CKUT: Cha Cha Cha In Blue: Playlist from November 8, 2026

Cha Cha Cha In Blue : Playlist from November 8, 2026

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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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November 8, 2026: CANADIAN BIG BLUES CHART-TOPPERS! 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 five chart-topping albums from Justin Saladino Band, Angel Forrest, Brandon Isaak, Jake Soberlak, and Wailin' Walker from October's Canadian Big Blues Chart. Fully half the chart is Canadian artists, including these top five. This week's featured new release is by Ottawa's LH Express plus we have new singles from Miko Marks, Hagiel, B.B. King, Eric Jerardi, Artur Menezes, and Alastair Greene. The history part of the show starts 102 years ago to the day with Alberta Hunter in 1924 and continues with Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy, Big Bill Broonzy, Blue Lu Barker, Robert Nighthawk, Mose Allison, Anson Funderburgh, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, John Hammond, The Siegel-Schwall Band, and Bobby Rush. The Durham County Poets will preview their new album “For The Record” in a Saturday concert at Verdun's Espace Knox. And we have a pair of tickets for a lucky listener to see The Bones of J.R. Jones at the Ritz on Nov 21. And all you have to do is go to my playlist for Nov 1, 2026 at https://2cm.es/uBS2 and follow the instructions in the comments for his song.

(✓ = new, ㏄ = CanCon)

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments
INTRO
Harry Manx	ID - Harry Manx						㏄
Junior Wells/Talk	Cha Cha Cha In Blue	Messin' With The Kid	Charly Records	1957	Tonight's agenda
CANADIAN BIG BLUES CHART-TOPPERS
Justin Saladino Band	Money Talks	Steal My Soul	Indie	2026	#5 on October's Canadian Big Blues Chart	✓	㏄
Angel Forrest	Beautiful Thing	A Beautiful Life	Indie	2026	#4 on October's Canadian Big Blues Chart	✓	㏄
Brandon Isaak	Lookin' Out My Window	Lookin' Out My Window	Modern Primitive Records	2026	#3 on October's Canadian Big Blues Chart	✓	㏄
	AD TRACK 40 Amandala Event
	AD TRACK 42 MCNA
Justin Saladino	ID - Justin Saladino
Jake Soberlak	I Can't Find	I'm In Trouble	Indie	2026	#2 on October's Canadian Big Blues Chart	✓	㏄
Wailin' Walker	Cadillac Car	Bluesman	Jitterbug Records	2026	#1 on October's Canadian Big Blues Chart	✓	㏄
FEATURED NEW RELEASE
	Talk Time ID				The Award-Winning Blues & Roots Quartet LH Express has released their fifth studio album "Born In A Cyclone". Formed in Ottawa, The LH Express, led by husband-and-wife team Lucas Haneman (hence the LH) and Megan Laurence, have spent more than a decade developing their sound. Rounding out the group are Martin Newman on bass and backing vocals and Valera Negovora on drums.
LH Express	The Things You Do	Born In A Cyclone	Indie	2026	"A funky, soulful opening duet that immediately pulls the listener into the LH Express groove."	✓	㏄
LH Express	6 Feet Under	Born In A Cyclone	Indie	2026	"A haunting, electrified blues dirge that reveals the darker side of the band’s sound."	✓	㏄
HOT NEW SINGLES!
	Talk Time ID				Just providing background on these new releases
Miko Marks	Hell or High Water	Hell or High Water	Redtone Records	2026	After years of crossing the boundaries between country, gospel, soul, and Americana, Miko Marks is bringing the blues to the forefront. Her new album, Hell or High Water, arrives October 30, 2026, marking the first full blues album of her career. Being from Flint, Mi the album’s title track brings the story closer to home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skTJ2s7okiM	✓
Hagiel	Fight for Your Life	I Am Enough Of A Woman	Indie	2026	Born in a small village near Quebec City and now based in Montreal, Hagiel has released her first EP "I Am Enough of a Woman". Across six songs, she sings about survival, faith, heartbreak, and freedom with a voice shaped by years in one of Montreal's most celebrated gospel choirs, the People’s Gospel Choir of Montreal. "Fight for Your Life," cowritten and produced by award winning songwriter Mark Zubek, comes from the hardest stretch of her life. "The single 'Fight For Your Life' was written after I was exhausted by all the hospital stays and literally Fighting for the life I wanted and the truth after having a physical sickness, violence and always being considered a mental case also," Hagiel says. "I just wanted my freedom and to heal. I have been forced to stop all my projects many times, like music, video, film and acting so many times. I just found it unfair." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=806HTscN_NQ	✓	㏄
B.B. King	The Thrill Is Gone (Live at Casino Montreux, 1990)	B.B. King: The Montreux Years	BMG	2026	A previously unreleased live performance of B.B. King’s signature song “The Thrill Is Gone” has been released by BMG and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Recorded at Casino Montreux during the 1990 Montreux Jazz Festival, the track is the latest single from the upcoming album B.B. King: The Montreux Years, due November 20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjyXuhTomXo	✓
	AD TRACK 50 CKUT AGM (Nov 6 - 16)
	CKUT Promo - Modular Systems
Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport	ID - Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport
Eric Jerardi	Hard Being Here	The Game	Alternator Records	2026	Eric Jerardi's new album ‘The Game’ grew from an unusual songwriting challenge that demanded one finished song each week. The album’s release has been preceded by three singles, each revealing a different aspect of Jerardi’s songwriting. For the full album release on October 30, Jerardi has identified Hard Being Here as the focus track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHKmtb1cKQA	✓
Artur Menezes	Once Again	Microwaved Dreams	Indie	2026	Selected from more than 4,000 entries representing artists from over 100 countries, Brazilian-born LA-based Artur Menezes has won Artist Of The Year by Unsigned Only Music Awards for “Once Again” the lead single from his forthcoming album. Microwaved Dreams will be released November 20, 2026 featuring guest appearances by Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Eric Gales and Ariel Posen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OR-fo3n_Nc	✓
Alastair Greene	Last Train Around The Sun	Trouble at Your Door (Deluxe Edition)	Ruf Records	2026	“Last Train Around The Sun” is the second single from the newly remastered TROUBLE AT YOUR DOOR (DELUXE EDITION), coming from Ruf Records on November 13, 2026	✓
COMMEMORATING THIS WEEK IN BLUES HISTORY
	Talk Time ID				This Week In Blues History
Alberta Hunter	Texas Moaner Blues	Alberta Hunter Vol. 3 (1924-1927)	Document Records	1924	Recorded Nov 8, 1924 as Josephine Beatty in NYC. Accompanying Hunter were the Red Onion Jazz Babies featuring Louis Armstrong on cornet.
Bertha "Chippie" Hill	Low Land Blues	Bertha "Chippie" Hill 1925-1929	Document Records	1925	Recorded Nov 9, 1925 accompanied by a young Louis Armstrong on cornet.
Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy	Froggy Bottom	Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy Selected Hits Vol. 3	Charly Records	1929	Recorded Nov 11, 1929
Big Bill Broonzy	Get Back	The Chronological Big Bill Broonzy 1951	Classics	1951	Recorded Nov 8, 1951 plus Walkin' That Lonesome Road", Plough & Blues, Hey Hey, Stump Blues, Willie Mae, Mopper's Blues, I Know She Will, Hollerin' The Blues. Wasn't released until after his death. Read the story here https://www.culturalequity.org/alan-lomax/friends/broonzy
	AD TRACK 37 Mauril_Jobs
	AD TRACK 40 Amandala Event
Hitman Blues Band	ID - Hitman Blues Band
Blue Lu Barker	Lyin' In Jail	Don't You Feel My Leg	Delmark Records	1946	b. 1913-1113, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Robert Nighthawk	My Sweet Lovin' Woman	Chess Blues 1947-1952	Chess Records	1948	Recorded Nov 10, 1948 Ernest Lane, piano, & Willie Dixon, bass.
Mose Allison	Your Mind Is On Vacation	The Best of Mose Allison	Classics Records	1962	b. 1927-1111, TIPPO, MS
Anson Funderburgh	Backstroke	Antone's 50th Presents Chicago Bound	Blues Till 2 Recording Co.	2026	b. 1954-1114, PLANO, TX	✓
	AD TRACK 18 Apathy is Boring
	AD TRACK 45 JAM Prostate Fundraiser
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne	ID - Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne						㏄
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne	Whatcha Gonna Do Now?	Ooh Yeah!	Stony Plain Records	2024	b. 1944-1113, SPOKANE, WA		㏄
John Hammond	Heartattack & Vine	Wicked Grin	Virgin Music	2001	b. 1942-1113, NEW YORK CITY, NY
The Siegel-Schwall Band	Krazy	Flash Forward	Alligator Records	2005	JIM SCHWALL b. 1942-1112, EVANSTON, IL
Bobby Rush	I'm The One	All My Love For You	Deep Rush Records	2023	b. 1931-1110, HOUMA, LA
WHERE IT'S AT: LIVE BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC IN & AROUND MONTREAL
	Talk Time ID				Live blues/roots for the week starting November 8 (and beyond). The full list is on the blog https://ckut.ca/music/
Durham County Poets	Mean Old Dog	Out Of The Woods	Indie	2022	SAT NOV 14, 2026 AT 7:30 PM AT Espace Knox 6215 Avenue Godfrey, Montreal QC H4B 2X6 https://www.facebook.com/events/1789711055375041/

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