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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.

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Favoriting October 26, 2025: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! NEW RELEASES! This Week In Blues History! Where It's At (The Live Music Roundup)!

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It's Halloween week so tonight on Cha Cha Cha In Blue we start with appropriately themed songs from Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Romi Mayes, St. Louis Bessie, Lena Henry, Skip James, Roy Buchanan, Son Of Dave, Gil Scott-Heron, Dr. John, and Jim Zeller. This week's featured new releases are from Bobby Charles, Sue Foley, EG Kight, Teresa James, and Spencer Mackenzie. The "history" part starts in 1927 with Blind Lemon Jefferson and continues with Sippie Wallace, Tommy Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Peg Leg Sam, Howlin' Wolf, Babs Gonzales, Julia Lee, Jimmy Rogers, Ray Charles, Detroit Junior, The Texas Headhunters, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, and Justin Saladino. We'll close with a song from Kim Adams & The House Cats who will be appearing at Mariposa ... Le Café on Saturday.

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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  What's on tonight's show.     
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Screamin' Jay Hawkins  Little Demon   Favoriting The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957  Epic  1956       
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Romi Mayes  Devil On Both Shoulders   Favoriting Devil On Both Shoulders  Indie  2015      ㏄  
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Shemekia Copeland  Happy Halloween   Favoriting Gator Bites  Alligator Records  1998       
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St. Louis Bessie (Bessie Mae Smith)  Ghost Creepin' Blues   Favoriting Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween  Document Records  1929  circa 1929     
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Lena Henry  Ghost Walkin' Blues   Favoriting Female Blues Singers Vol. 9  Document Records  1924       
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Skip James  Devil Got My Woman   Favoriting The Complete Early Recordings 1930  Yazoo Records  1930       
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Coco Robicheaux  ID - Coco Robicheaux   Favoriting            
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Laszlo & Nadja  Laszlo's Crossroads story   Favoriting What We Do In The Shadows S2 - EP6 "On The Run"  Two Canoes Pictures  2020       
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Roy Buchanan  Haunted House   Favoriting Roy Buchanan  Polydor Records  1972       
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Lonnie Brooks  Happy Halloween   Favoriting Gator Bites  Alligator Records  1998       
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Son Of Dave  Voodoo Doll   Favoriting Shake A Bone  Kartel Music Group  2010      ㏄  
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Gil Scott-Heron  Me & The Devil   Favoriting I'm New Here  XL Recordings  2010       
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Dr. John & The Blues Brothers Band  Season Of The Witch   Favoriting Blues Brothers 2000  Universal Records  1998       
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Jim Zeller  Hallowe'en In Hollywood With Johnny Depp   Favoriting Circus  DEP  2015      ㏄  
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Providing an intro to these new releases     
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Bobby Charles  Spent All My Money Loving You feat. Sonny Landreth   Favoriting Last Train To Memphis  The Last Music Company  2025  Reissue of a lost 2004 gem due Nov 21, 2025. Bobby Charles had stacks of recordings but lost nearly everything when fire consumed his Abbeville home in the mid-‘90s. Still, the tracks he’d been quietly recording since the ‘70s — with the likes of Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Fats Domino, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Sonny Landreth, Delbert McClinton, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Maria Muldaur sitting in on the sessions — were there. Reissue also includes the original bonus second disc & will be available on vinyl for the 1st time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp62Exx7nn4  ✓    
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Sue Foley  You Got Me Where You Want Me   Favoriting The Last Real Texas Blues Album  New West Records  2025  Austin’s legendary “Home of the Blues” – is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues, a four-LP, 41-track box set out now via New West Records. "It was a real honor to be part of the Antone’s 50th Anniversary box set and The Last Real Texas Blues Album. For my contribution, I chose the song 'You Got Me Where You Want Me,' by Antone’s family member, the late swamp-blues legend Lazy Lester. We used to see Lester around the club all the time—he had such effortless style, unforgettable songs, and a real down-to-earth spirit. This track is something special too, with three guitars—myself, Derek O’Brien, and Anson Funderburgh." (BTW Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff on HARP) Sue will make her Austin City Limits debut with the Antone's Allstar Band on Nov 8. She also has a book coming out next year, Guitar Women: Conversations with the Heroines of Guitar (Sutherland House, 2026), chronicling her interviews with groundbreaking female players. Did you know that she also holds a PhD in Musicology from York University? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GufiUDACOLc  ✓   ㏄  
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EG Kight  You Can't Love Nobody   Favoriting You Can't Love Nobody -Single  Blue South Records  2025  A reminder that the first step to loving others is learning to love yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6ViooqEdD8  ✓    
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Teresa James  ID - Teresa James   Favoriting            
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Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps  Show Biz   Favoriting Show Biz - single  MoMojo Records  2025  This roadhouse-style, feel-good, fun tune tells the tale of struggling artists; the trials and tribulations of being on the road and the reality that it's not all fun and games! "They don't call it Show Fun ... they call it Show Biz." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMoVITGinbc  ✓    
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Spencer Mackenzie  Shoot Me Down   Favoriting Empty Chairs  Gypsy Soul Records  2025  JUNO-nominated and Maple Blues Award winner Spencer Mackenzie released “Shoot Me Down” on Friday. It's the second single taken from his upcoming third studio album Empty Chairs to be released by Gypsy Soul Records on February 20th, 2026. he says it's "... a raw reflection on one-sided love and the weight of carrying a relationship alone. Every note feels like a push and pull between hope and frustration, the sound of giving everything to someone who won’t meet you halfway. The song’s message is you can’t spend your life making up someone else’s mind if all they ever do is tear you down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYnug_4IVlE  ✓   ㏄  
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Blind Lemon Jefferson  Match Box Blues   Favoriting Legends Of The Blues: Volume 1  Columbia Records  1927  b. 1894-1026, COUCHMAN, TX     
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Sippie Wallace  Have You Ever Been Down?   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works 1923 – 1945 Vol 2 (1925-1945)  Document Records  1927  b. 1898-1101, HOUSTON, TX d. 1986-1101, DETROIT, MI 88     
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Tommy Johnson  Big Road Blues   Favoriting Memphis Blues 30's  Pubblico Dominio  1928  d. 1956-1101, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS 60     
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Big Bill Broonzy  Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works 1927 - 1947 Vol 4 (1935-1936)  Document Records  1935  Recorded Oct 31, 1935     
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Peg Leg Sam  Mr. Ditty Wa Ditty   Favoriting Joshua (Featuring Louisiana Red)  Tomato  1989  d. 1977-1027, JONESVILLE, SC 65     
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Popa Chubby  ID - Popa Chubby   Favoriting            
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Howlin' Wolf  Streamline Woman   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records    Recorded Oct 28, 1953     
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Babs Gonzales  She's Just Right For Me   Favoriting Shuckin' And Jivin'  Charly R&B  1956  b. 1919-1027, NEWARK, NJ     
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Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends  Ugly Papa   Favoriting Kansas City Blues 1944-49  Capitol Records  1949  b. 1902-1031, KANSAS CITY, MO best known for her trademark double entendre songs, or, as she once said, "the songs my mother taught me not to sing".     
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Jimmy Rogers  Walking By Myself   Favoriting Chess Blues 1954-1960  Chess Records  1956  Recorded Oct 29, 1956 with Walter Horton, Otis Spann, Robert Lockwood Jr., Willie Dixon and Fred Below. he 1992 cover by Gary Moore sold over 3 million copies.     
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Ray Charles  The Right Time   Favoriting 75 R&b Classics  La Bambolina s.a.s.  1958  Recorded Oct 28, 1958     
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Rob Lutes  ID - Rob Lutes   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Detroit Junior  If I Hadn't Been High   Favoriting Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4  Alligator Records  1980  b. 1931-1026, HAYNES, AR     
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Texas Headhunters  Headhunters Theme   Favoriting Texas Headhunters  Blue Élan Records  2025  Johnny Moeller b. 1970-1031, TARRANT CO., TX  ✓    
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Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite  When I Go   Favoriting No Mercy In This Land  Anti-  2018  Ben Harper b. 1969-1028, POMONA, CA     
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Justin Saladino Band  Fan the Flames feat. Ariel Posen [Live]   Favoriting Fan the Flames – Single  Indie  2024  b. 1994-1026, MONTREAL QC This was recorded during the cd launch of "Honest Lies"    ㏄  
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting OCT 26 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Kim Adams & The House Cats  Man Sized Job   Favoriting Cover Stories  Indie  2016  SAT NOV 1 @ MARIPOSA...le CAFÉ 5562 Chem. Upper Lachine Montréal, QC H4A 2A7 https://www.facebook.com/events/2305136269900185/    ㏄  
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  8:10am George Akiki:

Hey sir John, that was frightfully funny and surprisingly spooky.
I enjoyed it very much. 👍🏼
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