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
Hayward, Ronnie	Ol' Round 59	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:11
Sinclair, David	Rain Forest	No Words	04:12
Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim)	East Van Blues	One Step Closer	05:59
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Williams Lake Stampede	Songs of British Columbia	01:53
Baldry, Long John	Cry Me a River	Looking At Long John	03:01
Staymer, Hans Band	Instant Comfort	ST	03:24
Baldry, Long John	When The World Doesn`t Love You	Silent Treatment	04:47
Papa Bears Medicine Show	One of Those Days	ST	02:25
Seeds of Time	Hold Up	Immortal	03:02
Sinclair, David	Three Hour Ride	Take My Hand	02:52
Baldry, Long John	Abusive Treatment	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:23
Dawson, Steve	Phantom Threshold	Phantom Threshold	05:31
Powder Blues	Lovin', Kissin' & Huggin'	Thirsty Ears	03:19
Mud Dog	Train	Devil's Ride	05:15
Baldry, Long John	A Life of Blues	Silent Treatment	04:53
Nix, Herald	Ready Ready Man	Open Up the Sky	04:03
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Hungry Cat	Alchemy	03:37
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Lonely Days	Alexis	04:08
Foreman, Al	I Love to Sing The Blues	Deep in the ❤️ of Vancouver	03:20
Taylor, Bobby	Does Your Mama Know About Me?	Soul Legend	02:53
Sinclair, David	Jackson Square	No Words	02:21
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Golden Girl	ST	03:56
Twisters	Kiko	Come Out Swingin'	03:48
Twisters	I Had a Dream	Long Hard Road	03:46
Byrnes, Jim	Stranger Blues	Burning	03:24
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Shake It	Checkered Past	02:29
King, Robbie	Tencegrity	Showtime In The Main Lounge	04:38
Dawson, Steve	Lily's Resistor	Phantom Threshold	04:40
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Georgie	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	03:57
Powder Blues	What've I Been Drinkin'	Uncut	03:09
Dawson, Steve	Rose's Blues	Solid States Loose Ends	04:47
Stepp, Richard	Beautiful Melody	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Taylor, Bobby	One Too Many Heartaches	Taylor Made Soul	03:07
Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim)	Do What Ya Did Last Night	One Step Closer	03:27
Compilation	Nocturnals - You Make Me Feel So Good	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:17
My Indole Ring	Another Man Done Gone - Troubles	ST	05:55
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Vic's Song (Stewart)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:16
Taylor, Bobby and the Vancouvers	Does Your Mama Know About Me	Does Your Mama Know About Me b/w Fading Away	02:52
Papa Bears Medicine Show	I'll Never Forget Bill Johnson	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	01:37
King, Robbie	Mary, Don't You Weep	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:34
Dawson, Steve	Bugscuffle	Lucky Hand	03:58
Taylor, Bobby	I Should Have Known it Was You, My Love	Soul Legend	02:39
Powder Blues	Good Rockin' Tonight	Swingin' The Blues	03:22
Dawson, Steve	Song for Blind Joe	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:18
Dawson, Steve	Walkin' Down the Line	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:46
Pippus, John	Hey Now Hey	Born a Genius	03:09
Mud Dog	Three Good Reasons	Devil's Ride	04:14
Dawson, Steve	Whirlwind	Phantom Threshold	04:29
Compilation	Shockers - Don't Bring Me Down	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:08
Pippus, John	Howl At The Moon	Howl At The Moon	03:31
Baldry, Long John	Ain´t No Love In The Heart of the City	Silent Treatment	04:29
Blue Shadows	I Believe	Rockin' (EP)	03:09
Dawson, Steve	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
Dawson, Steve	The Circuit Rider Of Pigeon Forge	Lucky Hand	04:55
Dawson, Steve	Waikiki Stonewall Rag	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	02:34
Mud Dog	Step into the Light	River of My Soul	06:00
Staymer, Hans Band	Backwater Blues	Live Blues	09:42
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Soul Kitchen (Doors)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	23:14
Little Daddie and the Bachelors	Too Much Monkey Business	Too Much Monkey Business b/w Junior's Jerk	02:26
Dawson, Steve	An Orange Grove in California	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:41
Byrnes, Jim	Fire on the Bayou	I Turned My Nights Into Days	07:33
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	St. Loretta's Blues	ST	03:45
Blue Shadows	Tell Me	Lucky to Me	03:15
Byrnes, Jim	The Message	Burning	01:41
Blue Shadows	I Believe	On the Floor of Heaven	03:04
Baldry, Long John	You're Breaking My Heart	Long John's Blues	04:33
Mavety, Joe & the Mule	Crusaders	Crusaders b/w Voices Like Thunder	03:49
Stepp, Richard	Summer Love	ST	03:51
Compilation	Stags - Everybody Knows I Still Love You	Live! From The Grooveyard	01:50
Stepp, Richard	Holiday in Hollywood (First Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:17
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Slow Motion (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:45
Twisters	Honest to Goodness	After the Storm	05:02
Compilation	HB Concept - Last Time	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:54
Seeds of Time	Mr. Dirty	Immortal	08:23
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	I Feel Fine	In Orbit	04:39
Powder Blues	He Knows the Rules	Swingin' The Blues	04:09
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Batchelor, Cal Band	Love My Baby	Roadworthy	05:55
James, Colin	Down in the Bottom	ST	04:37
Compilation	Soul Unlimited - Choo Choo	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:24
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Yes I Do	Alexis	03:07
Stepp, Richard	Hell I Know	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:10
Powder Blues	Sugaree	Red Hot True Blue	02:59
Mock Duck	Hurt On Me (Jordan, Wilson)	Test Record	02:47
Mud Dog	River of My Soul	Sun	03:01
Baldry, Long John	Easy Evil	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:11
Powder Blues	Oh Well, Oh Well	Swingin' The Blues	03:10
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Internet	In Orbit	03:50
Seeds of Time	Jailbait	Immortal	03:47
Staymer, Hans Band	Never Learned to Crawl	ST	03:13
Baldry, Long John	Carnival	Silent Treatment	04:10
James, Colin	Bad Girl	ST	03:33
Staymer, Hans Band	Staymer's Shuffle	ST	02:21
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Golden Girl (Stewart)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	07:05
Baldry, Long John	Intro: Conditional Discharge	It Ain't Easy	03:16
Dawson, Steve	While the West Was Won, The Earth Didn't Know It	Rattlesnake Cage	03:34
Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim)	I Wanna Know	One Step Closer	04:52
Baldry, Long John	Resign Yourself	Welcome To Club Casablanca	02:30
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Hands Across the Dining Room Table	ST	03:41

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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