CKUT: Cha Cha Cha In Blue: Playlist from September 21, 2025

Cha Cha Cha In Blue : Playlist from September 21, 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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September 21, 2025: SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME! B.B. TRIBUTE! 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 see the shapes of things to come - singles from upcoming albums by Tommy Talton, Ben Brandt, Robert Finley, Mavis Staples, and Miss Emily plus a new single from Chris Rand and the Heavy Echo. Dropping a new single would have earned a slot in that set for Joe Bonamassa but when you drop the first series of five singles from a giant B.B. King centennial birthday tribute with the promise of lots more to come before the February release, well, you get your own slot. Two this week, the other three before the next drop. This week's featured new releases are a Delmark double feature from Mississippi Heat and Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band. The "history" set starts in 1923 with Bessie Smith and continues with Blind Lemon Jefferson, Joe Hill Louis, Howlin' Wolf, Pete "Guitar" Lewis, Herb Ellis & Stuff Smith, Ray Charles, Kirk Fletcher with Jackie Payne, and Gary Primich. We'll close with a song from Rob Lutes who is getting the band back together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of his first album Gravity on Friday at Espace Knox.

(✓ = 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	Here's what we're doing tonight
SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME
Tommy Talton	I've Got The Sun In My Heart	Seven Levels	Strolling Bones Records	2025	"I've Got The Sun In My Heart" is the first single from the late Southern rock icon and co-founder of the band Cowboy, Tommy Talton’s final studio album, Seven Levels, out November 7, 2025 via Strolling Bones Records. Tommy Talton (January 9, 1949 – December 28, 2023) was an American guitarist who was a member of the rock groups Cowboy and We the People. He was also noted for playing and recording with Gregg Allman, Paul Butterfield, the Allman Brothers Band, Bonnie Bramlett, Clarence Carter, Corky Laing, Billy Joe Shaver, Dickey Betts, Kitty Wells, Martin Mull and Johnny Rivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzg15HnrJwA	✓
Chris Rand and the Heavy Echo	How Can I Miss You When You Wont Go Away	How Can I Miss You When You Wont Go Away - single	Lunaria Records	2025	"Shapes of things to come" ... in the very near future!. We are days away from its release date of Friday Sep 26, 2025. Chris has performed and recorded with Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, Nine Below Zero and Squeeze; Bad Manners, Ben Waters and Acantha Lang; James Hunter, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Death of Guitar Pop, Wonder 45, Tankus and Yolanda Brown.	✓
Ben Brandt	Parasite Blues	Solid Ground	Katalex Records	2025	Ben Brandt’s new single, “Parasite Blues" is from his upcoming album, Solid Ground, due out March 20, 2026. “Parasite Blues is about the people who feed on your energy, ignore your boundaries, and force you to cut them loose before they drain you dry,” says Brandt.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wEW7Sgyh0	✓
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Gina Coleman	ID - Gina Coleman
Robert Finley	I Wanna Thank You	Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya	Easy Eye Sound	2025	Robert Finley has shared a powerful new gospel cut entitled “I Wanna Thank You,” alongside a music video directed by Tim Hardiman. The song will be featured on Finley’s new LP Hallelujah! Don’t Let the Devil Fool Ya, arriving via Easy Eye Sound on October 10. Regarding the song, Finley said: “I wrote ‘I Wanna Thank You’ because without Him, there ain’t no way I could be where I am today.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1NOcIXLuCo	✓
Mavis Staples	Beautiful Strangers	Sad And Beautiful World	ANTI- Records	2025	Mavis Staples is releasing a new album titled Sad And Beautiful World on November 7, 2025 and in August she shared her cover of Kevin Morby's "Beautiful Strangers". Kevin declares that "As the person who penned “Beautiful Strangers” I feel I have every right to say; her version is better.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqfIe8qEc70	✓
Miss Emily	Stand Together, Band Together	The Medicine	Gypsy Soul Records	2025	On Friday multiple award-winner Miss Emily’s released her new single “Stand Together Band Together” from her forthcoming album ‘The Medicine’ set to release November 7 via Gypsy Soul Records, produced by multiple JUNO and Grammy winner Colin Linden, who also provided the tasty guitar intro to that song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUfUShavCu4 Live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmKjFdLdrSw	✓	㏄
B.B. CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION TRIBUTE!
	Talk Time ID				Joe Bonamassa has announced the upcoming release of B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100, a collaborative tribute album celebrating the legacy of one of music’s most iconic figures. The project launches with the release of its first five tracks and a promise of more to come in the months ahead. A total of 32 songs will be released in monthly installments culminating in the arrival of the full digital album as well as the Double CD and Triple LP Vinyl on February 6th, 2026.
Joe Bonamassa	Why I Sing The Blues feat. Bobby Rush	B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100	KTBA Records	2025	The idea for the album was born after he realized that no major plans had been announced to celebrate King’s 100th birthday this year. With the blessing of the King estate, he began making calls and assembled an impressive list of artists to contribute to the project.	✓
Joe Bonamassa	To Know You Is To Love You feat. Michael McDonald, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks	B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100	KTBA Records	2025	The first five tracks released include collaborations with Michael McDonald, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, Bobby Rush, George Benson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and D.K. Harrell. Two tracks now, the other three before the next drop.	✓
FEATURED NEW RELEASES
	Talk Time ID				DON’T LOOK BACK IS MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S 14TH ALBUM, (7th for Delmark), produced by Chicago Blues Hall of Fame harmonica player PIERRE LACOCQUE and Grammy and Blues Music Award Winner Producer/Engineer MICHAEL FREEMAN who is also the former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Blues Foundation. Pierre also wrote all the songs. Most of the album features Sheryl Youngblood on vocals.
Mississippi Heat	Don't Look Back	Don't Look Back	Delmark Records	2025		✓
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Pierre Lacocque - Mississippi Heat	ID - Pierre Lacocque - Mississippi Heat
Mississippi Heat	Shiverin' Blues	Don't Look Back	Delmark Records	2025	Written for Lacocque’s father André, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 in 2022 and never recovered. Lacocque accurately describes from his father’s point of view the effects of the disease, and yet he still offers comfort to all victims and families affected by that pandemic. Danielle Nicole Vocals, Giles Corey slide guitar, and John Kattke B-3 organ	✓
	Talk Time ID				82 year old Jimmy Burns’ early 45 rpm records have become collectors' items, originally released as 45 rpm vinyl split singles (with two songs), some tunes written by Jimmy, others were composed by historical music industry writers and recorded for now long-gone labels. On this album, there is one original song by a very youthful Jimmy Burns, It Use To Be (1966), and there are four songs he recorded over the years: Give Her To Me (1965), Where Does That Leave Me (71-72), I Really Love You (1972), and Too Much Lovin', from Delmark’s “Night Time Again” album (1999). Jimmy also proposed a list of songs he always liked; songs that bring back nice warm memories.
Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band	Express Yourself	Full Circle	Delmark Records	2025	“Charles Wright wrote that one, I heard it in 1970. He came from where I’m from too, the area around Clarksdale, Mississippi. He didn’t have the greatest voice in the world, but he was super funky. I always liked a good writer. He had a couple of big hits, and I always liked him. I think it was a good fit for this album.”	✓
Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band	World Of Trouble	Full Circle	Delmark Records	2025	“I heard that on a record and I fell in love with it. Big Joe Turner was always one of my idols. I listened to him for the first time on a jukebox, back in Mississippi. I went with all my family to see him at the old Regal, in 1961. David Ruffin was also singing there, before joining the Temptations. That was even before Motown.”	✓
COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
	Talk Time ID				This Week In Blues History
Bessie Smith	Jail-House Blues	The Complete Recordings Volume 1 (1923-1924)	Columbia Records	1923	d. 1937-0926, CLARKSDALE, MS 43 Car Accident.
Blind Lemon Jefferson	Match Box Blues	Legends Of The Blues: Volume 1	Columbia Records	1927	b. 1893-0921, COUCHMAN, TX
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Reverend Peyton	ID - Reverend Peyton
Joe Hill Louis	We All Gotta Go Sometime	Black Music Originals Vol. 1	Sun Records	1952	b. 1921-0923, FROGGY BOTTOM, TN
Howlin' Wolf	Work For Your Money	The Chess Box	Chess Records	1953	Recorded Sep 24, 1953 with "Just My Kind' and "Momma Died And Left Me"
Pete "Guitar" Lewis	Ooh Midnight	Ooh Midnight	Federal Records	1953	d. 1970-0925, LOS ANGELES, CA 57 Probably Little Esther Phillips on "vocal"
Herb Ellis & Stuff Smith	How Come You Do Me Like You Do	Together	KOCH International	1963	Stuff Smith d. 1967-0925, MUNICH, GERMANY 58
Ray Charles	Let the Good Times Roll	75 R&b Classics	La Bambolina s.a.s.	1959	b. 1930-0923, ALBANY, GA This session produced by Quincy Jones; Freddie Green, gtr
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Mitch Woods	ID - Mitch Woods
Kirk Fletcher	I'm Not Your Fool feat. Jackie Payne	I'm Here And I'm Gone	JSP Records	2005	Jackie Payne b. 1945-0926, ATHENS, GA
Gary Primich	Hoodoo Preacher	Dog House Music	Antone's Records	2002	d. 2007-0923, AUSTIN, TX 49 acute heroin intoxication FYI Johnny Moeller, gtr, is now with the supergroup The Texas Headhunters
WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
	Talk Time ID				Live blues/roots for the week starting Sep 21 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/
Rob Lutes	Red Bull Blues	Gravity	Indie	2000	FRIDAY SEP 26 AT Espace Knox, 6215 Godfrey Montreal, QC H4B1K3 https://roblutes.com/gravity-25th-anniversary-show-friday-september-26

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