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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 March 22, 2026: NIGHT OF TOO MANY SONGS! NEW SINGLES! This Week In Blues History! Where It's At (The Live Music Roundup)!

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I was going to label tonight's Cha Cha Cha In Blue as the "NIGHT OF TOO MANY SONGS because I already used "SINGLES NIGHT" a couple of weeks ago but it really is even more applicable tonight. I've crammed 15 new singles into the first hour, some from upcoming albums and some as stand-alone releases. The first set brings new music from Mike Zito, Luke Winslow-King, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Laura Cox, Tim Ambler, Ethan Askey & The Elevators, and Russ Green. In the second set we'll hear from the 11 Guys Quartet, Ghalia Volt, Gina Coleman, Hollie Rogers, Duane Betts, CD Woodbury Trio, The Reverend Shawn Amos, and The Black Keys. The "history" part of the show starts in 1949 with a song from Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup and continues with Archibald, Professor Longhair, Big Memphis Ma Rainey, Jerry "Boogie" McCain, Sammy Lewis & The Willie Johnson Combo, Sonny Boy Williamson, Albert King, J.D. Slim, Herb Ellis & Stuff Smith, Otis Ali Blues Group, and Johnny "Clyde" Copeland. We'll close with a song from Cécile Doo-Kingué in advance of her appearance Thursday at the Cabaret-Théâtre du Vieux-Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. She is also the guitarist for the "house band" at the upcoming inaugural Canadian Blues Music Awards. So catch her when you can.

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(✓ = new, ㏄ = CanCon)

Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Images
 
INTRO
Harry Manx  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 lineup     
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HOT NEW SINGLES!
Mike Zito  Outside Or The Eastside   Favoriting Outside Or The Eastside  Gulf Coast Records  2026  Mike Zito's new disc is due Apr 16, 2026. "The title track draws from the pulse of the city after dark, echoing themes of temptation, escape, and choice, while reminding listeners that every night ends somewhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixg7Lf3CIJA  ✓    
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Luke Winslow-King  Don't Worry Your Mind   Favoriting Coast of Light  Bloodshot Records  2026  “Don’t Worry Your Mind’ began as a quiet lullaby in waltz time—an intimate, almost whispered melody—before it found its pulse and stepped into the light. What starts as a cradle song can end up a driving shuffle. There are no rules." The full album is due Friday March 27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HBCYLRjayM  ✓    
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Tedeschi Trucks Band  Future Soul   Favoriting Future Soul  Fantasy Records  2026  Title track to the new disc that came out Friday. Did you catch their live performance from the Beacon Theater on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riebXnl6ga0  ✓    
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Laura Cox  Not Your Story   Favoriting Not Your Story - single  earMUSIC  2026  Lyrically, the song dives into the maze of ambition, pressure, and identity. It captures the moment when chasing someone else’s dream becomes a trap. “Not Your Story” becomes both a warning and a wake-up call: if the dream isn’t yours, what’s the point of chasing it?  ✓    
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Lucky Losers  ID - Lucky Losers   Favoriting            
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Tim Ambler  The Well   Favoriting The Well - single  ZYX Music GMBH  2026  A surprise blues single from Manchester born UK singer/songwriter Tim Ambler  ✓    
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Ethan Askey & The Elevators  Zamboni Girl   Favoriting Zamboni Girl - single  Indie  2026  Cranbrook-based quartet Ethan Askey and the Elevators celebrate the deep ties we in Canada and Cranbrook have to the game of hockey, the number of NHL players and champions this town has produced, and how they got their start playing on the “smooth, smooth” ice of Cranbrook - it celebrates those who keep that ice cool and smooth for the players, especially the Zamboni operators, and in particular, the “Zamboni Girl,” a friend of Askey’s who drives the Zamboni in true Canadian, rock and roll fashion. New album Outside the Lines coming in June! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECk_ise7yB8  ✓   ㏄  
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Russ Green  12 Feet Of Water   Favoriting Stone Cold  Overton Music  2026  "12 Feet Of Water" is the first track from "Stone Cold", the follow up to Russ Green's 2018 debut, City Soul, named by DownBeat as one of the best blues albums of that year. Release date is May 29, 2026.  ✓    
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EVEN MORE NEW SINGLES!
  Talk Time ID         Better catch up on what we're listening to.     
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11 Guys Quartet  Cheeky Baby   Favoriting Cheeky Baby - single  Vizztone Label Group  2026  “Cheeky Baby” is a swinging blues rock instrumental groove with tasty guitar and harmonica, a touch of Latin spice and a tongue in cheek video send up of modern concert production thrown in for laughs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVyJrZWEOnQ  ✓    
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Ghalia Volt  Ride   Favoriting Burn The House Down  Ruf Records  2026  Ghalia Volt kicks off her Nashville-recorded 6th studio album Burn The House Down with the first single, “Ride”, setting the tone for the album arriving May 15.  ✓    
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Gina Coleman  Graveyard Dream Blues   Favoriting Uncrowned: A Tribute To Ida Cox  Guitar One Records  2026  "Graveyard Dream Blues" was originally released by Ida Cox in 1923 and it was a cornerstone of her repertoire, featuring a haunting narrative where the singer wakes up in tears after dreaming of her partner’s burial. The song was notable for its eerie atmosphere and its macabre imagery which was often found in the female-led vaudeville blues of the times. Gina Coleman - founder and leader of the band Misty Blues - will release "Uncrowned: A Tribute to Ida Cox" May 29, 2026  ✓    
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Hollie Rogers  Everything's Fine   Favoriting Everything's Fine  Indie  2026  "Everything’s Fine" is the 3rd single and title track from Hollie's 2026 album, co-written and performed with Elles Bailey & Beth Nielsen Chapman. A song that resonates with busy people, parents, and particularly women – who are masters in the art of “keep calm and carry on.” Even when we’re juggling far too much and everything around us is falling apart, we smile and say, “Everything’s fine!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrjf9533KZQ  ✓    
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Duane Betts  Down To Houston   Favoriting Isle Of Hope  Sun Records  2026  "Down To Houston” is the first single from Duane Betts’ new album “Isle Of Hope” out June 12, 2026 on Sun Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaSzS4Y_1io  ✓    
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  Full Circle Show Promo              
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  AD TRACK 45 Montreal social justice activism in print              
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Murray Kinsley  ID - Murray Kinsley   Favoriting            
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CD Woodbury Trio  Wicked Grin   Favoriting Bulldog  Lightning In A Bottle Records  2026  "Wicked Grin" is the first single from the CD Woodbury Trio's new album BULLDOG. It was originally penned by Toronto's Michael Pickett, but performance rights have forced "local thousandaire" CD Woodbury to be caught in a battle between "international gazillionaires" Sony & Spotify. Stay tuned.  ✓    
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The Reverend Shawn Amos  Get Down With It   Favoriting Dance Party  East Iris Records  2026  The Rev's cover of Little Richard's “Get Down With It” is the latest Dance Party single. The full album comes out this summer. "These songs are meant to fuel our resistance, prove our resilience, and celebrate our humanness. I hope you enjoy this latest offering. I hope you dance your ass off!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzSyMp4hfUo  ✓    
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The Black Keys  Where There's Smoke, There's Fire   Favoriting Peaches  Easy Eye Sound  2026  "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" serves as the latest preview for their upcoming album "Peaches!" set for release May 1 via Easy Eye Sound. The video was shot at a special, up-close performance at Lucinda's in New York City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8eHpiLdBOI  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup  Dust My Broom   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works 1941 – 1954 Vol 2 (1946 – 1949)  Document Records  1949  d. 1974-0328, NASSAWADOX, VA 68     
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Archibald  Stack-A-Lee, Pts 1 & 2   Favoriting Archibald's Crescent City Bounce  Charly Records  1950  Recorded Mar 23, 1950 with the Dave Bartholomew band for Imperial Records     
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Professor Longhair  Hey Now Baby   Favoriting The London Concert (30th Anniversary Edition)  JSP Records  1978  Recorded Mar 26, 1978     
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  AD TRACK 25 My Undesirable Friends (March 17 - 29)              
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  AD TRACK 19 Codes_d'Access_ Battements              
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Reverend Freakchild  ID - Reverend Freakchild   Favoriting            
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Big Memphis Ma Rainey  Call Me Anything (But Call Me)   Favoriting Black Music Originals Vol. 1  Sun Records  1953  d. 1985-0327, MEMPHIS, TN 79     
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Jerry McCain  I'm A Ding Dong Daddy   Favoriting Rockin' Harmonica Blues Men  Wolf Records  1955  d. 2012-0328, GADSDEN, AL 81     
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Sammy Lewis & The Willie Johnson Combo  I Feel So Worried   Favoriting The Sun Records Anthology  Not Now Music  1955  Recorded Mar 28, 1955     
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Sonny Boy Williamson  Your Funeral And My Trial   Favoriting Chess Blues 1954-1960  Chess Records  1958  Recorded Mar 27, 1958 Robert Lockwood Jr., Eugene Pearon, gtrs; Lafayette Leak, piano; Willie Dixon, bass; and Fred Below, drums     
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Albert King  I Love Lucy   Favoriting King Of The Blues Guitar  Atlantic Records  1968  Recorded Mar 22, 1968 with Booker T in Memphis. It was released as Stax 252 and eventually reached #46 on the R&B chart.     
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  Other Worlds on Earth_CKUT Show Promo              
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  AD TRACK 16 Night Watches Us              
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Popa Chubby  ID - Popa Chubby   Favoriting            
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J.D. Slim  Kool Cat Strut   Favoriting J.D. Slim & The Kool Cats  Quebec Blues  2015  b. 1955-0328 MONT-LOUIS, QC    ㏄  
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Herb Ellis & Stuff Smith  How Come You Do Me Like You Do   Favoriting Together  KOCH International  1963  Herb Ellis d. 2010-0328 LAS ANGELES, CA 88     
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Otis Ali Blues Group  Mean Old World   Favoriting Otis Ali Blues Group  Indie  2025  Bharath Rajakumar b. 1973-0325    ㏄  
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Johnny Copeland  Tumblin' Dice   Favoriting Paint It Blue: Songs of The Rolling Stones  House Of Blues  1997  b. 1937-0327, HAYNESVILLE, LA     
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting March 22 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Cécile Doo-Kingué  Riot & Revolutiom   Favoriting Anybody Listening: Dialogues, Pt. 2  cdk musik  2016  THURS MAR 26 AT Cabaret-Théâtre du Vieux-Saint-Jean, 180, rue Laurier, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J3B 7J9 https://www.facebook.com/events/1469180291880474/    ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  1:01pm George Akiki:

As usual a very good show. This time it was a one, two punch.
You started and ended with a couple of hard rocking blues songs.
You shook me and kept me awake through out the show. 👍🏼
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