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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 26, 2025: SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME! 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 upcoming albums by Larkin Poe, ZZ Ward, Hannah Wicklund, Tony Holiday, Max Hightower, and Eric Johanson. This week's featured new releases are from Ed Alstrom, Tomislav Goluban With Crooked Eye Tommy, and David Ronaldo. In the "history" set we start back in 1934 with Charley Patton and continue with Tampa Red, Big Joe Turner, Sonny Boy Williamson, Eddie Taylor, Willie Dixon, Jake Shimabukuro & Mick Fleetwood with Sonny Landreth, and Colin James with Lucinda Williams, plus 2 tunes each from Nappy Brown and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. We'll close with a tune from Alec McElcheran who's playing the "5 À 9" at Bistro À Jojo on Wednesday.

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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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SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME
Larkin Poe  Easy Love Pt. 1   Favoriting Bloom  Tricki-Woo Records  2025  The GRAMMY® Award-winning duo Larkin Poe just released their latest single, “Easy Love Pt. 1,” from their new album, Bloom, released Friday, January 24. An official music video is available on YouTube, where there is also a live TV performance of the song from their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!  ✓    
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ZZ Ward  Love Alive   Favoriting Liberation  Sun Records  2025  Her debut album on the iconic Sun Records, set for release on March 14th. The album’s first single, “Love Alive,” is available now alongside its music video. “Having kids can really test your relationship. This song is about keeping the love alive during the trying times of early parenthood,” ZZ explains.  ✓    
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Hannah Wicklund  Witness   Favoriting Live At The Troubadour  Strawberry Moon Records  2025  From her forthcoming album Live At The Troubadour, recorded at her March 2024 performance at the legendary Los Angeles venue as part of her Hell In The Hallway world tour. It's due for release March 7th via Strawberry Moon Records.  ✓    
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Tony Holiday  Walk on the Water   Favoriting Keep Your Head Up  Forty Below Records  2025  "Keep Your Head Up", due April 18, 2025, features a wide array of special guests, including Eddie 9V, Kevin Burt, Albert Castiglia, and Laura Chavez, last year’s Blues Music Award winner for ‘Guitarist of the Year’. The latest single, “Walk on the Water,” was a surprise addition to the record.  ✓    
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Max Hightower  It's On Me   Favoriting Nothin’ But The Truth  MoMojo Records  2025  Singer/harmonicist/guitar player Max Hightower announced the February 21st release of his new album, Nothin’ But the TRUTH, produced by Max and Big Jon Atkinson at Big Jon’s vintage-style BigTone Studio in New Orleans. for the MoMojo Records label.  ✓    
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Eric Johanson  Galaxy Girl   Favoriting Live In Mississippi  Ruf Records  2025  New Orleans-based blues rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter Eric Johanson announced the release of his live album ‘Live In Mississippi’ out March 21, 2025 via Ruf Records. A follow up to his last album ‘The Deep and The Dirty’  ✓    
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Ed Alstrom released Flee Though None Pursue on Jan 13 to coincide with his participation in the 2025 International Blues Challenge, representing the North Jersey Blues Society in the Solo/Duo competition.     
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Ed Alstrom  Be Nice!   Favoriting Flee Though None Pursue  Haywire  2025  In a tumultuous world Be Nice!  ✓    
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  AD TRACK 09. BTW Vierge              
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Anthony Paule  ID - Anthony Paule   Favoriting            
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Ed Alstrom  Screwed   Favoriting Flee Though None Pursue  Haywire  2025  Belay that last order! No more Mr. Nice Guy!  ✓    
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  Talk Time ID         What do you get when an old-school Croatian harp player hooks up with a West Coast American guitar player and his buds? You get an album of all original music recorded at Jasco’s Music Lab in Nashville. Tomislav Goluban and Crooked Eye Tommy released "Nashville Road" Jan 17     
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Tomislav Goluban With Crooked Eye Tommy  Rock Dog   Favoriting Nashville Road  Overton Music  2025  Good rough boogie  ✓    
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Tomislav Goluban With Crooked Eye Tommy  Bad Choices Make Good Stories   Favoriting Nashville Road  Overton Music  2025  An elegant, jazzy blend of harp and guitar  ✓    
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  Talk Time ID         In between their many performances, David Ronaldo & The Dice wrote 11 new songs and went back into the studio to record their 5th album 'Six String Preacher', released Jan 24, 2025     
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David Ronaldo  Juke Joint Jamming   Favoriting Six String Preacher  Fandango Music Belgium  2025  Inspired by jam sessions in Memphis, including one with none other than Albert King Junior in the Blues Hall Juke Joint on Beale Street  ✓    
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David Gogo  ID - David Gogo   Favoriting            
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David Ronaldo  Six String Preacher   Favoriting Six String Preacher  Fandango Music Belgium  2025  A tribute from the band to their guitar heroes. Dirk Lekenne (Studio Fandango): “I am very pleased with the result of Six String Preacher, and I feel that we have fully established our sound with this fifth album.”  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Charley Patton  Jersey Bull Blues   Favoriting Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective, 1925-1950  Columbia Records    Recorded Jan 30, 1934     
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Jimmy Eager & His Trio & Tampa Red  Please Mr Doctor   Favoriting Chicago Is Just That Way: CD A 1949 - 1953  JSP Records  1953  To get around his contract with Victor Records, Tampa Red recorded four titles for Sabre as Jimmy Eager & His Trio on Jan 29, 1953     
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Big Joe Turner  Flip, Flop and Fly   Favoriting 75 R&B Classics  La Bambolina s.a.s.  1955  Recorded Jan 28, 1955     
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Nappy Brown  It's Really You   Favoriting Don't Be Angry!  Savoy Jazz  1955  Recorded Feb 1, 1955 with Mickey Baker, Sam "The Man" Taylor, etc, the whole NYC "Wrecking Crew"     
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Nappy Brown  Don't Be Angry   Favoriting Don't Be Angry!  Savoy Jazz  1955  Recorded Feb 1, 1955. The A-side of the above single.     
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  AD TRACK 05. Zamalek              
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Hitman Blues Band  ID - Hitman Blues Band   Favoriting            
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Sonny Boy Williamson  The Goat   Favoriting Chess Blues 1954-1960  Chess Records  1960  Recorded Jan 30, 1960 with Otis Spann, Robert Lockwood, Fred Below, Luther Tucker, and Willie Dixon     
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Eddie Taylor  You'll Always Have a Home   Favoriting Screaming and Crying  Fantastic Voyage  1956  b. 1923-0129, BENOIT, MS     
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson  Space Guitar   Favoriting 1952-1955  Classics  1954  Recorded Feb 1, 1954 A remark by the unnamed recording engineer inspired the title: "I don't know what you're trying to do, man, but Jesus, man, what is it? Are you some kind of spaceman?"     
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson  Gettin' Drunk   Favoriting 1952-1955  Classics  1954  Recorded Feb 1, 1954 Same session as above     
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Willie Dixon  I Just Want To Make Love To You   Favoriting The Original Wang Dang Doodle  Chess Records  1989  d. 1992-0129, BURBANK, CA 76 This version was for the soundtrack to "Ginger Ale Afternoon" with Cash McCall (b. 1941-0128, NEW MADRID, MO) on guitar     
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Mitch Woods  ID - Mitch Woods   Favoriting            
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Jake Shimabukuro & Mick Fleetwood  Cause We've Ended As Lovers (W Sonny Landreth)   Favoriting Blues Experience  Forty Below Records  2024  Sonny Landreth b. 1951-0201, CANTON, MS     
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Colin James  Protection featuring Lucinda Williams   Favoriting Chasing The Sun  Stony Plain Records  2024  Lucinda Williams b. 1953-0126, LAKE CHARLES, LA    ㏄  
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting JAN 26 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Alec McElcheran  Light Of Day   Favoriting A Year Of Someday  Indie  2023  WED JAN 29 "5 À 9" @ BISTRO À JOJO 1627 St-Denis, Montreal, Qc H2X 3K3 https://www.bistroajojo.com    ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  9:21am George Akiki:

I enjoyed the show very much but the instrumental by Shimabukuro & Fleetwood made me pause and feel the loss and pain.
Thumbs up for the overall show.
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