CAT Episode 133 - Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield/Poco)
Release Date: 08/06/2022
CAT Episode 172 - Don Dokken (Dokken)
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launched in 1978. The Grammy nominated band has had three Platinum albums and ten Top 40 hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts. Their latest studio release is 2023's Heaven Comes Down. Multi-award winning program director caught up with Don in November of 2012, in this legacy edition of the , to talk about their Broken Bones album and other key insights into the band's history. In our "showcase segment" we feature - a band made up of superstars Joe Bonamassa, longtime member of Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes, son of Led Zepplin drummer John Bonham, Jason, and former...
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CAT Epiosde 171 - Paul Nelson (Johnny Winter)
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, a guitarist/record producer/songwriter won a Grammy award for Best Blues Album in 2015 for Step Back release. Paul's played with the elite guitarists in the world and was a phenomenal guitarist himself. He produced albums and toured with for several years until Johnny passed in 2014. Working with many of the blues and rock greats, he also found time to release several of his own projects. In November of 2023, multi-award winning program director hung out with to talk about his guitar training, several of his projects and hooking up with Johnny Winter. I was...
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CAT Episode 170 - Fred LeBlanc (Cowboy Mouth)
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is a co-founder of , a Louisiana band formed in 1990. Along with drumming, he's the vocalist for the band too. Throughout the years the band has performed for over 10 million people. Before forming , Fred was in the "cowpunk" band . Multi-award winning program director caught up with Fred on a windy oceanfront day to talk about the band's unique sound, their relationship with their devoted fans, their latest music and support of worthy causes like . In our showcase segment we feature whose latest album is Saviors, along with country rock stalwarts , who...
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CAT Episode 169 - Better Than Ezra
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was formed in 1988 in Louisiana. Their first major label album, Deluxe, went Platinum. Throughout the years a dozen of their singles have landed on the charts. Multi-award winning program director, , caught up with co-founders and backstage at their show to talk about their All Together Now album, the early days of the band and their approach in writing songs and putting together albums. Billboard tapped the band as one of the "100 Greatest Alternative Artists of All Time." They've released several singles recently from their forthcoming album and have a full...
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CAT Episode 168 - Russ Kunkel (The Immediate Family)
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is one of the most sought after drummers in the world. A renowned session player, he has recorded or performed for the likes of Jimmy Buffett, CS&N, Stevie Nicks, Carole King, Dan Fogelberg and many more superstars in the music industry. He's produced nearly two dozen albums, too! He started to make a name for himself at L.A.'s Whiskey a Go Go, in the late 1960's. Multi award-winning program director hung out with Russ in Charlottesville, VA during the Virginia Film Festival to preview the movie () and talk about his new band - which includes super session...
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CAT Episode 167 - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
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is one of the elite guitarists today. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of . His career on the national scene was launched in 1968 as a member of . In 1972, Skunk became a founding member of , playing on their first three albums. Joining the Doobies in 1974, after doing session work on several of their earlier albums, he was with the band until 1979. Most of his musical career was dedicated to doing session work for many other bands and artists. In our November of 2023 interview, multi-award winning program director caught up...
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CAT Episode 166 - Humble Pie
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came together in 1969 led by Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton. Many regarded the band as the first supergroup in rock music. Throughout the years the band has experienced numerous changes. The current group is still led by originial member Jerry Shirley including members with impressive music resumes. Multi award-winning program director caught up with bandmates (Bad Company) and to talk about the new "Legacy" band, some history of the iconic group along with touching on their music careers. In our showcase segment we feature (Mott The Hoople) whose...
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CAT Episode 165 - Ivan Neville
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, son of and nephew of the other , has been on the national music scene since 1983. You'll find him on albums by his band , his Dad, , Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones and many others. Ivan is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. Multi-award winning program director , sat down backstage with Ivan to talk about his new solo album - Touch My Soul, his collaborations, the possibility of a next generation Neville Brothers Band and much more. In our showcase segment we close out 2023 with two other bands who had excellent albums during the year: with Danse...
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CAT Episode 164 - Denny Tedesco (director of music documentaries)
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is director of the films and the brand new release . Both of these documentary films are about world-class musicians that you'll find on hundreds of albums and thousands of songs by artists who are in numerous Hall of Fame's and won hundreds of Grammy awards. Played in film festivals around the United States, Immediate Family has garnered well over a dozen awards and is released to theaters everywhere on December 15, 2023. Multi-award winning program director caught up with Denny at the Virginia Film Festival in October of 2023 before the viewing of this fantastic...
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CAT Episode 163 - Jeff Berlin
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is known among bass players as one of the elite. His one-of-a-kind tone, jaw dropping techniques and highly advanced harmonic approaches to the bass puts him near the top. In addition to his 12 solo albums, you'll find him on recordings and live performances with Anderson/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe, Allan Holdsworth, Bruford, David Sancious, Janis Ian and dozens more. Multi award-winning program director caught up with in November of 2022 to talk about his start in the music business, his early years playing progressive rock, and his latest album Jack Songs - featuring a "who's...
info_outlineRichie 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, his beginning in the music industry, playing at one of the top music festivals of all-time and the reunion of Buffalo Springfield. Our showcase segment features Richie's Buffalo Springfield bandmate Stephen Stills, who released an album in 2017, with his former sweetheart Judy Collins, titled Everybody Knows. The legacy continues...on Classic Artists Today!