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CAT Episode 038 - Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Orleans)

Sittin' In With The CAT

Release Date: 06/02/2018

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was formed in 2001 by childhood friends who have released 8 rockin' studio albums every since.  Nearly 20 singles have landed on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.  Born and raised in Kentucky, their sound is Southern Rock with a harder edge.  Multi-award winning program director caught up with co-founders and on their tour bus before a show in June of 2023.  The guys provided insights on their music career, the magic of June 4th and their brand new album Screamin' At The Sky.  In our showcase segment, we feature the Blues Rock & Boogie band , who also have a...

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was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 as the drummer for .  His excellent, straight ahead, drumming can be found on 7 of the bands albums.  In addition, Artimus has released a handful of solo albums with his Artimus Pyle Band.  He was among the survivors of the tragic 1977 plane crash that killed the bands front man - Ronnie Van Zant and others.  In July of 2023 interview with , he talked about how he obtained his first name, his time with Skynyrd and his upcoming album.  He wrote the documentary movie , that was released in 2020.  In our...

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was vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for for 23 years.  Many of the bands' hits were written by him.  As a solo artist, David has a handful of albums he's released.  His other projects include producer for dozens of world-class artists.  Together, all of his projects have sold over 50 million units globally.  Multi-award winning program director sat down with David in July of 2011, who shared a highlight with Ambrosia, his work as producer, the diversity of the music projects he's been involved with and his The Secret of Movin' On album.   You'll find...

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, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of has headed the Australian band since its formation in 1980.  Releasing 25 albums throughout their career, the band was tapped for the Australian Recording Industry Association's Hall of Fame in 2010.  Steve has also released over a dozen solo albums and is a prolific songwriter.  has landed on the U.S. singles charts on several occastions with "Under The Milky Way" garnering enormous international success.  In our April of 2023 interview with , multi-award winning program director talked in depth about The Church's...

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was best known as the co-founder of and their lyricist and songwriter.  He's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the song "A Whiter Shade of Pale."  Towards the end of his career, he led , who released two albums, the last one titled In My Head.  Keith passed away on March 23, 2023.  Multi-award winning program director hooked up with Keith in April of 2009 to talk about his The Common Thread album, which included a highly-impressive group of singers including John Waite, Chris Thompson and Southside Johnny.  His final release with was The Well's On Fire, in...

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, lead vocalist for , comes from a musicial family that includes his father - famed film composer .  Growing up in the music industry introduced Joseph to many other musicians and styles of music.  Throughout his career, he has released nearly a dozen solo albums, not to mention the half dozen with Toto and numerous guest appearences on several dozen more.  He shares with producer and host, , insights from his younger years, hooking up with Toto, his latest album Denizen Tenant and Toto's latest studio release - Old Is New.  Be sure to check out more from his Toto...

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, guitarist/singer/songwriter for the founded the group in England in 1964 and they've had a presence on the British charts throughout their career.  Their music is made a mark in the progressive and folk rock genres.  We go back in our archives where producer and host features our June of 2009 visit with Dave.  He shares his insights into being the first UK band signed to A&M Records, the bands' Dancing To The Devils Beat album and much more!  The bands' upcoming release is titled The Magic Of It All.  In our showcase segment we feature the , a Grammy award...

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may be a relatively new band to many, but their members are longtime veterans of the music industry.  (featured in Episode 60) is a composer/musician/singer who appeared on albums by artists including Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett and Maria Muldaur.  She's released nine solo studio albums, too.  (featured on Episode 140) launched her career with the supergroup (including Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke) in 1987.  Since then, she's released six solo albums and recently 2 new singles with Animal Logic.  Touring and recording with Elton John and Rod Stewart, ...

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has been a member of Jimmy Buffett's since 1989 as lead guitarist and background vocalist.  He's co-written many songs with Jimmy throughout the years too!  Also an accomplished musician with his own band, Peter's released 25 albums throughout the years with his latest being Songs For Birds.  Multi-award winning program director hooked up backstage with Peter in December of 2022 to talk about his early career success when he had a chart-landing single with , working with and insights on his latest release.  Hear more from Jimmy and his bandmates on .  In our...

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World-class drummer Jerry Marotta has played on well over 100 albums throughout his storied career.  He was a member of Peter Gabriel's band, Hall & Oates, Indigo Girls and Orleans - just to name a few.  In 2002, he was a GRAMMY nominee playing on Tony Levin's song "Apollo."  Jerry is also a singer, composer and record producer.  In our April of 2018 interview, award-winning program director, Ray White, talks with Jerry about his his new album with Flav Martin - Soul Redemption, and about his early career with Orleans.  In our Showcase Segment, we'll feature Dave Matthews Band whose latest release is titled Come Tomorrow.  For additional information on our show, visit http://www.classicartiststoday.com