Stranger Songs
Tuesday February 3rd, 2026 with Mike Regenstreif
A Tribute to Jackie Washington (1919-2009)
The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is A Tribute to Jackie Washington (1919-2009).
Pictured: Jackie Washington & Mike Regenstreif (2008).
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Jackie Washington was a legendary Canadian blues, jazz and folk artist who died in 2009 at age 89. Jackie was born in 1919 in Hamilton, Ontario to a musical family and began his professional career in the 1930s as one of The four Washington Brothers. In the mid-1960s, Jackie began performing on the Canadian folk scene as a solo artist and was a great influence on many artists, and a great friend to many of us on the Canadian music scene. It was a thrill for me to bring Jackie to Montreal to perform at the Golem, the folk club that I ran in the 1970s and ‘80s. From the 1990s until his death in 2009, he frequently collaborated with Mose Scarlett and Ken Whiteley and the last time I got a chance to visit with Jackie was in 2008 when Jackie, Mose & Ken were in Ottawa for a concert at Library & Archives Canada.
By the way, Jackie Washington should not be confused with the American folksinger Jack Landron, who recorded several albums in the 1960s under the name Jackie Washington. Jackie sang and played guitar and piano and during this show we’ll hear some of his recordings and many other songs from his huge repertoire performed by other artists. |
| When that Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam’ Jackie Washington - Midnight Choo Choo - Borealis
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| I Want to Be Happy Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald - The Best of Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald - MCA |
| Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar The Andrews Sisters - Ultimate Edition - Nostalgic Melody Music Production |
| Solitude Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters
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| Lulu’s Back in Town Leon Redbone - On the Track - Warner Bros. |
| All of Me Jackie Washington - The World of Jackie Washington - Borealis
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| Miss Otis Regrets Katy Moffatt - Chrysalis - Sunset Blvd. |
| Columbus Stockade Blues Jackie Washington - The World of Jackie Washington - Borealis
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Triskaidekaphobia Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Wahoo! - Community Music |
| Save the Bones Danny Barker - Save the Bones - Orleans |
| Blue Turning Grey Over You Martha Davis & Spouse - Slightly More Than Wonderful - Jasmine |
| Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now The Hot Sardines - Welcome Home, Bon Voyage - Eleven |
| A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet Mose Scarlett, Jackie Washington & Ken Whiteley - Where Old Friends Meet - Pyramid
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| I Ain’t Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares For Me) Pearl Bailey - Pearl Bailey - Coral |
| Dinah Howard Armstrong - Louie Bluie - Blue Suit |
| Lazy River Hoagy Carmichael - Stardust Melody - Bluebird |
| Street of Dreams Emmalisa Hollander - Out of Reach - Prophone/Naxos Sweden |
| Sleepy Town Train Jackie Washington - Keeping Out of Mischief - Pyramid
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| Goin' to Chicago Jay McShann - Still Jumpin’ the Blues - Stony Plain |
| Ain’t That Gravy Good Colin Linden - The World of Jackie Washington - Borealis
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| Them There Eyes Nicki Parrott - Fly Me to the Moon - Venus |
| Sugarfoot Rag Bebop Cowboys - Some Kind of Fantasy - Bebop Cowboys
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| Take the ‘A’ Train Jackie Washington - Keeping Out of Mischief - Pyramid
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| Gotta Go Jackie Washington - The World of Jackie Washington - Borealis
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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Great tribute to Jackie Washington. He was a club favourite of our Vital Spark Folk Club. Fond memories too of him at the Eaglewood Folk Festival too !! Thanks Mike.
11:57 AM, January 30th, 2026