Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from February 4, 2024

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On Cha Cha Cha In Blue, the longest-running blues show in Montreal, host John Detcheverry devotes equal time to the classics, new releases and Canadian artists. On the air since 1990.

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Favoriting February 4, 2024: SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME! NEW RELEASES! This Week In Blues History! Where It's At!

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Tonight on Cha Cha Cha In Blue we start with new singles from upcoming albums by Judith Hill, Eliza Neals, and Ulrich Ellison. This week's featured new releases are from Mitch Ryder, Rene Huard, Brad "Guitar" Wilson, and the Hitman Blues Band. In the "history" part of the show I've got Bumble Bee Slim, Lonnie Johnson, Willie Mabon, Sonny Boy Williamson, Floyd Dixon, Louis Jordan, King Curtis, Philip Walker, Mitch Woods, Gary Moore, and Curtis Salgado. We'll close with a song from Dan Livingstone who will be appearing Saturday at L'Aquarium Café Bar.

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Images
 
INTRO
Harry Manx  ID - Harry Manx   Favoriting            
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Junior Wells/Talk  Cha Cha Cha In Blue   Favoriting Messin' With The Kid  Charly Records  1957  Here's what we're doing tonight.     
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SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME!
Judith Hill  Flame   Favoriting Letters From A Black Widow  Regime Music Group  2024  GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist new album to be released April 19     
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Eliza Neals  Something's Better Than Nothing   Favoriting Something's Better Than Nothing – single  E-H Records LLC  2024  The second single from Eliza's forthcoming 11th studio album, co-written with late Grammy winner Barrett Strong Jr., originally intended for Bonnie Raitt.     
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Ulrich Ellison  Bad Enough   Favoriting Vintage Salvation  Indie  2024  Vintage Salvation set to be released on April 3, 2024     
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Mitch Ryder celebrated his 75th birthday by releasing a double live album! "When it comes to music, age is totally irrelevant."     
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Mitch Ryder  Tuff Enuff   Favoriting The Roof Is On Fire  Ruf Records  2024  Covering the T-Birds classic     
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  AD TRACK 09. Nuits d'Afrique              
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Mike Goudreau  ID - Mike Goudreau   Favoriting            
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Mitch Ryder  Heart Of Stone   Favoriting The Roof Is On Fire  Ruf Records  2024  And now a classic Rolling Stones song     
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  Talk Time ID         Niagara-based artist René Huard performed at the first annual Ottawa Blues Festival and was a former Reality T.V. host on the programs Antique Hunter & Antique Style.     
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Rene Huard  Ten Pound Stone   Favoriting Blues Calling  Indie  2024       
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Rene Huard  Sharp Curves   Favoriting Blues Calling  Indie  2024       
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  Talk Time ID         Brad "Guitar" Wilson opened California shows for the iconic band Chicago and Brad has toured numerous times with the band. Brad has opened for Buddy Guy, Cheap Trick, .38 Special, Marshall Tucker Band, Tommy Castro, and many others.     
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Brad "Guitar" Wilson  Hound Dog   Favoriting Buckle Up!  Cali Bee Music  2024       
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  AD TRACK 03. MSSS – Écoute              
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Brad Wilson  ID - Brad Wilson   Favoriting            
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Brad "Guitar" Wilson  Sky Full Of Rain   Favoriting Buckle Up!  Cali Bee Music  2024       
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  Talk Time ID         Hitman Blues Band's 10-track album is a compilation of covers of blues classics, with the exception of of Kris Kristofferson’s Sunday Morning Coming Down.     
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Hitman Blues Band  The Times They Are A.Changing   Favoriting Hey, Can You Guys Play ...  Nerus Records  2024       
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Hitman  ID – Hitman   Favoriting            
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Hitman Blues Band  Sunday Morning Coming Down   Favoriting Hey, Can You Guys Play ...  Nerus Records  2024       
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
Bumble Bee Slim  Hard Rocks In My Bed   Favoriting Roots 'N' Blues: The Retrospective 1925-1950  Columbia Records  1936  Recorded Feb 6, 1936     
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Lonnie Johnson  I Got News For You, Baby   Favoriting Another Night To Cry  Prestige Bluesville  1962  b. 1894-0208, NEW ORLEANS, LA     
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Willie Mabon  I'm Mad   Favoriting Chess Blues 1952-1954  Chess Records  1953  Recorded Feb 5, 1953     
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Sonny Boy Williamson II  Like A Wolf   Favoriting Little Boy Blue  Blue City Records  1957  Recorded Feb 8, 1957     
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  AD TRACK 05. When Big Man Talk              
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Cécile Doo-Kingué  ID - Cécile Doo-Kingué   Favoriting            
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Floyd Dixon  Telephone Blues   Favoriting The Cocktail Combos  Capitol Records  1950  b. 1928-0208, MARSHALL, TX     
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Louis Jordan  Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)   Favoriting Rock 'N' Roll  Mercury Rhythm N Blues  1956  d. 1975-0204, LOS ANGELES, CA 66 1956 album produced by QUINCY JONES!     
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King Curtis  Soul Groove Part 1   Favoriting Didn't He Play!  Red Lightnin' Records  1959  b. 1934-0207, FORT WORTH, TX     
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  AD TRACK 06. Black Theatre Workshop – Diggers              
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Kim Wilson  ID - Kim Wilson   Favoriting            
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Philip Walker  Big Rear Window   Favoriting Blues  Hightone Records  1988  b. 1937-0211 Welsh LA (Oops! This was for next week)     
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Mitch Woods  Singin' The Blues feat. Ruthie Foster   Favoriting Friends Along The Way (Deluxe Edition)  Club 88 Records  2023  Ruthie Foster b. 1964-0210, WOOD COUNTY, TX     
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Gary Moore  Need Your Love So Bad   Favoriting Essential Montreux [Live]  Eagle Records  1999  d. 2011-0206, COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN 58     
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Curtis Salgado  The Fix Is In   Favoriting Damage Control  Alligator Records  2021  b. 1954-0204, EVERETT, WA     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting Feb 4 (and beyond). Full list in the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Dan Livingstone And The Griffintown Jug Addicts  Write Me A Few Of Your Lines   Favoriting Dan Livingstone And The Griffintown Jug Addicts  Indie  2011  APPEARING LIVE SAT FEB 10 AT L'AQUARIUM CAFÉ BAR https://www.facebook.com/aquarium.c.bar     
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