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
Robbie King	Grator	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:56
Mock Duck	Introduction - Ground Hog	Test Record	05:34
Bobby Taylor	I Heard it Through the Grapevine	Soul Legend	02:44
Steve Dawson	Hollow Tree Gap	Lucky Hand	03:53
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Prince George	Songs of British Columbia	02:23
Cal Batchelor Band	Love My Baby	Roadworthy	05:55
Richard Stepp	Hell I Know	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:10
Hans Staymer Band	Come Together	ST	03:56
Bobby Taylor	I Should Have Known it Was You, My Love	Soul Legend	02:39
Powder Blues	Further On Up The Road	Swingin' The Blues	03:45
Compilation	The Touch - Tracin' U 4 Me	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:08
Mud Dog	Cold Steel Rail	Devil's Ride	05:30
Steve Dawson	Flophouse Oratory	Rattlesnake Cage	03:44
Mud Dog	Train	Sun	05:59
Long Baldry John	Flying	It Ain't Easy	07:00
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Miss Johnson (Lance)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	01:47
Bobby Taylor	Oh, I've Been Blessed	Taylor Made Soul	02:43
Long Baldry John	I'm Ready	It Ain't Easy	04:14
Steve Dawson	1000 Year Old Egg	Telescope	03:56
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Wake Up	Checkered Past	03:43
Seeds of Time	Supergirl	Immortal	02:43
Hans Staymer Band	Hello Central (Give Me Dr. Music)	ST	03:02
Mud Dog	As Good as It Gets	Devil's Ride	04:18
Seeds of Time	Babydoll	Immortal	02:30
Mock Duck	Fat Man (Joe Mock)	Test Record	04:50
Bobby Taylor	So This is Love	Soul Legend	02:56
Long Baldry John	Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough	Long John's Blues	02:25
Long Baldry John	East Virginia Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	05:29
Jim Byrnes	Yield Not To Temptation	Everywhere West	04:11
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Something of Value (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	05:36
Compilation	Soul Unlimited - Little Joe	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:39
Powder Blues	Crazy Mixed Up World	Red Hot True Blue	03:57
Steve Dawson	Lucky Hand	Lucky Hand	05:08
Herald Nix	Jimmy	Open Up the Sky	04:12
Long Baldry John	I'm Shakin'	Right To Sing The Blues	03:51
Twisters	Nobody	After the Storm	04:25
Al Foreman	Deep in the Heart of Vancouver	Deep in the ❤️ of Vancouver	03:45
Wes Mackey	Shine a Light (Dark Night Blues)	Life is a Journey	04:11
Steve Dawson	Loose Ends	Solid States Loose Ends	04:48
Powder Blues	Good Rockin' Tonight	Swingin' The Blues	03:22
Richard Stepp	As Days Go By (Studio version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	04:11
Jim Foster	Quicker than the Eye	Power Lines	03:49
Compilation	Det-A-Nation - Where Do We Go from Here	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:47
Wes Mackey	Be a Man Boy	Beyond Words	03:53
Steve Dawson	The Gunslinger Retreats and Lurks Underground	Telescope	04:17
Steve Dawson	Rattlesnake Cage	Rattlesnake Cage	04:06
Incognito	Blame it All On You	Four	03:08
John Pippus	Hey Now Hey	Born a Genius	03:09
Mock Duck	Hurt On Me	Test Record	02:48
Blue Shadows	I Know	Lucky to Me	02:10
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Haunted	Live	04:41
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Tea for Two	A Real Fine Mess	03:15
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Wait and See	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:56
Powder Blues	Pink Champagne	Thirsty Ears	03:53
Blue Shadows	On the Floor of Heaven	On the Floor of Heaven	04:21
Long Baldry John	Rock the Joint	Long John's Blues	03:50
Steve Dawson	Peddlar and His Wife	Bug Parade	04:08
My Indole Ring	Wake Me Shake Me	ST	04:16
Compilation	N.R.G. - We A'int New Ta Dis	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:15
Steve Dawson	Broken Future Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:16
Wes Mackey	Second Chance	Second Chance	03:53
David Raven & the Escorts	Girl Crazy	Stab in the Dark	02:33
Compilation	Shantelles - Mercy Mercy	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:45
David Sinclair	To Know You	Take My Hand	03:14
Richard Stepp	All	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Bobby Taylor	It Should Have Been Me Loving Her	Taylor Made Soul	02:58
Richard Stepp	You're the Only One for Me	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:48
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Down at Jericho	Songs of British Columbia	01:24
Brandon Isaak (aka Yukon Slim)	One Step Closer	One Step Closer	03:53
Bobby Taylor	Eleanor Rigby	Taylor Made Soul	06:30
Wes Mackey	Footsie Brown	Life is a Journey	03:08
Twisters	The Highway is Like a Woman	Long Hard Road	02:02
Long Baldry John	Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie On the King of the Rock and Roll	It Ain't Easy	03:25
Bobby Taylor	Little Miss Sweetness	Taylor Made Soul	03:03
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Getting Down	Alexis	03:20
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Kitsilano	Songs of British Columbia	01:53
Powder Blues	Pushy	Red Hot True Blue	03:27
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Long Baldry John	Whoa Back Buck	Right To Sing The Blues	02:45
Bobby Taylor	One Girl	Soul Legend	02:28
Blue Shadows	Don't Expect a Reply	Lucky to Me	04:28
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	This Blue	Live	07:33
Wes Mackey	Rock Me Baby	Second Chance	04:23
Mud Dog	Gastown Blues	Sun	03:58
Powder Blues	Caledonia	Swingin' The Blues	03:53
John Pippus	Let's Legalize It	Born a Genius	04:06
Jim Foster	Do it to Me	Power Lines	03:59
Twisters	Honest to Goodness	After the Storm	05:02
Long Baldry John	Rock Me When He's Gone	It Ain't Easy	04:08
David Sinclair	Skye Boat Song	No Words	03:39
Twisters	I'm Your Man	After the Storm	04:30
Richard Stepp	When We Meet Again	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Steve Dawson	Song for Blind Joe	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:18
Bobby Taylor	I Need to Belong to Someone	Soul Legend	02:13
Hans Staymer Band	Instant Comfort	ST	03:24
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Victoria	Songs of British Columbia	01:50
Powder Blues	Flip, Flop And Fly	Swingin' The Blues	03:01
Blue Shadows	A Thousand Times	On the Floor of Heaven	03:00
Long Baldry John	When The World Doesn`t Love You	Silent Treatment	04:47
Long Baldry John	They Raided The Joint	Right To Sing The Blues	03:24

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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