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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Mock Duck	Funky Song (Joe Mock)	Test Record	04:43
Staymer, Hans Band	Goodnight Carmalita	ST	04:41
Sinclair, David	Skye Boat Song	No Words	03:39
Twisters	Deep Dish	Long Hard Road	04:07
Compilation	Stags - It Won't Be Wrong	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:12
Blue Shadows	Don't Expect a Reply	Lucky to Me	04:28
Dawson, Steve	California Saviour	Solid States Loose Ends	03:12
Sinclair, David	Take My Hand	Take My Hand	03:56
Staymer, Hans Band	The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show	ST	02:53
Foster, Jim	X-Ray Eyes	Power Lines	04:04
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Soul Kitchen	ST	13:55
Mud Dog	Cold Steel Rail	Devil's Ride	05:30
Compilation	Weeley Wright - Williams Lake Stampede	Songs of British Columbia	01:53
Compilation	Nocturnals - You Make Me Feel So Good	Live! From The Grooveyard	03:17
Compilation	Eugene Robert - Back in Old B.C.	Songs of British Columbia	01:35
Dawson, Steve	Waikiki Stonewall Rag	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	02:34
Baldry, Long John	I'm Shakin'	Right To Sing The Blues	03:51
Taylor, Bobby	It Should Have Been Me Loving Her	Soul Legend	02:58
Compilation	Terry Kristy - English Bay	Songs of British Columbia	02:14
Taylor, Bobby	Oh, I've Been Blessed	Taylor Made Soul	02:43
Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim)	House Bound Blues	One Step Closer	04:02
Mock Duck	My Time	Test Record	06:44
Foreman, Al	Deep in the Heart of Vancouver	Deep in the ❤️ of Vancouver	03:45
Mud Dog	Can’t Figure You Out	River of My Soul	03:04
My Indole Ring	The Morning Breaks	ST	03:46
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	So Low Down	Alexis	03:17
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Shake It	Checkered Past	02:29
Staymer, Hans Band	Backwater Blues	Live Blues	09:42
Dawson, Steve	Lily's Resistor	Phantom Threshold	04:40
James, Colin	Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)	ST	03:35
Taylor, Bobby	Serve Yourself a Cup of Happiness	Soul Legend	02:39
Blue Shadows	If I Were You	On the Floor of Heaven	03:11
Twisters	Where's the Woman	After the Storm	03:42
Nocturnals	Can It Be True	Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True	02:16
Mock Duck	Easter Dog (Rick Enns)	Test Record	02:55
Dawson, Steve	On Top of the World	Solid States Loose Ends	04:47
Dawson, Steve	Living in a Strain	We Belong to the Gold Coast	04:02
Taylor, Bobby	I Should Have Known it Was You, My Love	Soul Legend	02:39
Compilation	Det-A-Nation - Private Party	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	03:54
Sinclair, David	A Tale of Raven	Take My Hand	05:28
Papa Bears Medicine Show	It's Not Over (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	03:07
Compilation	Night Train Revue - Letter Song	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:50
Nocturnals	Detroit	Detroit b/w Do What You Want	02:55
Baldry, Long John	Morning Dew	Right To Sing The Blues	03:28
Powder Blues	Roll Over Beethoven	Red Hot True Blue	03:33
Powder Blues	Crazy Mixed Up World	Red Hot True Blue	03:57
Dawson, Steve	Casey's Revenge	Bug Parade	03:35
Powder Blues	Just a Little	Uncut	02:42
Pippus, John	Howl At The Moon	Howl At The Moon	03:31
Taylor, Bobby and the Vancouvers	Day By Day	ST	02:30
Taylor, Bobby	One Girl	Soul Legend	02:28
Baldry, Long John	Let's Burn Down the Cornfield	It Ain't Easy	04:16
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Daydreams are Red (Murray)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	02:28
Taylor, Bobby	One Too Many Heartaches	Soul Legend	03:07
Dawson, Steve	The Low Road	Bug Parade	04:39
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Wait and See	ST	06:27
Taylor, Bobby	Out in the Country	Soul Legend	03:32
Dawson, Steve	Big Bully	Bug Parade	04:56
Twisters	Long Overdue	Come Out Swingin'	02:58
Twisters	Thick or Thin	After the Storm	03:09
Compilation	Epics - Knock On Wood	Live! From The Grooveyard	02:27
Dawson, Steve	The Altar at Center Raven	Rattlesnake Cage	03:18
Dawson, Steve	King Bennie Had His Shit Together	Gone, Long Gone	05:55
Baldry, Long John	Bad Luck Soul	Looking At Long John	02:22
Compilation	Le Sassy - The Way U R	The Soul of Vancouver: The Untold Story...	04:41
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Miles High (Wood)	At The Retinal Circus 1968 Vol. 1 & 2	08:50
Baldry, Long John	Midnight Hour Blues	Right To Sing The Blues	03:56
Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety)	Haunted	Live	04:41
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	Do As You Will	ST	03:44
Dawson, Steve	Tripledream	Phantom Threshold	04:46
Baldry, Long John	Dimples	Long John's Blues	02:22
Baldry, Long John	A Life of Blues	Silent Treatment	04:53
Sinclair, David	Oasis	No Words	04:11
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Sanctuary	Alchemy	05:01
Seeds of Time	Island of Onion	Immortal	02:00
Powder Blues	Oh Well, Oh Well	Red Hot True Blue	04:37
Taylor, Bobby	If You Love Her	Soul Legend	02:36
Twisters	I'm Your Man	After the Storm	04:30
Stepp, Richard	Tonight We're Gonna Celebrate (Studio Version)	Mushroom Cuts Plus	03:19
McNeil, Aaron	Long Live the Music	The Giant of Love	03:32
Taylor, Bobby	Out in the Country	Taylor Made Soul	03:32
Dawson, Steve	Blind Thomas at the Crime Scene	Rattlesnake Cage	03:49
Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin)	English Bay	Alexis	03:54
Foster, Jim	It's Up to You	Power Lines	04:41
Incognito	Change My Mind	Four	03:40
Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer	Closer To Death	A Real Fine Mess	03:22
Dawson, Steve	Guess Things Happen That Way	Eyes Closed, Dreaming	03:11
Taylor, Bobby	My Girl Has Gone	Taylor Made Soul	02:54
My Indole Ring	Blue Wax	ST	02:28
My Indole Ring	Big City	ST	04:35
Stepp, Richard	Too Hot to Handle	ST	03:25
Sinclair, David & Keith Bennett	Best of Intentions	Alchemy	03:51
Mock Duck	Hurt On Me (Jordan, Wilson)	Test Record	02:47
Twisters	I Had a Dream	Long Hard Road	03:46
Mud Dog	Gonna Make You Howl	Devil's Ride	04:59
Stepp, Richard	Sooner Or Later	ST	03:11
Powder Blues	She’s Crazy	Thirsty Ears	03:09
Powder Blues	Treat Her Right	Red Hot True Blue	02:46
Taylor, Bobby	Little Miss Sweetness	Taylor Made Soul	03:03

Rain City Blues

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Seeds of Time - Cryin' the Blues b/w Babydoll (white label promo)

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Dawson, Steve - Eyes Closed, Dreaming

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Stepp, Richard - ST

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Isaak, Brandon (aka Yukon Slim) - One Step Closer

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Blue Shadows - Rockin' (EP)

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Dawson, Steve - Gone, Long Gone

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Blue Shadows - On the Floor of Heaven

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Powder Blues - Uncut

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Raven, David & the Escorts - Stab in the Dark

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King, Robbie - Showtime In The Main Lounge

Pippus, John - Song Tourist (EP)

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Dawson, Steve - Telescope

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Baldry, Long John - Silent Treatment

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Nocturnals - Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True

My Indole Ring - ST

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Mavety, Joe (Charles Frederick Mavety) - Live

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Staymer, Hans Band - ST

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Baldry, Long John - Looking At Long John

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Powder Blues - Thirsty Ears

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Baldry, Long John - Welcome To Club Casablanca

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Hayward, Ronnie - The Lost Utrecht Sessions

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Pippus, John - Born a Genius

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Baldry, Long John - It Ain't Easy

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Nix, Herald - Open Up the Sky

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Byrnes, Jim - St. Louis Times

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Nocturnals - This Ain't Love b/w You Lied

McNeil, Aaron - The Giant of Love

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Alexis (Alexis Rose Radlin) - ST

Night Trains - Walk On the Wild Side b/w Give me the Right (With Jimmie Knight)

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