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
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Cry Me a River	In Orbit	03:14
Long Baldry John	Mr. Rubin	It Ain't Easy	04:06
Aaron McNeil	Funky Green Giant	The Giant of Love	02:43
Wes Mackey	Lines	Beyond Words	03:59
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Touch of Silk	Live	05:30
Wes Mackey	Train	Life is a Journey	04:16
Compilation	HB Concept - Mine, All Mine	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:57
Hans Staymer Band	She Caught the Katy And Let Me a Mule to Ride	ST	03:30
Richard Stepp	What a Surprise Youve Been	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:52
Mud Dog	Live for Today	River of My Soul	07:10
Ronnie Hayward	If I Ain't Nobody	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:13
Mock Duck	Home Made Jam	Test Record	12:04
Bobby Taylor	I Am Your Man	Soul Legend	03:29
Compilation	Eugene Robert - The Thrill of the West	Songs of British Columbia	01:49
Steve Dawson	Into My Room	Bug Parade	03:52
Long Baldry John	Rock the Joint	Long John's Blues	03:50
Jim Foster	Dancin' On the Power Lines	Power Lines	04:44
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Scorin' With Elvis	Live	06:28
Mock Duck	Fat Man (Joe Mock)	Test Record	04:50
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Strange Paradise	Alchemy	04:11
Steve Dawson	Casey's Revenge	Bug Parade	03:35
Steve Dawson	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Powder Blues	Personal Manager	Uncut	06:38
Steve Dawson	Fun Machine One	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:05
Blue Shadows	Field of Gold	Lucky to Me	02:59
Steve Dawson	California Saviour	Solid States Loose Ends	03:12
Steve Dawson	Hangman's Blues	Bug Parade	05:53
Steve Dawson	Gone, Long Gone	Gone, Long Gone	05:01
Jim Byrnes	Yield Not To Temptation	Everywhere West	04:11
Ronnie Hayward	When You Get Back	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	03:16
Steve Dawson	Time Has Made a Fool Out of Me	Gone, Long Gone	05:06
Steve Dawson	The Gold Coast Revisited	We Belong to the Gold Coast	02:16
Papa Bears Medicine Show	The Damage is Already Done (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:06
Compilation	Eugene Robert - That Little Old Shack in the Koot'nays	Songs of British Columbia	01:38
Steve Dawson	Skilsaw	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:37
Cal Batchelor Band	Nobody Like You	Roadworthy	03:48
Mud Dog	Come on in My Kitchen	Devil's Ride	06:53
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Cool Hand	In Orbit	03:47
Jim Foster	Saved by Night	Power Lines	03:42
Little Daddie and the Bachelors	Too Much Monkey Business	Too Much Monkey Business b/w Junior's Jerk	02:26
Wes Mackey	Blues Carry Me Home	Life is a Journey	04:38
Richard Stepp	You're the Only One for Me	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:48
Hans Staymer Band	Never Learned to Crawl	ST	03:13
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Captain Bobby Stout	Alchemy	06:18
Steve Dawson	The Waters Rise	Phantom Threshold	04:41
Robbie King	So Long	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:55
Compilation	Epics - Cleo's Back	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:27
Long Baldry John	The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore	Silent Treatment	03:27
Mud Dog	All They Want to Be	Devil's Ride	05:05
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Medicine Show (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:10
Long Baldry John	This Is Japan	Silent Treatment	04:23
David Raven & the Escorts	Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues	Stab in the Dark	02:32
Compilation	Shantelles - Land Of 1000 Dances	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:59
Wes Mackey	Full Moon in Labanon	Beyond Words	03:56
Mock Duck	Hurt On Me (Jordan, Wilson)	Test Record	02:47
Steve Dawson	Blind Thomas at the Crime Scene	Rattlesnake Cage	03:49
Twisters	Honest to Goodness	After the Storm	05:02
Jim Byrnes	Hangover Morning	Burning	03:12
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Jackie's Theme	Live	04:09
Twisters	Two-Headed Woman	Long Hard Road	03:41
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Yes I Do	Alexis	03:07
Richard Stepp	Play Like Fire	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	03:52
Long Baldry John	Interview	Right To Sing The Blues	23:46
Powder Blues	Will Power	Thirsty Ears	03:52
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Does Your Mama Know About Me	Does Your Mama Know About Me b/w Fading Away	02:52
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Hungry Cat	Alchemy	03:37
Long Baldry John	Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)	Looking At Long John	01:56
Bobby Taylor	Does Your Mama Know About Me?	Soul Legend	02:53
Bobby Taylor	Little Miss Sweetness	Taylor Made Soul	03:03
Jim Foster	Maggie	Power Lines	04:06
Bobby Taylor	My Girl Has Gone	Soul Legend	02:54
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Wait and See	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:56
Blue Shadows	Don't Expect a Reply	Lucky to Me	04:28
Robbie King	Song for My Father	Showtime In The Main Lounge	06:32
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Damage	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:02
Compilation	Epic's - If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:04
Powder Blues	Farmer John	Red Hot True Blue	02:47
Papa Bears Medicine Show	One of Those Days	ST	02:25
Long Baldry John	Beautiful to Handle	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:27
David Sinclair	Ms. Julie	No Words	03:53
Steve Dawson	Dog Dreams of Tulsa	Bug Parade	03:39
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Vic's Song	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:08
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Hey, I'm Just Crazy	ST	03:05
Herald Nix	Ready Ready Man	Open Up the Sky	04:03
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Momma, You're a Flyer (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:02
Mud Dog	Three Good Reasons	Sun	03:39
Jim Byrnes	Stranger Blues	Burning	03:24
Wes Mackey	Rock Creek	Beyond Words	03:24
Long Baldry John	Keep Forgetting	Welcome To Club Casablanca	04:07
Seeds of Time	Baby Doll	Cryin' the Blues b/w Babydoll (white label promo)	02:30
Steve Dawson	Ruin My Day	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:13
Hans Staymer Band	Papa John	ST	03:20
Steve Dawson	Ooh La La	Gone, Long Gone	03:47
My Indole Ring	Two Trains a Running	ST	05:17
Long Baldry John	I Love Paris	Looking At Long John	02:13
Ronnie Hayward	I Dream of You	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	01:41
Colin James	Lone Wolf	ST	03:39
Long Baldry John	It Ain't Easy	It Ain't Easy	04:54
Incognito	Bad Boy	Four	04:19

Rain City Blues

Tracks

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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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Seeds of Time - Cryin' the Blues b/w Babydoll (white label promo)

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