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Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from March 29, 2026

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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 29, 2026: 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 still have more music than we have time so let's start with singles from Seasick Steve, Belgium's Travellin' Blue, a recently unearthed live concert from Gregg Allman, Britain's Dani Wilde, Taj Mahal, Mike Zito, and Handsome Jack's fun new video. In the second set we'll hear from Hamilton's Kyle Pacey, Toronto's Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Ireland's Gráinne Duffy, and British-Norwegian singer/guitarist Krissy Matthews and his Norwegian trio The Vikings. On a thematic tangent, see if you can figure out which two songs tonight were similarly inspired by contrasting road trip experiences. The answer is in the details in the enhanced playlist on my show page at ckut-dot-com. The "history" part of the show starts in 1924 with a song from Bessie Smith and continues with Alberta Hunter, Bumble Bee Slim, Jimmy Nolen, Little Willie John, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Otis Spann, Professor Longhair, Sue Foley, John D. Loudermilk, Muddy Waters, William Clarke, and Pat Loiselle. We'll close with a song from harmonica ace Guy Belanger who will be at Beat & Betterave in the eastern townships on Saturday.

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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  Tonight's agenda     
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HOT NEW SINGLES!
Seasick Steve  Bad Things   Favoriting Bad Things - single  Eastcote Recordings  2026  Seasick Steve's new single “Bad Things” was inspired by a road trip across America that Steve undertook with his wife Elisabeth in summer 2024, where they witnessed first hand poverty and polarisation in the context of the then upcoming US election. The track takes aim at a certain venal and divisive politician: Yet there is optimism among Steve’s righteous anger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYJ9ZkJUwo  ✓    
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Travellin' Blue  Take Me Home   Favoriting Take Me Home - single  Naked  2026  Belgium's Travellin' Blue have released a new single "Take Me Home", a cover of Roger Daltrey's 1987 single, which was itself an adaptation of "Cargo", a 1984 hit for French singer Axel Bauer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IMWnL9UoKA  ✓    
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Gregg Allman  Don’t Want You No More   Favoriting Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86  Sawrite Records  2026  Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman's previously unreleased concert recording titled "Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86" is due April 10, 2026 and the lead track is the 1969 classic Allman Brothers "Don’t Want You No More", itself a cover of the 1968 Spencer Davis record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDLuRte4oNA  ✓    
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Chambers Deslauriers  ID - Chambers Deslauriers   Favoriting            
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Dani Wilde  Bumblebee   Favoriting The VizzTone Sessions  VizzTone Label Group  2026  Dani Wilde's cover of Memphis Minnie's 1930 recording "Bumble Bee" is from her career-spanning retrospective "The VizzTone Sessions", due May 1, 2026. This compilation features 19 tracks, 10 previously unavailable on CD. Her brother, harmonica sensation Will Wilde, contributes harp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPF7ERGSCa4  ✓    
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Taj Mahal And The Phantom Blues Band  Time   Favoriting Time  Resonatin· Records  2026  Taj Mahal announced the release of his new album Time on May 1. The album’s title track, “Time” is a previously unreleased song written by Bill Withers, discovered as an early demo and, with the blessing of Bill and Marcia Withers, is brought to life for the first time by Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oxbyjX6tnk  ✓    
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Handsome Jack  Polk Salad Annie   Favoriting Barnburners!  Alive Naturalsound Records  2026  Lockport, New York-based blues rock trio Handsome Jack has released a fun new music video for their take on “Polk Salad Annie,” the swampy classic made famous by Tony Joe White. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHOOSq09Ep0  ✓    
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Mike Zito  Don’t Take Advantage Of Me   Favoriting Outside Or The Eastside  Gulf Coast Records  2026  Originally written by Lonnie Brooks and first released in 1983 on the album Hot Shots, it was covered by Johnny Winter on his 1984 album Guitar Slinger. Mike's new album will be released April 24  ✓    
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FEATURED NEW RELEASE
  Talk Time ID         Grammy and Hamilton Music Awards Nominee Kyle Pacey was the first local musician to play Hamilton Place, where he was featured as the opening act for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Other career highlights include his nomination (as a member of the John Gora Band for the CD - "Bulletproof") for a 2007 Grammy Award. The single (Run Run) Pacey wrote for the CD won 5th place on Chicago's WPNA Radio's Top 10 Countdown of 2007. Pacey was featured on guitar and vocals on Young's top 40 hits "Going to the Country" and "Grape Farm". This 9 piece band was signed by Tamala Motown Records. His new 5-song EP is After the Fall.     
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Kyle Pacey  After the Fall   Favoriting After the Fall EP  3372407 Records DK  2025  What will we do after the fall? The fall from grace, the fall from love, the fall from power, the fall of the planet... What will remain? How do we adapt and endure? How do we survive? Beware  ✓   ㏄  
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Anthony Paule  ID - Anthony Paule   Favoriting            
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Kyle Pacey  Beware   Favoriting After the Fall EP  3372407 Records DK  2025  "A soulful blues tune with a swampy feel. The song evokes a surreal Lynchian (David Lynch) vibe. There is a dark side even in an idyllic setting. We are warned of the uncertainty and the possibility of danger lurking around every corner."  ✓   ㏄  
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EVEN MORE NEW SINGLES!
  Talk Time ID         Intros to these 3 new releases.     
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Gráinne Duffy  Streets Of Love   Favoriting What Am I Supposed to Do  Indie  2026  “Streets of Love,” is the first single from Irish blues-rocker Gráinne Duffy's forthcoming album ‘What Am I Supposed to Do” out May 22, 2026. “This song was inspired by a beautiful bike trip around Amsterdam." Compare & contrast with Seasick Steve's road trip experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBaeYNH_S6s  ✓    
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar  The Shape I’m In (feat. Steve Marriner)   Favoriting A Beautiful Buzz  Gypsy Soul Records  2026  Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar's new single “The Shape I’m In” is a celebration of a Canadian classic, originally written and recorded by legendary Canadian rock group The Band It’s the second single taken from their upcoming live album A Beautiful Buzz to be released on Friday May 22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvE7qCuVhv8  ✓   ㏄  
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Father 'N' Son  ID - Father 'N' Son   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Krissy Matthews and The Vikings  Teasin' Times   Favoriting Rock and Roll Soldier  Ruf Records  2026  British-Norwegian singer/guitarist Krissy Matthews and his Norwegian trio The Vikings have just released a new video for their second single “Teasin’ Times” from their album "Rock and Roll Soldier". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCWKX687D4Y  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Bessie Smith  Rocking Chair Blues   Favoriting The Complete Recordings Volume 1 (1923-1924)  Columbia Records  1924  Recorded Apr 4, 1924     
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Alberta Hunter & Alex Hill  Second Hand Man   Favoriting The Ultimate Dirty Blues Collection  Grammercy Europe  1935  Recorded Mar 20, 1935 in NYC, Fats Waller, Piano. plus Driftin' Tide, You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark, and Send Me A Man     
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Bumble Bee Slim  Bricks in My Pillow   Favoriting Greatest 1920s & 1930s Blues Licks  Master Classics Records  1935  Recorded Apr 4, 1935     
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Bumble Bee Slim  New Policy Dream Blues   Favoriting Bumble Bee Slim Vol. 6 1936  Document Records  1936  Recorded Apr 2, 1936     
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  AD TRACK 16 Night Watches Us              
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Blind Lemon Pledge  ID - Blind Lemon Pledge   Favoriting            
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Jimmy Nolen  Jimmy's Jive   Favoriting The Rhythm & Blues Years  Master Classics Records  1956  b. 1934-0403, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK In its survey of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," the English magazine Mojo ranks Nolen number twelve. Rolling Stone named Nolen the 12th greatest guitarist of all time in 2023.     
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Little Willie John  Fever   Favoriting 28 Big Ones  King Records  1956  Recorded Apr 1, 1956     
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Howlin' Wolf  Moaning For My Baby   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records  1958  Recorded Apr 3, 1958 plus “I Didn‘t Know”. credits include Hubert Sumlin, Hosea Lee Kennard (piano), Albert Elkins (bass), Earl Phillips (drums), Abb Locke or Adolph “Billy” Duncan (tenor sax) and “possibly“ Jody Williams     
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B.B. King  Help The Poor   Favoriting King Of The Blues  MCA Records  1964  Recorded Apr 4, 1964     
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Otis Spann  Blues for Martin Luther King   Favoriting Rare Chicago Blues (1962-1968)  Bullseye Blues  1968  Recorded Apr 4, 1968     
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Professor Longhair  Junco Partner   Favoriting Rock-N-Roll Gumbo  Blue Star Records  1968  Recorded Apr 4, 1968 with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in Bogalusa, LA     
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Sue Foley  ID - Sue Foley   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Sue Foley  Maybelle's Guitar   Favoriting One Guitar Woman  Stony Plain Records  2024  b. 1968-0329, OTTAWA, ON    ㏄  
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John D. Loudermilk  Tobacco Road   Favoriting The Open Mind of John D. Loudermilk  Sony BMG Music Entertainment  1969  b. 1934-0331, DURHAM, NC     
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Muddy Waters  Long Distance Call   Favoriting Fathers And Sons  Chess Records  1969  MCKINLEY MORGANFIELD AKA Muddy Waters b. 1915-0404, ROLLING FORK, MS     
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William Clarke  Lonesome Bedroom Blues   Favoriting Deluxe Edition  Alligator Records  1990  b. 1951-0329, INGLEWOOD, CA     
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Pat Loiselle  Tough Times   Favoriting Sonny Boy Gumbo’s Blues  Indie  2015  b. 1968-0330, MONTREAL, QC    ㏄  
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WHERE IT'S AT (MONTREAL EDITION)
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting March 29 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Guy Bélanger  Uptown Up   Favoriting Postcards From London  Disques Bros  2025  SATURDAY APRIL 4, 2026 AT Beat & Betterave 41 Rue Principale Frelighsburg, J0J1C0 https://www.facebook.com/events/1574744400426151/    ㏄  
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