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
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Golden Girl	ST	03:56
Long Baldry John	Had Enough	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:40
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Prince George	Songs of British Columbia	02:23
Steve Dawson	Caballero's Dream	Telescope	03:31
Wes Mackey	Blue In Paris	Life is a Journey	04:33
Powder Blues	We Got A Good Thing Goin'	Red Hot True Blue	03:50
Steve Dawson	Whirlwind	Phantom Threshold	04:29
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Best of Intentions	Alchemy	03:51
Blue Shadows	Lucky To Me	Lucky to Me	03:21
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Yes I Do	Alexis	03:07
Seeds of Time	Nickels And Dimes	Immortal	03:28
Ronnie Hayward	When You Get Back	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	03:16
Powder Blues	Oh Well, Oh Well	Red Hot True Blue	04:37
Richard Stepp	The Working Song	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	05:35
John Pippus	Hey Now Hey	Born a Genius	03:09
Jim Byrnes	Gamma Lamma	Burning	03:09
Mud Dog	Step into the Light	River of My Soul	06:00
Mud Dog	Revolution Must Rise	Devil's Ride	07:31
Bobby Taylor	I Am Your Man	Soul Legend	03:29
David Sinclair	Ridin' Home	Take My Hand	03:15
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Moon Over Kelowna	Songs of British Columbia	02:12
Bobby Taylor	Oh, I've Been Blessed	Taylor Made Soul	02:43
Steve Dawson	The Low Road	Bug Parade	04:39
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Slow Moshun	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	03:54
Steve Dawson	Speaker Damage	Telescope	05:18
Bobby Taylor	I Just Can't Carry On	Soul Legend	02:57
Steve Dawson	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Incognito	Change My Mind	Four	03:40
Steve Dawson	Twig Bucket	Phantom Threshold	05:13
Robbie King	Motatoes (Jerry Doucette, guitar)	Showtime In The Main Lounge	02:44
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Vic's Song (Stewart)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:16
Mud Dog	Mississippi	Sun	03:36
Compilation	Night Train Revue - Sometimes I Wonder	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:09
Steve Dawson	While the West Was Won, The Earth Didn't Know It	Rattlesnake Cage	03:34
Mud Dog	Gonna Make You Howl	Devil's Ride	04:59
Steve Dawson	Hollow Tree Gap	Lucky Hand	03:53
Steve Dawson	Loose Ends	Solid States Loose Ends	04:48
Incognito	Walking by Myself	Four	05:10
Bobby Taylor	Oh, I've Been Blessed	Soul Legend	02:43
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Wait and See	ST	06:27
Hans Staymer Band	Game Number Nine	Live Blues	07:20
Wes Mackey	Rock Creek	Beyond Words	03:24
Long Baldry John	Midnight Hour Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	03:56
Mud Dog	The Edge	River of My Soul	04:03
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Do Whatcha	A Real Fine Mess	03:45
Ronnie Hayward	Meet Me Come By	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	01:55
Mud Dog	Drivin’ Me Crazy	River of My Soul	03:27
Steve Dawson	Tripledream	Phantom Threshold	04:46
Long Baldry John	When The World Doesn`t Love You	Silent Treatment	04:47
Jim Byrnes	Cold Sweat	I Turned My Nights Into Days	02:49
Bobby Taylor	My Girl Has Gone	Soul Legend	02:54
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Taking My Time (Valdy)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	02:30
Compilation	Shantelles - Land Of 1000 Dances	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:59
Richard Stepp	When I'm Gone	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Hands Across the Dining Room Table	ST	03:41
Steve Dawson	We Still Won the War	Nightshade	03:43
Twisters	Deep Dish	Long Hard Road	04:07
Herald Nix	Don't Touch Me	Open Up the Sky	03:49
Long Baldry John	Turn On Your Lovelight	Looking At Long John	02:07
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Daydreams are Red (Murray)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	02:28
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Sanctuary	Alchemy	05:01
Nocturnals	Because You're Gone	Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True	02:25
Papa Bears Medicine Show	The Reason Why	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	13:02
Hans Staymer Band	Jailhouse Rock	Live Blues	07:08
Richard Stepp	I Tried So Hard	ST	04:19
Compilation	Det-A-Nation - Private Party	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:54
Mud Dog	As Good as It Gets	Devil's Ride	04:18
Steve Dawson	Song for Blind Joe	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:18
Wes Mackey	Lonely Man	Second Chance	03:47
Steve Dawson	J.R. Lockley's Dilemna	Rattlesnake Cage	04:05
Powder Blues	Undercover Blues	Thirsty Ears	03:57
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Williams Lake Stampede	Songs of British Columbia	01:53
Powder Blues	Born In Chicago	Red Hot True Blue	03:58
Steve Dawson	At Arms Length	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:25
Aaron McNeil	Little Airport	The Giant of Love	02:56
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Lonely Days	Alexis	04:08
Robbie King	Mary, Don't You Weep	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:34
Robbie King	Robbie's Thang	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:16
Compilation	Stags - Out of Our Tree	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:21
Robbie King	Mary, Don't You Weep, Part 2	Showtime In The Main Lounge	02:26
Bobby Taylor	If You Love Her	Soul Legend	02:36
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	St. Loretta's Blues	ST	03:45
Twisters	Stay Away Baby	Long Hard Road	04:32
Blue Shadows	Don't Expect a Reply	Lucky to Me	04:28
Cal Batchelor Band	Healer	Roadworthy	04:33
Compilation	Eugene Robert - Serenade in the Rockies	Songs of British Columbia	02:05
David Sinclair	Livin' in the Country	Take My Hand	04:04
Bobby Taylor	Out in the Country	Soul Legend	03:32
Wes Mackey	Dancing With the Angels	Life is a Journey	03:55
Wes Mackey	Train	Life is a Journey	04:16
Robbie King	So Long	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:55
Seeds of Time	Whytecliffe	Immortal	01:00
Steve Dawson	Hard to Get Gertie	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	02:17
Steve Dawson	Old Hickory Breakdown	Lucky Hand	05:14
Blue Shadows	When Will This Heartache End	On the Floor of Heaven	03:37
Blue Shadows	Think On It	On the Floor of Heaven	04:25
Cal Batchelor Band	Dead & Gone	Roadworthy	05:46
Powder Blues	Same Old Blues	Red Hot True Blue	04:41
Cal Batchelor Band	Forget the Rest	Roadworthy	04:40

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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