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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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Sunday It’s ‘The Original Sixties Rotation EP, a Jerry Jeff Walker ‘Spotlight’, and The All-Girl Revue: Volume Five, May 18, 2025

Good morning, weekenders. We’ve got a really eclectic collection of programming here today starting with our Original Sixties Rotation, then it’s some outlaw country and the ladies bringing up the rear!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

9:00 a.m. The Original Sixties Rotation, Volume 5: Various Artists

We kick the day off with the songs from our favorite generation of music. You’ll hear The Beatles (of course), 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, The Animals, Del Shannon, James Brown, Fontella Bass, Blues Image, The Four Tops, Booker T & The MGs, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino, and more!

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

I saw Jerry Jeff Walker for the first time when he opened a show for Little Feat at The Harvard Square Theater and that’s when I knew he was a keeper. My favorite JJW song is, without a doubt, Very Short Time. The guy is a pioneer of the outlaw music genre, and we love it.

8:00 p.m. The All-Girl Revue, Volume 5: Various Artists

The ladies hold court for the close of our programming tonight. You’ll hear from Linda Ronstadt, Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Shawn Colvin, Judy Collins, Maria Muldaur, Karla Bonoff, Rosanne Cash, Jackie DeShannon, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and more!

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Today, ‘The British Are Coming’, Then It’s Peter Tosh Live in Amsterdam, and a Hollies ‘Spotlight’, Thursday, May 15, 2025

Good morning, musicologists. We start out Thursday with songs from across the pond with the British Invasion then beyond. After that, it’s live Peter Tosh and a Hollies ‘Spotlight’ feature.

Here’s your Thursday musical lineup:

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

We start out the day with songs from our British artists, including The Beatles (of course), 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 (pre-disco only), 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, Manfred Mann, Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers and more!

4:00 p.m. Peter Tosh Live at The Apartheid Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 13, 1981

This afternoon we have one of the founding members of The Wailers in the midst of his solo career performing life in Amsterdam.

8:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Hollies

The Hollies never really got the credit they deserved, in my opinion. They were a very integral part of The British Invasion and we love these guys here in The Mermaid Lounge. This evening, they’re ‘In the Spotlight.’

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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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Spend Sunday With The Sixties, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, and James Taylor & Joni Mitchell, On March 16, 2025

Good morning, music lovers and welcome to Sunday where we begin with our ‘Original Sixties Rotation’, then a couple of extraordinary ‘couples’!

Here’s your Sunday Funday lineup:

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

A great way to start the day! You’ll hear 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, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Them, The Left Banke, Fats Domino and more!

4:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Kate & Anna McGarrigle

We spend some time this afternoon with two extraordinary sisters from Quebec whose compositions have helped build the careers of many, including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur and others. Today we hear them sing their own compositions.

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

We close out the evening with another extraordinary musical couple who were indeed a ‘couple’ at the time of this performance.

It’s a hazy, lazy Sunday once again. Cloudy here, but in the mid sixties today as we begin to move out of winter and into spring. We’re on 24/7 and we’re completely free. See for yourselves. The button is below.

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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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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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Monday It’s ‘The Original Sixties’ EP, Live Bonnie Raitt and a Harry Nilsson ‘Spotlight’ Feature, December 23, 2024

It’s Monday, Monday once again and we start off another week in style with our ‘Original Sixties Rotation’ EP, followed by some live Bonnie Raitt and Harry Nilsson bringing up the rear.

Here’s your Monday musical mayhem:

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

The music that inspired me comes from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, 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, 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. Bonnie Raitt Live at The Record Plant, Sausalito CA, December 9, 1973

We’ve got some early Bonnie this afternoon, live from the famous Record Plant.

8:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Harry Nilsson

We all called him Nilsson. No Harry. He was a character and he was also a brilliant artist who achieved most of his fame in the early seventies.

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It’s All Brit Programming With Our Big EP, The Beatles’ Love Songs and The Kinks Live in NY, On Thursday, December 12, 2024

We are starting with our multi-artist ‘British Are Coming’ EP today, so we decided to make it an all-British programming day!

Here’s your musical landscape:

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

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, 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, Manfred Mann, Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan, The Searchers and more!

4:00 p.m. The Beatles: The Love Songs

From And I Love Her to Something, The Beatles made some of the most amazing love songs on the planet. We play them for you this afternoon.

8:00 p.m. The Kinks Love at The Palladium, New York, NY, December 31, 1980

New Year’s Eve with The Kinks and the feuding Davies brothers in New York. One of the best British invasion bands of all time.

Before, in between and after our scheduled programming we give you our big, wide Open Stream. You won’t hear the same playlist over and over here in The Mermaid Lounge. See for yourselves. The button is below.

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