I Got The Blues … The Canadian Blues

I Got The Blues … The Canadian Blues is an introduction to Canadian Blues Music for the general public.

It explains the origins of Blues music and how it evolved from Africa to the Southern USA and than went North to Canada.

It features interviews with Danielle Lemieux and Brian Edgar of Jitterbug Swing, Rita Chiarelli, Jerry Dugger, Rick Weston, Bob Walsh, Otis Grand, Harmonica Zeke, Michael Nerenberg, Bryan Lee, Steve Hill, Mike Goudreau and the Boppin'Blues Band, Todd Littlefield, Stephen Barry of the Stephen Barry Band, Morgan Davis, Dutch Mason, Lou Simon, Andy J. Forest ...

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In memory of Dutch Mason, (1938 - 2006) 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. Dutch Mason is known as the Prime Minister of the Blues.

In memory of Bob Walsh, (1947 - 2016) the 'patriarche du blues québécois' who passed away Nov. 15th 2016. Ray managed to do a candid interview with Bob Walsh in his home. It was 1996 and we witness the launch of Bob Walsh's first CD at the Cabaret Lion d'Or .

I Got The Blues … The Canadian Blues aired on CTV Montreal in the fall of 1997.

It is written directed and produced by Ray Roth - © 2019 Ray Roth

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