Blues, rhythm and blues with some sixties soul.
Hosted by: John Tackaberry
Airs: Every Sunday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Expect a special profile of musicians and recording labels in the first hour. In the second hour there will be a blues and R&B calendar of events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa with "new and reissued blues and rhythm and blues tracks on wax" featured in the last half hour.
Hosted by: John Tackaberry
Airs: Every Sunday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Expect a special profile of musicians and recording labels in the first hour. In the second hour there will be a blues and R&B calendar of events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa with "new and reissued blues and rhythm and blues tracks on wax" featured in the last half hour.
Black And Blues
| Date | Host | Highlight | On Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 6, 2026 | John Tackaberry | "Desert Blues" - a special selection of Tuareg music from Tinariwen, Tamikrest and Etran de L'Air in advance of Tinariwen' s return to Ottawa on September 16th |
available 
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| Aug. 30, 2026 | John Tackaberry | "The Spirit of Theresa's Lounge" - new traditional Chicago blues by guitarist, singer, songwriter John Primer and Friends in tribute to the great long lost basement venue on the South Side |
available
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| Aug. 23, 2026 | John Tackaberry | "Still Smellin' Smoke" - drummer, singer and songwriter Willy Jordan featuring his recordings with The Anthony Paul Soul Orchestra |
available
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| Aug. 16, 2026 | John Tackaberry | "Fatherless Child" - a special trio of blues and rhythm and blues recordings from the Little Village Foundation by Mississippi born Harrell "Young Rell" Davenport, Sean McDonald from Georgia and Kyle Rowland out of California |
available
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| Aug. 9, 2026 | John Tackaberry | "Tribute to Soul" - classic songs from Mississippi born Johnny Rawls and Vermont based singer and guitarist Dave Keller "together and alone" featuring the new Third Street Cigar Records release |
available
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| Aug. 2, 2026 | John Tackaberry | "HIghway 61" - a review of the 2026 LIVING BLUES AWARDS - Charlie Musselwhite, Shemekia Copeland, John Primer and many more |
available
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"Black & Blues" from 9-11 p.m. on Sunday features blues, rhythm and blues with some sixties soul. There are special profiles of musicians and recording labels in the first hour. In the second hour there is a blues and R&B calendar of events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa with "new and reissued blues and rhythm and blues tracks on wax" featured in the last half hour. This segment alternates with "live blues and rhythm and blues for a Sunday night". In the last half hour of the show on the last Sunday of every month I go "down in the delta" to spin some acoustic gospel and blues.
(N.B. The show started as "Meantown Blues" in October 1978. The name changed in March 1983 to "Black & Blues" to reflected the R&B and soul that is included in the show. And I have been the host since the start.)
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