Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from August 31, 2025

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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.


Every Sunday 9 - 11pm (EDT)

Favoriting August 31, 2025: BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPECIAL! R.I.P. J.D.SLIM. This Week In Blues History! Where It's At (The Live Music Roundup)!

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Tonight on Cha Cha Cha In Blue it's our annual BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPECIAL! We'll feature appropriately themed songs from Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, Junior Wells, Dave Specter, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dale Hawkins, Mickey & Sylvia, Robert "Dr Bobus" Paquin, Son of Dave, Johnny Max Band, The Nick Moss Band. and the Arc Angels. Next we'll pay tribute to J.D. Slim, our friend who passed away last Sunday and enjoy some of his music, including exclusive appearances at CKUT. In the "history" set we start in 1946 with Louis Armstrong and continue with Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Memphis Slim, Jimmy Reed, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jesse Fortune, Junior Wells, Zuzu Bollin, Adam Karch, and Rory Block with birthday celebrant Joanna Connor. We'll close with a song from Otis - Ali Blues Group who will be appearing Thursday at Upstairs. I hope they don't mind that I used one of the songs they posted on Facebook as a preview of their upcoming album and a prime example of their devotion to old school Chicago blues.

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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  Tonight's agenda     
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPECIAL!
Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women  School Teacher's Blues   Favoriting Deluxe Edition  Alligator Records  1990       
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Junior Wells  Good Morning Schoolgirl   Favoriting Hoodoo Man Blues  Delmark Records  1965       
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Dave Specter  Homework   Favoriting Live At Space  Delmark Records  2025       
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  Masters at Work_CKUT Ad              
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  AD TRACK Basa Basa_CKUT Ad              
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Blind Lemon Pledge  ID - Blind Lemon Pledge   Favoriting            
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Jerry Lee Lewis  High School Confidential   Favoriting Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of the 1950's, Vol. 4  GRR Music  1958       
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Dale Hawkins  Back to School Blues   Favoriting Susie-Q  Charly Digital  1959       
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Mickey & Sylvia  Love Will Make You Fail in School   Favoriting Presenting Mickey Baker  RCA Victor Records  1957       
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Robert "Dr Bobus" Paquin  Le Boogie-Woogie De L'école   Favoriting Poussières Bleues  Disques Bros  2000  Michael Jerome Browne on guitar     
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Son of Dave  I Don’t Wanna Go to School Anymore   Favoriting Call Me A Cab  Goddamn Records  2021       
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  AD TRACK 10 CKUT - Sleep Alone Tonight ID Request              
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Gina Coleman  ID - Gina Coleman   Favoriting            
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Johnny Max Band  (You're) A Lesson I've Learned   Favoriting 49 Minutes ... Of The Best We Have  Pour Soul Records  2014       
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The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling  Lesson To Learn   Favoriting The High Cost Of Low Living  Alligator Records  2018       
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Arc Angels  Paradise Cafe   Favoriting Arc Angels  The David Geffen Company  1992       
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R.I.P. J.D.SLIM (Mar 28,1955 - Aug 24, 2025)
  Talk Time ID         I always enjoyed having JD in the studio. For those who wish to pay their respects the family will welcome you on Sunday, September 7, 2025, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., under the Laval Cemetery Tent located at 5505 Rang du Bas-Saint-François, Laval, H7C 0G3.     
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J.D. Slim  Slide Guitar Man   Favoriting Slide Guitar Man  Quebec Blues  1999       
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J.D. Slim  À Montréal, C'est Le Blues Qu'on Aime   Favoriting Live At Cha Cha Cha In Blue  CKUT  2015       
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Barb Diab, Pierre Lamontagne. J.D. Slim  Kool Cat Strut 2   Favoriting Live At Cha Cha Cha In Blue  CKUT  2015       
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J.D. Slim  Dance Crazy   Favoriting J.D. Slim & The Kool Cats (Featuring Michel St-Pierre, Daniel Labrosse & J.F. Paradis)  Quebec Blues  2015       
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J.D. Slim  Le Blues Me Donne Des Ailes   Favoriting J.D. Bélanger A.K.A. J.D. Slim  Quebec Blues  2012       
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J.D. Slim  Faix Do-Do   Favoriting J.D. Bélanger A.K.A. J.D. Slim  Quebec Blues  2012       
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven  Blues For Yesterday   Favoriting Vic Dickenson – Five Classic Albums Plus  Avid Jazz  1946  Recorded Sep 6 1946     
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Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup  That's All Right   Favoriting Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Vol. 2 1946-1949  Document Records  1946  Recorded Sep 6, 1946     
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Memphis Slim  Memphis Slim U.S.A.   Favoriting The United Records Story  Delmark Records  1954  b. 1915-0903, MEMPHIS, TN     
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Jimmy Reed  Go On To School   Favoriting Greatest Hits  Hollywood  1958  b. 1925-0906, DUNLEITH, MS     
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  AD TRACK 11 Zamalek_No Matter              
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  AD TRACK 03 Black Education Trailer (PSA)              
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Dawn Tyler Watson  ID - Dawn Tyler Watson   Favoriting            
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Sonny Boy Williamson  Trying To Get Back On My Feet   Favoriting More Real Folk Blues  Chess Records  1963  Recorded Sep 3, 1963 with Jarrett Gibson, Donald Hankins, Lafayette Leake, Buddy Guy, Jack Meyers, and Clifton James     
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Sonny Boy Williamson  Decoration Day   Favoriting Essential Blues Legends: Sonny Boy Williamson  AP Music Ltd  1963  Recorded Sep 3, 1963 with Jarrett Gibson, Donald Hankins, Lafayette Leake, Buddy Guy, Jack Meyers, and Clifton James     
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Jesse Fortune  Too Many Cooks   Favoriting Chicago Blues Of The 1960's  Paula Records  1963  d. 2009-0831, CHICAGO, IL 79     
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Junior Wells  Up In Heah   Favoriting You're Tuff Enough  Blue Rock  1966  Recorded Aug 31, 1966     
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  AD TRACK Save Your Skin_NCRA PSA_ENG              
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  AD TRACK 10 CKUT - Sleep Alone Tonight ID Request              
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Cécile Doo-Kingué  ID - Cécile Doo-Kingué   Favoriting            
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Zuzu Bollin  Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night?   Favoriting Texas Bluesman  Antone's Records & Tapes  1991  b. 1922-0905, FRISCO, TX     
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Adam Karch  Little Wing   Favoriting Blueprints  Disques Bros  2014  b. 1978-0906, GREENFIELD PARK, QC     
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Rory Block  The Wind Cries Mary feat. Joanna Connor   Favoriting Heavy On The Blues  M.C. Records  2025  Joanna Connor b. 1962-0831, BROOKLN, NY     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting Aug 31 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Otis Ali Blues Group  Heavy Hitter   Favoriting Heavy Hitter - single  Indie  2025  THURSDAY SEP 4 AT UPSTAIRS’ 1254 MacKay Montreal Qc http://upstairsjazz.com/     
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