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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.

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Favoriting March 1, 2026: SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME! 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 some "shapes of things to come" - advance singles from upcoming albums by Belgium's Boogie Beasts (with special guest G. Love), Curtis Salgado, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Dida Pelled, and Joyann Parker. Then we stack the new release deck with new singles by Hubert Sumlin, Pat Smillie, and Jo Hell plus album tracks from Michael Dinallo, Billy Thompson,, Charlie Barath, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, and the Altered Five Blues Band. The "history" part of the show starts with a 1950 classic from Tampa Red and continues with Ike Turner, Tiny Grimes, Bo Diddley, J.B. Lenoir, Albert King, B.B. King, Shakey Jake, John Primer, Peter Wolf, The Jeff Healey Band, and King Ernest. We'll close with a song from Julie Blues Project who'll be at La Trinquette (formerly L'Aquarium Café Bar) on Rue Masson in Rosemont on Friday, accompanied by Riot.

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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  Tonight's agenda     
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SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME! (singles from future albums)
Boogie Beasts  Shake 'Em On Down (Feat. G. Love)   Favoriting Don't Be So Mean! - A Tribute to R.L. Burnside  Naked  2026  Belgian blues rock band Boogie Beasts released “Shake ’Em On Down”, the lead single from their upcoming album "Don’t Be So Mean! – A Tribute to R.L. Burnside", out April 17. The single features special guest G. Love. Boogie Beasts explain, “We were teenagers in the ’90s, growing up with grunge. One outsider from that era was G. Love & Special Sauce. What they did — mixing blues and hip hop — felt completely new and had a big influence on us." G. Love, who adds his unmistakable Philadelphonic touch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8aQIE3Okg  ✓    
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Curtis Salgado  Wiggle Out Of This   Favoriting Legacy Rewind: Live in ’25  NOLA Blue Records  2026  13-time Blues Music Award-winner, Curits Salgado is joined by his 15-piece band for his upcoming album Legacy Rewind: Live in ’25, set to release April 17, 2026, on NOLA Blue Records. The performance was recorded live and filmed at The Triple Door in Seattle, WA on April 5, 2025. Last week saw the video premiere of “Wiggle Out Of This”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLSlTLmsaAQ  ✓    
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Tedeschi Trucks Band  Who Am I   Favoriting Future Soul  Fantasy Records  2026  GRAMMY Award-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band has released their new single “Who Am I,” the latest offering from their new studio album, Future Soul, out March 20th via Fantasy Records. To celebrate the release of Future Soul, Tedeschi Trucks Band is taking over the Beacon Theatre in New York City for 10 nights from March 10-28, with most shows already sold out, followed by a 35-date headlining tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9lWruvWYw0  ✓    
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Dida Pelled  Dimples   Favoriting I Wish You Would  La Reserve  2026  Tel Aviv-born, Brooklyn-based jazz guitarist/singer-songwriter Dida Pelled's interpretation of John Lee Hooker's "Dimples" from her upcoming fifth album "I Wish You Would", out on May 1st 2026, on La Reserve. The album will spotlight her reinterpretations of blues classics and the video brings out the playfully flirtatious nature of the lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4t4rxCulnE  ✓    
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  Masters at Work_CKUT Ad              
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Joyann Parker  ID - Joyann Parker   Favoriting            
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Joyann Parker  End Of The Line   Favoriting Life Lines  Indie  2026  Joyann Parker's new single "End Of The Line" from her upcoming album "Life Lines" due March 27, 2026. Lyrically, “End of the Line” navigates closure without assigning blame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITIyC2VYTjo  ✓    
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ON THE NEW RELEASE DECK
  Talk Time ID         Recap the opening playlist and intro the new releases.     
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Hubert Sumlin  No Panties on the Bus (with narration)   Favoriting No Panties On The Bus - single  Vizztone Label Group  2026  In 2006 Hubert Sumlin spent a few days with VizzTone's Richard Rosenblatt and collaborated on this song, based on a story he liked to tell about Howlin Wolf coming home from the road and encountering a jealous, shotgun-wielding wife. There are two versions: One with Hubert telling the story over the solo sections, one with no talking over the solos. The narration is hilarious so ... "No Panties On The Bus (with narration)" (75% of 11 Guys Quartet)  ✓    
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Pat Smillie  The Day After Yesterday   Favoriting The Day After Yesterday - single  Fat Bank Music  2026  "The Day After Yesterday" is a simple meditation on the impermanence of life. It features Dale Grisa on piano and Motor City Josh on slide guitar  ✓    
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  Full Circle Show Promo              
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Bywater Call  ID - Bywater Call   Favoriting            
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Michael Dinallo  Theme for a Street Opera   Favoriting Street Opera  Memphis International Records  2026  Michael Dinallo completes a trilogy of years, words, and music. This trilogy started without any idea that it would be such in early 2023, and will see its completion by the end of 2026. Street Opera is the middle installment. 2024 saw the first installment with the release of The Night’s Last Dance on Memphis International Records. Waiting for a Better Day – the third piece and Michael Dinallo’s first book – will be published later this year by David Greenberg’s [product] publishing. Love the Leslie effect on the guitar.  ✓    
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Billy Thompson  Downsizing 2025   Favoriting This World  MoMojo Records  2026  Thompson has toured with zydeco great C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band and has backed legends including Little Milton, Albert King, Earl King, and Art Neville. He has also opened for Robert Cray, Sonny Landreth, The Neville Brothers, Joe Cocker, George Thorogood, and Jimmie Vaughan. “Downsizing 2025” is a tale of contemporary economic woes.  ✓    
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Jo Hell  Dry On Tears   Favoriting Dry On Tears - single  Indie  2026  Released on Thu Feb 26 Jo will celebrate with a show Fri Apr 17 at Foufounes Electriques  ✓   ㏄  
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  AD TRACK 45 Montreal social justice activism in print              
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Johnny Burgin  ID - Johnny Burgin   Favoriting            
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Charlie Barath  Honey I Got No Money   Favoriting Issaquena Getaway  Indie  2026  Harmonica master Charlie Barath wraps this album up with Old School swingin' Ragtime "I wrote this one with a duet in mind, and the first person I considered for 2nd Vocals was longtime Pittsburgh singer and performer, my good friend, Shari Richards. I think you'll agree that she was the perfect choice." Johnny Burgin provided the guitar fills & lead.  ✓    
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Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials  Homeless Blues   Favoriting Slideways  Alligator Records  2026  After nearly 40 years together, Blues Hall Of Famers Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials released Slideways, their 10th Alligator Records album, their usual mix of slide guitar boogies and deep slow blues. This is Lil’ Ed’s reinvention of "Homeless Blues"  ✓    
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Altered Five Blues Band  Who Can You Trust   Favoriting Hammer & Chisel  Blind Pig Records  2026  Hammer & Chisel is the band’s eighth studio recording, once again produced by Grammy winner Tom Hambridge and featuring special guest Jason Ricci on harmonica on three tracks  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Tampa Red  Love Her With a Feeling   Favoriting Saga Blues: Chicago Slide Guitar Masters (From Tampa Red to Elmore James)  Saga  1950  Recorded Mar 7, 1950 with Johnny Jones, Ransom Knowling and Odie Payne     
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Ike Turner  I'm Lonesome Baby   Favoriting The Chronological Ike Turner 1951-1954  Classics  1951  Recorded Mar 3, 1951     
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Tiny Grimes  Rockin' the Blues Away   Favoriting The Chronological Tiny Grimes 1951 - 1954  Classics  1951  d. 1989-0304, NEW YORK CITY, NY 72     
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  QPIRG fundraiser PSA              
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  Other Worlds on Earth_CKUT Show Promo              
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Father 'N' Son  ID - Father 'N' Son   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Bo Diddley  Bo Diddley   Favoriting Definitive Blues Anthology  Not Now Music  1955  Recorded Mar 2, 1955     
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J.B. Lenoir  Don't Touch My Head   Favoriting Definitive Blues Anthology  Not Now Music  1956  b. 1929-0305, MONTICELLO, MS     
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Albert King  Calling On My Darling   Favoriting Chess Blues 1960-1967  Chess Records  1961  Recorded Mar 1, 1961     
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B.B. King  Blues At Midnight   Favoriting King Of The Blues  MCA Records  1962  Recorded Mar 1, 1962     
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Shakey Jake  Hold That Bus Conductor   Favoriting Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3  Capitol Records  1968  d. 1990-0302, PINE BLUFF, AR 68 (uncle of Magic Sam)     
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  AD TRACK Small Little Foot Soldiers Promo              
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  AD TRACK 16 Night Watches Us              
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Hitman Blues Band  ID - Hitman Blues Band   Favoriting            
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John Primer  Let Me Be Your Electrician   Favoriting Grown In Mississippi  Blues House Productions  2025  b. 1946-0305, CAMDEN, MS     
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Peter Wolf  Too Close Together   Favoriting Sleepless  Sheridan Square Records  2002  b. 1946-0307, BRONX, NY; Magic Dick, harp; Keith Richards, guitar, vocals     
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The Jeff Healey Band  Confidence Man   Favoriting See The Light  Arista Records  1988  d. 2008-0302 TORONTO, ON 41    ㏄  
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King Ernest  Black Bag Blues   Favoriting King Of Hearts  Evidence Music  1997  ERNEST LEON BAKER d. 2000-0305, SANTA MARIA, CA 60; Zac Zunis, guitar; Lester Butler, harmonica     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting March 1 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Julie Blues Project  Jump Back (feat. Riot)   Favoriting Clock Hand  STG Music  2025  FRIDAY MARCH 6 AT La Trinquette (formerly L'Aquarium Café Bar) 2923 Rue Masson, Montréal, QC H1Y 1X5 https://www.facebook.com/events/1635113397670072/    ㏄  
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