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)

February 16, 2025: JUNO AWARD NOMINEES! SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME! 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 by congratulating the 2025 JUNO Award nominees for Blues Album Of The Year, Big Dave McLean, Samantha King & The Midnight Outfit, David Gogo, Sue Foley, and Blue Moon Marquee. We follow that with new singles from upcoming albums by Joanne Shaw Taylor, Eric Johanson, and Samantha Fish. This week's featured new releases are from McKenna Moonah Blues Duo, Heavydrunk And Watermelon Slim, and Big Al & The Heavyweights. In the "history" set we go back more than 100 years for a Bessie Smith track recorded this very day in 1923 and continue with Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces, Texas Johnny Brown (with Amos Milburn), Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, Henry Gray & Morris Pejoe, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Dutch Mason, Magic Dick & Jay Geils, and Lou Ann Barton (with SRV). We'll close with songs from Lady A, who will make a rare appearance at UPSTAIRS on Friday, and Jully Black who brings her Songs & Stories Tour to the Théâtre Outremont on Tuesday.