CKUT: Cha Cha Cha In Blue: Playlist from October 12, 2025

Cha Cha Cha In Blue : Playlist from October 12, 2025

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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)

October 12, 2025: HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING! 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 wish a HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING to all with songs from ZZ Top, Robert Finley, Tiago Costa, Roosevelt Sykes, Doyle Eck, Randy Lee Riviere, David Maxwell, Cécile Doo-Kingué, Lowell Fulson, and Little Georgie and the Shuffling Hungarians. This week's crop of new releases consists of singles from upcoming albums by Eric Bibb, Laurence Jones, and The Bros. Landreth (with Bonnie Raitt!) plus a new single from southern country rockers The Red Clay Strays and a psychedelic jamband reinterpretation of an Otis Rush classic by Dave Alvin's "The Third Mind". The "history" part starts in 1927 with Blind Willie McTell and leads all the way to new releases by way of "Big Maceo" Merriweather, Miles Davis with Rubberlegs Williams, Nappy Brown, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, Lowell Fulson, Little Milton, Mississippi Heat, Robert Ward, and Kenny Neal. There are two opportunities to catch ex-Montrealer Mark Crissinger when the prodigal son returns this week - Wednesday at Bistro À Jojo and Thursday at Microbrasserie Cardinal Brewing in his home town of Hudson. We'll close with a song from his live acoustic show cd.

(✓ = 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	What we're doing tonight!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, CANADA!
ZZ Top	I Thank You	Degüello	Warner Bros. Records	1979
Robert Finley	I Wanna Thank You	Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya	Easy Eye Sound	2025		✓
Tiago Costa	Thanksgiving Blues	Thanksgiving Blues - Single	Indie	2016
Roosevelt Sykes	Thanksgivin' Blues	Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 2 (1930-1931)	Document Records	1930
Doyle Eck	Thanksgiving Blues	Lite Blue	Indie	2012
Randy Lee Riviere	Thanksgiving	Concrete Blues	New Wilderness Records	2024
David Maxwell	Thanks for All the Women	Max Attack	Blue Max Records	2004
	Masters at Work_CKUT Ad
Cécile Doo-Kingué	ID - Cécile Doo-Kingué						㏄
Cécile Doo-Kingué	Thankful	Anybody Listening: Dialogues, Pt. 2	cdk musik	2016			㏄
Lowell Fulson	Thanks A Lot For The Offer	One More Blues	Black & Blue Records	1999
Little Georgie and the Shuffling Hungarians	Thank U Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again	Roll Up The Rugs And Crank It	Queen Bee Brand Records	1996
FEATURED NEW RELEASES
	Talk Time ID				Intro to theses singles
Eric Bibb	This One Don’t	One Mississippi	Repute Records	2025	“This One Don’t’ is the first single from the upcoming album, One Mississippi due out Jan 30, 2026 via Repute Records. The song was inspired by a gig at a Blues Fever Festival in Vienna, where he played in front of a crowd who love dancing to the Blues. Happily, they were able to include these folks in the video. "Hard times require furious dancing." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEkx3Emve-E	✓
Laurence Jones	On My Own	On My Own	Ron Records	2025	The title track from his forthcoming first-ever acoustic album out January 23, 2026. The album marks a new chapter for Jones, following what he describes as the most difficult year of his life battling Crohn’s disease. Written during a flare up, On My Own reflects raw truths about living with this invisible illness, love, and life on the road. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Ss1F0ObXQ	✓
The Third Mind	Reap What You Sow	Right Now!	Yep Roc Records	2025	The Third Mind formed in 2020 as what seemed like a one-off project for Blasters' Dave Alvin. Alvin and bassist Victor Krummenacher searched for largely obscure folk, blues, jazz, and rootsy tunes, mostly from the 60s, that reflected those times and reinterpret them, without rehearsal. An engineer rolls tape, the outfit—organized in a circle so everyone sees each other - starts covering, actually reinterpreting, pre-chosen songs without defined arrangements. What we ended up with here is a psychedelic jam band cover of the Otis Rush classic "Reap What You Sow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRsgPJuwqL4	✓
	AD TRACK Basa Basa
Blind Lemon Pledge	ID - Blind Lemon Pledge
The Bros. Landreth	Knuckles feat. Bonnie Raitt	Dog Ear	Birthday Cake Records	2025	A brand-new single from their upcoming album Dog Ear, set for release on Nov 14 and featuring Bonnie Raitt. “Before Bonnie became part of this track, she was already a huge part of our story! We met her a number of years ago—and what started as admiration turned into a friendship and collaboration that we deeply cherish!” Raitt has been a champion of The Brothers Landreth’s music. In 2023, she won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Performance for her cover of their song “Made Up Mind.” Not bad for some good Canadian boys from Winnipeg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ygKZMcY-xU	✓	㏄
The Red Clay Strays	People Hatin'	People Hatin' - single	RCA Records	2025	Southern country rockers The Red Clay Strays say the song’s lyrics capture the frustration of division while holding onto hope that we can still coexist, even with different beliefs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkhX0m7SrLs	✓
COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
	Talk Time ID				This Week In Blues History
Blind Willie McTell	Mr. McTell Got The Blues	Mr. McTell Got The Blues	Snapper Music	1927	Recorded Oct 18, 1927 in Atlanta, GA plus "Writin' Paper Blues," "Stole Rider Blues," and "Mama 'Tain't Long Fo' Day"
Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather	Chicago Breakdown	Picking the Blues: Boogie Woogie Pioneers	Document Records	1945	Recorded Oct 15, 1945
Miles Davis	That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch feat. Rubberlegs Williams	First Miles	Savoy Jazz	1945	Rubberlegs Williams d. 1962-1017, NEW YORK CITY, NY 55
Nappy Brown	That Man	Don't Be Angry!	Savoy Jazz	1954	b. 1929-1012, CHARLOTTE, NC AND Mickey Baker b. 1925-1015, LOUISVILLE, KY
	AD TRACK 11 Zamalek_No Matter
	AD TRACK 16 BTW_Pirate
Reverend Peyton	ID - Reverend Peyton
Robert Nighthawk	Bricks In My Pillow	Greatest Blues Licks	Goldenlane Records	1954	Recorded Oct 14, 1964
Muddy Waters	You Need Love	The Chess Box: Willie Dixon	Chess Records	1962	Recorded Oct 12, 1962. Earl Hooker recorded his tracks earlier in January
Lowell Fulson	Trouble With the Blues	Complete Chess Masters	Chess Records	1962	Recorded Oct 12, 1962 in L.A. as two singles for release on the Checker label----"Shed No Tears"/"Can She (Do It)" and "Trouble With the Blues"/"Love Grows Cold"
Little Milton	If Walls Could Talk	Blues In The Night	Zillion Records	1969	Recorded Oct 16, 1969
	AD TRACK 10 CKUT - Sleep Alone Tonight ID Request
Mississippi Heat	ID - Mississippi Heat
Mississippi Heat	Champin' At The Bit	Don't Look Back	Delmark Records	2025	Pierre Lacocque b. 1952-1013, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL	✓
Robert Ward	Forgive Me Darling	Blues Guitar Spotlight	Black Top Records	1990	b. 1938-1015, LUTHERSVILLE, GA
Kenny Neal	Devil's In The Delta feat. Micah Willis	Devil's In The Delta - single	Verdict Music	2025	b. 1957-1014, BATON ROUGE, LA BTW Micah Willis is Kenny's son.	✓
WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
	Talk Time ID				Live blues/roots for the week starting OCT 12 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/
Mark Crissinger	I Love to Eat	Live Solo Show	Indie	2024	WED OCT 15 (5 à 9) @ BISTRO À JOJO 1627 St-Denis, Montreal, Qc H2X 3K3 https://www.facebook.com/events/2562104460797945/ THU OCT 16 @ MICROBRASSERIE CARDINAL BREWING 466 Rue Main, Hudson, QC, Canada J0P 1H0 https://www.facebook.com/events/1618021005518598/		㏄

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