CKUT: Cha Cha Cha In Blue: Playlist from January 19, 2025

Cha Cha Cha In Blue : Playlist from January 19, 2025

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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.

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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January 19, 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 blues singles from Bob Corritore & Bobby Rush, Will Wilde, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Eliza Neals, Lonnie Shields, and Ghost Hounds. This week's featured new releases are from Mark Muleman Massey, Evan Nicole Bell, Runway 27, Left, and Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch. In the "history" set we start back in 1928 with Blind Willie Johnson and continue with Champion Jack Dupree, Babs Gonzales, Little Walter, Dave Specter, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Omar & The Howlers and 2 tunes each from Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. We'll close with a tune from Steve Rowe who's busy this week with the Blues Dudes at Cunninghams Pub on Friday and hosting jam night at Duffy's on Wednesday.

(✓ = new, ㏄ = CanCon)

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments
INTRO
Harry Manx	ID - Harry Manx
Junior Wells/Talk	Cha Cha Cha In Blue	Messin' With The Kid	Charly Records	1957	Tonight's agenda
HOT NEW SINGLES IN YOUR AREA!
Bob Corritore and Friends	I’ve Got Three Problems	Doin’ the Shout!	VizzTone Label Group	2025	Bobby Rush not only provides the vocals but also wrote the song! The 2nd single, “I Guess I’m A Fool” (ft. Francine Reed), out February 7, full album Feb 28!	✓
Will Wilde	Trouble Of That Girl	Trouble Of That Girl - single	VizzTone Records	2025	The 3rd single from his upcoming album BLUES IS STILL ALIVE, due Feb 28, 2025, a contemporary twist on the traditional spiritual song “Trouble of The World"	✓
Joanne Shaw Taylor	Grayer Shade Of Blue	Grayer Shade Of Blue - single	Journeyman Records	2025	Joanne has released a string of acclaimed singles over the past year from her 10th studio album, Black & Gold, arriving June 6. "This song is about a close friendship I had for over a decade that ended suddenly. I’ve never known why."	✓
Eliza Neals	Soul Free	Soul Free - single	E-H Records LLC	2025	The 3rd single of a series starting with “Something’s Better than Nothing” and following with “Colorcrimes". Eliza Neals had just visited a baptist church in Detroit and experienced, with her sister, a full submersion baptism. She channeled “Soul Free” as a stream of consciousness into the vintage microphone	✓
Lonnie Shields	Our Fight For Freedom feat. Joe Louis Walker	Our Fight For Freedom - single	MoMojo Records	2025	"Our Fight For Freedom" was inspired by the many civil and social injustices that have permeated the country and planet for many years. Specifically designed to lift up and amplify the many silenced voices, unity, coexistence, and togetherness serve as the foundational elements of the song’s message.	✓
Ghost Hounds	She Runs Hot	She Runs Hot - single	Gibson Records	2025	An electric new song that the band described as dangerous, reckless and fun, “She Runs Hot” follows the recent releases of “You’ll Never Find Me,” and “Long Ride Home feat. Patty Griffin.”	✓
FEATURED NEW RELEASES
	Talk Time ID				The grandson of sharecroppers, Muleman grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi – in the cradle of the Delta. At 19, he found himself in infamous Parchman Prison, which was modeled after a slave plantation. Although he’d never picked up a guitar, David Kimbrough, the son of legendary blues icon Junior Kimbrough, took Muleman under his wing and taught him the basics. He soon earned a spot in the legendary Parchman Prison Band, which was the first time Muleman opened up for B.B. King.
Mark Muleman Massey	Been A Long, Long Time	Been A Long, Long Time	Muletone Records	2024		✓
Mark Muleman Massey	Baby's Gone	Been A Long, Long Time	Muletone Records	2024		✓
	Talk Time ID				Shades of Blue is the debut album written, arranged, and produced by multi-instrumentalist Evan Nicole Bell, showcasing her 4-octave voice, her guitar chops, songwriting skills, and building on the foundation of her popular EP, Runaway Girl, and her 11+ million online video views
Evan Nicole Bell	Liar's Anthem	Shades of Blue	Hummingbird Records	2025		✓
	AD TRACK 09. BTW Vierge
Vaneese Thomas	ID - Vaneese Thomas
Evan Nicole Bell	It's Not My Cross To Bear	Shades of Blue	Hummingbird Records	2025		✓
	Talk Time ID				Acoustic duo Runway 27, Left is the blues project of bass player Erich Brandl (former Trans Am/Sun Luca/Run Riot) and lead vocalist Anthony "Tone" Kammerhofer (My Other Brother), trying to reconnect with the roots of pop and rock music, calling their style 'In-Blues Entertainment'. Their latest project is the 4-song EP Have A Look, available on most streaming platforms
Runway 27, Left	Hard To Get By	Have A Look - EP	Weissfeder Records	2024		✓
	MyCRI - PSA 03
Runway 27, Left	ID - Runway 27, Left
Runway 27, Left	Childhood Hero	Have A Look - EP	Weissfeder Records	2024		✓
	Talk Time ID				Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch has a new album entitled Blues Cut Like Glass, released January 18, 2025. Matt wrote and arranged all songs and horns on this album, and the Michael Burks rhythm section makes a special appearance on several songs.
Matt "The Rattlesnake" Lesch	Blues Cut Like Glass	Blues Cut Like Glass	Indie	2025		✓
COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
	Talk Time ID				This Week In Blues History
Blind Willie Johnson	The Soul of a Man	The No.1 Blues Collection	Stardust Entertainment	1928	b. 1897-0122, INDEPENDENCE, TX
Champion Jack Dupree	Me and My Mule	Definitive Blues Anthology	Not Now Music	1956	d. 1992-0121, HANOVER, GERMANY 82
	AD TRACK 05. Zamalek
Terry Robb	ID - Terry Robb
Sonny Boy Williamson	Don't Lose Your Eye	Little Boy Blue	Blue City Records	1951	Recorded Jan 24, 1951
Sonny Boy Williamson	I Wonder Why	Little Boy Blue	Blue City Records	1951	Recorded Jan 24, 1951
Muddy Waters	Long Distance Call	The Chess Box	Chess Records	1951	Recorded Jan 23, 1951
Muddy Waters	Honey Bee	The Chess Box	Chess Records	1951	Recorded Jan 23, 1951
Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Motor Head Baby	1952-1955	Classics	1953	Recorded Jan 20, 1953
Johnny "Guitar" Watson	No I Can't	1952-1955	Classics	1953	Recorded Jan 20, 1953
Babs Gonzales	House Rent Party	Shuckin' And Jivin'	Charly R&B	1955	d. 1980-0123, NEWARK, NJ 60
Little Walter	My Babe	Chess Blues 1954-1960	Chess Records	1955	Recorded Jan 25, 1955
	AD TRACK 32 Playmas
Stephen Barry	ID - Stephen Barry						㏄
Dave Specter	Unleavened Soul feat. Brother Jack McDuff	Six String Soul: 30 Years On Delmark	Delmark Records	1996	Brother Jack McDuff d. 2001-0123, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 74
Ronnie Baker Brooks	Stuck On Stupid	Blues In My DNA	Alligator Records	2024	b. 1967-0123, CHICAGO, IL	✓
Omar & The Howlers	Hit the Road, Jack	SwingLand	Black Top Records	1998	Omar Kent Dykes b. 1950-0124, MCCOMB, MS
WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
	Talk Time ID				Live blues/roots for the week starting JAN 19 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/
Steve Rowe	Don't Dog Me Tonight	The Urban Bluesman	Howlin' Blue Productions	2015	FRIDAY JAN 24 @ Cunninghams Pub 75 Rue Ste-Anne, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC https://www.facebook.com/events/1106344867732238/ HOSTING THE JAM WED JAN 22 @ DUFFY'S BAR 1060 Herron Rd, Dorval QC https://www.facebook.com/events/441184692393636/		㏄

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