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
Seeds of Time	Harry Schwartz	Immortal	03:56
Taylor, Bobby	Fading Away	Soul Legend	02:51
Mud Dog	Mississippi	Sun	03:36
Baldry, Long John	Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)	Looking At Long John	01:56
Taylor, Bobby	Eleanor Rigby	Taylor Made Soul	06:30
Mud Dog	Devil's Ride	Sun	05:54
Baldry, Long John	Let Him Go (And Let Me Love You)	Looking At Long John	02:12
Sinclair, David	To Know You	Take My Hand	03:14
Baldry, Long John	When The World Doesn`t Love You	Silent Treatment	04:47
Foster, Jim	Quicker than the Eye	Power Lines	03:49
Baldry, Long John	What You Never Had to Lose	Welcome To Club Casablanca	05:08
Mock Duck	My Time (traditional arrangement)	Test Record	06:39
Compilation	Stags - Out of Our Tree	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:21
Baldry, Long John	You've Lost That Loving Feeling	Looking At Long John	03:22
Blue Shadows	The Trouble With Trouble	Lucky to Me	02:52
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Strange Paradise	Alchemy	04:11
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Mama's In The Backseat	A Real Fine Mess	02:49
Blue Shadows	I Know	Lucky to Me	02:10
Baldry, Long John	You're Breaking My Heart	Long John's Blues	04:33
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Wake Up	Checkered Past	03:43
Dawson, Steve	The Flagpole Skater Laughs from Above	Rattlesnake Cage	04:32
Twisters	When Your Memory Goes Away	After the Storm	04:31
Dawson, Steve	Trouble On The Run	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:37
Dawson, Steve	Can't Put That Monkey On My Back	Solid States Loose Ends	04:01
King, Robbie	What's Your Name	Showtime In The Main Lounge	04:25
Powder Blues	Flip, Flop And Fly	Swingin' The Blues	03:01
Baldry, Long John	The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore	Silent Treatment	03:27
Seeds of Time	Babydoll	Immortal	02:30
Dawson, Steve	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
My Indole Ring	Love People Everywhere	ST	05:22
Incognito	Blame it All On You	Four	03:08
Dawson, Steve	Fairweather Friends	Nightshade	04:06
My Indole Ring	Maryjane	ST	03:52
Nocturnals	This Ain't Love	This Ain't Love b/w You Lied	03:20
Compilation	Night Train Revue - Sometimes I Wonder	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:09
Powder Blues	She Took My Soul	Thirsty Ears	03:17
Compilation	N.R.G. - She's a Donut	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:41
Baldry, Long John	Enter	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:36
Powder Blues	Roll Over Beethoven	Red Hot True Blue	03:33
James, Colin	Why'd You Lie	ST	05:24
Sinclair, David	Oasis	No Words	04:11
Baldry, Long John	Work So Hard	Right To Sing The Blues	03:18
McNeil, Aaron	Love Train Express	The Giant of Love	02:31
Byrnes, Jim	Ol' Rattler	My Walking Stick	04:17
Mud Dog	Train	Devil's Ride	05:15
Twisters	Harp Player	After the Storm	04:51
Twisters	Guess That I Was Wrong	Come Out Swingin'	03:55
Powder Blues	Stoop Down Baby	Red Hot True Blue	04:00
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Grandma's Song	ST	02:46
McNeil, Aaron	Little Airport	The Giant of Love	02:56
Compilation	Weeley Wright - N-A-N-A-I-M-O	Songs of British Columbia	01:50
Pippus, John	Let's Legalize It	Born a Genius	04:06
Sinclair, David	November Song	No Words	02:59
Byrnes, Jim	Walk On Boy	My Walking Stick	03:38
Twisters	Long Overdue	Come Out Swingin'	02:58
Dawson, Steve	Zigzag City	Bug Parade	03:26
Baldry, Long John	Ain´t No Love In The Heart of the City	Silent Treatment	04:29
King, Robbie	Song for My Father	Showtime In The Main Lounge	06:32
Staymer, Hans Band	Sweet Sympathy	ST	05:12
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Getting Down	Alexis	03:20
Staymer, Hans Band	Jailhouse Rock	Live Blues	07:08
Staymer, Hans Band	Dig a Hole	ST	04:38
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Lonely Days	Alexis	04:08
Dawson, Steve	Photograph	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:21
Dawson, Steve	Dry As Our Luck	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:58
Staymer, Hans Band	Staymer's Shuffle	ST	02:21
My Indole Ring	Blue Wax	ST	02:28
Twisters	The Highway is Like a Woman	Long Hard Road	02:02
Dawson, Steve	Hangman's Blues	Bug Parade	05:53
Powder Blues	Good Rockin' Tonight	Swingin' The Blues	03:22
Compilation	The Touch - Love and Happiness	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:07
Papa Bears Medicine Show	The Reason Why	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	13:02
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Vic's Song	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:08
Dawson, Steve	Rattlesnake Cage	Rattlesnake Cage	04:06
Byrnes, Jim	Cold Sweat	I Turned My Nights Into Days	02:49
Dawson, Steve	Lucky Hand	Lucky Hand	05:08
Powder Blues	Hear That Guitar Ring	Uncut	03:50
Baldry, Long John	Bad Luck Soul	Looking At Long John	02:22
Compilation	Stags - Drive My Car	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:20
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Cool Hand	In Orbit	03:47
Twisters	It's Raining Baby	Long Hard Road	03:39
Baldry, Long John	I Love Paris	Looking At Long John	02:13
Stepp, Richard	Too Hot to Handle	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:25
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Cariboo Kid	Songs of British Columbia	01:45
Stepp, Richard	Imagination	ST	03:26
Dawson, Steve	I Just Get Lost	Gone, Long Gone	05:09
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Miss Johnson (Lance)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	01:47
Twisters	I'm Your Man	After the Storm	04:30
Compilation	Nocturnals - Mustang Sally	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:45
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Red Badge	Live	05:08
Sinclair, David	Baby You Do	Take My Hand	03:48
My Indole Ring	Orange Float Petals	ST	05:27
Staymer, Hans Band	Slow Moshun	ST	03:17
Stepp, Richard	Chasing a Dream	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:40
Staymer, Hans Band	Down In Mississippi	Live Blues	12:30
Powder Blues	Treat Her Right	Red Hot True Blue	02:46
Stepp, Richard	Holiday in Hollywood (First Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:17
Compilation	Soul Unlimited - Choo Choo	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:24
Compilation	Night Train Revue - Ninety-Nine & a Half	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:31
Dawson, Steve	Peddlar and His Wife	Bug Parade	04:08

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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