Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from February 8, 2026

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John Detcheverry

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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 February 8, 2026: 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 new singles from Peter Karp, Jesper Lindell, Vaneese Thomas, Errol Starr and Tribz, new covers of classics by The British Bluescasting Corporation, and The Reverend Shawn Amos, and B.B.'s biggest hit covered in a tribute by Chaka Khan & Eric Clapton from the final installment of Joe Bonamassa's "B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100". This week's feature is a newly released 1972 live performance by Jimmy Witherspoon with a 21-year old Robben Ford, then on to more singles from The Black Keys, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Little Feat, and Ed Alstrom. The "history" part of the show features music from Blind Boy Fuller, Lonnie Johnson, Earl Hines, Buddy Johnson, Floyd Dixon, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sonny Boy Williamson, James Blood Ulmer & Alison Krauss, Toronzo Cannon, Dave Specter with Otis Clay, and Sugaray Rayford. We'll close with a song from the Mojo Woman herself Barb Diab who hosts a "souper-spectacle" at the Best Western Hotel St. Bernard in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle on Valentines Day.

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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     
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HOT NEW SINGLES IN YOUR AREA!
Peter Karp  House Full Of Love   Favoriting Jersey Town  Rose Cottage Records  2026  From his upcoming 13th studio album Jersey Town, set for release on April 16. The video for “House Full Of Love” was filmed at the legendary Stanhope House in New Jersey shortly before the venue closed. Peter shared the story behind the lyrics, saying, “One day, I went to (a friend's) house for brunch. He and his wife had a beautiful spread on the table; they were pouring each other wine, laughing, and calling each other ‘darling.’ Later, I went to the bathroom and discovered the toilet wouldn’t flush, and there was no hot water. As I walked through the house, I noticed everything was broken or in disarray. On the outside, their marriage was shiny and glorious, but the house told another story.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLTBf8EYISg     
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Jesper Lindell  If Love Was Money   Favoriting 3614 Jackson Highway  Yep Roc Records  2026  Fri Feb 6, Swedish singer/songwriter Jesper Lindell shared his cover of Dan Penn’s “If Love Was Money,” from his forthcoming album ‘3614 Jackson Highway,’ out on March 6 via Yep Roc Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yJBBUs5gzk In 2024, 30-year old Jesper Lindell took his band The Brunnsvik Sounds on a pilgrimage across the Atlantic to better understand where his favorite music comes from. The destinations were two truly classic studios in particular: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama and Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Two days were booked in each studio and they managed to record two albums worth of material in four days.     
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Joe Bonamassa  The Thrill Is Gone feat. Chaka Khan & Eric Clapton   Favoriting B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100  KTBA Records  2026  The last of the songs from Joe Bonamassa's epic 32 track tribute "B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100" were finally delivered on Friday with this long awaited classic The Thrill Is Gone feat. Chaka Kahn & Eric Clapton. B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 is available now on all digital platforms, as well as in physical formats including a double CD and a 180-gram triple LP vinyl edition. Proceeds from the project support the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, extending King’s legacy through education, preservation, and direct support for musicians.     
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  AD TRACK 04 Sly And Family Tribute              
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Vaneese Thomas  ID - Vaneese Thomas   Favoriting            
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Vaneese Thomas  Winter Blues   Favoriting Winter Blues - single  Overton Music  2025  A new little something to help warm you up on a cold February night from the daughter of the legendary Rufus Thomas.     
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Errol Starr and Tribz  True Love   Favoriting True Love - single  Indie  2026  Hamilton, Ontario-based Errol Starr and Tribz unveil their new single “True Love.” JUNO Award winner frontman Errol Starr leads the project alongside guitarist Earl Johnson, founder of the rock band Moxy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6WfEnlEUs     
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The British Bluescasting Corporation  It Hurts Me Too   Favoriting Saints And Sinners  Blues Corp  2025  The latest single from the internationally acclaimed album Saints & Sinners is their version of the Tampa Red classic     
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The Reverend Shawn Amos  Little By Little   Favoriting Little By Little - single  East Iris Records  2026  “Little by Little” is the fifth single from The Reverend Shawn Amos’ upcoming Dance Party! release. The 10-song collection is a mix of 1960s’ R&B dance songs and one newly-penned Rev composition. In The Rev's own words, “Now more than ever, we must dance with each other,” he writes. “Dance is medicine. Dance is rebellion. Dance is community. Dance is joy.” The Rev has also announced January 27, 2027 as the publication date for his next book, Franklin & the Fabulous 5ive (Little Brown & Co.), a novel set in chitlin circuit clubs of the 1960s and filled with classic blues and soul music.     
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FEATURED NEW RELEASE
  Talk Time ID         Blues Hall of Fame vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon teamed up with 21 year old Robben Ford for "Jump Blues Live 1972", a never-before-released radio broadcast performance recorded live on March 14, 1972 at the famed Troubadour rock club in West Hollywood, California. It features nine tracks, including three Witherspoon originals. This is NOT the same album that was already available from Rhino Records.     
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Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford  Kansas City   Favoriting Jump Blues Live 1972  Liberation Hall  2025  Paul Nagel on piano, Stan Poplin (of the Charles Ford Band) on bass and Jim Baum on drums.     
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  AD TRACK 46 MRG #1              
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Robben Ford  ID - Robben Ford   Favoriting            
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Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford  Nothing's Changed   Favoriting Jump Blues Live 1972  Liberation Hall  2025  Robben Ford's new album Two Shades of Blue will be available Mar 27, 2026     
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EVEN MORE HOT SINGLES!
The Black Keys  You Got to Lose   Favoriting Peaches  Easy Eye Sound  2026  The Black Keys are set to release their 14th studio album ‘Peaches!’ May 1, 2025 and have also released the first singe from the album, a cover of Earl Hooker’s “You Got To Lose” ( I don't know why Earl Hooker is suddenly popular - GA 20 just covered his lap steel version of Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Coming".) This release is accompanied by a video in which the Black Keys play a surprise show at Hernando’s Hide-A-Way, a juke joint in Memphis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wDH7m-t33A     
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar  My Crown   Favoriting A Beautiful Buzz  Gypsy Soul Records  2026  Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar's new album "A Beautiful Buzz" is coming out May 22, 2026 and the first single "My Crown" will be available as of Feb 27, 2026 as they embark on their Reckless Hearts Tour of Western Canada, Feb 25 – Mar 7, 2026     
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  AD TRACK 03 Heal Black Girl Heal Promo              
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Miss Emily  ID - Miss Emily   Favoriting            
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Little Feat  Long Distance Love feat Amy Helm   Favoriting Long Distance Love - single  Hot Tomato  2026  Little Feat has just released a new version of their song “Long Distance Love” which had been re-recorded with Amy Helm (daughter of Levon Helm) during the pandemic. The song was originally included on their 1975 release The Last Record Album. Check out the new video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J86Z8-qowNQ Little Feat will embark on The Last Farewell Tour later this year.     
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Ed Alstrom  Blues Keep Coming Back   Favoriting This Idea Of Humanity  Haywire  2026  Organ master Ed Alstrom (who has been the organist at Yankee Stadium since 2004) played almost all the instruments in this song except drums. He programmed drums for most of this album, but brought in Don Guinta for this one. He says, "This is an experiment to explore how far the blues can get stretched out of shape and retain its character." "This Idea Of Humanity" will be available as of Friday Feb 13, 2026.     
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Blind Boy Fuller  I Want Some Of Your Pie feat Bull City Red & Sonny Terry   Favoriting The Ultimate Dirty Blues Collection  Grammercy Europe  1939  d. 1941-0213, DURHAM, NC 36 The cause of death was pyemia, due to an infected bladder, gastrointestinal tract, and perineum, plus kidney failure. He was so popular when he died that his protégé, Brownie McGhee, recorded "The Death of Blind Boy Fuller" for Okeh Records, and then reluctantly began a short-lived career as Blind Boy Fuller No. 2, so that Columbia Records could profit from Fuller's popularity.     
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Lonnie Johnson  He's A Jelly-Roll Baker   Favoriting Essential Blues Masters  Goldenlane Records  1942  Recorded Feb 13, 1942 ALSO: b. 1894-0208, NEW ORLEANS, LA     
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Earl Hines & His Orchestra  Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues   Favoriting Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues – single  Bluebird  1940  Recorded Feb 13, 1940 at RCA Victor Studios, New York, Studio 2     
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Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra  Walk 'Em   Favoriting Blues Masters, Vol. 13: New York City Blues  Rhino Records  1945  d. 1977-0209, NEW YORK CITY, NY 62     
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Floyd Dixon  Bad Neighborhood   Favoriting The Cocktail Combos  Capitol Records  1950  b. 1928-0208, MARSHALL, TX     
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  Other Worlds on Earth_CKUT Show Promo              
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Stephen Barry  ID - Stephen Barry   Favoriting            
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins  (She Put The) Whamee On Me   Favoriting Definitive Blues Anthology  Not Now Music  1955  d. 2000-0212, NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE 71     
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Sonny Boy Williamson  Fattening Frogs For Snakes [Alternate]   Favoriting Chess Blues 1954-1960  Chess Records  1957  Recorded Feb 8, 1957 plus "Like Wolf" with Robert Lockwood Jr., Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, and Fred Below     
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James Blood Ulmer & Alison Krauss  Sitting On Top Of The World   Favoriting Lightning In A Bottle (A Salute To The Blues)  Columbia Records  2004  James Blood Ulmer b. 1940-0208, ST. MATTHEWS, SC     
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  AD TRACK Small Little Foot Soldiers Promo              
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Toronzo Cannon  ID - Toronzo Cannon   Favoriting            
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Toronzo Cannon  Shut Up And Play   Favoriting Shut Up & Play!  Alligator Records  2024  b. 1968-0214, CHICAGO, IL     
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Dave Specter  This Time I'm Gone For Good feat. Otis Clay   Favoriting Six String Soul: 30 Years On Delmark  Delmark Records  2014  Otis Clay b. 1942-0211, WAXHAW, MS     
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Sugaray Rayford  Ain't That A Man   Favoriting Human Decency  Forty Below Records  2024  b. 1969-0213, TYLER, SMITH CO.,TX     
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WHERE IT'S AT: LIVE EVENTS IN & AROUND MONTREAL
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting Feb 8 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Barbara Diab & The Smoked Meat Band  Mama's Blues   Favoriting Mojo Woman  SMB Productions  2019  SAT FEB 14 AT Best Western Hotel St. Bernard, 115 Chemin Guay, St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, QC J0J 1V0 https://www.facebook.com/events/1138373614912233/     
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Listener chat!

  12:54pm George Akiki:

I am soothed, 11/13 first songs were soft blues which soothed my temperament. My car has been and still is in the garage for the past month, your show caressed my emotions and pampered my feelings.
Thank you sir John, wonderful show.
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