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
Dawson, Steve	Guess Things Happen That Way	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:11
Powder Blues	Doin' It Right	Uncut	03:19
My Indole Ring	Come See Me In The Morning - Orange Float Petals	ST	09:02
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Wait and See	ST	06:27
Blue Shadows	The Embers	On the Floor of Heaven	03:50
Foster, Jim	X-Ray Eyes	Power Lines	04:04
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Alabama Song	Alabama Song b/w Slow Moshun	03:23
Batchelor, Cal Band	Healer	Roadworthy	04:33
Hayward, Ronnie	When You Get Back	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	03:16
Dawson, Steve	Nailbiter	Telescope	03:31
Twisters	Thick or Thin	After the Storm	03:09
Dawson, Steve	Small Town Talk	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:55
Dawson, Steve	Patches	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:20
Compilation	Weeley Wright - N-A-N-A-I-M-O	Songs of British Columbia	01:50
Blue Shadows	Don't Expect a Reply	Lucky to Me	04:28
Taylor, Bobby	Little Miss Sweetness	Soul Legend	03:03
Powder Blues	Boppin With The Blues	Uncut	03:08
Staymer, Hans Band	Game Number Nine	Live Blues	07:20
Dawson, Steve	On Top of the World	Solid States Loose Ends	04:47
Taylor, Bobby	Don't be Afraid	Soul Legend	02:47
Nix, Herald	Hurry On	Open Up the Sky	04:07
Taylor, Bobby	How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone?	Soul Legend	03:02
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Sanctuary	Alchemy	05:01
Foster, Jim	Where Were You	Power Lines	03:56
King, Robbie	Grator	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:56
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Vic's Song	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:08
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Damage	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:02
Mud Dog	Train	Devil's Ride	05:15
Hayward, Ronnie	You Hound Ya Lie	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:07
Papa Bears Medicine Show	O.K.	ST	03:41
Mock Duck	Funky Song (Joe Mock)	Test Record	04:43
Taylor, Bobby	Eleanor Rigby	Taylor Made Soul	06:30
Dawson, Steve	Lucky Hand	Lucky Hand	05:08
Blue Shadows	When Will This Heartache End	On the Floor of Heaven	03:37
Staymer, Hans Band	Goodnight Carmalita	ST	04:41
Stepp, Richard	Blues Flow Out of Me	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	04:54
Dawson, Steve	The Low Road	Bug Parade	04:39
Taylor, Bobby and the Vancouvers	I Heard It Through the Grapevine	ST	02:46
Compilation	HB Concept - Wild and Sweet	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:33
Nocturnals	Do What You Want	Detroit b/w Do What You Want	03:09
Stepp, Richard	The Last Day	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	06:58
Dawson, Steve	6 Skeletons in a Car	Gone, Long Gone	04:24
Baldry, Long John	Ain't Nothing You Can Do	Looking At Long John	02:31
Mock Duck	Do Re Mi (Ross Barrett)	Test Record	03:03
Staymer, Hans Band	The Key	ST	01:41
Seeds of Time	Steal Away	Immortal	03:22
King, Robbie	Motatoes (Jerry Doucette, guitar)	Showtime In The Main Lounge	02:44
Mud Dog	The Edge	River of My Soul	04:03
Dawson, Steve	Somebody's Got to Help You	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:16
Sinclair, David	Hello There	Take My Hand	01:51
Mud Dog	River of My Soul	Sun	03:01
Dawson, Steve	Blind Thomas at the Crime Scene	Rattlesnake Cage	03:49
Papa Bears Medicine Show	All Day Long	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	02:25
Baldry, Long John	Ain´t That Peculiar	Silent Treatment	03:39
King, Robbie	A Change Has Got to Come	Showtime In The Main Lounge	06:46
Taylor, Bobby	So This is Love	Soul Legend	02:56
Dawson, Steve	Photograph	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:21
Stepp, Richard	Chasing a Dream	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:40
Twisters	When Your Memory Goes Away	After the Storm	04:31
Dawson, Steve	At Arms Length	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:25
Dawson, Steve	The Hunt is On	Telescope	04:49
Mud Dog	Rollin' & Tumblin'	Devil's Ride	05:43
Seeds of Time	Cryin' the Blues	Cryin' the Blues b/w Babydoll (white label promo)	02:41
Baldry, Long John	What You Never Had to Lose	Welcome To Club Casablanca	05:08
Blue Shadows	Look at it Rain	Lucky to Me	05:11
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	So Low Down	Alexis	03:17
My Indole Ring	Wake Me Shake Me	ST	04:16
Mud Dog	Mississippi	Sun	03:36
Compilation	N.R.G. - First Gear	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:55
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	War Baby's Lament	ST	03:52
Dawson, Steve	Fried, Dyed and Laid to the Side	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:32
Mud Dog	Step into the Light	River of My Soul	06:00
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	Immortal	02:48
Byrnes, Jim	Love and Happiness	I Turned My Nights Into Days	07:26
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Internet	In Orbit	03:50
Twisters	Doghouse	Come Out Swingin'	03:07
Dawson, Steve	Final Words	Solid States Loose Ends	05:11
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Baroque	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	02:34
Dawson, Steve	Gulf Coast Bay	Nightshade	04:47
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Black and Blue	A Real Fine Mess	03:32
Powder Blues	Stoop Down Baby	Red Hot True Blue	04:00
Taylor, Bobby	My Girl Has Gone	Taylor Made Soul	02:54
Taylor, Bobby and the Vancouvers	Or Never If You Love Her	ST	02:35
Twisters	I Had a Dream	Long Hard Road	03:46
Baldry, Long John	Everyday (I Have The Blues)	Long John's Blues	03:06
James, Colin	Why'd You Lie	ST	05:24
Dawson, Steve	Dog Dreams of Tulsa	Bug Parade	03:39
Powder Blues	Further On Up The Road	Swingin' The Blues	03:45
Papa Bears Medicine Show	The Reason Why (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	12:54
Incognito	Change My Mind	Four	03:40
Staymer, Hans Band	Sweet Sympathy	ST	05:12
Twisters	The Highway is Like a Woman	Long Hard Road	02:02
My Indole Ring	The Morning Breaks	ST	03:46
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Here Come the Medicine Show	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	03:53
Dawson, Steve	Slow Turns	Nightshade	03:33
Powder Blues	Good Rockin' Tonite	Red Hot True Blue	04:10
Baldry, Long John	Our Love Is In Limbo	Silent Treatment	04:21
Compilation	Night Train Revue - Letter Song	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:50
Staymer, Hans Band	Mama (Don't You Hear Me Call)	ST	03:38
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26

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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