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John Detcheverry

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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.


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Favoriting January 12, 2025: HOT NEW SINGLES! NEW RELEASES! This Week In Blues History! Where It's At (The Live Music Roundup)!

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Tonight on Cha Cha Cha In Blue we start out with the latest singles to hit the blues airwaves from Little Georgie and The Shuffling Hungarians, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Crystal Shawanda, Skylar Rogers, and the first single from Montreal's own Bob Scienza & The Wigs. In new releases I'm catching up on some of the later arrivals from 2024 with Ollee Owens, Travis Bowlin, Walk That Walk, Giles Robson & John Primer, and Carly Harvey, and already have the first new release of 2025, a posthumous compilation from the late Frank Bey. In the "history" set we start back in 1929 with Clara Smith and continue with Jay McShann, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Eddie Taylor, Lowell Fulson, Freddie King, Long John Baldry, Junior Kimbrough, and JD Simo & Luther Dickinson. We'll close with a tune from the brassiest blues band in town Fuel Junkie who'll be at Upstairs on Thursday.

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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 the show tonight     
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HOT NEW SINGLES IN YOUR AREA!
Little Georgie and The Shuffling Hungarians  Come To Jesus   Favoriting The Compendium Of Unruly Caterwauling  Queen Bee Brand World Media Group  2024  The seventh track in a series of cascading singles. COME TO JESUS isn’t a musing on a moment of spiritual redemption as much as it explores the act of consistently screwing up and sinning gleefully with impunity with no apparent consequence…. Until the metaphoric jig is actually up. WE'RE STILL WAITING ... we now have confirmation that all people are not equal in the eyes of the law.  ✓    
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Robert Jon & The Wreck  Ashes In The Snow   Favoriting Ashes In The Snow  Indie  2025  "The simple message from 'Ashes in the Snow' is about keeping a relationship together and not letting it crumble or turn to ash, knowing that love is the most important thing," explains frontman Robert Jon Burrison.  ✓    
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Crystal Shawanda  Would You Know Love   Favoriting Sing Pretty Blues  New Sun Records  2025  Crystal's new album Sing Pretty Blues will be released on April 2, 2025. "Would You Know Love" was written by Sonny Tackett and made famous by his uncle Marlow Tackett in 1980 on the country charts.  ✓   ㏄  
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Skylar Rogers  A Different Position   Favoriting A Different Position - single  Epps Records  2024  You know there’s something better out there, but what do you do when the status quo says, “That’s the way we’ve always done it?” “A Different Position” is an anthem for anyone who is feeling boxed in and wants to break free!  ✓    
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Blind Lemon Pledge  ID - Blind Lemon Pledge   Favoriting            
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Bob Scienza & The Wigs  Another Heavy Night   Favoriting Another Heavy Night - single  Indie  2025  Groovy Blues based in Montreal. Bob Scienza (La Voix 2024) on the vocals, guitar and harmonica and the Wigs (Samir Bravo on bass and Déia Roussille on drums). https://bobscienzaandthewigs.bandcamp.com/track/another-heavy-night VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG7Xc4M6D4g Available on all other platforms Jan 17. This is the radio debut for this release!  ✓   ㏄  
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Ollee Owens comes from the farming community of New Bothwell, Manitoba and as a teen, she gravitated toward Dylan, Delta Blues, The Staple Singers, and Etta James. A late arrival I still included Nowhere to Hide on my list of 2024 CDN Faves.     
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Ollee Owens  My Man   Favoriting Nowhere To Hide  Ollee Owens Music  2024  Some bluesy braggadocio  ✓   ㏄  
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Ollee Owens  Lord Protect My Child   Favoriting Nowhere To Hide  Ollee Owens Music  2024  Owens and her husband started their family early and had three daughters, one of whom has a cognitive disability. This Dylan song resonates deeply for Ollee. “That song has really become close to my heart,” she says. “My daughter is twenty-three now, but there’s still a lot of vulnerability there. The desire for protecting and taking care of her will never go away.”  ✓   ㏄  
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  Talk Time ID         Nola Blue Records proudly announced the January 17, 2025 release of Peace, an 11-track compilation of the late Frank Bey's [Jan 17, 1946 - June 7, 2020 (age 74 years)] music. Spotlighting many lesser-known early works, the 2025 arrival of this compilation marks five years since Frank Bey's passing     
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Frank Bey  That's What Love Will Make You Do (feat. Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra)   Favoriting Peace  Nola Blue Records  2025  Recorded with The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra at Greaseland in 2015 and released here for the first time.  ✓    
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  Support Black Charities PSA              
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Frank Bey  ID - Frank Bey   Favoriting            
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Frank Bey  If You Want Me   Favoriting Peace  Nola Blue Records  2025  Straight soul-blues  ✓    
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  Talk Time ID         A roundup of late 2024 releases     
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Travis Bowlin  Four Four Fever   Favoriting Hooks & Grooves  Indie  2024  With partner Meg Williams recently won the 2024 Nashville, TN. IBC solo/duo in addition to winning Jazz/Blues artist of the year twice at the Josie Awards 2022/2023.  ✓    
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Walk That Walk  The Daydream   Favoriting Red Devil Lye  Indie  2024  Walk That Walk served as the New England touring band for two Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame inductees - Bo Diddley and Johnnie Johnson  ✓    
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Giles Robson  ID - Giles Robson   Favoriting            
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Giles Robson & John Primer  Blow Wind Blow   Favoriting Ten Chicago Blues Classics  Blues House Productions  2024  The genesis of Ten Chicago Blues Classics began in 2023 when Robson and Primer first met and performed together on a Robson organized UK tour that starred the guitarist and other “Chicago Blues Legends.”  ✓    
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Carly Harvey  Mean Old Woman feat. Joe Louis Walker   Favoriting Kamama  Indie  2024  First full length album from this Afro-Indigenous Blues fusion musician based out of Washington, DC.  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This week in blues history.     
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Clara Smith  Empty House Blues   Favoriting Clara Smith Vol. 5 (1927-1929)  Document Records  1929  Recorded Jan 17, 1929 in New York     
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Jay McShann And His Jazz Men  Bad Tale Boogie   Favoriting Kansas City Blues 1944-49  Capitol Records  1945  b. 1916-0112, MUSKOGEE, OK     
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Reverend Peyton  ID - Reverend Peyton   Favoriting            
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Mississippi Fred McDowell  Shake 'Em On Down   Favoriting Atlantic Blues: Guitar  Atlantic Records  1959  b. 1904-0112, ROSSVILLE, TN     
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Eddie Taylor  E.T. Blues   Favoriting Big Town Playboy  O.L.D. Ltd.  1955  Recorded Jan 18, 1955, B-side of Big Town Playboy     
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Lowell Fulson  Do Me Right   Favoriting The Chess Box: Willie Dixon  Chess Records  1955  Recorded Jan 13, 1955     
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Freddie King  I'm Tore Down   Favoriting Freddy King Sings  King Records  1961  Recorded Jan 17, 1961 as A-side with If You Believe (In What You Do)     
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Freddie King  If You Believe (In What You Do)   Favoriting Freddy King Sings  King Records  1961  Recorded Jan 17, 1961 as B-side of I'm Tore Down     
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Rob Lutes  ID - Rob Lutes   Favoriting            
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Long John Baldry  Insane Asylum feat. Kathi McDonald   Favoriting On Stage Tonight - Baldry's Out  Stony Plain Records  1993  b. 1941-0112, EAST MADDON, UK    ㏄  
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Junior Kimbrough  Jr. Blues   Favoriting Deep Blues (Music From The Original Soundtrack)  Anxious Records  1992  d. 1998-0117, HOLLY SPRINGS, MS 67     
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JD Simo & Luther Dickinson  Do The Rump Louise   Favoriting Do The Rump!  Forty Below Records  2024  Luther Dickinson b. 1973-0118, MEMPHIS, TN  ✓    
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting JAN 12 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Fuel Junkie  Get Out On The Road   Favoriting All Out  Indie  2019  THURS JAN 16 @ UPSTAIRS’ 1254 MacKay Montreal QC http://upstairsjazz.com/    ㏄  
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  5:33pm George Akiki:

I knew from the first listening of the show, but had to listen and enjoy it again.
Very strong and emotional blues,
Very good and beautiful show.
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