Tag: The Rolling Stones

At Midweek It’s The ‘Original Sixties Rotation,’ a Blood, Sweat & Tears Spotlight Feature and Live Jethro Tull, Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to midweek mayhem in The Mermaid Lounge! We’ve immersed in the sixties today, and that’s a good thing!

Here’s your midweek musical lineup:

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

We kick the day off with our first playlist and, yes, it was small at first. Today you’ll hear The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, Little Eva, 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, The Box Tops, Blues Image, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Booker T & The MG’s and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Blood, Sweat & Tears

BS&T is another of those bands with two lives, one with the great Al Kooper at the helm and another with David Clayton Thomas. In either iteration, they were pretty damned great.

8:00 p.m. Jethro Tull Live at The Capital Center, Landover, MD, November 21, 1977

We close out the festivities this evening with Jethro Tull live in Landover. I had the pleasure of seeing these guys a few times in my lifetime. They never disappointed.

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The Sixties!

It’s Sunday Funday With Live Bonnie Raitt, an Etta James Spotlight, and the ‘Color My World’ EP Tonight, August 18, 2024

Good morning, weekenders! We hope you’re enjoying your time off as much as we are, although my weekend is actually a Sunday-Monday combo. Today we start off with Bonnie Raitt and Etta James before we get into Open Stream with a theme this evening.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

10:00 a.m. Bonnie Raitt Live at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA, February 15, 1972

We kick off the festivities with an iconic performer in an iconic venue. There have been so many who have passed through the doors of The Troubadour on their way to fame. Bonnie Raitt is no exception.

2:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Etta James

In my mind, Etta James is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin in so many ways. Over a six-decade career she has put her stamp on gospel, soul, jazz, R&B and rock and roll. Today she’s In The Spotlight.

5:00 p.m. Color My World: Various Artists

Tonight we give you Open Stream with a Theme as this playlist takes you late into the night. You’ll hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Donovan, Booker T & The MG’s, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Lucinda Williams, Janis Joplin, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!

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The British Own The Programming With Our Big EP, a John Lennon Spotlight, and Live Stones, Saturday, August 10, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! Today our programming comes from across the pond, as they say, with our ‘British Are Coming’ EP, a Lennon Spotlight and The Stones live in Toronto!

Here’s today’s musical lineup:

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

We kick it off with our big, bad British Invasion and beyond EP. You’ll hear 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 Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees (no disco, please), the Moody Blues, Them, Herman’s Hermits, The Rolling Stones, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Spencer-Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of John Lennon

Today we begin a bit of solo Beatle stuff with our John Lennon Spotlight feature which covers his time with his mates, the Plastic Ono Band, and his solo career.

8:00 p.m. The Rolling Stones Live at Palais Royale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 16, 2002

We close out the British programming today with The Rolling Stones live in Canada.

Yes, it’s officially Saturday and here we all are. In Boston, it’s a heavy rain day as we are visited by the remnants of Hurricane Debby. But it matters not. Because inside, it’s dry and the music is amazing. Just hit the button below.

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We Spend Thursday ‘Under The Influence’, Then It’s Bob Marley & The Wailers and Closing With CSNY, August 8, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! Musical artists agree that “love” is probably the most sung about topic in the world, but drink and drugs can’t be far behind! We managed to locate five hours of music on the topic.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

Spend some mind-bending time with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Byrds, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, The Rolling Stones, Small Faces, Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Talking Heads, Neil Young, The Beatles, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Foreigner, Jonathan Edwards, John Lee Hooker, Donovan and more!

4:00 p.m. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at The Beacon Theater, New York, NY, May 1, 1976

The Legend and his mates live at the iconic Beacon Theater in New York.

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

We close out the program with our second favorite supergroup behind the Traveling Wilburys, and that’s CSNY (or sometimes, CSN and sometimes Y, depending up on how you look at it). Bands are like families. Sometimes they grind on each others’ nerves, but despite their sometimes contentions relationship, this band poured out a ton of great music.

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Come Spend Monday With Hot Tuna, Laura Nyro, and Some Villains, Scumbags and Lowlives, August 5, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! We’re back to the work week today and we’ve got a lineup fit for a Monday, including a brand new Hot Tuna Spotlight feature.

Here’s your Monday, Monday musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Hot Tuna NEW!

This great blues-rock band was formed back in 1969 by ex-Jefferson Airplane members Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen and is ready to tour again in 2024. Although many members come and go and the lineup is fluid, the two anchors remain the constant. They are one of our favorite bands here in The Mermaid Lounge.

3:00 p.m. Villains, Scumbags and Lowlives: Various Artists

Bad humans have always been a topic for musicians. Today you’ll hear Queen, Jethro Tull, Lesley Gore, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Shawn Colvin, Linda Ronstadt, Foo Fighters, The Eagles, Warren Zevon, Foreigner, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Supertramp, Jim Croce, Jimi Hendrix and more!

8:00 p.m. Laura Nyro Live at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, March 31, 1976

Laura Nyro’s songs have put many singers on the map, but there’s nothing like hearing her sing them herself.

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Monday, Monday

We Head to the Weekend With Our House EP, Simon & Garfunkel, and Clapton & Winwood, Thursday, August 1, 2024

Good morning, musicologists! Here we are on the downslide to the weekend and at the beginning of a brand new month, and we’ve got a great lineup for you today that starts out with our official House EP!

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We’re back with the music that inspired the station, with 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, Richie Havens, Marvin Gaye, The Association, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Pete Seeger, The Band, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Simon & Garfunkel

The kids who met in grammar school and who made their first live appearance in their teens went on to dominate the music scene and sell more than 100 million records worldwide.

7:00 p.m. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, February 25-28, 2008

Two masters of their craft together live on stage at Madison Square Garden with music from their days together in Blind Faith and beyond.

Great day to tune us in. It’s going to be brutal here today as we all grapple with global warming. (Yeah. And it is real.) But The Music Mermaid is cool as a cucumber here in The Lounge and she’ll keep everything on track. Just use the button below!

The #BU House EP!

It’s Joni Mitchell Live at Newport, Volume Two of ‘The Sixties Rotation’ and Johnny Rivers at The Whiskey, on Sunday Funday, July 28, 2024

Good morning, musicologists. You know, the weekend really does pass too quickly, but it isn’t over quite yet. We’ve got a full day of great music for you today.

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Joni Mitchell Live at The Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, July 24, 2022 NEW!

Joni Mitchell returned to the Newport Folk Festival after a 53-year absence absolutely electrifying the event. It was a complete and totally unexpected surprise since she had retired from all public performances after her 2015 aneurism. It was her first full concert since 2000. We’ve got it for you this morning.

12:00 p.m. The Sixties Rotation: Volume Two

We spend the afternoon in the Wayback Machine with our sixties friends. You’ll her The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Sly & The Family Stone, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Judy Collins, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimmy Cliff, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Blind Faith, Spencer Davis Group, CSNY, B. B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, The Doors and more!

8:00 a.m. Johnny Rivers Live at The Whiskey A Go Go, West Hollywood, CA, January 15, 1964

Johnny Rivers, one of the most unappreciated artists of the sixties, presided over the grand opening of the iconic Whiskey back in 1964. We’ve also got that one for you today.

Here’s the thing about all of this. We play stuff you’re not going to hear anywhere else. It’s as simple as that. We listen to a great sixties station at work, but it’s the same playlist day in and day out. That’s not how it works here. See for yourself.

See the Difference for Yourself.

Saturday Brings ‘The Psychedelic Express’ EP, Live Traffic, Some New Beatles, and One-Hit Wonders, July 27, 2024

Good morning, music lovers everywhere! We’ve got a pretty full slate today because we’ve added a late-night playlist at the request of a couple of listeners outside the U.S.

Here’s your musical lineup:

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

We hop on board promptly at 9:00 a.m. for a musical mind-bending trip to the past when psychedelia was king (or queen, as it were). You’ll hear 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, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Cream, Dr. John, Procol Harum, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Canned Heat, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & The Shondells, Mudcrutch, Blind Faith, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, Big Brother & The Holding Company and more.

4:00 p.m. Traffic Live at Woodstock ’94, Winston Farm, Saugerties, New York, August 14, 1994

It sure wasn’t Woodstock ’69 but, nevertheless, Traffic was there!

8:00 p.m. The Beatles: Sunny Side Up NEW!

We made this one at the suggestion of a listener from Denmark: Beatle songs with the words sun or sunshine in the title, lyrics or both! If we’ve missed any, please let us know in the comments and we’ll ad them before the next airing!

11:00 p.m. One-Hit Wonders: The Sixties

We repeat this playlist from a week or so ago at the request of a few of our global listeners who missed it!

We have officially hit the weekend and the living is easy! We’re on 24/7. We’re totally free. We do not accept commercial advertising. What could be better?

The Psychedelic Express!

We Keep It Simple On Monday With ‘The Best of Reggae & Ska’ and ‘The Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, July 22, 2024

Good morning, musicologists everywhere! We are back to Monday, Monday again and we’ve got some great stuff waiting in the wings!

Here’s your musical lineup:

10:00 a.m. The Best of Reggae & Ska: Various Artists

Time to bust this one out again! We’ll hear Bob Marley & The Wailers, Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Judy Mowatt, Laurel Aitken, Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley, The Jiving Juniors, Derrick Morgan, The I-Threes and many more!

3:00 p.m. The Original Sixties Rotation: Various Artists

One of our original playlists that morphed into a monster and split in two. In this volume you’ll hear The Beatles, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, Little Eva, 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, The Box Tops, Blues Image, Booker T & The MG’s, The Four Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino and many more!

Before, in between and all through the night it’s our big, wide Open Stream. And today is no exception. We’re totally free and we’re also totally free of commercial advertising. Use the button below.

Monday, Monday.

It’s Songs About Colors, Volume Two of ‘The Summer of Love’ and Chuck Berry In The Spotlight, Saturday, July 20, 2024

Good morning, music lovers! We are celebrating summer once again with volume two of our ‘Summer of Love’ playlist but not until we have songs about colors. Later, it’s Chuck Berry.

Here’s your Saturday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

Songs about colors in the title, lyrics or both. In case you thought Paint It Black was only one of a handful of songs, think again. You’ll hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Donovan, Booker T & The MG’s, 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, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Summer of Love, Volume Two: Various Artists

Today we continue the songs of 1967 with volume two of our ‘Summer of Love’ playlist. You’ll hear Jefferson Airplane, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Aretha Franklin, Buffalo Springfield, The Beatles, The Grass Roots, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, The Turtles, The Doors, Simon & Garfunkel, Cream, Bobbie Gentry and more!

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Chuck Berry

Tonight we close with one of the main architects of rock n’ roll, Mr. Chuck Berry, firmly In The Spotlight.

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SUMMER OF LOVE!
That’s 1967. Not 1969.