Rain City Blues

Vancouver has always been a city steeped in the blues — and maybe it’s no coincidence. With its long gray winters, endless rain, and a history of gritty bars and clubs from Gastown to Granville Street, the city gave rise to a scene where the blues thrived. From touring legends stopping in at the Yale to homegrown heroes shaping their own sound at The Town Pump and The Commodore, Vancouver became a hotbed for soulful guitar licks, wailing harmonicas, and the Hammond B3’s deep growl. Rain City Blues celebrates that legacy, capturing the raw spirit of musicians who turned damp streets and stormy skies into something timeless: the sound of Westcoast Blues.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Staymer, Hans Band	The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show	ST	02:53
Mud Dog	Testify	Devil's Ride	06:56
Powder Blues	Good Rockin' Tonite	Red Hot True Blue	04:10
Sinclair, David	This Time Around	Take My Hand	03:00
Twisters	Up And At It	Long Hard Road	06:15
Stepp, Richard	Wishing on a Star (Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:56
Dawson, Steve	Butterfly Stunt	Rattlesnake Cage	03:56
Byrnes, Jim	I Get Evil	St. Louis Times	03:56
Staymer, Hans Band	Follow Me Down	ST	05:37
Byrnes, Jim	Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?	House of Refuge	03:59
Baldry, Long John	Got My Mojo Working	Long John's Blues	03:11
King, Robbie	Motatoes (Jerry Doucette, guitar)	Showtime In The Main Lounge	02:44
Twisters	Where's the Woman	After the Storm	03:42
Dawson, Steve	Cicada Sanctuary	Gone, Long Gone	03:17
Mud Dog	Three Good Reasons	Devil's Ride	04:14
Hayward, Ronnie	Eight Long Pages	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:47
Powder Blues	Buzzard Luck	Uncut	03:06
Stepp, Richard	Sooner Or Later	ST	03:11
Staymer, Hans Band	She Caught the Katy And Let Me a Mule to Ride	ST	03:30
Byrnes, Jim	Love Is a Five Letter Word	I Turned My Nights Into Days	05:38
Stepp, Richard	Chasing a Dream	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:40
Dawson, Steve	Casey's Revenge	Bug Parade	03:35
James, Colin	Lone Wolf	ST	03:39
Seeds of Time	Mr. Dirty	Immortal	08:23
Blue Shadows	Think On It	On the Floor of Heaven	04:25
Foster, Jim	X-Ray Eyes	Power Lines	04:04
Mud Dog	These Bones are Bare	Sun	03:53
Blue Shadows	What The Hell I Got	Rockin' (EP)	03:16
Powder Blues	Stoop Down Baby	Red Hot True Blue	04:00
Incognito	Evening at Porteau	Four	04:06
Nix, Herald	Ready Ready Man	Open Up the Sky	04:03
Dawson, Steve	Long Time to Get Old	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:43
Dawson, Steve	Final Words	Solid States Loose Ends	05:11
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Raccoon (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	08:09
Compilation	HB Concept - Last Time	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:54
Twisters	Bye Bye Bird	After the Storm	02:35
Powder Blues	Nothin' But a Tease	Thirsty Ears	04:05
Stepp, Richard	Imagination	ST	03:26
Byrnes, Jim	Ol' Rattler	My Walking Stick	04:17
Dawson, Steve	Twig Bucket	Phantom Threshold	05:13
Dawson, Steve	An Orange Grove in California	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:41
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Grandma's Song	ST	02:46
Baldry, Long John	Mr. Rubin	It Ain't Easy	04:06
Powder Blues	Farmer John	Red Hot True Blue	02:47
Sinclair, David	Lord It's All Around	Take My Hand	03:43
Incognito	Blame it All On You	Four	03:08
Taylor, Bobby	I Need to Belong to Someone	Taylor Made Soul	02:13
Twisters	I Refuse to Get Old	Come Out Swingin'	03:33
Staymer, Hans Band	Ain't Never Been Hard - Dig a Hole (Reprise)	ST	04:05
Taylor, Bobby	Out in the Country	Taylor Made Soul	03:32
Incognito	Walking by Myself	Four	05:10
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Well Run Dry	Live	05:41
Staymer, Hans Band	Staymer's Shuffle	ST	02:21
Baldry, Long John	Easy Street	Right To Sing The Blues	03:47
Mud Dog	Revolution Must Rise	Devil's Ride	07:31
Seeds of Time	Babydoll	Immortal	02:30
McNeil, Aaron	Little Airport	The Giant of Love	02:56
Seeds of Time	A Long Time Ago	Immortal	03:34
Hayward, Ronnie	Sometimes Now	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:10
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Sanctuary	Alchemy	05:01
Baldry, Long John	Ain´t That Peculiar	Silent Treatment	03:39
Staymer, Hans Band	Dig a Hole	ST	04:38
Dawson, Steve	The Gold Coast Revisited	We Belong to the Gold Coast	02:16
Baldry, Long John	Rock the Joint	Long John's Blues	03:50
Seeds of Time	Harry Schwartz	Immortal	03:56
Blue Shadows	Time's Out of Place	Lucky to Me	05:50
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Alabama Song	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	03:21
Dawson, Steve	That's How it Goes in the Relax Lounge	Phantom Threshold	04:53
James, Colin	Down in the Bottom	ST	04:37
Baldry, Long John	Flying	It Ain't Easy	07:00
Compilation	Shockers - You Better Run	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:16
Nix, Herald	Take a Drive	Open Up the Sky	04:09
King, Robbie	Mary, Don't You Weep, Part 2	Showtime In The Main Lounge	02:26
Dawson, Steve	Old Hickory Breakdown	Lucky Hand	05:14
Stepp, Richard	Too Hot to Handle	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:25
Sinclair, David	Song For Owen	No Words	02:30
Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim)	Just What I'm Talkin' About	One Step Closer	04:10
Blue Shadows	When Will This Heartache End	On the Floor of Heaven	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Walkin' Down the Line	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:46
Compilation	Le Sassy - Crazy Day	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:42
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Cry Me a River	In Orbit	03:14
Pippus, John	Let's Legalize It	Born a Genius	04:06
Byrnes, Jim	Just for a Thrill	I Turned My Nights Into Days	04:14
Foster, Jim	You've Got My Number (Call It Up)	Power Lines	03:39
Seeds of Time	Steal Away	Immortal	03:22
Compilation	HB Concept - Wild and Sweet	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:33
Byrnes, Jim	Somebody Lied	St. Louis Times	04:29
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Strange Paradise	Alchemy	04:11
Byrnes, Jim	You Don't Know	Burning	03:11
Pippus, John	Where I Come From	Born a Genius	03:07
Dawson, Steve	Ruin My Day	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:13
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Sabre Dance	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	00:53
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Damage	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:02
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Cariboo Kid	Songs of British Columbia	01:45
Mud Dog	Can't Figure You Out	Sun	02:52
Dawson, Steve	Rattlesnake Cage	Rattlesnake Cage	04:06
Baldry, Long John	The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore	Silent Treatment	03:27
Incognito	Bad Boy	Four	04:19
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Compilation	Shockers - You Don't Love Me	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:58

Rain City Blues

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Seeds of Time - Cryin' the Blues b/w Babydoll (white label promo)

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Dawson, Steve - Eyes Closed, Dreaming

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Stepp, Richard - ST

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Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim) - One Step Closer

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Blue Shadows - Rockin' (EP)

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Dawson, Steve - Gone, Long Gone

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Blue Shadows - On the Floor of Heaven

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Powder Blues - Uncut

Raven, David & the Escorts - Stab in the Dark

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King, Robbie - Showtime In The Main Lounge

Pippus, John - Song Tourist (EP)

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Dawson, Steve - Telescope

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Baldry, Long John - Silent Treatment

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Nocturnals - Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True

My Indole Ring - ST

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Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety) - Live

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Staymer, Hans Band - ST

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Baldry, Long John - Looking At Long John

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Powder Blues - Thirsty Ears

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Baldry, Long John - Welcome To Club Casablanca

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Hayward, Ronnie - The Lost Utrecht Sessions

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Pippus, John - Born a Genius

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Baldry, Long John - It Ain't Easy

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Nix, Herald - Open Up the Sky

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Byrnes, Jim - St. Louis Times

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Nocturnals - This Ain't Love b/w You Lied

McNeil, Aaron - The Giant of Love

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Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin) - ST

Night Trains - Walk On the Wild Side b/w Give me the Right (With Jimmie Knight)

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