CAT Episode 201 - John Waite (The Babys/Bad English)
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launched his career in 1975 as a member of . After 5 studio albums the original group disbanded and his solo career was launched. In 1988, John fronted , a super group with members that had outstanding careers with Journey and Styx. In 1995, John returned to his solo work and later joined a tour with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band. Producer and host caught up with John back in 2011 to talk about his then current album Rough & Tumble, the groups Bad English and The Babys and he shared his insights on Ringo. John's latest project is an EP titled...
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CAT Episode 200 - Best Of The CAT: Vol. 4
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Time to celebrate our 4th "Best of The CAT" show, in our series. We highlight the most popular episodes from #151 to #199. The people's choice was (Boston, Orion The Hunter, RTZ and ) who is featured on Episode 187. Also towards the top of the list was ! Dave (Bucket) Colwell, who played on their last studio album - Back On Track and was also in Bad Company for 12 years, joins us. Listen to the full show on Episode 166. We close out this "Best Of The CAT" show with . Steve Kilbey the singer/songwriter/bassist for the band he founded in 1980,...
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CAT Episode 199 - Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
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was co-founder/singer/guitarist for who were founded in 1969. With Grand Funk he had 6 Platinum and 3 Gold records from 1969 to 1975. In 1976, Mark went on to release 7 solo albums including his latest Closer To My Home that dropped in 2024. In our May of 2025 interview with Mark, multi-award winning program director delves into many of his career highlights going back to his breakthrough in the music industry, up to talking about his latest album release. In our showcase segment we also feature a band that launched their career in the late 1960's... whose brand new...
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CAT Episode 198 - Cy Curnin (The Fixx)
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has been the frontman for since they were formed in 1980. One of the few "classic" bands with their originial members today, they have produced a Platinum and Gold albums in their careers, with 16 songs landing on various singles charts. Multi-award winning program director sat down backstage with Cy in April of 2025 to talk about major events during the career of the band, his latest solo EP - My Own Worst Enemy, the latest album by The Fixx - Every Five Seconds and other awesome happenings. In our showcase segment we continue to focus on bands that launched in the 1980's...
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CAT Episode 197 - Brad Gillis (Night Ranger)
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has been the guitarist for since they were formed in 1982. Throughout the years, the band has released over a dozen studio albums and collectively had two Platinum and three Gold releases. On Part Two of our interview with Brad (you'll find Part One on Episode 10) he touches on his early years in music, work with "The Prince of Darkness," Night Ranger's 2011 major tour and album Somewhere In California. Night Ranger's latest studio album is titled ATBPO. The great of is featured in our showcase segment. His new band is and their latest album is Stygian...
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CAT Episode 196 - Emerson Hart (Tonic)
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co-founded in 1993 and is their lead vocalist and plays rhythm guitar. The band has received two Grammy award nominations and has a Platinum album to their credit. Tonic's latest release is a single titled "To Be Loved." On the solo front, Emerson has released 3 solo albums. His latest single is "I Look For You." Reaching back in our archives, multi-award winning program director caught up with Emerson in May of 2015 before his solo performance in Myrtle Beach, SC to talk about the transition from the band to his solo work, differences between his music with...
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CAT Episode 195 - Duane Betts
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, guitarist/singer/songwriter, heads up his band Duane Betts and Palmetto Motel and is a co-founder of . He is the son of the late Allman Brothers Band's co-founder, . Throughout the years you'd find Duane in various bands including Dawes, Puddle of Mudd, Whitestarr, Jamtown and Dickey Betts & Great Southern. Multi-award winning program director caught up with Duane out on tour with Little Feat in October of 2024 who touched on his early career highlights, being the son of a legendary rock star and his recent albums - Wild and Precious Life and Bless Your Heart. In...
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CAT Episode 194 - Jeff Pilson (Foreigner/Dokken) Pt. 2
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, bassist & keyboardist for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band , has held down the bottom for the band for over 20 years. In high demand by other groups during his career, you'll also find him recording and/or touring with other bands including , , , and others. In Part 2 of our interview with Jeff, multi-award winning program director caught up with him in August of 2024 to talk about the future of Foreigner, The End Machine's The Quantum Phase album and Black Swan's latest release Generation Mind. Be sure to listen to Part 1 of our interview with Jeff on Episode...
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CAT Episode 193 - Jimi Haha (Jimmie's Chicken Shack)
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is the frontman for the band that launched in 1993 in Baltimore, MD. His career took off after signing with Elton John's Rocket Records in 1996. The band blends their alternative style with rock and funk to produce their driving sound. They've toured with 311, Live, Everclear, Fuel and others. In September of 2024, interviews Jimi and touched on the bands history with various record labels, the "Haha" name, their latest album 2econds, his band and plans for 2025. In our showcase segment we feature the most popular American band from the 1990's, whose...
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CAT Episode 192 - Joe Bonamassa
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is constantly listed towards the top of the lists of the best guitarists in the world. At the age of twelve he opened for the legendary B.B. King and was introduced to the world. Nominated for three Grammy Awards, Joe's won numerous other awards especially in the Blues world. Multi-award winning program director connected with him via telephone in August of 2024 to talk about his Live At The Hollywood Bowl album, playing concerts at many of the world famous concert halls, his activities during COVID, his latest with (who recently released "V") and much, much more. ...
info_outlineCy Curnin has been the frontman for The Fixx since they were formed in 1980. One of the few "classic" bands with their originial members today, they have produced a Platinum and Gold albums in their careers, with 16 songs landing on various singles charts. Multi-award winning program director Ray White sat down backstage with Cy in April of 2025 to talk about major events during the career of the band, his latest solo EP - My Own Worst Enemy, the latest album by The Fixx - Every Five Seconds and other awesome happenings. In our showcase segment we continue to focus on bands that launched in the 1980's featuring the latest on Depeche Mode, who in 2023 dropped Memento Mori and The Call who uncovered songs from back in the day and recently released them as The Lost Tapes. We're back from the 80's on this episode, from Classic Artists Today!