Sittin' in with the CAT

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...

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 ab...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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 Novembe...

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.  Mu...

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...

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 w...

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...

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 Buf...

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...

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 ca...

Edwin McCain is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who hails from Charleston, SC.  He hit the charts back in the late 1990's and early 2000's with four Top 40 songs.  A good friend of Hootie and the Blowfish, they hit the charts about the same time.  Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Edwin in June of 2012 to talk about his Mercy Bound album, touring - being a "road warri...

Bill Leverty co-founded FireHouse in the mid-1980's.  The band, with Bill's great guitar work, was signed to Epic Records in 1989 and hit the big time with their double-platinum debut, self-titled album in 1990.  The band garnered several music awards in 1991 including the American Music Award.  FireHouse has released 8 albums throughout the years and Bill has recorded 5 solo projects with his lat...

Dar Williams is one of the premier singer-songwriters in America today.  You'll find her playing at many of the folk/americana festivals around the country, playing her guitar and singing her songs about life and the world we live in.  She's released over 20 projects throughout her career and has contributed to over a half-dozen compilation albums.  During 1995 she landed a song on the Top 20 of B...

Martin Turner co-founded Wishbone Ash in 1969 as their bass player and vocalist.  The band was known for their twin lead guitars, melodic songwriting and complex musical arrangements.  Martin's heydays with the band lasted through 1980.  Award-winning  program director and syndicated radio host, Ray White , caught up with Martin in June of 2013 to talk about his career highlights with Wishbone Ash...

Peter Rivera was the lead singer and drummer for Rare Earth , that was formed in the late 1960's.  They had 12 singles land on the charts.  This episode is part two of our conversation with Peter in February 2021.  Part one can be found on Episode 099 .  He provides his insights into his days at Motown Records and the bands connection with Stevie Wonder, breaking barriers by recording longer songs...

Henry Gross started as an original member of the 50's rock and roll revival group, Sha Na Na in 1969.  In that same year, the band played Woodstock .  After a year with them, Henry signed with a major record label and built his career ever since then.  Along with his Top 10 hit "Shannon", Henry's singles have launched on the charts an additional 8 times.  He has released nearly two dozen albums th...

Eric Gales launched his music career signing with a major label at 16 years old.  His first single was Top 10 on the "mainstream rock chart," and his career was off and running.  Throughout his music career, the road for Eric has had its ups and downs, but today he's back stronger than ever - getting ready to release his 19th album.  Award-winning program director Ray White hooked up with Eric bac...

The Yardbirds formed in London in 1963 and launched the careers of three of the greatest guitarists in Rock and Roll history - Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.  Inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, the band had 5 Top 20 hits in the U.S.  Their albums landed on the charts 6 times leading to the band being named by Rolling Stone magazine as "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." ...

10,000 Maniacs were mainstays in the alternative rock genre in the late 1980's through the mid-1990's.  Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, the multi-platinum selling band maintains their free-flowing sound today with their lead singer and violinist Mary Ramsey , front and center.  The bands co-founder, Steve Gustafson joins Mary in huddling up on their tour bus, before performing in Sep...

Al Stewart is a phenomenal folk-rock musician who has 16 studio albums, since the late 1960's.  After releasing 6 albums he hit paydirt on his Year of The Cat release in 1976.  The album was certified platinum and to celebrate its 45th anniversary, a remastered release has recently been issued which includes previously unreleased concert tracks.  Ray White , the CAT's award-winning program directo...

Firefall's drummer Sandy Ficca and lead vocalist/guitarist Gary Jones join us on this episode.  Award-winning program director Ray White talked with the two newest members (Sandy since 1984 and Gary since 2014) in August of 2021, about the band's newest album Comet and their songwriting contributions to the first studio album by Firefall since 1994.  Be sure to hear from other members of the band...