Cha Cha Cha In Blue Favoriting : Playlist from October 25, 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 October 25, 2026: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 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 with a Halloween Special featuring songs by Colin James with Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Bessie Smith, Lonnie Johnson, Roy Buchanan, Gil Scott-Heron, Dr. John & The Blues Brothers Band, Romi Mayes, Son Of Dave, Alan Gerber, and Jim Zeller. This week's new releases are singles and recent album selections by Robert Cray, Sue Foley, Bruce Cockburn, Kirk Fletcher & Erika Baier, Ali Handal with Marc Maron, and Joanne Shaw Taylor. The history part of the show stats with Big Bill Broonzy in 1931 and continues with Peg Leg Sam, Julia Lee, Babs Gonzales, Smiley Lewis, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers, Ray Charles, Justin Saladino, Detroit Junior, and Ben Harper. Jesse Creatchman brings his Halloween-appropriately titled "Hellbound Special Launch Tour" to The Mayfair Tavern on Friday and we'll close on the title track.

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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  What's on tonight's show     
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Colin James  Devilment feat. Charlie Musselwhite   Favoriting Chasing The Sun  Stony Plain Records  2024      ㏄  
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Mark Hummel  High Time For The Devil   Favoriting True Believer  Rockinitus Records  2024       
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Shemekia Copeland  Happy Halloween   Favoriting Gator Bites  Alligator Records  1998       
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Bessie Smith  Haunted House Blues   Favoriting The Complete Recordings Volume 1 (1923-1924)  Columbia Records  1924       
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Lonnie Johnson  Blue Ghost Blues   Favoriting Lonnie Johnson: 50 Blues Classics  Ap Music Ltd.  1928       
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Roy Buchanan  Haunted House   Favoriting Roy Buchanan  Polydor Records  1972       
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Coco Robicheaux  ID - Coco Robicheaux   Favoriting            
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Lonnie Brooks  Happy Halloween   Favoriting Gator Bites  Alligator Records  1998       
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Laszlo & Nadja  Laszlo's Crossroads story   Favoriting What We Do In The Shadows S2 - EP6 "On The Run"  Two Canoes Pictures  2020  aired May 13, 2020     
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Gil Scott-Heron  Me & The Devil   Favoriting I'm New Here  XL Recordings  2010       
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Dr. John & The Blues Brothers Band  Season Of The Witch   Favoriting Blues Brothers 2000  Universal Records  1998       
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Romi Mayes  Devil On Both Shoulders   Favoriting Devil On Both Shoulders  Outside Music  2015      ㏄  
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Son Of Dave  Voodoo Doll   Favoriting Shake A Bone  Kartel Music Group  2010      ㏄  
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Alan Gerber  Village of the Damned   Favoriting Somewhere in Between  Indie  2018      ㏄  
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Jim Zeller  Hallowe'en In Hollywood With Johnny Depp   Favoriting Circus  DEP  2015      ㏄  
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FEATURED NEW RELEASES
  Talk Time ID         Intro to the new releases     
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Robert Cray  Push Through   Favoriting All Over Again  Thirty Tigers  2026  “Push Through” is the first single from multi-Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist and vocalist Robert Cray's first album in seven years. "All Over Again" will be out Feb 12. The new single aims a sharp spotlight at the current administration’s efforts to turn back the clock on the hard-won progress that has been achieved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQON5c4dSuQ  ✓    
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Sue Foley  Ride On   Favoriting Alone (Together) A Holiday Companion  FOMZ Records  2026  “‘Ride On’ is classic Bon Scott era AC/DC, but at its heart it’s straight-up blues. "We wanted to take that raw, blues-rock edge of the original and pull it back toward something more like Jimmy Reed: lowdown, hypnotic and laid-back. It felt completely natural to me. It’s a great blues song.”  ✓   ㏄  
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Bruce Cockburn  Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down   Favoriting The Blood of Others  Sunset Blvd Records  2026  From Bruce Cockburn's album The Blood of Others that pays tribute to his early musical influences, some straight blues.  ✓   ㏄  
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Kirk Fletcher & Erika Baier  Oh Baby   Favoriting Don't Look No More  VizzTone Label Group  2026  "Oh Baby" is the new single to celebrate Friday's release of the album Don't Look No More by Kirk Fletcher & Erika Baier  ✓    
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  CKUT Promo - Modular Systems              
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  AD TRACK 18 Apathy is Boring              
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Blind Lemon Pledge  ID - Blind Lemon Pledge   Favoriting            
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Ali Handal  High Road feat. Marc Maron   Favoriting Slow Burn  Dessert First Records  2026  "The High Road" was inspired by something Mark Maron said on his WTF podcast so guitarist-singer-songwriter Ali Handal invited him to contribute some guitar as well. It's from her album Slow Burn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n4ySSPkgoo  ✓    
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Joanne Shaw Taylor  Never Gonna Please 'Em All   Favoriting The Trouble With Love  Journeyman Records  2026  The new album came out Friday and Joanne Shaw Taylor celebrated with a new video and single "Never Gonna Please 'Em All" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHAbkvu1F5g  ✓    
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COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
  Talk Time ID         This Week In Blues History     
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Big Bill Broonzy  Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday   Favoriting Complete Recorded Works 1927 - 1947 Vol 4 (1935-1936)  Document Records  1935  Recorded Oct 31, 1935     
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Peg Leg Sam  Mr. Ditty Wa Ditty   Favoriting Joshua (Featuring Louisiana Red)  Tomato  1989  ARTHUR JACKSON AKA PEG LEG SAM d. 1977-1027, JONESVILLE, SC 65     
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Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends  Ugly Papa   Favoriting Kansas City Blues 1944-49  Capitol Records  1949  b. 1902-1031, KANSAS CITY, MO best known for her trademark double entendre songs, or, as she once said, "the songs my mother taught me not to sing".     
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Babs Gonzales  She's Just Right For Me   Favoriting Shuckin' And Jivin'  Charly R&B  1956  LEE BROWN AKA BABS GONZALES b. 1919-1027, NEWARK, NJ     
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Smiley Lewis  One Night   Favoriting Definitive Blues Anthology  Not Now Music  1955  Recorded Oct 25, 1955 Elvis Presley later enjoyed a hit with this song after sanitizing the line "One Night Of Sin" to "One Night With You".     
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Howlin' Wolf  Streamline Woman   Favoriting The Chess Box  Chess Records  1953  Recorded Oct 28, 1953 at Sun Studios in Memphis, plus "All Night Boogie" and "Crazy About You Baby"     
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Jimmy Rogers  Walking By Myself   Favoriting Chess Blues 1954-1960  Chess Records  1956  Recorded Oct 29, 1956 with Walter Horton, Otis Spann, Robert Lockwood Jr., Willie Dixon and Fred Below. The 1992 cover by Gary Moore sold over 3 million copies.     
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Ray Charles  The Right Time   Favoriting The Best Of  World Star Collection  1958  Recorded Oct 28, 1958 in NYC. By January of '59 it was number 5 on the R&B chart.     
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  AD TRACK 40 Amandala Event              
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  AD TRACK 37 Mauril_Jobs              
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Justin Saladino  ID - Justin Saladino   Favoriting            
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Justin Saladino Band  Leave Me Blue   Favoriting Steal My Soul  Indie  2026  b. 1994-1026, MONTREAL QC  ✓   ㏄  
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Detroit Junior  If I Hadn't Been High   Favoriting Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 4  Alligator Records  1980  EMERY H. WILLIAMS JR. AKA DETROIT JUNIOR b. 1931-1026, HAYNES, AR     
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Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama  Satisfied Mind   Favoriting There Will Be a Light  Virgin  2004  Ben Harper b. 1969-1028, POMONA, CA     
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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 October 25 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/     
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Jesse Creatchman  Hellbound Special   Favoriting Hellbound Special  Indie  2026  FRIDAY OCT 30, 2026 AT 8 PM The Mayfair Tavern 22 Ave de la Baie-de-Valois, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 4B3 https://www.facebook.com/events/1759981251908601/  ✓   ㏄  
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Listener chat!

  12:23pm George Akiki:

I listened 3 times to realize it’s a Halloween special. 😆
Thank you very much for coming back very very soon.
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