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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 June 29, 2025: FESTIVAL! FESTIVAL! HOT NEW BLUES! This Week In Blues History! Where It's At (The Live Music Roundup)!

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Tonight on Cha Cha Cha In Blue Festival Season is in full swing! We'll preview some of what's still to come in the Jazz Fest with music from Matteo Mancuso, Chambers DesLauriers, Fantastic Negrito, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and The Sugar Darlings. Then it's off to the south shore city of Chambly for the Festival De Blues De La Montérégie with previews from Dawn Tyler Watson, Bob Scienza & The Wigs, Father 'N' Son, and Barbara Diab. This week's new releases are the latest singles from Devon Allman, 11 Guys Quartet, Maria Muldaur, Long Tall Deb & Colin John, Laura Evans, and The Damn Truth plus Steve Marriner's new cd. In the "history" set we've got Little Buddy Doyle, Peter Cleighton, Champion Jack Dupree, Memphis Slim, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, James Cotton, Syl Johnson, Little Feat, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. We'll close with proof that not all live music is festival-related. Bloodshot Bill is opening for Toronto's Surfragettes at the Bar Le Ritz PDB tomorrow so we'll close with a song from his new release "So Fed Up".

FESTIVAL! FESTIVAL!
FESTIVAL! FESTIVAL!
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FESTIVAL! FESTIVAL!
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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!     
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STILL TO COME AT THE JAZZ FEST!
Matteo Mancuso  Blues for John   Favoriting The Journey  Mascot Label Group  2023  Monday, June 30, 2025 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm Rogers Stage     
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Chambers DesLauriers  People Gonna Talk   Favoriting Our Time To Ride  Forty Below Records  2025  Fri July 4 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm Rogers Stage NEW CD Aug 22, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx3_8AvUONk  ✓   ㏄  
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Fantastic Negrito  I Hope Somebody’s Loving You   Favoriting Son of a Broken Man  Storefront Records  2024  Thursday, July 3, 2025 7:00 pm Rogers Stage     
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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram  Voodoo Charm   Favoriting Hard Road  Red Zero Records  2025  Thursday, July 3, 2025 7:30 pm TD Stage. Voodoo Charm is the 1st track from his new cd Hard Road coming out Sep 26, 2025 on his own Red Zero Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGXsDxDhCuI  ✓    
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The Sugar Darlings  Why   Favoriting Thirsty For Your Love    2023  Making their Jazz Fest debut Tuesday, July 1, 2025 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm Rogers Stage    ㏄  
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Dawn Tyler Watso  ID - Dawn Tyler Watso   Favoriting            
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FROM FESTIVAL DE BLUES DE LA MONTÉRÉGIE DU 2 AU 6 JUILLET 2025 https://www.bluesmonteregie.ca/
Dawn Tyler Watson  This And That   Favoriting Mad Love  Indie  2019  Dawn opens this festival WED JULY 2 19h Parc des ateliers - Spectacle gratuit    ㏄  
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Bob Scienza & The Wigs  Hello Montréal   Favoriting Hello Montréal - single  Indie  2025  SAMEDI 5 JUILLET 21h Vieux Bourgogne  ✓   ㏄  
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Father 'N' Son  I'll See You Later   Favoriting Dancing With The Devil  Indie  2023  VENDREDI 4 JUILLET 19h Place de la Seigneurie + SAMEDI 5 JUILLET Parlons Blues et Harmonicas (atelier) 12h Place de la seigneurie    ㏄  
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Barbara Diab & The Smoked Meat Band  I Wanna Cook In Your Kitchen   Favoriting Mojo Woman  SMB Productions  2019  DIMANCHE 6 JUILLET 16h à 18h Délires et Délices + Histoire du Blues (atelier sur l'histoire du blues animé par Barb Diab) 12h Place de la Seigneurie    ㏄  
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ON THE NEW RELEASE DECK
  Talk Time ID         Well-known as a founding member of the JUNO Award-winning blues-rock band MonkeyJunk, Steve Marriner is also a multiple Maple Blues Award recipient. He is also in demand as a producer and collaborator with a variety of artists. I think I first saw him at Bourbon Street in Pointe Claire as a member of the JW-Jones Blues Band.     
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Steve Marriner  Shootin' Off   Favoriting Hear My Heart  Cordova Bay Records  2025  Remember when bands used to OPEN their sets with instrumentals like this?  ✓   ㏄  
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Steve Marriner  Working On Something   Favoriting Hear My Heart  Cordova Bay Records  2025    ✓   ㏄  
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  Talk Time ID         Just intros to the upcoming singles     
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Devon Allman  Peace To The World feat. Robert Randolph & Jimmy Hall   Favoriting The Blues Summit  Ruf Records  2025  Devon Allman new release "The Blues Summit" is set to drop on July 25, and features guest performances from Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Robert Randolph, Jimmy Hall, Larry McCray, Sierra Green, and others. Allman debuted two new tracks on Friday, June 27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4X0mtX7YFA  ✓    
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11 Guys Quartet  All The Things He Did To You   Favoriting All The Things He Did To You - single  Vizztone Label Group  2025  After a long hiatus, the quartet reunited in 2020 with Small Blues and Grooves, marking their first release in over 30 years. Now comes a follow-up. “All The Things He Did To You,” features vocals from drummer Chuck Purro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTzQFugKuQ  ✓    
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Maria Muldaur  Funny Feathers   Favoriting One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey  NOLA Blue Records  2025  Six-time Grammy nominee Maria Muldaur previews her upcoming album One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey with a new lyric video for ‘Funny Feathers’. The full album is out July 11 & features duets with Taj Mahal and Elvin Bishop, plus lively sessions with New Orleans favorites Tuba Skinny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzCwP9jfFms  ✓    
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Kim Wilson  ID - Kim Wilson   Favoriting            
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Long Tall Deb & Colin John  Sweet Dreams   Favoriting Light It Up  Vizztone Label Group  2025  Long Tall Deb & Colin John reimagine the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” as a Texas blues shuffle - setting the stage for their new album 'Light It Up,' out July 11 via VizzTone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS_9vd7N4UY  ✓    
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Laura Evans  Nobody Loves Me Like You   Favoriting Out of the Dark  Indie  2025  Welsh singer-songwriter Laura Evans returns with her second single “Nobody Loves Me Like You ” the second release from her upcoming second album Out of the Dark being released this October. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c94Cz-IQRXQ  ✓    
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The Damn Truth  Addicted   Favoriting Addicted -single  Indie  2025  “Addicted is a loud, unapologetic cry of freedom,” says the Damn Truth’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist, Lee-La Baum. It’s a middle finger to conformity. It’s about reclaiming your identity and owning it with zero shame. This is who I am. Take it or leave it.” Produced by Bob Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn7KYwfykLE&t=1s  ✓   ㏄  
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Little Buddy Doyle  Slick Capers Blues   Favoriting Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective, 1925-1950  Columbia Records  1939  Recorded July 1, 1939     
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Peter Cleighton  Black Snake Blues   Favoriting Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective, 1925-1950  Columbia Records  1941  Recorded July 1, 1941 with Robert Lockwood Jr. on guitar     
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Champion Jack Dupree  Dupree Shake Dance   Favoriting Black Woman Swing  CD Drive  1940  b. 1910-0704, IRISH CHANNEL, LA     
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  AD TRACK 11 Zamalek_No Matter              
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  AD TRACK 27 Initial Shock              
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Chris Vachon - Roomful of Blues  ID - Chris Vachon - Roomful of Blues   Favoriting            
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Memphis Slim  Natt Dee Special   Favoriting The Come Back  Delmark Records  1952  Recorded June 29, 1952 with Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Curtis Mosely and Otho Allen     
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Eddie Cleanhead Vinson  Just A Dream   Favoriting Kidney Stew Is Fine  Delmark Records  1969  d. 1988-0702, LOS ANGELES, CA 70 Album with T-Bone Walker & Jay McShann     
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James Cotton  Kiddy Boy   Favoriting Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3  Capitol Records  1971  b. 1935-0701, TUNICA, MS     
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  AD TRACK Save Your Skin_NCRA PSA_ENG              
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  AD TRACK 36 Westcan Gala              
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Gina Coleman  ID - Gina Coleman   Favoriting            
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Syl Johnson  Different Strokes   Favoriting Different Strokes – Single  Numero Group  1968  b. 1936-0701, HOLLY SPRINGS, MS sampled by Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye West and Jay-Z, Public Enemy. More than 350 songs!     
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Little Feat  Spanish Moon   Favoriting Waiting For Columbus  Warner Records  1978  Lowell George d. 1979-0629, ARLINGTON, VA 34 (accidental drug overdose)     
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Dr. Lonnie Smith  Why Can't We Live Together feat. Iggy Pop   Favoriting Breathe  Blue Note Records  2021  Dr. Lonnie Smith b. 1942-0703, BUFFALO, NY     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting June 29 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Bloodshot Bill  Emilina   Favoriting So Fed Up  Goner Records  2025  MON JUNE 30 WITH TORONTO'S SURFRAGETTES AT BAR LE RITZ PDB 179 Jean-Talon Ouest, Montreal, QC H2R2X2 https://www.facebook.com/events/916513647153515/  ✓   ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  11:00pm George Akiki:

I listened to the show on Sunday night and was bewitched by the first 6 songs, spent the rest of the show stoned high on the blues.
Very good show, thank you sir John.
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