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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 May 31, 2026: FUNKIN' BLUES! 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 out with bluesy funk from Cyril Neville and son Omari, who both released new albums on the same day, followed by Sweden's Jesper Lindell. Justin Saladino's new single brings us back to the blues plus more new blues from GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite, Denise La Grassa, and Billy F Gibbons. This week's featured new releases are from Danny Marks, Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport, Robert Jon & The Wreck, and Samantha Fish. The history part of tonight's show starts in 1924 with Sippie Wallace, followed by music from Ethel Waters, Sylvester Weaver, Tony Hollins, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, Muddy Waters, Lowell Fulson, Koko Taylor, Johnnie Taylor, Grant Green, Tinsley Ellis, Raful Neal, and Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater. We'll close with a song from the Urban Bluesman himself Steve Rowe who'll be struttin' with some BBQ along with blues buddy George Papafilys at Ribfest Longueuil on Friday afternoon.

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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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I GOT YER FUNKIN' BLUES RIGHT HERE!
Omari Neville  Voo Doo   Favoriting Voo Doo  World Order Entertainment  2026  New Orleans icons Cyril and son Omari Neville BOTH released their new LPs, Don’t Wait ‘Til I’m Gone and VOO DOO, both out Friday on their own World Order Entertainment. Omari Neville's "Voo Doo" features performances from Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, Leo Nocentelli, and Daryl Johnson, among others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCb6DXT8mk8  ✓    
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Cyril Neville  Don’t Wait Til I’m Gone   Favoriting Don’t Wait Til I’m Gone  World Order Entertainment  2026  A true family affair, “Don’t Wait ‘til I’m Gone” features performances from brother Aaron, son Omari, and grandson Ari. Thematically reminiscent of Champion Jack Dupree "Bring Me Flowers While I'm Living" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPirSwoXQKc  ✓    
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Jesper Lindell  Whicha Way Did It Go   Favoriting Royal  Yep Roc Records  2026  Swedish singer/songwriter Jesper Lindell has released his cover of Pops Staples’ ”Whicha Way Did It Go” from the forthcoming album Royal, out June 26 via Yep Roc Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmUsDEhao24  ✓    
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  CKUT Promo - Full Circle              
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Justin Saladino  ID - Justin Saladino   Favoriting            
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Justin Saladino Band  Leave Me Blue   Favoriting Leave Me Blue (Single)  Indie  2026  The Justin Saladino Band released "Leave Me Blue" on May 29, 2026, the first single from their upcoming album "Steal My Soul", set for release October 2, 2026. The blues ballad was co-written by Justin Saladino and Dan Bano, and is available on all major streaming platforms.  ✓   ㏄  
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GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite  I Can't Hold Out   Favoriting Blues Now  New West Records  2026  Matthew Stubbs says “This tune embodies Chicago blues and features the harmonica like no other. It’s a perfect vehicle to showcase Charlie Musselwhite’s legendary abilities and pay homage to one of slide guitar’s founding fathers, Elmore James.” The band & Musselwhite recorded live and worked quickly. Musselwhite says with a glint in his eye, “We’re so good we have to make mistakes on purpose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub76fEmiusk  ✓    
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Denise La Grassa  Big Bad Dream   Favoriting A Crossroads Communion  Indie  2026  Chicago blues artist Denise La Grassa is set to release her new album A Crossroads Communion on June 5, and she premiered the video for the album’s opening track, “Big Bad Dream.” “I wrote this song after waking from a literally ‘Big Bad Dream.’ I feel I have an obligation to shine a beacon of light on the state of our world, and music is my megaphone,” says La Grassa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_vBC9CABkw  ✓    
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Billy F Gibbons  Brown Paper Bag feat Keith Urban   Favoriting Brown Paper Bag - single  Concord Records  2026  ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons released a new single this week and keen listeners will have heard another guitar player in the second part of the solo. That was none other than Keith Urban. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaa-qPbv1oY  ✓    
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES!
  Talk Time ID         Danny Marks just released his new album "Back to the Blues" affirming his commitment to the blues with 13 original tracks. A who's who of the Toronto blues scene participated in the album including co-producer Alec Fraser Jr., Al Cross, Bucky Berger, and Julian Fauth.     
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Danny Marks  Back to the Blues   Favoriting Back to the Blues  Indie  2026  Danny Marks was co-founder of Edward Bear, the Canadian band known for hits such as "You, Me and Mexico", "Last Song", and "Close Your Eyes" in the early 1970s. Following that he went on to work as a sideman alongside Rick James, Bo Diddley and Ronnie Hawkins, and shared stages with Paul Butterfield, Led Zeppelin and Humble Pie.  ✓   ㏄  
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Danny Marks  Blues for Lonnie Johnson   Favoriting Back to the Blues  Indie  2026  One of my favourite Lonnie Johnson albums is "Another Night To Cry" and Danny's dedicated blues to him perfectly captures that style.  ✓   ㏄  
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Danny Marks  Blues of the Future   Favoriting Back to the Blues  Indie  2026  Danny brought the blues to generations of Toronto listeners as the host of radio and TV shows, including Cities In Blue. In 2006, he received the Blues With A Feeling Lifetime Achievement Award.  ✓   ㏄  
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  Talk Time ID         Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport is the 19‑year‑old Mississippi phenom discovered by many through a viral clip of his first‑ever Chicago performance — 165,000 views and 4,000 shares within days - Young Rell has since built a global following. His debut album will be released Friday June 5     
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Harrell Davenport  Tomorrow   Favoriting Young Rell  Little Village Foundation  2026  Davenport was originally working on a solo album where he played guitar and harmonica and sang, but he didn’t want to be seen as only a solo artist. When Greaseland Studios owner Kid Andersen reached out to Davenport to record an album with a full band, the Richland, Mississippi, native jumped at the opportunity.  ✓    
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  AD TRACK 71 Apathy is Boring              
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Harrell Davenport  I Hear Some Blues Downstairs   Favoriting Young Rell  Little Village Foundation  2026  He cites Fenton Robinson as one of his biggest inspirations musically when it comes to being " ... both an acoustic guitar player, a player who can play acoustic, Delta-style blues, ’20s and ’30s stuff, to electric, Chicago, traditional blues"  ✓    
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Robert Jon & The Wreck  Arroyo (Radio Edit)   Favoriting Wreckage Vol 3  Journeyman Records  2026  "Wreckage, Vol. 3" is a new album from Robert Jon & The Wreck collecting a range of recent standalone singles released throughout the band’s relentless run of touring and recording over the past year. Focus track “Arroyo” was built from a free-form rehearsal jam that quickly took on a "Spaghetti western" life of its own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pXrgINzWkI  ✓    
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  CKUT Promo - Off The Hook              
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David Gogo  ID - David Gogo   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Samantha Fish  Paper Doll Live   Favoriting Paper Doll Live  Rounder Records  2026  Samantha Fish has released a live performance video for “Paper Doll” from her upcoming first ever live album, Paper Doll Live, which arrives June 12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmb7BXZqkDQ  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Sippie Wallace with Clarence Williams’ Harmonizers  Sud Bustin’ Blues   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works 1923 – 1945 Vol 1  Document Records  1924  Recorded June 6, 1924 in NYC     
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Ethel Waters  Second Handed Man   Favoriting Complete Jazz Series 1929 - 1931  Complete Jazz Series  1929  Recorded June 6, 1929 in NYC     
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Sylvester Weaver  I'm Busy and You Can't Come In   Favoriting Sylvester Weaver, Vol. 1 (1923-1927)  Document Records  1924  Recorded June 1, 1924     
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Tony Hollins  Cross Cut Saw Blues   Favoriting Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective, 1925-1950  Columbia Records  1941  Recorded June 3, 1941     
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  AD TRACK 72 Jazz Festival              
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  AD TRACK 59 One Word              
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Blind Lemon Pledge  ID - Blind Lemon Pledge   Favoriting            
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John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson  Coal And Iceman Blues   Favoriting Playin' The Blues  Direct Source Special Products  1941  d. 1948-0601, CHICAGO, L 34 killed in a robbery on Chicago's South Side as he walked home from a performance at the Plantation Club, just a block and a half from his home     
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Muddy Waters  Elevate Me Mama   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records  1963  Recorded June 6, 1963 with James Cotton, Otis Spann, Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith     
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Muddy Waters  You Don't Have To Go   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records  1963  Recorded June 6, 1963 with James Cotton, Otis Spann, Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith     
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Lowell Fulson  Blue Shadows   Favoriting Chess Blues 1960-1967  Chess Records  1960  Recorded June 2, 1960     
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Koko Taylor  Honky Tonky   Favoriting Chicago Blues Of The 1960's  Paula Records  1963  d. 2009-0603, CHICAGO, IL 80     
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Johnnie Taylor  I Had A Dream   Favoriting Atlantic Blues: Vocalists  Atlantic Records  1966  d. 2000-0531, DALLAS, TX 66     
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  AD TRACK 75 Suoni per il Popolo_ENG              
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  AD TRACK 73 Orkestar Kriminal              
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Chris Vachon - Roomful of Blues  ID - Chris Vachon - Roomful of Blues   Favoriting            
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Grant Green  I Can't Stop Loving You   Favoriting 50 Grant Green's Greatest Hits  Unforgettable Record  1962  b. 1935-0606, ST. LOUIS, MO and on June 2, 1962 Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" began a 5 week stay at the top of the singles charts.     
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Tinsley Ellis  Hoodoo Woman   Favoriting Labor Of Love  Alligator Records  2025  b. 1957-0604, ATLANTA, GA     
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Raful Neal  Been So Long   Favoriting Louisiana Legend  Alligator Records  1990  b. 1936-0606, CHAMBERLAIN, LA     
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Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater  A Good Leavin' Alone   Favoriting Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection  Alligator Records  2008  d. 2018-0601, SKOKIE, IL 83     
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WHERE IT'S AT: LIVE EVENTS IN & AROUND MONTREAL
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting May 31 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Steve Rowe  Don't Dog Me Tonight   Favoriting The Urban Bluesman  Howlin' Blue Productions  2015  FRIDAY JUNE 5, 2026 AT Ribfest Longueuil - Greenfield Park 195 Empire St., Greenfield Park, QC J4V 1X7 with George Papafilys https://www.facebook.com/events/1848735279124038/    ㏄  
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