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
Bobby Taylor	I Need to Belong to Someone	Soul Legend	02:13
Wes Mackey	A Change is Going to Come	Mr. Blues	05:45
Incognito	Evening at Porteau	Four	04:06
My Indole Ring	Love People Everywhere	ST	05:22
Hans Staymer Band	Backwater Blues	Live Blues	09:42
Ronnie Hayward	Sometimes Now	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:10
Long Baldry John	Right to Sing the Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	04:26
Mock Duck	Jazz Mock (Joe Mock)	Test Record	19:48
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Reasons Why	Live	05:09
Ronnie Hayward	Eight Long Pages	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:47
Long Baldry John	Interview	Right To Sing The Blues	23:46
Hans Staymer Band	The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show	ST	02:53
Steve Dawson	Hangman's Blues	Bug Parade	05:53
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Kamloops	Songs of British Columbia	01:59
Wes Mackey	Blue In Paris	Life is a Journey	04:33
John Pippus	Bozos On The Bus	Howl At The Moon	03:23
Robbie King	Borneo Boy	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:47
Steve Dawson	Hard to Get Gertie	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	02:17
Hans Staymer Band	She Caught the Katy And Let Me a Mule to Ride	ST	03:30
Jim Byrnes	Shake Your Moneymaker	I Turned My Nights Into Days	03:23
Long Baldry John	Easy Evil	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:11
Blue Shadows	Let the Cowboys Ride	Lucky to Me	04:47
Aaron McNeil	Lucinder Jones	The Giant of Love	03:43
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Taking My Time	ST	02:13
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Hall of the Mountain King	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	00:31
David Raven & the Escorts	Rude Rock	Stab in the Dark	02:04
Hans Staymer Band	Jailhouse Rock	Live Blues	07:08
Bobby Taylor	Fading Away	Soul Legend	02:51
Steve Dawson	The Gold Coast Revisited	We Belong to the Gold Coast	02:16
Steve Dawson	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Long Baldry John	The Drifter	Looking At Long John	03:03
Herald Nix	Two Black Crows	Open Up the Sky	03:43
Steve Dawson	King Bennie Had His Shit Together	Gone, Long Gone	05:55
Colin James	Three Sheets to the Wind	ST	02:59
Steve Dawson	Into My Room	Bug Parade	03:52
Compilation	N.R.G. - She's a Donut	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:41
Powder Blues	What've I Been Drinkin'	Uncut	03:09
Bobby Taylor	Just a Little Bit Closer	Soul Legend	03:41
Richard Stepp	Beautiful Melody	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Steve Dawson	We Still Won the War	Nightshade	03:43
Steve Dawson	Peddlar and His Wife	Bug Parade	04:08
My Indole Ring	The Morning Breaks	ST	03:46
Richard Stepp	As Days Go By (Studio version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	04:11
Richard Stepp	Chasing a Dream	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:40
Steve Dawson	Room to Room	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:22
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	One Girl	ST	02:58
Steve Dawson	The Altar at Center Raven	Rattlesnake Cage	03:18
Steve Dawson	We Belong To The Gold Coast	We Belong to the Gold Coast	01:24
Richard Stepp	Holiday in Hollywood (First Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:17
Herald Nix	Tomorrow's Another Day	Open Up the Sky	03:28
Mud Dog	Can’t Figure You Out	River of My Soul	03:04
Papa Bears Medicine Show	I'll Never Forget Bill Johnson	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	01:37
Jim Byrnes	I Get Evil	St. Louis Times	03:56
Aaron McNeil	Go Away Girl	The Giant of Love	02:41
Mud Dog	Can't Figure You Out	Sun	02:52
Wes Mackey	Solitary Midnight	Second Chance	03:53
Long Baldry John	Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You	Long John's Blues	03:56
My Indole Ring	All Your Love Pretty Baby	ST	03:02
Twisters	When Your Memory Goes Away	After the Storm	04:31
Wes Mackey	Thank You Carolina	Life is a Journey	04:14
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Silly Lady	Alexis	03:32
Richard Stepp	I Tried so Hard	Mushroom Cuts Plus	04:20
Mud Dog	These Bones are Bare	Sun	03:53
Cal Batchelor Band	You	Roadworthy	04:32
Steve Dawson	Fire Somewhere	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	05:19
Hans Staymer Band	Papa John	ST	03:20
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Do As You Will	ST	03:44
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Lonely Days	Alexis	04:08
Long Baldry John	It Ain't Easy	It Ain't Easy	04:54
Jim Byrnes	The Message	Burning	01:41
Bobby Taylor	So This is Love	Soul Legend	02:56
Compilation	The Touch - Tracin' U 4 Me	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:08
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Or Never If You Love Her	ST	02:35
Incognito	Don't Smile When You're Telling a Lie	Four	04:22
Long Baldry John	You've Lost That Loving Feeling	Looking At Long John	03:22
Richard Stepp	When I'm Gone	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Steve Dawson	Cozy Corner	Phantom Threshold	04:05
Powder Blues	Oh Well, Oh Well	Red Hot True Blue	04:37
Ronnie Hayward	Where Do You Run	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:05
Steve Dawson	Small Town Talk	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:55
Richard Stepp	Sunshine Starlight (Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:52
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Tea for Two	A Real Fine Mess	03:15
Richard Stepp	I Tried So Hard	ST	04:19
Twisters	Dirty Boy Blues	Come Out Swingin'	03:54
Long Baldry John	Rock Me When He's Gone	It Ain't Easy	04:08
Cal Batchelor Band	Healer	Roadworthy	04:33
Steve Dawson	Loose Ends	Solid States Loose Ends	04:48
Long Baldry John	Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)	Looking At Long John	01:56
Steve Dawson	Walk On	Nightshade	04:08
Steve Dawson	Long Time to Get Old	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:43
Steve Dawson	Riley's Henhouse Door	Solid States Loose Ends	03:49
Mud Dog	Drivin’ Me Crazy	River of My Soul	03:27
Steve Dawson	Skilsaw	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:37
Seeds of Time	Mr. Dirty	Immortal	08:23
Jim Foster	Saved by Night	Power Lines	03:42
Mud Dog	Mississippi	River of My Soul	04:02
Long Baldry John	Dimples	Long John's Blues	02:22
Steve Dawson	Bugscuffle	Lucky Hand	03:58
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	So Low Down	Alexis	03:17
Long Baldry John	Let's Burn Down the Cornfield	It Ain't Easy	04:16

Rain City Blues

Tracks

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Chilliwack - Groundhog b/w Me & You

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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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