Saturday Night Blues: 20 Years
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Saturday Night Blues: 20 Years is a 2006 2 CD compilation album
, released by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
and, internationally, by the Universal Music Group
, of live performances of Canadian blues artists, as featured on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
radio program Saturday Night Blues
. It is a successor album to Saturday Night Blues
, released in 1991, which commemorated the radio program's fifth year.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, released by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
and, internationally, by the Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
, of live performances of Canadian blues artists, as featured on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
radio program Saturday Night Blues
Saturday Night Blues
Saturday Night Blues is a Canadian radio program, which airs Saturday nights on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Holger Petersen, the program airs a mix of blues concerts, recordings and interviews with blues musicians. SNB first broadcast in 1986....
. It is a successor album to Saturday Night Blues
Saturday Night Blues (album)
Saturday Night Blues is a compilation album of live performances by Canadian blues performers, released by Stony Plain Records and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1991...
, released in 1991, which commemorated the radio program's fifth year.
Disc 1
- Let Tears Fall Down - Sue FoleySue FoleySue Foley is a Canadian blues singer and guitarist.-Career:Foley has been writing and playing professionally since 1984. She has recorded ten albums, for both Antone's Records and Shanachie Records. She has spent over fourteen years on the road as a bandleader, lead vocalist, guitarist and...
- Luck in Love - Paul ReddickPaul ReddickPaul Reddick is an award-winning Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player.-History:Paul Reddick began playing the harmonica at the age of twelve. In 1990, he formed The Sidemen, a blues band based out of Toronto, which toured and recorded until the early 2000s. The Sidemen's album...
- Don't Look Back - Ray Bonneville
- Wang Dang Doodle - Jackie RichardsonJackie RichardsonJackie Richardson is a Canadian singer and actress.She is known for her screen roles in The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father....
- Home of the Mardi Gras - Gary Comeau, Voodoo All Stars
- Memphis Has Got the Blues - Rita ChiarelliRita ChiarelliRita Chiarelli is a Canadian blues singer. She has been dubbed "the goddess of Canadian blues" by CBC Radio One's Shelagh Rogers.-Biography:Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chiarelli began performing in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 1980s. She subsequently spent several years in Italy...
- Thrill Is Gone - Harry ManxHarry ManxHarry Manx is a musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. He was born in the Isle of Man where he spent his childhood and now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada....
- Blackberry Wine - Kenny "Blues Boss" WayneKenny "Blues Boss" WayneKenny "Blues Boss" Wayne is an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter...
- One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Georgette Fry
- Blood in My Eyes - Jim ByrnesJim Byrnes (actor)James Thomas Kevin "Jim" Byrnes is a blues musician, guitarist, and actor.-Life and career:Byrnes was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a homemaker mother and a municipal accountant father. He has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, since the mid-1970s...
- Anything for You - Jeff HealeyJeff HealeyNorman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
and The Jazz Wizards - Rosalie - Michael PickettMichael PickettMichael Pickett is a multiple award-winning Canadian blues and roots singer, guitarist and harmonica player.-Biography:Pickett commenced his music career as a member of Whiskey Howl, a seminal Canadian blues band, based in Toronto...
- Come on Home - Ndidi OnukwuluNdidi OnukwuluNdidi Onukwulu is a Canadian singer originally from Burns Lake, British Columbia. Although her style is often classified as jazz and blues, Onukwulu combines several musical genres in her songs including surf music, electric blues, gospel, and country...
- Rattlesnakin' Daddy - David WilcoxDavid Wilcox (Canadian musician)David Wilcox is a Canadian rock musician.-History:Montreal native, David Wilcox drew inspiration from musician Elvis Presley at the early age of six...
- She Won't Be True - Garrett MasonGarrett MasonGarrett Mason is a blues guitarist from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the son of the late Dutch Mason. He is best known for his song "Howlin for my Baby" which was featured in the movie Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor DayWebpage...
Disc 2
- It Ain't Easy - Long John BaldryLong John BaldryJohn William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...
- Things Is About to Change - David GogoDavid GogoDavid Gogo , is a Canadian blues guitarist who is currently signed to the Cordova Bay Records label.David Gogo is the cousin of Trooper keyboardist Paul Gogo.-History:...
- You Got Me Wrong - Brent Parkin, Rusty Reed
- Howl at the Moon - Ellen McIlwaineEllen McIlwaineEllen McIlwaine is an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for her career as a slide guitarist.-Biography:...
- Older and Dumber - Morgan Davis
- Hard Times - Jack SempleJack Semple-History:Semple grew up on a farm north of Regina, Saskatchewan. He started his musical career playing with various Regina-based bands, and later relocated to Toronto in the late 1980s to become the lead guitarist of The Lincolns, a popular funk and rhythm and blues band...
- Ain't It a Shame - Roxanne PotvinRoxanne PotvinRoxanne Potvin is a Canadian bilingual Gatineau, Quebec-based singer, blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. Born in Regina, where her father was a TV reporter for CBC, Potvin moved to the Ottawa area when she was two...
- What's Home to Me - Rick Fines
- She Moves Me - Ken Hamm
- I Lost My Baby - Nanette WorkmanNanette WorkmanNanette Joan Workman is today a singer-songwriter, actress and author who has been based in Quebec, Canada during much of her career. She was raised by musician parents in Jackson, Mississippi where she began her first performances. She mainly performs in French although raised as a native...
- Walkin' Blues - Dutch MasonDutch MasonDutch Mason, CM was a Canadian musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was inducted into the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2005.-Career:...
- Start It Up - Dawn Tyler Watson
- Reuben - Michael Jerome Brown
- 209 - Donald Ray Johnson
- Postman's Sack - Colin JamesColin JamesColin James is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who plays in the blues, rock, and neo-swing genres. He grew up as a Quaker.-Early years:...
, Colin LindenColin LindenColin Linden is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of artists including Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Colin James, Leon Redbone, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Thomas King and The Band.Linden is primarily a electric blues guitarist,... - Hold on to You Baby - Mel BrownMel BrownMel Brown was an American-born blues guitarist.Brown was nominated for a Juno Award in both 2001 and 2002.Brown, a long-time smoker, died aged 69, on March 20, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, of complications from emphysema....
- Howlin' for My Baby - Big Dave McLean
- I Give Up - Colin Linden
Principal Performers
- Long John BaldryLong John BaldryJohn William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...
Vocals - Ray Bonneville Guitar
- Michael Jerome Browne Guitar, Banjo
- Mel BrownMel BrownMel Brown was an American-born blues guitarist.Brown was nominated for a Juno Award in both 2001 and 2002.Brown, a long-time smoker, died aged 69, on March 20, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, of complications from emphysema....
Guitar, Vocals - Jim ByrnesJim Byrnes (actor)James Thomas Kevin "Jim" Byrnes is a blues musician, guitarist, and actor.-Life and career:Byrnes was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a homemaker mother and a municipal accountant father. He has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, since the mid-1970s...
Guitar - Rita ChiarelliRita ChiarelliRita Chiarelli is a Canadian blues singer. She has been dubbed "the goddess of Canadian blues" by CBC Radio One's Shelagh Rogers.-Biography:Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chiarelli began performing in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 1980s. She subsequently spent several years in Italy...
Vocals, Guitar - Gary Comeau Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals
- Morgan Davis Guitar, Vocals
- Steve Dawson Guitar
- Rick Fines Guitar, Vocals
- Sue FoleySue FoleySue Foley is a Canadian blues singer and guitarist.-Career:Foley has been writing and playing professionally since 1984. She has recorded ten albums, for both Antone's Records and Shanachie Records. She has spent over fourteen years on the road as a bandleader, lead vocalist, guitarist and...
Guitar, Vocals - Georgette Fry Vocals
- David GogoDavid GogoDavid Gogo , is a Canadian blues guitarist who is currently signed to the Cordova Bay Records label.David Gogo is the cousin of Trooper keyboardist Paul Gogo.-History:...
Guitar, Vocals - Ken Hamm Dobro, Vocals
- Jeff HealeyJeff HealeyNorman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
Guitar, Trumpet - Colin JamesColin JamesColin James is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who plays in the blues, rock, and neo-swing genres. He grew up as a Quaker.-Early years:...
Guitar, Vocals - Donald Ray Johnson Vocals, Drums
- Colin LindenColin LindenColin Linden is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of artists including Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Colin James, Leon Redbone, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Thomas King and The Band.Linden is primarily a electric blues guitarist,...
Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals - Harry ManxHarry ManxHarry Manx is a musician who blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. He was born in the Isle of Man where he spent his childhood and now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada....
Banjo - Dutch MasonDutch MasonDutch Mason, CM was a Canadian musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was inducted into the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2005.-Career:...
Vocals - Garrett MasonGarrett MasonGarrett Mason is a blues guitarist from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the son of the late Dutch Mason. He is best known for his song "Howlin for my Baby" which was featured in the movie Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor DayWebpage...
Vocals, Guitar - Big Dave McLean Harmonica, Vocals
- Ndidi OnukwuluNdidi OnukwuluNdidi Onukwulu is a Canadian singer originally from Burns Lake, British Columbia. Although her style is often classified as jazz and blues, Onukwulu combines several musical genres in her songs including surf music, electric blues, gospel, and country...
Vocals - Brent Parkin Guitar, Vocals
- Michael PickettMichael PickettMichael Pickett is a multiple award-winning Canadian blues and roots singer, guitarist and harmonica player.-Biography:Pickett commenced his music career as a member of Whiskey Howl, a seminal Canadian blues band, based in Toronto...
Guitar - Roxanne PotvinRoxanne PotvinRoxanne Potvin is a Canadian bilingual Gatineau, Quebec-based singer, blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. Born in Regina, where her father was a TV reporter for CBC, Potvin moved to the Ottawa area when she was two...
Guitar, Vocals - Paul ReddickPaul ReddickPaul Reddick is an award-winning Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player.-History:Paul Reddick began playing the harmonica at the age of twelve. In 1990, he formed The Sidemen, a blues band based out of Toronto, which toured and recorded until the early 2000s. The Sidemen's album...
Harmonica, Vocals - Rusty Reed Harmonica
- Jackie RichardsonJackie RichardsonJackie Richardson is a Canadian singer and actress.She is known for her screen roles in The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlebops, and Sins of the Father....
Vocals - Jack SempleJack Semple-History:Semple grew up on a farm north of Regina, Saskatchewan. He started his musical career playing with various Regina-based bands, and later relocated to Toronto in the late 1980s to become the lead guitarist of The Lincolns, a popular funk and rhythm and blues band...
Guitar - Dawn Tyler Watson Vocals
- Kenny "Blues Boss" WayneKenny "Blues Boss" WayneKenny "Blues Boss" Wayne is an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter...
Vocals, Piano - David WilcoxDavid WilcoxDavid Wilcox may refer to:*David Wilcox , Canadian rock musician*David Wilcox , American folk musician*David Wilcox , member of band Triple 8...
Guitar, Vocals - Nanette WorkmanNanette WorkmanNanette Joan Workman is today a singer-songwriter, actress and author who has been based in Quebec, Canada during much of her career. She was raised by musician parents in Jackson, Mississippi where she began her first performances. She mainly performs in French although raised as a native...
Vocals
Other Musicians
- Tony D. Guitar
- John Ellis Guitar
- Michael Huston Guitar
- John King Guitar
- Drew NelsonDrew Nelson (musician)Drew Nelson is a Canadian blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. Nelson is particularly known for his slide guitar playing. He has been playing professionally for over thirty years.-History:...
Guitar - Steve Segal Guitar
- Greg "Frosty" Smith Guitar
- Tim Williams Guitar, Mandolin
- Doug CoxDoug CoxDoug Cox is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and music programmer, and is currently signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music.He is well known for his skills on the dobro and slide guitar...
Dobro - Aaron Joyce Dobro
- Robert Becker Bass
- Colin Bray Bass
- Chris Byrne Bass
- John Dymond Bass
- Gregg Fancy Bass
- Russell Jackson Bass
- Kit Johnson Bass
- Randy Kempf Bass
- Tom Knowles Bass
- Fred LaRose Bass
- Mike Lent Bass
- Keith Lowe Bass
- Lee Oliphant Bass
- Al Richardson Bass
- Brian Smith Bass
- Jay Stevens Bass
- Gary Bowman Keyboards
- Ron Casat Piano
- Andrew Glover Keyboards
- Graham Guest Piano
- Darryl Havers Keyboards
- John "Babbacombe" Lee Keyboards
- Rob Phillips Piano
- Doug RileyDoug RileyDoug Riley, CM was a Canadian musician. Born in Toronto, Ontario and informally referred to as "Doctor Music", he spent two decades with the Famous People Players as its musical director, besides his participation on over 300 album projects in various genres...
Keyboards - John Lee Sanders Keyboards
- Rick Jeffrey Harmonica
- Jimmy Boudreau Drums
- Terry Brown Drums
- Gary Craig Drums
- Jeff Lisk Drums
- Steve Lund Drums
- Blake Manning Drums
- Steve Nelson Drums
- Elliot Polsky Drums
- Al Webster Drums
- Colleen Allen Saxophone
- Dave BabcockDave BabcockDave Babcock is a Canadian saxophonist, singer, bandleader and producer who is originally from Vancouver, British Columbia.-Styles:Earlier in Dave's career the styles of music he was most interested in and comfortable playing were blues, jazz and R&B. He plays all saxophones but mostly tenor for...
Saxophone - Carrie Chesnutt Saxophone
- Chris Gale Saxophone
- Steve Hilliam Saxophone
- Ken Hoffman Saxophone
- Richard UnderhillRichard UnderhillRichard Underhill is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. A founding member of the jazz fusion group The Shuffle Demons, he has toured Europe and Canada to critical acclaim for over 27 years. Underhill won a 2003 Juno Award for his jazz solo debut Tales from the Blue Lounge, and was nominated for the Prix...
Saxophone - Patricia Wheeler Saxophone
- Wayne Jackson Trumpet
- Tina Jones Trumpet
- Sarah McElcheran Trumpet
- Jesse ZubotJesse ZubotJesse Zubot is a Canadian musician primarily known for his unique violin playing. Zubot also works as a producer, engineer, and composer.-History:...
Fiddle
Other Credits
- Richard Flohil Liner NotesLiner notesLiner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
- Holger PetersenHolger PetersenHolger Petersen, CM is a Canadian businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster. He owns and operates the independent roots music label Stony Plain Records, and hosts the programs Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio One and Natch'l Blues on the CKUA Radio Network. Petersen was a founder of the...
Liner Notes - Mark Dutton Package Design
- Ron Yachimec Consultant