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Sittin" in with the CAT

Classic Artists Today, LLC

This show features interviews with legacy bands and performers from the Classic Rock, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Pop and Oldies genres. Ray White, multi-award nominated host of Classic Artists Today and Coool CAT, internationally syndicated radio show, brings you the latest from the musicians from the 60"s, 70"s, 80"s and 90"s who have sold hundreds of millions of albums. We"ll talk with them about the past...present...and future.

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33:26

CAT Episode 144 - Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown)

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2023/01/22

Kim Simmonds formed Savoy Brown in 1965 and was one of the pioneers in the Blues Rock genre. The bands' heyday was in the early 1970's. Considered one of the premier guitarists, Kim and Savoy Brown have released nearly 50 albums throughout his career. In this tribute to Kim, who passed away on December 13, 2022, we reach back in our archives and share our April of 2007 interview with him. Award-winning program director Ray White talked with Kim about his Steel album, performing as a power trio

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33:24

CAT Episode 143 - Waddy Wachtel (The Immediate Family)

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2023/01/05

Waddy Wachtel is recognized as one of the "go-to" guitarists in the rock world. He's also an elite composer and record producer. You'll find his work showcased on many albums by Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon - just to name a few. In 2020, he co-founded a unique group of iconic musicians who have played together for decades but never had their own band, until The Immediate Family. Waddy shares his insights with multi-award winning program director Ray

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29:49

CAT Episode 142 - Holiday Special 2022

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2022/12/17

Jim Babjak co-founded The Smithereens in 1980, and joins us on our Holiday Special! Jim just released the 45 single (and streaming of course) of his "It's Love on Christmas Day" tune. The Smithereens released their Christmas with the Smithereens album in 2007. Peter Mayer, lead guitarist and vocalist for Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, also hangs out with us to talk about the season and holiday music on his A Junkman's Christmas and Stars and Promises releases. Jimmy, and his Coral Reefer

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35:19

CAT Episode 141 - Billy Sherwood (Yes/Arc of Life)

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2022/12/04

Billy Sherwood first started performing with YES back in 1994, becoming a full-time member in 2015. Billy's been involved with all aspects of the music business during his career and launched several other bands including Arc of Life, Circa, Lodgic, World Trade and The Prog Collective - just to name a few. He's performed on dozens and dozens of albums and led many tribute projects, too. Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Billy in January 2021 to capture insights from

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29:17

CAT Episode 140 - Deborah Holland (Animal Logic)

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2022/11/21

Deborah Holland along with music icons Stewart Copeland (Police) and Stanley Clarke formed Animal Logic back in 1987 and went on to record two albums over the next several years. After 30+ years...they're back! Singer/Songwriter Holland joins multi-award winning program director Ray White to share her insights on their new music , playing with the rock and jazz legends, and starring on the late night talk shows plus much more. Deborah's latest solo project was Fine, Thank You! She's also working

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31:48

CAT Episode 139 - John Wetton (Asia/King Crimson)

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2022/11/05

John Wetton left his footprint on many of progressive rock's greatest bands: Asia, King Crimson, U.K., Roxy Music, Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash, just to name a few. A singer, songwriter and bassist, his greatest fame came as frontman of the 1980's supergroup Asia. John passed away, much too young, on January 31, 2017. On this episode we celebrate John and the 40th anniversary of the debut Asia album that sold over 10 million albums worldwide and was Billboard magazine's #1 album of 1982. We

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31:28

CAT Episode 138 - Robin Lane (and the Chartbusters)

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2022/10/15

Robin Lane launched her career in the late 1970's fronting her band, The Chartbusters. Iconic music producer Jerry Wexler (Aretha Franklin, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits), signed the band to Warner Brothers Records. Throughout the years Robin has released 13 albums - 5 with The Chartbusters and 8 as an solo artist. Her latest release is Dirt Road To Heaven. We talked with Robin about Jerry's work with the band, working with Neil Young and Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles, and her

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28:47

CAT Episode 137 - Brett Scallions (Fuel)

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2022/10/02

Brett Scallions was the original lead singer and guitarist for Fuel, who produced multi-platinum albums in the late 1990's and early 2000's. He was with the band for 23 years, until 2020. His latest band, Melody Brothers, are planning on releasing an album during the late Fall of 2022. Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Brett before a show in June of 2014 to talk about Fuel's latest ablum, Puppet Strings, and the bands many songs featured in the movies along with

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27:18

CAT Episode 136 - David Freiberg (Jefferson...

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2022/09/18

David Freiberg took his music career to a higher level in San Francisco as a founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service in 1965. A multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, David went on to spend a little time with Jefferson Airplane and ultimately co-founded Jefferson Starship in 1974. Multi-award winning program director Ray White hooked up with David in September of 2022 and ventured back to his early years - hooking up with members of Quicksilver, the transition to Jefferson Starship and the

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28:52

CAT Episode 135 - Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd & the...

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2022/09/04

Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters launched the band back in 1984. After releasing several albums the band hit it big with the Platinum selling release Sister Sweetly in 1993. Today, after producing over a dozen albums, the band is still playing dozens of shows each year and dropping new singles on a regular basis. Mult-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Todd backstage to talk about the bands rise to fame, insights into their million selling album Sister

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33:20

CAT Episode 134 - Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/Cactus)

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2022/08/22

Carmine Appice is a legendary drummer that's influenced many of rocks' most famous drummers. He launched on the music scene back in 1967 as a founding member of the ground breaking band, Vanilla Fudge. His storied career included launching Cactus, Beck/Bogert/Appice and playing with Rod Stewart on 4 of his albums. You can find Carmine playing in numerous other bands and on nearly 100 albums. In September of 2014, award-winning program director Ray White sat down with Carmine at his hotel to talk

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31:07

CAT Episode 133 - Richie Furay (Buffalo...

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2022/08/06

Richie Furay, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Buffalo Springfield, launched his music career with the Au Go-Go Singers in the early 1960's. One of rock's premier singer/songwriters, Richie's career continued to prosper with country rock legends Poco and also the Souther-Hillman-Furay band. Releasing 9 solo studio albums along the way, his latest is In The Country. Multi-award winning program director Ray White hooked up with Richie in June of 2022 to talk about his latest album,

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29:48

CAT Episode 132 - Audie Desbrow (Great White)

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2022/07/24

Audie Desbrow has been a steady force, as drummer in Great White since 1985. In the bands' early days you'd find them on tour with Kiss, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper and many other mainstream rock bands of that time. After several vocalist changes and 13 albums, Great White is still rockin' audiences today! Multi-award winning program director, Ray White, caught up with Audie in November of 2012 to talk about his favorite drummers of his youth, how he hooked up with Great White, the bands'

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28:58

CAT Episode 131 - Tab Benoit

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2022/07/11

Tab Benoit has a heritage from the deep south in Louisiana. He's an amazing guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who parlays his roots into an awesome sound of blues and blues rock music. A Grammy nominee, Tab's also garnered numerous other accolades including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year awards along with many Blues Music Awards, You'll also find him in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Multi award-winning program director Ray White hung out with Tab at his tour bus in May of 2022 to talk

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30:58

CAT Episode 130 - Andy Fraser (Free)

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2022/06/25

Andy Fraser was originial member and bassist for the band Free, who were formed in 1968. He was just 15 years old at the time. He wrote the mega-hit "All Right Now" for the band and also "Every Kinda People" that Robert Palmer recorded in 1978. Andy was also briefly in John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers group. Ray White, multi-award winning program director, reached back in CAT's archives to retrieve our interview with Andy from March of 2010, 5-years before his passing, to share insights from

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32:27

CAT Episode 129 - Burleigh Drummond (Ambrosia)

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2022/06/04

Burleigh Drummond is co-founder of Ambrosia, a band launched in 1970. His drumming and percussion work has been a mainstay in the five-time Grammy nominated group throughout the years. In our interview with multi-award winning program director Ray White, Burleigh shares with us the transition of Ambrosia from a progressive rock band to one geared more towards popular music, the bands' latest work and his band Tin Drum, that includes his wife Mary Harris - a singer and keyboardist who was in Jimmy

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32:13

CAT Episode 128 - John McFee (The Doobie Brothers)

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2022/05/22

John McFee of The Doobie Brothers is nearing nearly 30 years as a full-time member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band. This multi-instrumentalist was a co-founder of Southern Pacific and played with numerous notable musicians including Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Huey Lewis and The Grateful Dead. In November of 2008 multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with John at his hotel, before hitting the stage, to talk about several highlights of his musical career, life as a

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29:55

CAT Episode 127 - Bill Payne (Little Feat)

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2022/05/07

Bill Payne co-founded Little Feat back in 1969. Throughout the years his keyboard work, along with his excellent songwriting and singing skills, have been a mainstay of the band. These fantastic attributes has elevated him to one of the most sought after musicians in the world. You'll find Bill on records by The Doobie Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Bob Seger, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Buffett and dozens more. In Ray White's April of 2022 interview with Bill, he shares his insights on the

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33:13

CAT Episode 126 - Zephyr

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2022/04/16

Zephyr was a rock band with blues and jazz undertones that emerged on the national music scene in 1969 and followed with 4 albums. Candy Givens' vocals were powerful and stood side-by-side with Janis Joplin and Grace Slick as the leading ladies fronting rock bands back in the day. The legendary guitarist Tommy Bolin, also helped launch the band as his career took off. Zephyr's co-founder David Givens and band member Jock Bartley (who co-founded Firefall) shares their unique insights about the

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32:42

CAT Episode 125 - Gregg Rolie (Santana/Journey)

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2022/04/02

Gregg Rolie can be found in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice! Inducted in 1998 as a co-founder of Santana and again in 2017 as an original member of Journey. Throughout his career, Gregg sang and has been keyboardist in other groups including The Storm, Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band and has released over a half-dozen solo albums since 1985. Award-winning program director Ray White caught up with Gregg in March of 2009 to talk about his music heritage, how the blues impacted the sound of

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