Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from February 18, 2024

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Favoriting February 18, 2024: MAPLE BLUES AWARD WINNERS! HOT NEW SINGLES! This Week In Blues History! Where It's At!

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Tonight on Cha Cha Cha In Blue we congratulate this year's Maple Blues Award winners with examples from a few of them, namely Matt Andersen, Colin James, Sue Foley, Suzie Vinnick, Guy Bélanger, and Crystal Shawanda. It's SINGLES NIGHT with new songs from Misty Blues, Omar Coleman, Bex Marshall, John Primer & Bob Corritore, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Emanuel Casablanca, Anders Osborne, Boogie Beasts, Robert John & The Wreck, and the Big Wolf Band. In the "history" part of the show I've got Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell, Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Memphis Slim, Ray Charles, Corey Harris, Johnny Winter, Dutch Mason, and Magic Dick & Jay Geils. We'll close with a song from Dan Livingstone who will be appearing Thursday at Brutopia and next week at the Thirsty Boot.

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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  What;s on tonight's show     
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAPLE BLUES AWARD WINNERS!
Matt Andersen  Rollin' Down the Road   Favoriting Big Bottle of Joy  Sonic Records  2023  4 AWARDS! Entertainer - Male Vocalist - Recording/Producer and Songwriter of the Year     
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Colin James  Soul of a Man   Favoriting Miles To Go  Stony Plain Records  2018  Electric Act of the Year     
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Sue Foley  Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie   Favoriting One Guitar Woman  Stony Plain Records  2024  Blues With A Feeling (lifetime achievement) Award. This is the first single from her new album due March 29th     
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Suzie Vinnick  Raino   Favoriting Fall Back Home  Indie  2022  Acoustic Act of the Year     
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Guy Bélanger  Duck Soup   Favoriting Voyages & Autres Histoires  Les Disques Bros  2023  Harmonica Player of the Year     
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Crystal Shawanda  Midnight Blues   Favoriting Midnight Blues  True North Records  2022  Indigenous Artist/Group of the Year     
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HOT NEW SINGLES!
  Talk Time ID         Introducing a slew of new singles. Plus recapping the 27th MBAs: Entertainer of the Year: Matt Andersen Electric Act of the Year: Colin James Acoustic Act of the Year: Suzie Vinnick Male Vocalist of the Year: Matt Andersen Female Vocalist of the Year: Miss Emily New Artist/Group of the Year: Little Magic Sam International Artist of the Year: Tedeschi Trucks Recording/Producer of the Year: Matt Andersen Blues With A Feeling (lifetime achievement): Sue Foley Songwriter of the Year: Matt Andersen Guitarist of the Year: Garrett Mason Harmonica Player of the Year: Guy Belanger Keyboard Player of the Year: Jesse O’Brien Horn Player of the Year: Alison Young Drummer of the Year: Jim Casson Bassist of the Year: Gary Kendall Indigenous Artist/Group of the Year: Crystal Shawanda Midnight Blues Blues Booster of the Year: Brant Zwicker     
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Misty Blues  Silver Lining (feat. Early Times)   Favoriting Silver Lining - single  Guitar One Records  2024  An early single from their 15th album, which will be released on May 1, 2024     
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Omar Coleman  Strange Times   Favoriting Strange Times  Color Red  2024  Contemporary Chicago blues great returns with guitarist Eddie Roberts, owner of Color Red     
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  AD TRACK 09. Nuits d'Afrique              
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Bex Marshall  I Can't Look You In The Eye   Favoriting Fortuna  Dixiefrog Records  2024  British Blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bex Marshall has announced her first new album in ten years. It will be released on Friday, March 1, 2024     
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John Primer & Bob Corritore  Crawlin' Kingsnake   Favoriting Crawlin' Kingsnake  Vizztone  2024  Their fourth collaboration album to be released March 29     
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Joanne Shaw Taylor  Heavy Soul   Favoriting Heavy Soul  Journeyman Records  2024  Chart-topping British blues-rock guitarist announced her new album is set to be released on June 7     
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MORE HOT NEW SINGLES!
  Talk Time ID         Yes, it truly is a SINGLES NIGHT!     
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Emanuel Casablanca  The Farm   Favoriting Strung Out On Thrills  Vinyl Recording Group  2024  With his sophomore LP Strung Out On Thrills, two feature films, and an Art Basel Miami show underway, this musician/painter/actor is already working on two more albums.     
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Anders Osborne  Bewildered   Favoriting Picasso's Villa  5th Ward Records  2024  His 17th album Picasso’s Villa will be released on April 26     
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  AD TRACK 22 Feid 2024              
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Angel Forrest  ID - Angel Forrest   Favoriting            
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Boogie Beasts  Cold Ways   Favoriting Neon Skies & Different Highs  Naked  2024  Belgian alternative blues rock band Boogie Beasts will release a new album on 19 April 2024. It will be their fourth studio album, and their fifth in total.     
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Robert John & The Wreck  Red Moon Rising   Favoriting Red Moon Rising  Journeyman Records    Southern rockers are set to release their most ambitious project yet, Red Moon Rising on June 28     
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Big Wolf Band  Living On Borrowed Time   Favoriting Rebel’s Journey  Indie  2024  The second single from their forthcoming studio album due April 19     
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This week in blues history     
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Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell  Papa Wants a Cookie   Favoriting The Ultimate Dirty Blues Collection  Grammercy Europe  1931  Scrapper Blackwell b. 1903-0221, SYRACUSE, SC     
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Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins  Happy Blues for John Glenn   Favoriting Prestige Profiles: Lightnin' Hopkins  Prestige  1962  Recorded Feb 20, 1962     
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Memphis Slim  Mother Earth   Favoriting Chess Blues 1947-1952  Chess Records  1950  d. 1988-0224, PARIS, FRANCE 72     
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Ray Charles  What'd I Say, parts. 1, 2   Favoriting 75 R&B Classics  La Bambolina s.a.s.  1959  Recorded Feb 18, 1959     
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  AD TRACK 03. MSSS - Écoute              
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Corey Harris  ID - Corey Harris   Favoriting            
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Corey Harris  Insurrection Blues (Chickens Come Home To Roost)   Favoriting Insurrection Blues  M.C. Records  2021  b. 1969-0221, DENVER, CO     
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Johnny Winter  Be Careful With A Fool   Favoriting Johnny Winter  Columbia Records  1969  b. 1944-0223, BEAUMONT, TX     
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Dutch Mason  But I Was Cool   Favoriting You Can't Have Everything  Stony Plain Records  1992  b. 1938-0219, LUNENBURG, NS     
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Magic Dick & Jay Geils  Bluestime Theme   Favoriting Little Car Blues  Rounder Records  1996  Jay Geils b. 1946-0220, NEW YORK CITY, NY     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting February 18 (and beyond). See the full list https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Dan Livingstone  61 Highway   Favoriting Dan Livingstone And The Griffintown Jug Addicts  Indie  2011  APPEARING LIVE SAT FEB 22 AT BRUTOPIA 1219 Rue Crescent Montreal, QC https://www.brutopia.net/     
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