors Live in Motor City, February 24, 2025

Good morning, workers, and welcome to The Mermaid Lounge! We’ve got a great lineup today sprinkled in between all that big, wide Open Stream. Read on for details!

Here’s your Monday, Monday lineup:

10:00 a.m. One-Hit Wonders: Various Artists

We start off with a couple of hours of artists who had one hit only (not one song), like The Amboy Dukes, Brenton Wood, The Easybeats, Los Bravos, Mason Williams, Merilee Rush, Richard Harris, Robert Knight, The McCoys, The Standells, Strawberry Alarm Clock and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jeff Lynne

This afternoon we put Jeff Lynne ‘In The Spotlight’ with his music from The Move, the leader of Electric Light Orchestra, and as Otis, a founding member of the best damned supergroup on the planet, The Traveling Wilburys.

8:00 p.m. The Doors Live at Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, May 8, 1970

We close out the day’s programming with The Doors live from Motor City, just two months before Jim Morrison’s untimely death.

We’re back for another work week and we’ve got a lot of big, wide Open Stream to start it off! Remember, we’re free with absolutely no commercial interruption, and we’re never off air. We’re all about the music.

Monday, Monday

Sixties One-Hit Wonders, Robbie Robertson’s Final Spin as Our Singer-Songwriter and TPAH Proves It’s The Best Cover Band, Friday, September 8, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’ve reached Friday and the end of the week. We celebrate with a batch of one-hit wonders, Robbie Robertson and The Heartbreakers!

Here are all the details!

11:00 a.m. One Hit Wonders, The Sixties: Various Artists

The Sixties were musically prolific. Many bands stuck; some had their one-and-done. We pay homage to those bands who may not have stood the test of time, but their song did. You’ll hear Zager & Evans, The McCoys, Brenton Wood, the Count Five, the Amboy Dukes, The Capitols, The Exciters, The Human Beinz, The Standells, Tony Joe White, Merrilee Rush, Jose Feliciano, the Easybeats, The Nashville Teens and more!

4:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Robbie Robertson FINAL AIRING!

The late, great Robbie Robertson takes his final turn today as our featured singer-songwriter. Tomorrow, we’ll introduce a brand new artist in this slot.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Petty Theft, Under the Covers

The Heartbreakers are not only one of the finest rock n’ roll bands of all time whose music will stand the test of time, but they are also the greatest cover band on the planet.They played the music of those who inspired them at concerts across the globe. In this playlist, you’ll hear them sing the songs of Carole King, Bob Dylan, Booker T. & The MGs, the Grateful Dead, Bo Diddley, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, The Clash, Buffalo Springfield, J. J. Cale, and more!

Come on. We’ve successfully made it to the end of the work week. Things get better from here. I promise. And we’re just the radio station you need for the trip.

One-Hit Wonders!

On Thursday, We’ve Got One-Hit Wonders 60’s Style, Our AOW, and the First-of-Its-Kind Concert for Bangladesh, March 23, 2022

Good morning, music lovers! Today, we’re heading for the weekend, and we’ve got a great lineup with One-Hit Wonders, our Album of The Week, and the Concert for Bangladesh.

Here’s your Thursday menagerie:

11:00 a.m. One-Hit Wonders, Sixties Style: Various Artists

Every musical generation has them. We’re giving you our favorites today from Robert Knight, Jose Feliciano, the Count Five, Brenton Wood, Los Bravos, Mama Cass. Roy Head & The Taints, The Capitols, The Knickerbockers, The Nashville Teens, The McCoys, Zager & Evans, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, Scott McKenzie, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Merrilee Rush, Little Peggy March, Mason Williams and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Venus And Mars by Paul McCartney & Wings

The follow-up to the great Band On The Run was no slouch. It was another great collection of songs from a great band.

7:00 p.m. The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison & Friends, August 1, 1971, Madison Square Garden, New York City

Before there was Live Aid or Farm Aid, there was the Concert for Bangladesh. This first-of-its-kind gathering of musical stars was the conception of George Harrison and Ravi Shankar to benefit the refugees of East Pakistan following the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide. Joining Harrison and Shankar were Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston and Badfinger.

We’ve got a great eclectic lineup for you today. It’s a great day to discover #BecomeUngovernable Radio. We’re on 24/7. We’re free. Best of all, we do not clutter up your listening arena with commercial advertising. It’s all about the music.

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