Blues, rhythm and blues with some sixties soul.
Hosted by: John Tackaberry
Airs: Every Sunday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Coming up at 9:00 PM on June 29th, 2025:
"Blues and R&B at the FEST" - Annika Chambers & Paul Deslauriers, Sue Foley, Darrell Nulisch, The Budos Band and more at the OTTAWA BLUESFEST in the first days July 10th to 13th. That is in the first hour. The "down in the delta and in the spirit" segment of gospel and acoustic tracks in the second hour includes The Sojourners, Matt Andersen, Cold Specks and others.
Hosted by: John Tackaberry
Airs: Every Sunday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Coming up at 9:00 PM on June 29th, 2025:
"Blues and R&B at the FEST" - Annika Chambers & Paul Deslauriers, Sue Foley, Darrell Nulisch, The Budos Band and more at the OTTAWA BLUESFEST in the first days July 10th to 13th. That is in the first hour. The "down in the delta and in the spirit" segment of gospel and acoustic tracks in the second hour includes The Sojourners, Matt Andersen, Cold Specks and others.
Black And Blues
| Date | Host | Highlight | On Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 29, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Blues and R&B at the FEST" - Annika Chambers & Paul Deslauriers, Sue Foley, Darrell Nulisch, The Budos Band and much more at the OTTAWA BLUESFEST in the first days July 10th to 13th |
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| Jun. 22, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "That's All Right Mama" - the Black roots of Elvis Presley - gospel, blues and R&B that came before him - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Big Mama Thornton, Junior Parker, Wynonie Harris and more |
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| Jun. 15, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Soul & Blues meets Jazz" - Mavis Staples, Gary Clark Jr., Tanika Charles, Tony D, Allison Russell and others at the OTTAWA JAZZ FESTIVAL - June 20th to 29th |
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| Jun. 8, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Messin' With The Kid" - Chicago-style solo piano tracks and numbers with bands by Johnny Iguana featuring Delmark Records recordings |
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| Jun. 1, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "That's What Love Will Make You Do" - songs from the late Georgia born singer Frank Bey highlighting numbers reissued this year on NOLA Blue Records |
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| May. 25, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Crawlin' Kingsnake" - a jukebox edition of BLUES MUSIC AWARD winners - Sue Foley, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Curtis Salgado, Rick Estrin and The Nightcats, John Primer & Bob Corritore plus more |
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| May. 18, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Fools Way" - blues and soul-blues from veteran singer, songwriter, and harmonica master Darrell Nulisch from recordings on Black Top, Higher Plane, Severn and Bigtone Records |
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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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