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Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from September 6, 2026

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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 September 6, 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 Billy Jeter reminds us how and why you got a Labor Day holiday. Then it's time for new singles from Miko Marks, Ruthie Foster, Claudette King, Michael Lee & The Wartime Limousine, and Ben Poole. I greased the new release deck with maple syrup for new Canadian albums from Montreal's Kevin Mark, Quebec's Mike DeWay, Vancouver's Honeybear, the Band and Hamilton's Smoke Wagon Blues Band. The history part of the show starts with a 1927 song from Barbecue Bob, "Meat Man Pete" dedicated to blues-supporting friend of the show Smoke Meat Pete, and continues with Lonnie Johnson, Arthur “Big Boy" Crudup, Robert Nighthawk, Pee Wee Crayton, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Buddy Guy, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Adam Karch, Maria Muldaur, and Latimore, who just passed from this world on August 22. We'll close the show with the Durham County Poets who provide us with two opportunities to catch them in concert this week. Thursday they'll be at Upstairs Jazz on Mackay and Friday in beautiful Parc Michel-Martin for the 14th Édition of VIP En Blues, L'Île-Perrot.

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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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THIS WEEK'S CROP OF SINGLES!
Billy Jeter  Labor Day Blues   Favoriting Hysteria  House On Fire Records  2023  Oh yeah. It's Labor Day.     
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Miko Marks  Death Rolls Like Thunder   Favoriting Hell Or High Water  Redtone Records  2026  “Death Rolls Like Thunder” is the first single from Miko Marks forthcoming LP, Hell Or High Water, due October 30 via Redtone Records. “Death Rolls Like Thunder” uses the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand, as its setting, drawing on the historic battle to tell a story about resistance in the face of seemingly inevitable defeat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRn5wmQGA1o  ✓    
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Ruthie Foster  Yes   Favoriting Just Say Yes  Sun Records  2026  Austin-based singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster has released the new single “Yes,” from her newly released studio album, Just Say Yes, out now via Sun Records. The track reflects the central theme behind Foster’s new album, encouraging listeners to embrace opportunities as they arrive. “When life comes knocking, asking is anybody home? You better say YES,” Foster sings on the track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbbFARurj2s  ✓    
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Claudette King  My Daddy Was A Blues Man   Favoriting My Daddy Was A Blues Man - single  Banner Records  2026  Claudette King, youngest daughter of the legendary B.B. King, released her first single after signing to Banner Records. “My Daddy Was A Blues Man” offers an intimate journey through the life and legacy of blues icon B.B. King, his beloved guitar Lucille, and the influence they had on Claudette’s own path as an artist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqzIHUSB4ng  ✓    
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  AD TRACK 04 Teal2Heal              
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  CKUT Promo - Full Circle              
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Robin Banks  ID - Robin Banks   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Michael Lee & The Wartime Limousine  Drowning   Favoriting Michael Lee & The Wartime Limousine  Skylark Soul Co.  2026  Fort Worth-based singer/guitarist Michael Lee & and his band The Wartime Limousine shared their new single “Drowning,” to announce their eponymously titled debut album due Oct 30. The single is an ode to resilience in the face of adversity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44eTwD1Jm2A  ✓    
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Ben Poole  Time Has No Mercy   Favoriting Post-Midnight Behaviour  Gypsy Soul Records  2026  “Time Has No Mercy” is the third single from British guitarist and singer songwriter Ben Poole’s new album Post-Midnight Behaviour due Sep 25, 2026 - his first studio album of brand-new material in eight years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WxtWW3g6FI  ✓    
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Montreal blues guitarist and vocalist Kevin Mark returns to the spotlight with Lefty’s Back, a new five-track EP of hand-picked covers that captures the raw, authentic sound and spontaneous energy that have long defined his live performances. He's got his playing partner Big Time Lew on piano and riding shotgun in the producer's chair is Frankie Thiffault.     
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Kevin Mark  Goodbye Baby   Favoriting Lefty’s Back  Indie  2026  Kevin’s work has earned him numerous honours, including a Maple Blues Award, the CBC Galaxy Rising Star Award, first place in the Toronto Blues Society’s National Talent Search, and multiple Lys Blues Awards, including Male Blues Artist of the Year and four wins for Best Live Act.  ✓   ㏄  
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Kevin Mark  She's Gone   Favoriting Lefty’s Back  Indie  2026  "She's Gone" is a minor-key tribute to the late, great Nick Curran. The EP will be available for download from Sep 18.  ✓   ㏄  
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  Talk Time ID         Today is the release day for Tamaloù, the new album from Quebec's Mike DeWay.     
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Mike DeWay  Limousine Blues   Favoriting Tamaloù  Les Productions Blues en Ville  2026  Mike's tribute to all those musicians who've joined him at his jams over the past 25 years. His Limousine Blues is a big old car.  ✓   ㏄  
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  AD TRACK 11 Dack Unlimited              
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Popa Chubby  ID - Popa Chubby   Favoriting            
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Mike DeWay  Regarde Moi Dans Les Yeux   Favoriting Tamaloù  Les Productions Blues en Ville  2026  This rocker served as the first single.  ✓   ㏄  
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  Talk Time ID         Let's mash Honeybear, the Band and The Smoke Wagon Blues Band together for this intro and play straight through.     
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Honeybear, the Band  The Cure   Favoriting The Cure  Playmor  2026  While Honeybear is a relatively new band formed in 2023, the 4 band members are old friends and have been playing together in other formations for decades, crossing paths on tours across Canada, down the West Coast, and beyond. Their debut album “I Was Wrong”, self released in June 2025 on their own Playmor label, has received over 9 Million streams on Spotify with ~200k monthly listeners.  ✓   ㏄  
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Honeybear, the Band  Holding On   Favoriting The Cure  Playmor  2026  The band's new album The Cure will be released Sept 10, 2026. Maybe you were lucky enough to catch them one of the two times they blew through town this year.  ✓   ㏄  
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  AD TRACK 19 Cinematheque QC              
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  AD TRACK 14 Cinema Cinema              
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Rob Lutes  ID - Rob Lutes   Favoriting           ㏄  
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The Smoke Wagon Blues Band  Hen House Hopping   Favoriting Live – Still Jukin  Indie  2026  The Smoke Wagon Blues Band's 30th Anniversary double live album “Still Jukin” was recorded live at the Registry Theater in Kitchener Onatio.  ✓   ㏄  
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The Smoke Wagon Blues Band  Won't Be Your Fool   Favoriting Live – Still Jukin  Indie  2026  They've been at this now for three decades starting back in 1996 and have garnered four independent blues awards in the United States, two Maple Blues awards in Canada, and numerous 5-star reviews in blues publications around the globe.  ✓   ㏄  
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Barbecue Bob  Meat Man Pete   Favoriting Barbecue Bob, Vol. 2 (1928-1929)  Document Records  1927  Robert Hicks AKA Barbecue Bob b. 1902-0911, WALNUT GROVE, GA This song goes out to Smoke Meat Pete! "You can't beat Pete's meat!"     
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Lonnie Johnson  No More Troubles Now   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works Volume 6  Document Records  1930  Recorded Sep 11, 1930     
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Arthur “Big Boy" Crudup  If I Get Lucky   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works Volume 1 1941-1954  Document Records  1941  Recorded Sep 11, 1941     
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  PSA - Radio Moon - Mental Health              
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  PSA - My CRI Campaign              
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Mitch Woods  ID - Mitch Woods   Favoriting            
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Robert Nighthawk  Sweet Black Angel   Favoriting Chess Blues 1947-1952  Chess Records  1949  Recorded Sep 12, 1949     
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Pee Wee Crayton  The Telephone Is Ringing   Favoriting Pickin' the Blues  The M.D. Music Co. Ltd  1956  Recorded Sep 7, 1956     
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Sonny Boy Williamson II  Nine Below Zero   Favoriting Chess Blues 1960-1967  Chess Records  1961  Recorded Sep 8, 1961 with Otis Spann on piano, Robert Lockwood Jr. on guitar, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below (b. 1926-0906, CHICAGO, IL) on Drums.     
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Buddy Guy  The Treasure Untold   Favoriting The Complete Chess Studio Recordings  Chess Records  1962  Recorded Sep 9, 1962     
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins  I Put A Spell On You   Favoriting The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957  Epic  1956  Recorded Sep 12, 1956     
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  CKUT Promo - Amandla! SOWETO              
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  AD TRACK 12 Festival Quartier Danse              
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Kim Wilson  ID - Kim Wilson   Favoriting            
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Adam Karch  Walk On The Wild Side   Favoriting Blueprints  Disques Bros  2014  b. 1978-0906, GREENFIELD PARK, QC HAPPY BIRTHDAY!    ㏄  
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Maria Muldaur  Don't Love No Married Man   Favoriting One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey  NOLA Blue Records  2025  b. 1943-0912, NEW YORK CITY, NY     
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Latimore  Let's Straighten It Out   Favoriting Blues Masters, Vol. 9: Postmodern Blues  Rhino Records  1974  Benjamin William Lattimore b. 1939-0907, CHARLESTON, TN d. 2026-0822 TAMPA, FL 86     
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WHERE IT'S AT: LIVE EVENTS IN & AROUND MONTREAL
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting September 6 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Durham County Poets  Back At The Groove Shack   Favoriting Out Of The Woods  Indie  2022  Appearing Live Thurs Sep 10 At Upstairs Jazz & Fri Sep 11 At 14e Édition Du Vip En Blues À L’île-Perrot http://upstairsjazz.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1686188406848575/    ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  3:28pm George Akiki:

I enjoyed Claudette King’s song, very touching. Holding on by the cure stood out and made me listen to his voice.
Very good show over all!
Thank you very much sir John!👍🏼
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