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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 July 6, 2025: TREMBLANT BLUES 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 still in full swing! We'll preview some of what's to come at the Tremblant Blues Fest with music from The Stephen Barry Band, Colin James, Campbell & Johnston, Steve Marriner, The Reverend Shawn Amos, Matt Andersen, Angelique Francis, Guy Belanger, and Sue Foley. This week's new releases are the latest singles from Aki Kumar, Terry Hanck, Australia's Night Owls, Eric Gales, Gary Clark Jr., The Bluesmasters, and Willie Buck & Bob Corritore. In the "history" set we've got Edna Hicks, Clara Smith, Gladys Bentley, Victoria Spivey, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, Memphis Minnie, Tiny Grimes, Louis Jordan, and Jarekus Singleton. We'll close with a song from Paolo Stante who's appearing at Smoke Meat Pete on Friday.

FESTIVAL! FESTIVAL!
FESTIVAL! FESTIVAL!
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FESTIVAL! FESTIVAL!
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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Images
 
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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  Tonight's agenda     
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The Stephen Barry Band  Only a Dream   Favoriting Only a Dream - 50 ans de blues  Productions Bros  2024  WED 4:00 p.m. Stephen Barry Band - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard    ㏄  
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Colin James  Devilment feat. Charlie Musselwhite   Favoriting Chasing The Sun  Stony Plain Records  2024  WED 9:00 p.m. Colin James - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard    ㏄  
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Campbell & Johnston  Hash and Black Coffee   Favoriting Paisley Hearts  Indie  2024  THU 2:00 p.m. Campbell & Johnston - Scène Place Deslauriers + FRI 12:15 p.m. / 4:00 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. Scène Vieux Tremblant    ㏄  
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Steve Marriner  Hellbound For Heaven   Favoriting Hear My Heart  Cordova Bay Records  2025  THU 4:00 p.m. Steve Marriner & local electric - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard  ✓   ㏄  
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The Reverend Shawn Amos  27 Dollars   Favoriting Vivir En Espana  Immediate Family Records  2024  THU 7:30 p.m. The Reverend Shawn Amos - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard (NEW DANCE PARTY! SINGLE COMING NEXT WEEK)     
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Matt Andersen And The Big Bottle of Joy  What's on My Mind   Favoriting Matt Andersen And The Big Bottle of Joy  Sonic Records  2023  THU 9:00 p.m. Matt Anderson - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard    ㏄  
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Angelique Francis  Train Coming feat. Eric Gales   Favoriting Train Coming - single  Indie  2024  FRI 1:00 p.m. Angelique Francis - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard (+10:00 p.m. - Casino de Mont-Tremblant; + SAT 6:00 p.m. - Le P'tit Caribou    ㏄  
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Guy Bélanger  Bayou's Ride   Favoriting Voyages & Autres Histoires  Les Disques Bros  2023  SAT 7:30 p.m. Guy Bélanger 50e anniversaire - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard    ㏄  
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Sue Foley  Dallas Man   Favoriting Pinky's Blues  Stony Plain Records  2021  FRI 9:00 p.m. Sue Foley - Scène Casino Place Saint-Bernard    ㏄  
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ON THE NEW RELEASE DECK
  Talk Time ID         Recapping what we played & intro to new releases     
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Aki Kumar  Desi Strut   Favoriting God Bless The USA  Little Village Foundation  2025  This is Aki's tenth album overall and fourth for The Little Village Foundation. “Desi Strut” is a cover of the Meters instrumental "Cissy Strut", and "desi" is a derogatory term for a person from southeast Asia (or so I've read)  ✓    
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Terry Hanck  If A Politician Was A Doctor   Favoriting Grease To Gravy  Little Village Foundation  2025  This is the ninth album for this Elvin Bishop protegé who is also the guy who brought Kid Anderson to America. JP Soars guests on guitar for this track.  ✓    
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Night Owls  Slow Burning Love   Favoriting Hand In Glove  Barnowl Limited  2025  This is the first recording for this two-year-old blues band from Adelaide, Australia. They recently supported Charlie Musselwhite as he appeared in their hometown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewVs167Cs9s  ✓    
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Eric Gales  Somebody feat Buddy Guy and Roosevelt Collier   Favoriting A Tribute To LJK  Provogue  2025  Eric Gales will release his new album, an homage to his late brother Manuel Gales AKA Little Jimmy King, on A Tribute To LJK. The album will be released digitally on August 29 and physically on October 24 via Provogue and features appearances by Buddy Guy, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Joe Bonamassa, Roosevelt Collier and Josh Smith. To celebrate, he has released the first single, “Somebody,” featuring Buddy Guy and Roosevelt Collier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo7nFtAH0yc  ✓    
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  AD TRACK Save Your Skin              
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Rob Lutes  ID - Rob Lutes   Favoriting            
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Gary Clark Jr.  Catfish Blues (Live)   Favoriting Antone’s: 50 Years Of The Blues  New West Records  2025  Previously unreleased – and recently unearthed – board recording of “Catfish Blues” from 2004, when Clark was 20 years old and unsigned. It will be released on We Went Live In ’75 (a collection of rare live recordings from the club) – one of the three full-length albums included in this box set to be released Aug 22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgi_F29Svg  ✓    
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The Bluesmasters Featuring Cassie Taylor  You’re Gonna Make Me Cry   Favoriting The Bluesmasters Featuring Cassie Taylor  Exulans DMD  2025  The Bluesmasters embark upon their eighth studio release with a gospel infused album of soul and blues featuring blues scion Cassie Talyor, activist, vocalist, bass playing daughter of legendary guitarist Otis Taylor.  ✓    
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Willie Buck & Bob Corritore  Brand New Cell Phone   Favoriting Oh Yeah!  Vizztone Label Group  2025  William Crawford a.k.a. Willie Buck & Bob Corritore's musical relationship began in the late 1970s when Willie invited Bob to join his band. Their latest album brings in some allstars - Bob Margolin - Guitar, Jimi Primetime Smith - Guitar, Anthony Geraci - Piano, Bob Stroger - Bass, Wes Starr - Drums   ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Edna Hicks  Bleeding Hearted Blues   Favoriting Edna Hicks Vol. 1 (1923)  Document Records  1923  Recorded July 6, 1923 in New York City for the Gennett label.     
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Clara Smith  Different Way Home   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works 1923 – 1932 Vol 3 (1925)  Document Records  1925  Recorded July 6, 1925 in New York City for the Columbia label.     
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Gladys Bentley  Worried Blues   Favoriting Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective, 1925-1950  Columbia Records  1928  Recorded July 8, 1928 in New York City for OKeh     
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Victoria Spivey And Her Hallelujah Boys  Black Snake Swing   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Vol. 3 (1 October 1929 To 7 July 1936)  Document Records  1936  Recorded July 7, 1936 in New York City for the Decca label. Plus "Sweet Pease", "TB's Got Me", and "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"     
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Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra  Billie's Blues   Favoriting Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles  Columbia Records  1936  Recorded July 10, 1936 in New York City for Vocalion with "Summertime". Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw and Cozy Cole were on this session     
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Muddy Waters  Little Geneva   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records  1949  "Little Geneva" and "Canary Bird" recorded July 12, 1949 with Big Crawford for Aristocrat     
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Muddy Waters  She Moves Me   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records  1951  Recorded July 11, 1951 with Little Walter (harp) and Leonard Chess (bass drum). Also recorded "Still A Fool"     
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Memphis Minnie  Conjur Man   Favoriting Chess Blues 1952-1954  Chess Records  1952  Recorded July 11, 1952 plus “Broken Heart" with Little Walter (harp)     
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Tiny Grimes  Showboat Mambo   Favoriting The Chronological Tiny Grimes 1951 - 1954  Classics  1954  b. 1916-0707, NEWPORT NEWS, VA     
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Louis Jordan  I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town   Favoriting Rock 'N' Roll  Mercury Rhythm N Blues  1956  b. 1908-0708, BRINKLEY, AR Album produced by Quincy Jones     
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Teresa James  ID - Teresa James   Favoriting            
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Jarekus Singleton  I Refuse To Lose   Favoriting Refuse To Lose  Alligator Records  2014  b. 1984-0711, CLINTON, MS     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting July 6 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Paolo Stante  All F'd Up   Favoriting Lawless  Indie  2024  FRI JULY 11, 2025 AT SMOKE MEAT PETE 283 1er Rue Île-Perrot, QC J7V 5A1 https://www.facebook.com/Smoke-Meat-Pete-227070167344264/    ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  3:47pm George Akiki:

Awesome and Amazing, from start to finish, excluding the history segment, nothing but Rockin Blues. Rock on sir John! 👍🏼
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