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July 19, 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 we start with new singles from Oli Mac And Hi Rhythm, Kody Shade Harrell, and Honeybear, the Band plus previews of upcoming albums by Eddie 9V, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Keb’ Mo’, Davis Coen, Danielle Nicole, and Billy F Gibbons. This week's featured new releases are Canadian allstars: Toronto's Robin Banks and those "purveyors of fine Rocky Mountain roots and boogie blues" Ethan Askey and The Elevators. The history part of tonight's show starts in 1933 with Lucille Bogan, followed by music from Champion Jack Dupree, Big Joe Williams, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Howlin' Wolf, Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlow, Ray Charles, Lambert-Hendricks & Ross, Chuck E. Weiss, Phillip Walker, John Mayall, and Mighty Mo Rodgers. We'll close the show with a song from Colin Perry's Tin Pan Troubadours who provide the music for Swing Connexion's dance night at Café La Ligne Verte on Wednesday. Come early for the swing dance lesson, stay for the great band.

In this lively, free‑flowing episode, Nico Wayne Toussaint joins the host live in the FM 103.3 studio for a wide‑ranging conversation that covers just about everything. Fresh off his performance at Blues et Gin in Gentilly, Nico shares stories from the festival, talks about the musicians who shaped his sound, and reflects on his many trips to Clarksdale, the heart of the Delta blues.

The discussion moves effortlessly from travel adventures to musical influences, with Nico opening up about expanding his artistic palette — including picking up the guitar to complement his signature harmonica work. It’s an energetic, intimate look at a bluesman who’s constantly evolving, delivered with humour, passion, and plenty of great stories