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
Wes Mackey	Who Do Da Voodoo?	Mr. Blues	03:08
Steve Dawson	World Gone Wrong	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:12
Long Baldry John	It's Too Late Brother	Right To Sing The Blues	03:10
Long Baldry John	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Looking At Long John	02:44
Powder Blues	Doin' It Right	Uncut	03:19
Mud Dog	River of My Soul	Sun	03:01
Wes Mackey	I'll Play The Blues For You	Mr. Blues	03:44
Powder Blues	He Knows the Rules	Swingin' The Blues	04:09
Steve Dawson	Today's Surprise	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	04:26
Richard Stepp	What a Surprise Youve Been	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:52
Blue Shadows	Why Oh Why	Lucky to Me	03:23
Twisters	Dirty Boy Blues	Come Out Swingin'	03:54
My Indole Ring	Big City	ST	04:35
Steve Dawson	Patches	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:20
David Sinclair	After The Hurricane	No Words	01:47
Aaron McNeil	Long Live the Music	The Giant of Love	03:32
Seeds of Time	Supergirl	Immortal	02:43
Long Baldry John	Work So Hard	Right To Sing The Blues	03:18
Long Baldry John	Midnight Hour Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	03:56
My Indole Ring	Another Man Done Gone - Troubles	ST	05:55
Jim Byrnes	The Chill Is on (The Mellow Freeze)	I Turned My Nights Into Days	05:26
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Silly Lady	Alexis	03:32
Long Baldry John	Got My Mojo Working	Long John's Blues	03:11
Wes Mackey	Shine a Light (Dark Night Blues)	Life is a Journey	04:11
Steve Dawson	Dimes	Gone, Long Gone	05:04
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	You Gave Me Something (and Everything’s Alright)	ST	03:24
Compilation	The Touch - Love and Happiness	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:07
Steve Dawson	While the West Was Won, The Earth Didn't Know It	Rattlesnake Cage	03:34
Wes Mackey	Journey	Life is a Journey	03:01
Herald Nix	Night's Black Bridge	Open Up the Sky	04:00
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Does Your Mama Know About Me	ST	02:55
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	It’s Growing	ST	02:59
Ronnie Hayward	Don't Tell Me What	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:35
Long Baldry John	My Babe	Long John's Blues	02:34
Wes Mackey	Lines (Remix)	Life is a Journey	03:16
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Golden Girl	ST	03:56
Jim Foster	Maggie	Power Lines	04:06
Richard Stepp	When We Meet Again	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Wes Mackey	Bluesman	Second Chance	03:01
Compilation	Epics - It's Growing	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:54
Steve Dawson	Walkin' Down the Line	Waiting for the Lights to Come Up	03:46
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Baroque (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	02:49
Jim Byrnes	Flatfoot Sam	Burning	03:04
Hans Staymer Band	Papa John	ST	03:20
Long Baldry John	Right to Sing the Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	04:26
Long Baldry John	Whoa Back Buck	Right To Sing The Blues	02:45
Jim Byrnes	Ol' Rattler	My Walking Stick	04:17
Mud Dog	My Baby	River of My Soul	04:29
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Wake Up	Checkered Past	03:43
Long Baldry John	Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough	Long John's Blues	02:25
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Malinda	ST	02:47
Jim Foster	Where Were You	Power Lines	03:56
David Sinclair	Oasis	No Words	04:11
Powder Blues	Oh Well, Oh Well	Red Hot True Blue	04:37
Powder Blues	You Won't Let Me Go	Red Hot True Blue	03:56
Wes Mackey	Dancing With the Angels	Life is a Journey	03:55
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Reasons Why	Live	05:09
David Raven & the Escorts	Streetwise	Stab in the Dark	02:42
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	Immortal	02:48
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Captain Bobby Stout	Alchemy	06:18
Steve Dawson	Bentonia Blues	Lucky Hand	04:42
Seeds of Time	Jailbait	Immortal	03:47
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Prince George	Songs of British Columbia	02:23
Ronnie Hayward	Where Do You Run	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:05
Richard Stepp	Blues Flow Out of Me	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	04:54
Blue Shadows	(Born To Be) Riding Only Down	Lucky to Me	04:21
David Raven & the Escorts	Dance Dance Dance	Stab in the Dark	02:21
Richard Stepp	Beautiful Melody	ST	03:05
Twisters	Thick or Thin	After the Storm	03:09
Long Baldry John	Dimples	Long John's Blues	02:22
Compilation	Terry Kristy - English Bay	Songs of British Columbia	02:14
Aaron McNeil	Timeless Endless World of Love	The Giant of Love	03:08
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	I Don't Know Why	Alchemy	04:24
Mud Dog	These Bones are Bare	River of My Soul	04:11
Powder Blues	Roll Over Beethoven	Red Hot True Blue	03:33
Mud Dog	Testify	Devil's Ride	06:56
Wes Mackey	I Got the Blues	Life is a Journey	03:52
Bobby Taylor	Don't be Afraid	Soul Legend	02:47
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Miles High (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	08:50
Powder Blues	Your Daddy	Red Hot True Blue	02:24
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
David Sinclair	To Know You	Take My Hand	03:14
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Kamloops	Songs of British Columbia	01:59
Bobby Taylor	You Gave Me Something (And Everything's Alright)	Soul Legend	03:21
Powder Blues	Stoop Down Baby	Red Hot True Blue	04:00
Mud Dog	River of My Soul	River of My Soul	02:45
Bobby Taylor	If You Love Her	Soul Legend	02:36
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Provencal Patois	ST	00:56
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	Try A Little Tenderness	ST	02:47
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Slow Moshun	Alabama Song b/w Slow Moshun	02:54
Ronnie Hayward	I Dream of You	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	01:41
Seeds of Time	Whytecliffe	Immortal	01:00
Wes Mackey	Bright Lights Big City	Mr. Blues	03:46
Long Baldry John	I Love Paris	Looking At Long John	02:13
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Alabama Song	Alabama Song b/w Slow Moshun	03:23
Long Baldry John	Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You	Long John's Blues	03:56
Richard Stepp	Sunshine Starlight (Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:52
Compilation	Epics - Cleo's Back	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:27
Richard Stepp	I Tried So Hard	ST	04:19
Long Baldry John	It Ain't Easy	It Ain't Easy	04:54

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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