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Jeff Berlin 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...

Felix Cavaliere co-founded The Young Rascals in 1965.  As singer/songwriter/keyboardist, they had nine Top 20 hits from 1966-1968.  Throughout the years, Felix has released several solo albums, launched a band called Treasure, and recorded several releases with Steve Cropper .  You'll find him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame and tapped for numerous other awards, too.  M...

Anthony Rosano guitarist/singer/songwriter, and his band The Conqueroos have been at the top of several blues rock charts during the past 5+ years and are a rising star in this genre.  They've opened shows for Bob Seger, ZZ Top, Styx, Gov't Mule, Humble Pie and other classic rock bands.  In this special edition of our show, multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Anthony and...

Jimmy Buffett was a icon in the world of popular music.  The king of feel good, partytime music, he released over 30 albums during his musical career - including 8 Gold and 9 Platinum or Multi-Platinum albums.  His music put us all in a certain carefree state-of-mind.  Besides his music, Jimmy was a best-selling author and an entrepreneur who launched numerous multi-million dollar business venture...

Black Stone Cherry 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 Ray White caught up with co-founders Chris Robertson and John Fred Young on their tour bus before a...

Artimus Pyle was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 as the drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd .  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 Ray...

David Pack was vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for Ambrosia 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 Ray White sat down with David...

Steve Kilbey , vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of The Church 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.  The Church has landed on the U.S. singles c...

Keith Reid was best known as the co-founder of Procol Harum 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 The Keith Reid Project , who released two albums, the last one titled In My Head .  Keith passed away on March 23, 2023.  Multi-award winning program director Ray White hooked up with Kei...

Joseph Williams , lead vocalist for Toto , comes from a musicial family that includes his father - famed film composer John Williams .  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 sh...

Dave Cousins , guitarist/singer/songwriter for the Strawbs 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 Ray White features our June of 2009 visit with Dave.  He shares his insights into being the first UK band sig...

The Refugees may be a relatively new band to many, but their members are longtime veterans of the music industry.  Wendy Waldman (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.  Deborah Holland (featured on Episode 140) launched her career with the super...

Peter Mayer has been a member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band 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 Ray White hooked up backstage with Pet...

Poco , Santana , Journey , The Byrds ...original members of these iconic bands, we have them on this "fan favorites" episode from our last 50 shows.  Poco's Rusty Young (Episode 103) and Paul Cotton (Episode 110), Santana and Journey's Gregg Rolie (Episode 125), and The Byrds's Chris Hillman (Episode 104) join award-winning producer and host Ray White on this very special show.  They share with us...

Marcy Levy aka Marcella Detroit returns for part 2 of our interview from January 2023.  She's sang with the superstars of rock including Eric Clapton, Elton John and Bob Segar.  On this episode, rock music guru Ray White continues his session with  Marcy to talk more about her days with Eric Clapton, collaboration with Siobhan Fahey ( Bananarama ) in Shakespears Sister and a phenomenal recording s...

David Paich is the co-founder, keyboardist, principal songwriter, music director and a vocalist for the multi-Grammy award winning band Toto .  Along with his work with Toto , David is in high-demand as a songwriter, producer and session musician, having played integral roles in projects by Michael Jackson, Boz Scaggs, Aretha Franklin, The Doobie Brothers and Rod Stewart - just to name a few.  Thr...

Dean Daughtry , keyboardist, was with the Classics IV during their heyday in the late 1960's when the band had three songs reach the Top 5 on the pop charts.  In 1970, Dean was a co-founder of the Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) with other members of The Candymen , with whom Dean was also a member of in his early years.  For nearly 50 years Dean was a mainstay in ARS , which has had six Top 20 hits. ...

Marcy Levy aka Marcella Detroit , singer/songwriter/muscian, launched her career on the national scene performing with Bob Seger in 1972.  Touring with Leon Russell, she caught the attention of Eric Clapton and her career took off.  You'll find her stellar vocal talents and songwriting skills on six of Clapton's albums from 1975-1985.  While with Eric, in 1982, she signed with a major record label...

Jim Babjak , guitarist/vocalist, co-founded The Smithereens in 1980.  The band was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2018.  Throughout the years, the band has released over a dozen studio albums.  After lead singer/guitarist Pat DiNizio passed away in 2017, the other original members of the band have incorporated "guest vocalists," Marshall Crenshaw and Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms...

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.  Awar...

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 ba...

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 ho...

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-...

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...

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...