CKUT: Cha Cha Cha In Blue: Playlist from August 24, 2025

Cha Cha Cha In Blue : Playlist from August 24, 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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August 24, 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 present shapes of things to come - advance singles from upcoming albums by the Blood Brothers (Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia), Parisienne YouTube guitar prodigy Laura Cox, a debut single from Mustang Red and pure gospel from Robert Finley. Speaking of "things to come" these first four new releases had previously dropped singles but now their time has come because they all share a release date of August 22 - Chambers Deslauriers, The Texas Headhunters, Robert Jon & The Wreck, and Bywater Call. Also sharing that date are Rory Block and Guy Belanger. Since I'm stacking so high on the new release deck let's toss in new music from Angelique Francis and Monster Mike Welch.. In the "history" set we start in 1935 with Buddy Moss and continue with Blue Lu Barker, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Vann "Piano Man" Walls, Jimmy Rushing, Jimmy Reed, Hop Wilson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. We'll close with a song from Steve Hill who'll be participating in Bistro À Jojo's 50th Anniversary festivities on Friday. A rare opportunity to catch Steve in such an intimate venue!

(✓ = 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
SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME
Blood Brothers	Can’t Be A Prophet	Help Yourself	Gulf Coast Records	2025	The Blood Brothers (Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia), release the 2nd single “Can’t Be A Prophet” from the forthcoming album Help Yourself due Sep 19, 2025 on Gulf Coast Records. A biting reflection on life on the road and the contrast of coming back to earth after being treated like royalty on tour. “It’s based on all of our experiences, being treated like a King, and coming home to very little fanfare for the local guy.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqDkAvO_XGY	✓
Laura Cox	No Need to Try Harder	Trouble Coming	earMUSIC	2025	Born and raised in Paris to a French mother and a British father, Laura Cox first came to prominence as a YouTube guitar prodigy, where she amassed millions of views of her classic rock covers. Laura quickly became the guitarist and singer with the most views in the French rock music scene. Her fourth studio album Trouble Coming, is due Oct 31, 2025.	✓
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Murray Kinsley	ID - Murray Kinsley
Mustang Red	Dangerous	Dangerous - single	Broody Tunes	2025	Mustang Red is an old school blues and rock n’ roll band that takes inspiration from the sounds of the 1960’s/1970’s. They have just released their first single entitled “Dangerous”, which will be the title track of their upcoming album. It's available on all streaming platforms.	✓
Robert Finley	Holy Ghost Party	Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya	Easy Eye Sound	2025	North Louisiana singer/songwriter Robert Finley's new gospel-inspired single, “Holy Ghost Party.” The infectious song comes from his new album, Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya, arriving via Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound on Friday, October 10. “Making a gospel record was the first thing I ever wanted to do,” says Robert Finley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drSHXKPVzOk	✓
EIGHT SHOTS FROM A 22 - NEW RELEASES DROPPED AUG 22
UP FIRST - FOUR "SHAPES" WHOSE TIME HAS COME
	Talk Time ID				These artists all shared singles before the Aug 22 release date of the full album. Ergo, they used to be in the "Shapes Of Things To Come" category!
Chambers Deslauriers	Our Time To Ride	Our Time To Ride	Forty Below Records	2025		✓
Texas Headhunters	Pocket	Texas Headhunters	Blue Élan Records	2025	The Texas Headhunters celebrate the release of their new album by dropping a new single & video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDAzz2h3o6k Powerhouse new trio uniting Lone Star guitar legends Ian Moore, Jesse Dayton, and Johnny Moeller. All three were protégés of Clifford Antone. “We all grew up on that sound,” Moore reflects. “Tailgators, LeRoi Brothers, T-Birds, Stevie. The blues in Austin was just cool. That’s what we’re feeling here.”	✓
Robert Jon & The Wreck	Heartbreak & Last Goodbye	Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes	Journeyman Records	2025	Coinciding with the album release, the band has unveiled its title track and latest single, “Heartbreak & Last Goodbye.” The song took shape from a simple acoustic idea and evolved under Cobb’s guidance into one of the record’s most powerful moments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFm1PhITi4	✓
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Bywater Call	ID - Bywater Call						㏄
Bywater Call	Sign of Peace	Sunshine (Live)	Indie	2025	"Sunshine" is Canadian roots, rock, and soul band Bywater Call’s first live album. It features a mix of newly released music, including the cover of the Stephen Stills classic “Love The One You’re With” and the funky new original title-track “Sunshine” (previously released as a single in May 2025), plus fan favourites “As If,” “Sign of Peace,” and “Everybody Knows” from 2024's Shepherd album, and “Bring Me Down” taken from their 2019 eponymous debut album. On the same day, the band release the focus track “Sign of Peace (Live).” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP175VZvjpc	✓	㏄
FOUR MORE AUGUST 22 NEWBIES
	Talk Time ID				Not every artist releases advance singles. Take these 2 examples, Rory Block & Guy Bélanger.
Rory Block	What Kind Of Woman Is This feat. Jimmy Vivino	Heavy On The Blues	M.C. Records	2025	Gold album-selling and seven-time Blues Music Award winner Rory Block has produced 36 albums. The 10 songs on her new album Heavy On The Blues include What Kind of Man Is This (Little Milton), Walking The Back Streets (Koko Taylor), The Wind Cries Mary (Jimi Hendrix), and Stay Around a Little Longer (Buddy Guy). Rory has included an original composition on the release, Can’t Quit That Stuff inspired by a conversation with the late, great Hubert Sumlin. It's a rare treat to hear Rory play in a band setting.	✓
Rory Block	Walking The Back Streets feat. Ronnie Earl	Heavy On The Blues	M.C. Records	2025	Lending a helping hand on "Heavy On The Blues" are three of the top blues guitarists in the world: Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Vivino, and Joanna Connor.	✓
	Talk Time ID				Guy Bélanger celebrated his career's 50th anniversary with the release of Postcards from London, his tenth studio album, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.
Guy Bélanger	Uptown Up	Postcards From London	Disques Bros	2025	Adapted from Maceo Parker's composition.	✓	㏄
Guy Bélanger	Think It' Over	Postcards From London	Disques Bros	2025	From the pen of (and with the voice of) Alec McElcheran, who played bass. The rest of the core band is Rob MacDonald on guitar and Dan Legault on drums.	✓	㏄
EVEN MORE NEW RELEASES
	Talk Time ID				Not every artist released on Aug 22. Angelique Francis & Monster Mike Welch dropped new albums on Aug 7 & 8, respectively. Got some catching up to do.
Angelique Francis	Escape feat. Christone "Kingfish" Ingram	Not Defeated	Indie	2025	“My album is a collection of songs and stories about the hardships and challenges of our past, present, ancl future, and the strength that lies within us all to overcome them”. The overarching theme is linked across every song, spinning a variety of tales that range from sensual, introspective, to comical.	✓	㏄
Angelique Francis	Hit Dog	Not Defeated	Indie	2025	Can't argue with success: A 2023 JUNO Award! Blues Album of the Year, for “Long River” 2X Maple Blues Awards! Bassist of the year, and New Artist/Group of the Year 6X Maple Blues Award Nominations including Female Vocalist of the Year, and Recording/Producer of the Year for “Long River” An Ontario Folk Music Award! (2024 performer of the year, + 2 nominations) A Capital Music Award! (group of the year) 2 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominations! A Blues Blast Award Nomination!	✓	㏄
	Talk Time ID				Given the nickname “Monster Mike” by Dan Aykroyd at the tender age of 13, and now having more than three decades of touring and recording under his belt, Monster Mike Welch has recorded with Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Shemekia Copeland, Ronnie Earl, Danielle Nicole, Duke Robillard, Johnny Winter, Victor Wainwright, Nick Moss, the Mannish Boys and Sugaray Rayford, among others.
Monster Mike Welch	Keep Living Til I Die	Keep Living Til I Die	Indie	2025	"This record was written and recorded as my mother’s health was declining and finished right before she passed, so mortality was definitely on my mind. The thing about this song and this album is that the “keep living” part is at least as important as the “til I die” part. Defiant life in the face of everything!"	✓
Monster Mike Welch	Love Me Baby	Keep Living Til I Die	Indie	2025	"Sometimes you just need to look at the person you love and say “let’s DO this thing.” It’s the kind of medium slow blues that I like to dig into, but maybe this one has a little more swagger than usual."	✓
COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
	Talk Time ID				This Week In Blues History
Buddy Moss	You Got to Give Me Some Of It	Top 60 Classics - The Very Best of Buddy Moss	GRR Music	1935	Recorded Aug 28, 1935 with Josh White
Blue Lu Barker	Don't You Feel My Leg	Wild About That Thing - Ladies Sing The Blues	Delmark Records	1946	Recorded August 25, 1946 (Re-recorded her 1938 hit "Don’t You Feel My Leg", along with "That Made Him Mad", "You Gotta Show It To Me Baby", and "There Was A L'il Mouse")
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Dust My Broom	Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Vol. 2 1946-1949	Document Records	1949	b. 1905-0824, FOREST, MS
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Rob Lutes	ID - Rob Lutes						㏄
Vann "Piano Man" Walls	After Midnight	Atlantic Blues: Piano	Atlantic Records	1952	b. 1918-0824,MIDDLESBORO, KY The liner notes on this disc stating that his current whereabouts were unknown inspired his niece to contact Atlantic and lead directly to his rediscovery - right here in Montreal!
Jimmy Rushing	Mr. Five By Five	1946-1953	Classics	1953	b. 1903-0826, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Jimmy Reed	Honey, Where You Going	Screaming and Crying	Fantastic Voyage	1959	d. 1976-0829, OAKLAND, CA 50 respiratory failure eight days short of his 51st birthday. Reed was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980,and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Rusty Wright	ID - Rusty Wright
Hop Wilson & His Chickens	Chicken Stuff	Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics	Rhino Records	1966	d. 1975-0827, HOUSTON, TX 54
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	ColdShot	Live at Carnegie Hall	Sony Music	1997	d. 1990-0827, EAST TROY, WS 35 Cover of a classic W. C. Clark song recorded at their sold-out October 4, 1984, benefit concert for the T.J. Martell Foundation.
WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
	Talk Time ID				Live blues/roots for the week starting Aug 24 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/
Steve Hill	Devil's Handyman	Hanging On A String	No Label Records	2024	FRI AUG 29 AT BISTRO À JOJO 1627 St-Denis, Montreal, Qc H2X 3K3 https://www.facebook.com/events/4052367528369442/		㏄

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