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
Jim Byrnes	Love Is a Five Letter Word	I Turned My Nights Into Days	05:38
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	So Low Down	Alexis	03:17
Richard Stepp	Imagination	ST	03:26
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Baby Talks	Alexis	03:48
David Sinclair	Baby You Do	Take My Hand	03:48
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Hey, I'm Just Crazy	ST	03:05
Richard Stepp	Can You Feel My Love	ST	03:47
Compilation	N.R.G. - She's a Donut	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:41
Bobby Taylor	If You Love Her	Soul Legend	02:36
Powder Blues	Flip, Flop And Fly	Swingin' The Blues	03:01
Steve Dawson	Cozy Corner	Phantom Threshold	04:05
Wes Mackey	Rock Creek	Beyond Words	03:24
Blue Shadows	Field of Gold	Lucky to Me	02:59
Papa Bears Medicine Show	One of Those Days	ST	02:25
Compilation	The Touch - Love and Happiness	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:07
Steve Dawson	King Bennie Had His Shit Together	Gone, Long Gone	05:55
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Road Song	In Orbit	03:18
John Pippus	Howl At The Moon	Howl At The Moon	03:31
Steve Dawson	California Saviour	Solid States Loose Ends	03:12
Robbie King	Robbie's Thang	Showtime In The Main Lounge	03:16
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Raccoon (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	08:09
Powder Blues	Lovin', Kissin' And Huggin'	Swingin' The Blues	03:26
My Indole Ring	Wake Me Shake Me	ST	04:16
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Hall of the Mountain King	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	00:31
Bobby Taylor	One Girl	Soul Legend	02:28
Wes Mackey	Who Do Da Voodoo?	Mr. Blues	03:08
Powder Blues	Woke Up This Morning	Red Hot True Blue	03:19
Steve Dawson	Into My Room	Bug Parade	03:52
Richard Stepp	What a Surprise Youve Been	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:52
Mud Dog	Drivin’ Me Crazy	River of My Soul	03:27
Steve Dawson	The Side of the Road	Nightshade	04:13
Mock Duck	Introduction - Ground Hog	Test Record	05:34
Long Baldry John	Enter	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:36
Nocturnals	Can It Be True	Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True	02:16
Blue Shadows	Don't Expect a Reply	Lucky to Me	04:28
Blue Shadows	I Believe	Rockin' (EP)	03:09
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Sanctuary	Alchemy	05:01
Bobby Taylor	Serve Yourself a Cup of Happiness	Soul Legend	02:39
Ronnie Hayward	Ronnie's Blues #2	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:26
Herald Nix	Jimmy	Open Up the Sky	04:12
Compilation	Stags - It Won't Be Wrong	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:12
Mud Dog	All They Want to Be	Devil's Ride	05:05
Blue Shadows	(Born To Be) Riding Only Down	Lucky to Me	04:21
Long Baldry John	You've Lost That Loving Feeling	Looking At Long John	03:22
David Sinclair	November Song	No Words	02:59
Compilation	Nocturnals - Get On Back	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:42
Blue Shadows	On the Floor of Heaven	On the Floor of Heaven	04:21
Jim Byrnes	Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?	House of Refuge	03:59
Twisters	It's Raining Baby	Long Hard Road	03:39
Brandon Isaak (aka Yukon Slim)	House Bound Blues	One Step Closer	04:02
Twisters	When Your Memory Goes Away	After the Storm	04:31
Compilation	Epics - It's Growing	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:54
David Sinclair	Song For Owen	No Words	02:30
Herald Nix	Take a Drive	Open Up the Sky	04:09
My Indole Ring	All Your Love Pretty Baby	ST	03:02
Wes Mackey	Footsie Brown	Life is a Journey	03:08
Powder Blues	What've I Been Drinkin'	Uncut	03:09
The Explosions	Everybody's Crazy But You & Me	Wilson, Lucas & Bruce b/w Everybody's Crazy But You & Me	02:51
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Black and Blue	A Real Fine Mess	03:32
Blue Shadows	Why Oh Why	Lucky to Me	03:23
Mud Dog	Mississippi	River of My Soul	04:02
Aaron McNeil	Timeless Endless World of Love	The Giant of Love	03:08
Compilation	N.R.G. - First Gear	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:55
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Love is Somewhere	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	04:18
Steve Dawson	Fried, Dyed and Laid to the Side	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:32
Cal Batchelor Band	Cheat Me	Roadworthy	05:05
Jim Foster	X-Ray Eyes	Power Lines	04:04
Long Baldry John	You're Breaking My Heart	Long John's Blues	04:33
Mock Duck	Groundhog (Rick Enns)	Test Record	04:58
Wes Mackey	Lonely Man	Second Chance	03:47
Jim Byrnes	You Don't Know	Burning	03:11
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	St. Loretta's Blues	ST	03:45
David Sinclair	Take My Hand	Take My Hand	03:56
Bobby Taylor	I Just Can't Carry On	Taylor Made Soul	02:57
Richard Stepp	You're the Only One for Me	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:48
Long Baldry John	Mr. Rubin	It Ain't Easy	04:06
Richard Stepp	When We Meet Again	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:05
Twisters	Two-Headed Woman	Long Hard Road	03:41
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	I Am Your Man	ST	03:32
Ronnie Hayward	Eight Long Pages	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:47
David Sinclair	Livin' in the Country	Take My Hand	04:04
Steve Dawson	Ruby	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:29
Wes Mackey	Beyond Words	Beyond Words	03:47
Steve Dawson	Darker Still	Nightshade	04:10
Long Baldry John	Our Love Is In Limbo	Silent Treatment	04:21
Seeds of Time	Hold Up	Immortal	03:02
Steve Dawson	Riley's Henhouse Door	Solid States Loose Ends	03:49
Powder Blues	Boppin With the Blues	Swingin' The Blues	03:11
Compilation	Shantelles - Land Of 1000 Dances	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:59
Steve Dawson	I Just Get Lost	Gone, Long Gone	05:09
Blue Shadows	The Trouble With Trouble	Lucky to Me	02:52
Bobby Taylor	Out in the Country	Soul Legend	03:32
Long Baldry John	Had Enough	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:40
Steve Dawson	You Got What it Takes	Solid States Loose Ends	03:55
Aaron McNeil	Go Away Girl	The Giant of Love	02:41
Brandon Isaak (aka Yukon Slim)	One Step Closer	One Step Closer	03:53
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	One Girl	ST	02:58
Papa Bears Medicine Show	O.K.	ST	03:41
Steve Dawson	Time Has Made a Fool Out of Me	Gone, Long Gone	05:06
Steve Dawson	An Orange Grove in California	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:41

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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