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
Nocturnals	This Ain't Love	This Ain't Love b/w You Lied	03:20
Staymer, Hans Band	Backwater Blues	Live Blues	09:42
Staymer, Hans Band	Midnight Hour	ST	03:53
Blue Shadows	On the Floor of Heaven	On the Floor of Heaven	04:21
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Alabama Song	Alabama Song b/w Slow Moshun	03:23
Taylor, Bobby	Little Miss Sweetness	Soul Legend	03:03
Blue Shadows	Think On It	On the Floor of Heaven	04:25
Byrnes, Jim	Yield Not To Temptation	Everywhere West	04:11
King, Robbie	Grator	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:56
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Love is Somewhere	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:18
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Hungry Cat	Alchemy	03:37
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Mama's In The Backseat	A Real Fine Mess	02:49
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	The Tower Area 51	In Orbit	05:17
Dawson, Steve	Zigzag City	Bug Parade	03:26
Baldry, Long John	The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore	Silent Treatment	03:27
Baldry, Long John	Resign Yourself	Welcome To Club Casablanca	02:30
Mud Dog	Three Good Reasons	Devil's Ride	04:14
Incognito	The Man	Four	05:15
Incognito	That's What Love Will Do	Four	05:36
Powder Blues	You Been Mean	Red Hot True Blue	04:40
Stepp, Richard	I Tried So Hard	ST	04:19
Twisters	Button Up	After the Storm	06:17
Dawson, Steve	The Fray	Nightshade	05:11
Dawson, Steve	The Altar at Center Raven	Rattlesnake Cage	03:18
Dawson, Steve	Delia	Solid States Loose Ends	03:48
Taylor, Bobby	I Need to Belong to Someone	Taylor Made Soul	02:13
Dawson, Steve	1000 Year Old Egg	Telescope	03:56
James, Colin	Five Long Years	ST	04:35
Dawson, Steve	Living in a Strain	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:02
McNeil, Aaron	Funky Green Giant	The Giant of Love	02:43
Dawson, Steve	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Dawson, Steve	Long Time to Get Old	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:43
Baldry, Long John	Interview	Right To Sing The Blues	23:46
Mud Dog	The Edge	River of My Soul	04:03
Twisters	Honest to Goodness	After the Storm	05:02
Taylor, Bobby	It's Growing	Soul Legend	02:57
Powder Blues	Woke Up This Morning	Red Hot True Blue	03:19
Taylor, Bobby	So This is Love	Soul Legend	02:56
King, Robbie	Summertime	Showtime In The Main Lounge	02:41
Stepp, Richard	If You Try	ST	04:25
Blue Shadows	If it Ain't Rockin'	On the Floor of Heaven	02:22
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Taking My Time	ST	02:13
Compilation	Nocturnals - Slow Down	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:55
Dawson, Steve	Riley's Henhouse Door	Solid States Loose Ends	03:49
Stepp, Richard	When We Meet Again	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Black and Blue	A Real Fine Mess	03:32
Pippus, John	Airplane Woman	Wrapped Up In The Blues	04:29
McNeil, Aaron	Lucinder Jones	The Giant of Love	03:43
Sinclair, David	Ms. Julie	No Words	03:53
Baldry, Long John	Work So Hard	Right To Sing The Blues	03:18
Foreman, Al	What If I Told You	Deep in the ❤️ of Vancouver	02:47
Powder Blues	Roll Over Beethoven	Red Hot True Blue	03:33
Staymer, Hans Band	Red House	Live Blues	09:18
Powder Blues	Pushy	Red Hot True Blue	03:27
Byrnes, Jim	Hands of Time	Burning	03:05
Sinclair, David	To Know You	Take My Hand	03:14
Byrnes, Jim	Next Time You See Me	Burning	03:09
James, Colin	Hidden Charms	ST	03:26
Taylor, Bobby	Just a Little Bit Closer	Soul Legend	03:41
Dawson, Steve	Burnt End	Phantom Threshold	01:34
Sinclair, David	Livin' in the Country	Take My Hand	04:04
Incognito	Objects in the Mirror	Four	04:46
Stepp, Richard	Play Like Fire	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	03:52
Staymer, Hans Band	Papa John	ST	03:20
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Do As You Will	ST	03:44
Compilation	Terry Kristy - Victoria	Songs of British Columbia	01:50
Byrnes, Jim	I Get Evil	St. Louis Times	03:56
Compilation	Shockers - You Better Run	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:16
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Vic's Song (Stewart)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:16
Dawson, Steve	Old Hickory Breakdown	Lucky Hand	05:14
Mock Duck	Easter Dog (Rick Enns)	Test Record	02:55
Nocturnals	Lovin' Blues	Lovin' Blues b/w I Found a Love	02:49
Powder Blues	Born In Chicago	Red Hot True Blue	03:58
Dawson, Steve	Lonesome Ace	Lucky Hand	04:33
Mud Dog	River of My Soul	Sun	03:01
Dawson, Steve	World Gone Wrong	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:12
Nix, Herald	Empty Blue Eyes	Open Up the Sky	03:25
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	I Don't Know Why	Alchemy	04:24
Mud Dog	Devil's Ride	Sun	05:54
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Soul Kitchen	ST	13:55
Mud Dog	Live for Today	River of My Soul	07:10
Compilation	Stags - It Won't Be Wrong	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:12
Baldry, Long John	Got My Mojo Working	Long John's Blues	03:11
Stepp, Richard	Wishing on a Star (Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:56
Baldry, Long John	My Babe	Long John's Blues	02:34
Taylor, Bobby	Eleanor Rigby	Soul Legend	06:30
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Prince George	Songs of British Columbia	02:23
Foster, Jim	Dancin' On the Power Lines	Power Lines	04:44
Little Daddie and the Bachelors	Too Much Monkey Business	Too Much Monkey Business b/w Junior's Jerk	02:26
Powder Blues	She’s Crazy	Thirsty Ears	03:09
Taylor, Bobby	Does Your Mama Know About Me?	Soul Legend	02:53
Compilation	Epics - It's Growing	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:54
Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim)	All You Got To Do	One Step Closer	03:54
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Slow Moshun	Alabama Song b/w Slow Moshun	02:54
Dawson, Steve	Hale Road Revelation	Lucky Hand	03:57
My Indole Ring	Come See Me In The Morning - Orange Float Petals	ST	09:02
Staymer, Hans Band	Never Learned to Crawl	ST	03:13
Dawson, Steve	The Waters Rise	Phantom Threshold	04:41
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	One Day I Walk	Alchemy	04:41
Baldry, Long John	East Virginia Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	05:29

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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