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
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Lost Lagoon	Songs of British Columbia	02:44
Jim Byrnes	The Chill Is on (The Mellow Freeze)	I Turned My Nights Into Days	05:26
Long Baldry John	Mr. Rubin	It Ain't Easy	04:06
Bobby Taylor	Eleanor Rigby	Taylor Made Soul	06:30
Blue Shadows	Field of Gold	Lucky to Me	02:59
Blue Shadows	Look at it Rain	Lucky to Me	05:11
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Do As You Will	ST	03:44
Powder Blues	Sugaree	Red Hot True Blue	02:59
Ronnie Hayward	You Hound Ya Lie	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:07
Richard Stepp	You're The Only One For Me	ST	03:48
Richard Stepp	Tonight We're Gonna Celebrate (Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:19
Ronnie Hayward	Eight Long Pages	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:47
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	I Feel Fine	In Orbit	04:39
Powder Blues	Further On Up The Road	Swingin' The Blues	03:45
Powder Blues	Tore Down	Red Hot True Blue	03:24
Ronnie Hayward	Don't Tell Me What	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:35
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Try A Little Tenderness	ST	02:47
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Love is Somewhere	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:18
Powder Blues	Lovin', Kissin' And Huggin'	Swingin' The Blues	03:26
Twisters	It's Raining Baby	Long Hard Road	03:39
Steve Dawson	You Got What it Takes	Solid States Loose Ends	03:55
Long Baldry John	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Looking At Long John	02:44
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	Immortal	02:51
My Indole Ring	Love People Everywhere	ST	05:22
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
David Sinclair	Ms. Julie	No Words	03:53
Mock Duck	Hurt On Me	Test Record	02:48
Hans Staymer Band	Hello Central (Give Me Dr. Music)	ST	03:02
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Internet	In Orbit	03:50
Herald Nix	Don't Touch Me	Open Up the Sky	03:49
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Lonely Days	Alexis	04:08
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Here Come the Medicine Show	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	03:53
Steve Dawson	Dry As Our Luck	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:58
Jim Foster	Do it to Me	Power Lines	03:59
Steve Dawson	The Medicine Show Comes to Avalon	Rattlesnake Cage	03:02
Richard Stepp	What a Surprise Youve Been	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:52
Bobby Taylor	Little Miss Sweetness	Taylor Made Soul	03:03
Compilation	Weeley Wright - N-A-N-A-I-M-O	Songs of British Columbia	01:50
Long Baldry John	I'm Ready	It Ain't Easy	04:14
Steve Dawson	Gulf Coast Bay	Nightshade	04:47
Powder Blues	Born In Chicago	Red Hot True Blue	03:58
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Hands Across the Dining Room Table	ST	03:41
Bobby Taylor	So This is Love	Soul Legend	02:56
Seeds of Time	Candy Man	Immortal	03:16
Compilation	N.R.G. - She's a Donut	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:41
Long Baldry John	Ain´t That Peculiar	Silent Treatment	03:39
Long Baldry John	Beautiful to Handle	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:27
Wes Mackey	Mr. Blues	Mr. Blues	04:35
Bobby Taylor	I Need to Belong to Someone	Taylor Made Soul	02:13
Twisters	I Had a Dream	Long Hard Road	03:46
Steve Dawson	Darker Still	Nightshade	04:10
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Closer To Death	A Real Fine Mess	03:22
Steve Dawson	Peddlar and His Wife	Bug Parade	04:08
Incognito	That's What Love Will Do	Four	05:36
Richard Stepp	Play Like Fire	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	03:52
Cal Batchelor Band	Cheat Me	Roadworthy	05:05
David Raven & the Escorts	Rude Rock	Stab in the Dark	02:04
Steve Dawson	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Powder Blues	Doin' It Right	Uncut	03:19
Herald Nix	Night's Black Bridge	Open Up the Sky	04:00
Long Baldry John	Rock the Joint	Long John's Blues	03:50
Steve Dawson	Bone Cave	Lucky Hand	05:01
Steve Dawson	Hurricane	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	05:19
Bobby Taylor	Day by Day or Never	Soul Legend	02:46
Long Baldry John	Five Long Years	Long John's Blues	05:06
David Sinclair	Rain Forest	No Words	04:12
Long Baldry John	Midnight in Berlin	Right To Sing The Blues	05:14
Mock Duck	Easter Dog (Rick Enns)	Test Record	02:55
Colin James	Hidden Charms	ST	03:26
Long Baldry John	Resign Yourself	Welcome To Club Casablanca	02:30
Powder Blues	Boppin With The Blues	Uncut	03:08
Steve Dawson	Kulaniapia Waltz	Gone, Long Gone	04:19
Richard Stepp	Free to Play the Blues	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	05:17
Long Baldry John	Carnival	Silent Treatment	04:10
Compilation	Nocturnals - Mustang Sally	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:45
Bobby Taylor	Little Miss Sweetness	Soul Legend	03:03
Blue Shadows	Time's Out of Place	Lucky to Me	05:50
Steve Dawson	Red Sand Serenade	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:31
Blue Shadows	Maybe in Time	Lucky to Me	03:50
Compilation	Night Train Revue - Letter Song	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:50
Wes Mackey	Born in Carolina	Mr. Blues	03:03
Powder Blues	Woke Up This Morning	Red Hot True Blue	03:19
Mud Dog	The Edge	River of My Soul	04:03
Ronnie Hayward	601 Blue	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:20
Steve Dawson	Nailbiter	Telescope	03:31
Wes Mackey	Dancing With the Angels	Life is a Journey	03:55
Compilation	Stags - Out of Our Tree	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:21
Compilation	Nocturnals - Slow Down	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:55
Colin James	Lone Wolf	ST	03:39
Long Baldry John	It Ain't Easy	It Ain't Easy	04:54
Steve Dawson	Driver's Wheel	Solid States Loose Ends	03:54
Powder Blues	Pink Champagne	Thirsty Ears	03:53
Richard Stepp	All Night	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	04:47
Compilation	N.R.G. - First Gear	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:55
Seeds of Time	Island of Onion	Immortal	02:00
Powder Blues	Secret Success	Thirsty Ears	03:59
Steve Dawson	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
Bobby Taylor	Serve Yourself a Cup of Happiness	Soul Legend	02:39
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Red Badge	In Orbit	04:58
Steve Dawson	The Gunslinger Retreats and Lurks Underground	Telescope	04:17

Rain City Blues

Tracks

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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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Seeds of Time - Immortal

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