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. 7, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Been So Long" - the new retro-soul of Durand Jones & The Indications featuring their recordings on the Dead Oceans label |
available 
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| Aug. 31, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Went Home This Morning" - traditional Chicago blues from singer Willie Buck featuring recently released songs with harmonica master Bob Corritore |
available
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| Aug. 24, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Money Talks" - a special jukebox selection of 50s to 70s "new breed R&B" from The Citations, Smokey Wilson, T-Bone Walker, Albert Washington and many others highlighting a recent Kent Records reissue collection |
available
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| Aug. 17, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Sooner or Later" - the guitar picking, singing, and songwriting of Texas legend Carolyn Wonderland highlighting her latest Dave Alvin produced release on Alligator Records |
available
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| Aug. 10, 2025 | John Tackaberry | "Soul in Blue" - soul-blues and blues from singer and harmonica player Tad Robinson featuring his recordings for Delmark Records |
available
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| Aug. 3, 2025 | Jeff Larocque & Larry Dash | Jeff's all up in the Blues for you in Hour One. Larry Dash aka L-Dawg brings it home in Hour Two with "songs from his father's basement". |
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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