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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Steve Dawson	We Still Won the War	Nightshade	03:43
Richard Stepp	Don't Steal My Feel	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	05:12
Steve Dawson	Whirlwind	Phantom Threshold	04:29
Hans Staymer Band	Staymer's Shuffle	ST	02:21
Blue Shadows	If I Were You	On the Floor of Heaven	03:11
Steve Dawson	Today's Surprise	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:26
Seeds of Time	Mr. Dirty	Immortal	08:23
Steve Dawson	Chunky	Rattlesnake Cage	04:47
Powder Blues	You Won't Let Me Go	Red Hot True Blue	03:56
Blue Shadows	Think On It	On the Floor of Heaven	04:25
Powder Blues	Born In Chicago	Red Hot True Blue	03:58
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Kamloops	Songs of British Columbia	01:59
Incognito	That's What Love Will Do	Four	05:36
Bobby Taylor	Just a Little Bit Closer	Soul Legend	03:41
Mud Dog	Step into the Light	Sun	06:32
Steve Dawson	Fried, Dyed and Laid to the Side	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:32
Jim Byrnes	Hands of Time	Burning	03:05
Nocturnals	Detroit	Detroit b/w Do What You Want	02:55
Wes Mackey	Solitary Midnight	Second Chance	03:53
Powder Blues	Pushy	Red Hot True Blue	03:27
Blue Shadows	Coming On Strong	On the Floor of Heaven	02:41
Long Baldry John	Ain't Nothing You Can Do	Looking At Long John	02:31
Long Baldry John	Our Love Is In Limbo	Silent Treatment	04:21
Richard Stepp	The Last Day	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	06:58
Blue Shadows	Is Anybody Here	On the Floor of Heaven	04:24
Powder Blues	He Knows the Rules	Swingin' The Blues	04:09
Mud Dog	As Good as It Gets	Devil's Ride	04:18
Powder Blues	Good Rockin' Tonight	Swingin' The Blues	03:22
Cal Batchelor Band	Healer	Roadworthy	04:33
Ronnie Hayward	Meet Me Come By	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	01:55
Wes Mackey	Lines (Remix)	Life is a Journey	03:16
Steve Dawson	Have That Chance	Nightshade	04:36
Long Baldry John	Right to Sing the Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	04:26
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Does Your Mama Know About Me	ST	02:55
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	Immortal	02:51
Jim Byrnes	Cold Sweat	I Turned My Nights Into Days	02:49
Twisters	Long Hard Road	Long Hard Road	03:51
Blue Shadows	I Believe	Rockin' (EP)	03:09
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Red Badge	Live	05:08
Steve Dawson	The Side of the Road	Nightshade	04:13
David Sinclair	Hungry Cat	No Words	03:31
Long Baldry John	Ain´t That Peculiar	Silent Treatment	03:39
Blue Shadows	If It Ain"t Rockin'	Rockin' (EP)	02:23
Compilation	Nocturnals - Get On Back	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:42
Compilation	Eugene Robert - Back in Old B.C.	Songs of British Columbia	01:35
Twisters	Honest to Goodness	After the Storm	05:02
David Sinclair	Livin' in the Country	Take My Hand	04:04
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Sanctuary	Alchemy	05:01
Steve Dawson	Never to Have	Bug Parade	07:07
Mock Duck	Introduction - Ground Hog	Test Record	05:34
Twisters	Two-Headed Woman	Long Hard Road	03:41
Long Baldry John	Keep On Running	Looking At Long John	02:16
Steve Dawson	The Owl	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:49
Steve Dawson	Final Words	Solid States Loose Ends	05:11
Ronnie Hayward	If I Ain't Nobody	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:13
Steve Dawson	Polaroid	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Long Baldry John	You're the One	Right To Sing The Blues	05:01
Powder Blues	Treat Her Right	Red Hot True Blue	02:46
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Stickman	Alchemy	04:49
John Pippus	Where I Come From	Born a Genius	03:07
David Sinclair	Rain Forest	No Words	04:12
Steve Dawson	Room to Room	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:22
My Indole Ring	Blue Wax	ST	02:28
Wes Mackey	Shame Shame Shame	Mr. Blues	03:12
Twisters	Kiko	Come Out Swingin'	03:48
Jim Byrnes	Yield Not To Temptation	Everywhere West	04:11
Compilation	HB Concept - Last Time	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:54
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Long Baldry John	Ain‘t No Love (In the Heart of the City)	Welcome To Club Casablanca	05:12
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Williams Lake Stampede	Songs of British Columbia	01:53
Blue Shadows	Field of Gold	Lucky to Me	02:59
Powder Blues	The Rockchopper	Uncut	03:34
Steve Dawson	1000 Year Old Egg	Telescope	03:56
Ronnie Hayward	Pacific Central	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:39
Joe Mavety & the Mule	Voices Like Thunder	Crusaders b/w Voices Like Thunder	04:00
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Taking My Time (Valdy)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	02:30
Steve Dawson	Walkin' Down the Line	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:46
My Indole Ring	Wake Me Shake Me	ST	04:16
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Mama's In The Backseat	A Real Fine Mess	02:49
Seeds of Time	Supergirl	Immortal	02:43
Jim Byrnes	Ol' Rattler	My Walking Stick	04:17
Steve Dawson	Riley's Henhouse Door	Solid States Loose Ends	03:49
Incognito	The Man	Four	05:15
David Raven & the Escorts	Streetwise	Stab in the Dark	02:42
Al Foreman	Deep in the Heart of Vancouver	Deep in the ❤️ of Vancouver	03:45
Jim Byrnes	Hot As A Pistol	Everywhere West	04:47
Bobby Taylor	Don't be Afraid	Soul Legend	02:47
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	So Low Down	Alexis	03:17
Wes Mackey	In My Neighborhood	Mr. Blues	04:05
Jim Byrnes	Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?	House of Refuge	03:59
Powder Blues	She Took My Soul	Thirsty Ears	03:17
Compilation	Weeley Wright - N-A-N-A-I-M-O	Songs of British Columbia	01:50
Powder Blues	We Got A Good Thing Goin'	Red Hot True Blue	03:50
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Baby Talks	Alexis	03:48
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Daydreams are Red (Murray)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	02:28
Powder Blues	Hear That Guitar Ring	Uncut	03:50
Compilation	Something You Got	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:40
Compilation	The Touch - Think About It	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:17
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Or Never If You Love Her	ST	02:35
Twisters	Beg, Borrow, Or Steal	Long Hard Road	04:13

Rain City Blues

Tracks

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The Explosions - Wilson, Lucas & Bruce b/w Everybody's Crazy But You & Me

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Richard Stepp - ST

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Wes Mackey - Second Chance

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Wes Mackey - Mr. Blues

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Wes Mackey - Life is a Journey

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Wes Mackey - Beyond Words

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David Raven & the Escorts - Stab in the Dark

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Compilation - Songs of British Columbia

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Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin) - ST

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Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin) - Alexis

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Incognito - Four

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Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety) - Live

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Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety) - In Orbit

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Joe Mavety & the Mule - Crusaders b/w Voices Like Thunder

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Nocturnals - Detroit b/w Do What You Want

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Nocturnals - Lovin' Blues b/w I Found a Love

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

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

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Colin James - ST

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Compilation - Live! From The Grooveyard

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Jim Byrnes - I Turned My Nights Into Days

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Jim Byrnes - Burning

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Robbie King - Showtime In The Main Lounge

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Cal Batchelor Band - Roadworthy

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Compilation - The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...

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Al Foreman - Deep in the ❤️ of Vancouver

Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers - Does Your Mama Know About Me b/w Fading Away

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Herald Nix - Open Up the Sky

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Herald Nix - One Night Only (EP)

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Ronnie Hayward - The Lost Utrecht Sessions

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