Blues from every era. Interview with artists, concert listings, blues related events, information and trivia, gearhead heaven…just what kind of harmonica was that?

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.

Listeners can expect to hear the likes of Paul Deslauriers, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Pop Staples, Downchild, Steve Rowe, MonkeyJunk, and Charlie Musselwhite, as well as live performances and interviews.

Every Sunday 9 - 11pm (EST)

January 5, 2025: STARTING MY 36TH YEAR WITH A ROUNDUP OF FAVE NEW RELEASES OF 2024!

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The first show of the new year and the first show of my 36th year at CKUT! Tonight on Cha Cha Cha In Blue you'll hear a selection of my favourite new releases from the approximately 250 that I received this year. It's almost chronological in that each of the four sets represents about a quarter of the year so we'll hear from Mike Zito, Kevin Burt, Bernard Allison, The Wicked Lo-Down, Anthony Geraci, Johnny Burgin, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Big Harp George, Mark Hummel, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Curtis Salgado, Jubu Smith, Albert Castiglia, Chris Cain, Little Georgie and The Shuffling Hungarians, Kid and Lisa "Little Baby" Andersen, Misty Blues, Duke Robillard, Shemekia Copeland, Tab Benoit, Mitch Woods, Vaneese Thomas, B.B. King, Eric Bibb, and The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan. Please don't mistake this for a "Best Of" list - that's too subjective to be truly valid. Sorry I couldn't include more but it's a two hour weekly show. I'd like to thank everyone for the opportunity to bring you the blues on the radio for all these years and wish you all a happy and prosperous new year. It's not gonna be an easy one and we'll need the comfort of music to help us through it.