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Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from September 28, 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.


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Favoriting September 28, 2025: HOT NEW SINGLES! 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 start with the latest singles from Bob Corritore & Little Milton, Erja Lyytinen, Marcus King with Noah Cyrus, Joe Bonamassa, Red's Blues, Bywater Call, and Spencer Mackenzie. This week's featured new releases are from Julie Blues Project, Ana Popovic, Mud Morganfield, and Philip Sayce. The "history" set starts with a song recorded by Peetie Wheatstraw on this very date in 1931 and continues with Bessie Smith & Clara Smith, Victoria Spivey, B.B. King, Otis Rush, Koko Taylor, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Billy Branch, and Popa Chubby. We'll close with a song from Johnny Pilgrim who is launching his eponymously titled Steve Hill-produced album on Wednesday at Verre Bouteille.

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(✓ = new, ㏄ = CanCon)

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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HOT NEW SINGLES!
Bob Corritore  I Want To Be The One (feat. Little Milton)   Favoriting Early Blues Sessions  VizzTone Label Group  2025  Previously unreleased 2002 studio collaboration with Little Milton. EARLY BLUES SESSIONS from 1984 to 2007 includes remixed and previously unreleased tracks by legends including Lowell Fulson, Little Milton, Jimmy Rogers, Robert Lockwood, Sam Lay, Henry Gray, Pinetop Perkins, Bob Margolin, and others. Due October 17, 2025  ✓    
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Erja Lyytinen  Going to Hell   Favoriting Smell The Roses  Tuohi Records  2025  “Going to Hell is one of my favourite songs on the “Smell the Roses” album,” says Erja. “We decided to shoot a music video for the song where a dashing devil wreathed in flame amps up the passion. We had never used fire as an element in our music videos, and that made the video shoot especially thrilling!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNCsWi2i7Tw  ✓    
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Marcus King  The Shadows feat Noah Cyrus   Favoriting Darling Blue  Republic Records  2025  Marcus King Band’s highly anticipated album Darling Blue is out now via American Recordings/Republic Records. Alongside the release, the band is sharing the new track ‘The Shadows’ featuring GRAMMY-nominated artist Noah Cyrus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu4PmkcVViQ  ✓    
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Joe Bonamassa  There Must Be A Better World Somewhere feat. George Benson   Favoriting B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100  KTBA Records  2025  The third of the first five singles from this great tribute to The King.  ✓    
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Red's Blues  Life's Gonna Get You   Favoriting Life's Gonna Get You - Single  Indie  2025  From Sacramento Red's Blues formed in 2012 by husband/wife RW and Beth Grigsby. "This song was inspired by my life at the Beginning of 2025. A lot happened, in an unexpected way, and this song came out of me in about 30 minutes. I sang it To RW and here we are. It is a commentary on how, no matter what your plans may be, Or how great things are going, life will intervene with an unexpected and sometimes very painful experience, just like that."  ✓    
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  Masters at Work_CKUT Ad              
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  AD TRACK Basa Basa_CKUT Ad              
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Bywater Call  ID - Bywater Call   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Bywater Call  Hold Me Down   Favoriting Hold Me Down - single  Indie  2025  “Hold Me Down.” is Bywater Call's first studio single of 2025. “When I first came up with the idea for ‘Hold Me Down’, I really wanted to mesh Bywater Call’s aesthetic with more of a 60’s soul sound,” comments guitarist Dave Barnes. “Then Meg came up with that first note, and the song took on a life of it’s own. It’s one of those rare tunes for us that came together surprisingly easily.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn13w97jVjU  ✓   ㏄  
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Spencer Mackenzie  What You Do   Favoriting Empty Chairs  Gypsy Soul Records  2025  JUNO nominated and Maple Blues Award winner Spencer Mackenzie returns with his new album, Empty Chairs released by Gypsy Soul Records on February 20th, 2026. Released on Friday September 26, 2025, the new single “What You Do” makes you question when we say we are fine, are we really? Or are we just trying to save others over ourselves? We think we are doing the right thing, by holding up a lie, but we aren't! official LIVE video of “What You Do” recorded at Festival d'été de Québec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w0sHT1_vbs  ✓   ㏄  
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Julie St-Germain's debut 5-song EP was recorded with the participation of Matt Gibb, Riot, Pat Loiselle, Rocky Laroche, François Thiffault, and Nicky Estor. The physical cd also contains a bonus "secret" track. She chose the Délires et Délices microbrewery in Chambly to release her first blues album because she remembers the times she spent there at open mics.     
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Julie Blues Project  Why Did You (feat. Matt Gibb)   Favoriting Clock Hand  STG Music  2025  When the opportunity arose to play at the Montérégie Blues Festival she was turned down. "I was too jazzy," she laments. So, instead of giving up, she adapted. "We simply created a blues band." Thus was born the Julie Blues Project.  ✓   ㏄  
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Julie Blues Project  Under The Rain (feat. Riot)   Favoriting Clock Hand  STG Music  2025  LAUNCH SUNDAY OCTOBER 12, 2025 AT 6 - 8 PM AT Délires et Délices 1626 Avenue Bourgogne, Chambly. https://www.facebook.com/events/1105589244967081/  ✓   ㏄  
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  Talk Time ID         Basic intro to 3 new releases     
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Ana Popovic  California Chase   Favoriting Dance To The Rhythm  Electric Heel Records  2025    ✓    
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Mud Morganfield  The Man That You're With   Favoriting Deep Mud  NOLA Blue Records  2025  Very much in the signature style of his dad.  ✓    
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  AD TRACK 12 POP Montreal              
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  AD TRACK 7 Morph radio ad              
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Miss Emily  ID - Miss Emily   Favoriting            
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Philip Sayce  Peace Machine   Favoriting Live in LA at The Baked Potato  Atomic Gemini  2025  An advance track from the live album to promote his 2026 UK Tour. “The message of Peace Machine rings even louder today than when I first recorded it,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZBzHhOXNC4  ✓   ㏄  
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Peetie Wheatstraw  Devil's Son-In-Law   Favoriting Peetie Wheatstraw Vol. 1 1930-1932  Document Records  1931  Recorded Sep 28, 1931 94 years ago TODAY!     
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Bessie Smith And Clara Smith  Far Away Blues   Favoriting The Complete Recordings Volume 1 (1923-1924)  Columbia Records  1923  Recorded Oct 4, 1923 plus "I'm Going Back To My Used To Be". Forget the name - they're not related.     
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Victoria Spivey  Blood Hound Blues   Favoriting Victoria Spivey Vol. 3 1929-1936  Document Records  1929  Recorded Oct 1, 1929 in NYC plus "Dirty T.B. Blues", "Mr. Freddie's Blues", and "Telephoning The Blues"     
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  AD TRACK 11 Zamalek_No Matter              
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  AD TRACK Save Your Skin_NCRA PSA              
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Chris Vachon - Roomful of Blues  ID - Chris Vachon - Roomful of Blues   Favoriting            
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B.B. King  How Blue Can You Get   Favoriting King Of The Blues  MCA Records  1963  Recorded Sep 30, 1963     
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Otis Rush  Feel So Bad   Favoriting Atlantic Blues: Chicago  Atlantic Records  1969  d. 2018-0929, CHICAGO, IL 84     
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Koko Taylor  Wang Dang Doodle   Favoriting Crown Jewels  Alligator Records  1978  b. 1935-0928, MEMPHIS, TN     
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  AD TRACK 16 BTW_Pirate              
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  AD TRACK 10 CKUT - Sleep Alone Tonight ID Request              
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Dr. Lonnie Smith  Why Can't We Live Together feat. Iggy Pop   Favoriting Breathe  Blue Note Records  2021  d. 2021-0928 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 79     
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Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues  The Blues is My Biography   Favoriting The Blues is My Biography  Rosa's Lounge Records  2025  b. 1951-1003, GREAT LAKES, IL  ✓    
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Popa Chubby  My Credit Didn't Go Through feat. Eric Gales   Favoriting I Love Freddie King  Gulf Coast Records  2025  POPA CHUBBY (TED HOROWITZ) b. 1948-0930, BRONX, NYC, NY  ✓    
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting Sep 28 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Johnny Pilgrim  Faut S'en Aller   Favoriting Johnny Pilgrim  Western & Co.  2025  WED OCT 1 AT Verre Bouteille 2112, Mont-Royal Est, Montreal, QC H2H 1J8 https://www.facebook.com/events/1114047937233947/  ✓   ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  10:42pm George Akiki:

The 1st listen, I heard soft blues. The 2nd listen, I heard rocking blues. The 3rd listen, I realized it was a mixture of soft and rocking blues. You had me mesmerized. Excellent show my friend, keep up the amazing job.
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