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Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from September 20, 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 20, 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 let's start with new singles and select album tracks from Dwayne LaForme, Nicki Bluhm, Christopher Wyze & The Tellers, B.B. King, Lost Leaders, Shirley Jackson, and JJ Cale & Eric Clapton. My maple syrup coated new release deck is loaded up with new Canadian albums from Jesse Creatchman and Angelica Jones. The history part of the show starts with a 1924 song from Bessie Smith, and continues with Blind Lemon Jefferson, Joe Hill Louis, Pete "Guitar" Lewis, Howlin' Wolf, Ray Charles, Nappy Brown, Little Willie John, Fats Domino, Herb Ellis & Stuff Smith, Fenton Robinson, Roy Buchanan, Leonard Cohen, Kirk Fletcher, and Gary Primich. We'll close the show with Dan Livingstone who'll be appearing at Brutopia on Wednesday.

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(✓ = new, ㏄ = CanCon)

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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HOT NEW SINGLES!
Dwayne LaForme's Boogie Blues  Relax   Favoriting Relax  Indie  2026  Hamilton's Dwayne LaForme has released Relax, his official debut album, a project built on a lifetime of playing the Blues. The album’s title carries a simple but universal message. In LaForme’s words, “Relax is something we all need to do" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSWCiQT5YzU  ✓   ㏄  
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Nicki Bluhm  How Strong is a Woman   Favoriting How Strong is a Woman - single  Indie  2026  Nashville-based singer-songwriter Nicki Bluhm pays tribute to the late prolific Stax Records songwriter Bettye Crutcher by sharing her rendition of “How Strong Is A Woman,” released on what would’ve been Ms Crutcher's 87th birthday. Originally written by Crutcher and cut by Ann Peebles in 1972. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENu1mzGlSYU  ✓    
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Christopher Wyze & The Tellers  I'm Going Back To Tennessee   Favoriting I'm Going Back To Tennessee - single  Big Radio Records  2026  Christopher Wyze & the Tellers recorded the album Naptown Blues — Songs of Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell as a tip of their hats to the iconic bluesmen of their hometown Indianapolis, even though "I’m Going Back to Tennessee" was recorded in Chicago, IL on August 13, 1929. There is a very informative booklet included with this disc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dqo7f1PH44  ✓    
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B.B. King  Early in the Mornin’   Favoriting The Montreux Years  BMG  2026  B.B. King: The Montreux Years will be released November 20 via BMG, featuring previously unreleased live recordings from some of the blues legend’s 23 appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The first single, “Early in the Mornin’,” was recorded during King’s 2000 Montreux performance, and an accompanying video features footage from that concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io3K6OWb8Po  ✓    
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  AD TRACK 23 Flux Festival              
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  AD TRACK 20 Elections - McGill              
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Samantha Fish  ID - Samantha Fish   Favoriting            
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Lost Leaders  Maybe It's Just Me (feat. Samantha Fish)   Favoriting RUN (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)  Mother West  2026  Samantha Fish is the featured singer and guitar soloist with the NY-based band Lost Leaders for a remake of Butch Walker's "Maybe It's Just Me", one of the songs from the protagonist's marathon training playlist from the upcoming film "Run" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rCvfsSqpMc  ✓    
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Shirley Jackson & Her Good Rockin' Daddys  Imagine A New World   Favoriting Imagine A New World - single  Indie  2026  Halifax-based Shirley Jackson is an accomplished songwriter, saxophonist, arranger and music producer and has been a mainstay in the Nova Scotia music scene for the past 35 years. Jackson has independently produced four albums with the Good Rockin' Daddys; each nominated for Blues Recording of the Year by the East Coast Music Association and the Nova Scotia Music Awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku4mn3Nv1Uo  ✓   ㏄  
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JJ Cale & Eric Clapton  Roll On   Favoriting The Road To Escondido Enhanced Edition  Surfdog Records  2026  Eric Clapton has announced the upcoming release of The Road to Escondido: Enhanced Edition in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Grammy Award-winning 2006 album with J.J. Cale. This new Enhanced Edition is set to release November 20th and features three previously unreleased songs from the original recording sessions plus three live tracks from Live in San Diego. The first single “Roll On,” (one of the unreleased tracks) features performances by Billy Preston and John Mayer and is available now, alongside an accompanying music video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh8OHxygs8Q  ✓    
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Montréal singer-songwriter Jesse Creatchman's new album took a bluesier turn when he found that his single “Fairytale Blues" enjoyed the support of the blues community. For that reason I have a special dispensation to provide the listeners to this show with a sneak peak at the title track to "Hellbound Special", Jesse's new solo record produced by Tom Shemerr of The Damn Truth.     
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Jesse Creatchman  Hellbound Special   Favoriting Hellbound Special  Indie  2026  In fall 2026, Jesse Creatchman and The Hellbound Special will tour Québec and Eastern Ontario in support of the new record. The run begins October 9 with an album-release concert at HALO Saloon in Kahnawake and continues through December, with performances in Alexandria, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Lachute, Pointe-Claire, Montréal (a 5 à 7 showcase at Bistro à Jojo), Varennes, Richelieu, Ormstown, Longueuil, Cowansville and Repentigny.  ✓   ㏄  
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Jesse Creatchman  Sex And Money   Favoriting Hellbound Special  Indie  2026  “Sex and Money,” is a story song about a night on the town that ends in catastrophe, as so many do. youtube.com/watch?v=x9e2gzGFkMI  ✓   ㏄  
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  Talk Time ID         Angelica Jones is the same trio previously known as Angelina Hunter Trio, who released two full-length albums — Roll With It (2018) and Let It Slide (2023) — an EP (Right Kind of Crooked, 2020), and two music videos ("12 Feet Tall" and "Crazy Hazy Days") before rebranding in 2024.     
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Angelica Jones  Night To Come   Favoriting The Whammy  Indie  2026  The theme of "Night to Come" is loss and resilience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IRQyTg6diM  ✓   ㏄  
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  AD TRACK 19 Cinematheque QC              
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  AD TRACK 14 Cinema Cinema              
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Robin Banks  ID - Robin Banks   Favoriting            
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Angelica Jones  Getting Stronger   Favoriting The Whammy  Indie  2026  "Getting Stronger" is a story about mental health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugADjyd_E4U  ✓   ㏄  
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Bessie Smith  House Rent Blues   Favoriting The Complete Recordings Volume 2  Columbia Records  1924  d. 1937-0926, CLARKSDALE, MS 43 Car crash. The circumstances of Smith's death formed the basis for Edward Albee's 1959 one-act play The Death of Bessie Smith.     
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Blind Lemon Jefferson  Match Box Blues   Favoriting Legends Of The Blues: Volume 1  Columbia Records  1927  b. 1893-0921, COUCHMAN, TX     
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  PSA - Radio Moon - Mental Health              
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  AD TRACK 18 Apathy is Boring              
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Father 'n' Son  ID - Father 'n' Son   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Joe Hill Louis  Gotta Let You Go   Favoriting Black Music Originals Vol. 1  Sun Records  1950  b. 1921-0923, FROGGY BOTTOM, TN     
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Pete "Guitar" Lewis  Louisiana Hop   Favoriting Screaming and Crying  Fantastic Voyage  1952  d. 1970-0925, LOS ANGELES, CA 57     
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Howlin' Wolf  Mama Died And Left Me   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records  1953  Recorded Sep 24, 1953 plus "Just My Kind' and "Work For Your Money"     
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Ray Charles  Ray's Blues   Favoriting The Ultimate Blues Collection  Warner Music  1953  b. 1930-0923, ALBANY, GA     
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Nappy Brown  That Man   Favoriting Don't Be Angry!  Savoy Jazz  1954  d. 2008-0920 CHARLOTTE, NC 78     
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Little Willie John  Need Your Love So Bad   Favoriting Definitive Blues Anthology  Not Now Music  1955  Recorded Sep 20, 1955 in NYC     
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Fats Domino  Poor Me   Favoriting Carry on Rockin' No. 2 (Mono Version) - EP  BnF Collection  1955  Recorded Sep 23, 1955 for the Imperial label in New Orleans.     
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Herb Ellis & Stuff Smith  Blues For Janet   Favoriting Together  KOCH International  1963  Stuff Smith d. 1967-0925, MUNICH, GERMANY 58     
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Fenton Robinson  Say Your're Leavin   Favoriting Chicago Blues Of The 1960's  Paula Records  1966  b. 1935-0923, LEFLORE COUNTY, MS     
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  CKUT Promo - Amandla! SOWETO              
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John Campbelljohn  ID - John Campbelljohn   Favoriting           ㏄  
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Roy Buchanan  Sweet Dreams   Favoriting Roy Buchanan  Polydor Records  1972  b. 1939-0923, OZARK, AL     
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Leonard Cohen  Almost Like The Blues   Favoriting Popular Problems  Sony Music  2014  b. 1934 -0921 WESTMOUNT, QC     
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Kirk Fletcher  I'm Not Your Fool feat. Jackie Payne   Favoriting I'm Here And I'm Gone  JSP Records  2005  Jackie Payne b. 1945-0926, ATHENS, GA     
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Gary Primich  Ding Dong Daddy (incl Jerry McCain intro)   Favoriting Travelin' Mood  Flying Fish  1994  d. 2007-0923, AUSTIN, TX 49 acute heroin intoxication     
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WHERE IT'S AT: LIVE BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC IN & AROUND MONTREAL
  Talk Time ID         Live blues/roots for the week starting September 20 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Dan Livingstone  Black Dog Blues   Favoriting Dan Livingstone And The Griffintown Jug Addicts  Indie  2011  WED SEP 23, 2026 AT 8 PM AT BRUTOPIA 1219 Rue Crescent Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 2B1 https://www.brutopia.net/    ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  6:51pm George Akiki:

I’ll listen to it on Sunday night, live while I was cycling. Give me an energy boost because of the powerful songs. I listen to it again tonight while having dinner, it was much smoother and silkier.
Wow, the same show suited two different situations, one energetic, the other soothing.
Very, very good shot sir John!
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