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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 25, 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 releases by Quinn Sullivan, Old Man Luedecke, Chris Smither, The Reverend Shawn Amos, Orianthi, The Wicked Lo-Down, Dom Martin, and Sugaray Rayford. This week's featured new releases are from JJ Grey & Mofro, Katie Henry, and selections from two new compilations, "Blind Raccoon & Nola Blue Collection Volume 6" and "Breakin' News: 10 Years Of Blues" by The Texas Horns, Big Harp George, and Trudy Lynn. In the "history" part of the show I've got Bessie Smith, Chuck Wayne, Ike Turner, Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Albert King, “Shakey” Jake Harris, A.C. Reed, Alvin "Youngblood" Hart, and The Jeff Healey Band. We'll close with a song from unique harpmaster Jim Zeller who, along with Jimmy James & Bella Godmer, will be bringing his "Blues Extrême" to two shows this week: St-Hubert Mirabel on Thursday and Bar La Grange a Kay in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac on Saturday.

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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's on tonight     
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SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME!
Quinn Sullivan  Dark Love   Favoriting Salvation  Mascot Label Group  2024  The second single from his upcoming new release.  ✓    
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Old Man Luedecke  She Told Me Where to Go   Favoriting She Told Me Where to Go  Outside Music  2024  The album will be available on May 24 via his new label Outside Music.  ✓   ㏄  
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Chris Smither  Down In Thibodaux   Favoriting All About The Bones  Signature Sounds  2024  “When I was a kid my next door neighbor was a man named Boudreaux from Thibodaux, LA. I made up the rest of the story as a chance to use a few French terms and throw out some cultural references from Cajun country." The new cd is due May 3  ✓    
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The Reverend Shawn Amos  Back To The Beginning feat. The McCrary Sisters   Favoriting Soul Brother No. 1  Immediate Family Records  2024  The second single from his upcoming album Soul Brother No. 1, due May 3.  ✓    
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Mitch Woods  ID - Mitch Woods   Favoriting            
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Orianthi  First Time Blues Feat. Joe Bonamassa   Favoriting First Time Blues - single  Woodward Avenue Records  2024  Orianthi wrote the song a while ago, but felt this was the perfect time to record it because she’s been playing it live with her band for the past year. She recorded it at Robbie Krieger’s studio, Love Street Sound.  ✓    
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The Wicked Lo-Down  Marchin' On   Favoriting Out Of Line  Gulf Coast Records  2024  From their upcoming album "Out of Line" due March 8th on Gulf Coast Records. Get the link from their FB page. The Wicked Lo-Down is the latest project of former Red Devils guitarist Paul Size.  ✓    
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Dom Martin  Unhinged   Favoriting Buried In The Hail  Forty Below Records  2024  Belfast bluesman Dom Martin has just recently received 2024 UK Blues Awards nominations for Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year and UK Blues Album of the Year. He adds those to multiple UK Blues Award wins, which led him to be inducted into the UK Blues Hall of Fame. He has been hailed as the heir to Rory Gallagher’s throne.  ✓    
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Sugaray Rayford  Run For Cover   Favoriting Human Decency  Forty Below Records  2024  With a new album "Human Decency" coming in the late spring, Sugaray Rayford is back with his first new music since 2022’s award winning ‘In Too Deep’.  ✓    
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Now back with Alligator JJ Grey & Mofro has released OLUSTEE Feb 16. Vinyl also avalable.     
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JJ Grey & Mofro  Olustee   Favoriting Olustee  Alligator Records  2024    ✓    
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JJ Grey & Mofro  Starry Night   Favoriting Olustee  Alligator Records  2024    ✓    
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  Talk Time ID         New Jersey songwriter Katie Henry's new cd Get Goin' was released Feb 16 and was produced by labelmate Bernard Allison who also contributed two songs.     
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Katie Henry  Love Like Kerosene   Favoriting Get Goin'  Ruf Records  2024    ✓    
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Katie Henry  Get Goin' Get Gone   Favoriting Get Goin'  Ruf Records  2024    ✓    
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  Talk Time ID         Two great new compilations were also released Feb 16: Blind Raccoon & Nola Blue Collection Volume 6 & Breakin' News 10 Years Of Blues     
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The Texas Horns  Never Buy My Soul (feat. Ange Kogutz and Anson Funderburgh)   Favoriting Blind Raccoon & Nola Blue Collection Volume 6  Blue Heart Records  2024    ✓    
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Big Harp George  Struck Out Again   Favoriting Blind Raccoon & Nola Blue Collection Volume 6  Blue Heart Records  2024  Unreleased bonus track from his 2018 album “Uptown Cool.”  ✓    
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Trudy Lynn  Golden Girl Blues   Favoriting Breakin' News 10 Years Of Blues  Nola Blue Records  2024  Backed by Grammy-winning artists Kevin and Yates McKendree on a track from her Golden Girl album produced by Terry Wilson  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This week in blues history     
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Bessie Smith  Gulf Coast Blues   Favoriting The Complete Recordings, Volume 1  Columbia Records  1923  Recorded 1923-02-26     
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Chuck Wayne  S.S. Cool   Favoriting Jazz Guitarist  Savoy Jazz  1953  b. 1923-0227, NEW YORK CITY, NY     
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Ike Turner  Heartbroken and Worried   Favoriting 1951-1954  Classics  1951  Recorded 1951-03-03     
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Bo Diddley  I'm a Man   Favoriting The No.1 Blues Collection  Stardust Entertainment  1955  Recorded 1955-03-02     
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B.B. King  Blues At Midnight   Favoriting King Of The Blues  MCA Records  1962  Recorded 1962-03-01     
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Albert King  Calling On My Darling   Favoriting Chess Blues 1960-1967  Chess Records  1961  Recorded 1961-03-01     
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“Shakey” Jake Harris  Hold That Bus Conductor   Favoriting Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3  Capitol Records  1968  d. 1990-0302, PINE BLUFF, AR 68     
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  AD TRACK 04. MSSS - Empathie              
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Mississippi Heat  ID - Mississippi Heat   Favoriting            
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A.C. Reed  She's Fine feat. Bonnie Raitt   Favoriting I'm In The Wrong Business  Alligator Records  1987  d. 2005-0225, CHICAGO, IL 77     
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Alvin "Youngblood" Hart  Moonlight Mile   Favoriting Paint It Blue: Songs of The Rolling Stones  House Of Blues  1997  b. 1963-0302, OAKLAND, CA     
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The Jeff Healey Band  Confidence Man   Favoriting The Very Best Of Jeff Healey  Sony Music  1988  d. 2008-0302 TORONTO, ON 41     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting Feb 25 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Jim Zeller  Psychobilly Baby   Favoriting Blues from Another Planet  Miss Bean Musique  2019  LIVE THURS FEB 29 @ St-Hubert Mirabel https://www.facebook.com/events/1425058401741455/ & SAT MAR 2 AT @ Bar La Grange a Kay https://www.facebook.com/events/1116767736016583/    ㏄  
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