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
Ronnie Hayward	Ronnie's Blues #2	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:26
Colin James	Dream of Satin	ST	04:43
Richard Stepp	Sunshine Starlight (Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:52
Hans Staymer Band	Papa John	ST	03:20
Powder Blues	Same Old Blues	Red Hot True Blue	04:41
Long Baldry John	Easy Evil	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:11
Bobby Taylor	How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone?	Soul Legend	03:02
Richard Stepp	Imagination	ST	03:26
Bobby Taylor	Little Miss Sweetness	Soul Legend	03:03
Hans Staymer Band	The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show	ST	02:53
Mock Duck	My Time	Test Record	06:44
Hans Staymer Band	Mama (Don't You Hear Me Call)	ST	03:38
Bobby Taylor	One Girl	Soul Legend	02:28
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Mama's In The Backseat	A Real Fine Mess	02:49
David Sinclair	Hello There	Take My Hand	01:51
Steve Dawson	Hemingway	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:26
Hans Staymer Band	Never Learned to Crawl	ST	03:13
Steve Dawson	Little Silver	Solid States Loose Ends	04:00
Steve Dawson	Bone Cave	Lucky Hand	05:01
Seeds of Time	Supergirl	Immortal	02:43
Steve Dawson	Lucky Hand	Lucky Hand	05:08
Mud Dog	Three Good Reasons	Devil's Ride	04:14
Bobby Taylor	Try a Little Tenderness	Soul Legend	02:55
Steve Dawson	6 Skeletons in a Car	Gone, Long Gone	04:24
Powder Blues	Pushy	Red Hot True Blue	03:27
Compilation	Shockers - It's You Alone	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:52
Joe Mavety (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Jackie's Theme	Live	04:09
Steve Dawson	Keith Lowe	Telescope	06:02
Seeds of Time	Mr. Dirty	Immortal	08:23
Jim Foster	It's Up to You	Power Lines	04:41
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Baroque	ST	02:50
Richard Stepp	You're The Only One For Me	ST	03:48
Long Baldry John	Had Enough	Welcome To Club Casablanca	03:40
Bobby Taylor	Where Would I Be Without You?	Soul Legend	03:10
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Alabama Song	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	03:21
David Raven & the Escorts	Sea Cruise	Stab in the Dark	02:22
Wes Mackey	Blues Shack	Beyond Words	03:32
Steve Dawson	An Orange Grove in California	We Belong to the Gold Coast	03:41
Steve Dawson	Ruby	We Belong to the Gold Coast	05:29
Steve Dawson	Zigzag City	Bug Parade	03:26
Wes Mackey	Ain't That Good News	Mr. Blues	03:00
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Miles High (inst.)	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	09:05
Richard Stepp	You're the Only One for Me	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:48
Ronnie Hayward	Where Do You Run	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:05
Seeds of Time	A Long Time Ago	Immortal	03:34
Powder Blues	Rockchopper	Swingin' The Blues	02:43
Twisters	Matter of Time	Come Out Swingin'	03:22
Powder Blues	Doin' It Right	Uncut	03:19
Joe Mavety & the Mule	Crusaders	Crusaders b/w Voices Like Thunder	03:49
Steve Dawson	Big Bully	Bug Parade	04:56
Steve Dawson	Slipknot	Bug Parade	04:13
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Getting Down	Alexis	03:20
Powder Blues	She Took My Soul	Thirsty Ears	03:17
Long Baldry John	Hoochie Coochie	Long John's Blues	03:48
Long Baldry John	Everyday (I Have The Blues)	Long John's Blues	03:06
Richard Stepp	The Last Day	Don't Steal My Feel (with Roger Stomperud)	06:58
Blue Shadows	Deliver Me	On the Floor of Heaven	04:42
Blue Shadows	A Thousand Times	On the Floor of Heaven	03:00
Long Baldry John	Interview	Right To Sing The Blues	23:46
Long Baldry John	Morning, Morning	It Ain't Easy	02:37
Long Baldry John	Work So Hard	Right To Sing The Blues	03:18
Wes Mackey	Lines (Remix)	Life is a Journey	03:16
Mud Dog	Devil's Ride	Devil's Ride	04:52
Long Baldry John	You're Breaking My Heart	Long John's Blues	04:33
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Do As You Will	ST	03:44
My Indole Ring	Big City	ST	04:35
Mud Dog	All They Want to Be	Devil's Ride	05:05
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Slow Motion (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	04:45
Blue Shadows	Look at it Rain	Lucky to Me	05:11
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Golden Girl (Stewart)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	07:05
Richard Stepp	Too Hot to Handle	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:25
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers	I Am Your Man	ST	03:32
Jim Byrnes	You Don't Know	Burning	03:11
Bobby Taylor	One Too Many Heartaches	Taylor Made Soul	03:07
Mud Dog	As Good as It Gets	Devil's Ride	04:18
David Sinclair & Keith Bennett	Best of Intentions	Alchemy	03:51
Steve Dawson	Long Time to Get Old	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	04:43
Powder Blues	The Rockchopper	Uncut	03:34
Steve Dawson	1000 Year Old Egg	Telescope	03:56
Cal Batchelor Band	Dead & Gone	Roadworthy	05:46
Seeds of Time	Island of Onion	Immortal	02:00
Jim Byrnes	Hangover Morning	Burning	03:12
Ronnie Hayward	Let the Rain Come Fallin'	The Lost Utrecht Sessions	02:15
My Indole Ring	The Morning Breaks	ST	03:46
Compilation	Stags - Out of Our Tree	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:21
Wes Mackey	Life is a Journey	Life is a Journey	03:32
Compilation	Soul Unlimited - Choo Choo	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:24
Seeds of Time	Nickels And Dimes	Immortal	03:28
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Baroque	Medicine Show at the Retinal Circus	02:34
Steve Dawson	Never to Have	Bug Parade	07:07
Jim Byrnes	Flatfoot Sam	Burning	03:04
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Closer To Death	A Real Fine Mess	03:22
Jim Byrnes	Just for a Thrill	I Turned My Nights Into Days	04:14
Nocturnals	Lovin' Blues	Lovin' Blues b/w I Found a Love	02:49
Robbie King	Motatoes (Jerry Doucette, guitar)	Showtime In The Main Lounge	02:44
Jim Byrnes	Ol' Rattler	My Walking Stick	04:17
Blue Shadows	If I Were You	On the Floor of Heaven	03:11
Incognito	Make Time Your Friend	Four	05:22
Long Baldry John	This Boy‘s In Love With You	Welcome To Club Casablanca	05:53
Steve Dawson	Old Hickory Breakdown	Lucky Hand	05:14

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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