Jai Johanny Johanson aka Jaimoe is the only living original member of the Allman Brothers Band, that was formed in 1969. During his illustrious career he was also a member of Sea Level. Jaimoe presently leads a jazz-rock group called Jaimoe's

CAT Episode 172 - Don Dokken (Dokken)

29 days ago 31m 23s

Don Dokken launched Dokken 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 direc

CAT Epiosde 171 - Paul Nelson (Johnny Winter)

Mar 25th, 2024 29m 25s

Paul Nelson, a guitarist/record producer/songwriter won a Grammy award for Best Blues Album in 2015 for Johnny Winter's Step Back release. Paul's played with the elite guitarists in the world and was a phenomenal guitarist himself. He produce

CAT Episode 170 - Fred LeBlanc (Cowboy Mouth)

Mar 12th, 2024 29m 40s

Fred LeBlanc is a co-founder of Cowboy Mouth, 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 Cowboy Mouth, Fred

CAT Episode 169 - Better Than Ezra

Feb 20th, 2024 28m 56s

Better Than Ezra 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, Ray White, caught up with

CAT Episode 168 - Russ Kunkel (The Immediate Family)

Feb 10th, 2024 29m 17s

Russ Kunkel 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 ind

CAT Episode 167 - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

Jan 24th, 2024 32m 28s

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is one of the elite guitarists today. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers. His career on the national scene was launched in 1968 as a member of Ultimate Spinach. In 1972,

CAT Episode 166 - Humble Pie

Jan 14th, 2024 30m 29s

Humble Pie 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 origin

CAT Episode 165 - Ivan Neville

Dec 26th, 2023 31m 32s

Ivan Neville, son of Aaron Neville and nephew of the other Neville Brothers, has been on the national music scene since 1983. You'll find him on albums by his band Dumpstaphunk, his Dad, The Neville Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones a

CAT Episode 164 - Denny Tedesco (director of music documentaries)

Dec 13th, 2023 29m 16s

Denny Tedesco is director of the films The Wrecking Crew and the brand new release Immediate Family. 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 a

CAT Episode 163 - Jeff Berlin

Nov 26th, 2023 29m 13s

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 reco

CAT Episode 162 - Felix Cavaliere (The Young Rascals)

Nov 8th, 2023 33m 2s

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 seve

Cat Episode 161 - Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos

Oct 19th, 2023 29m 17s

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 Mul

CAT Episode 160 - Jimmy Buffett

Oct 2nd, 2023 30m 12s

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

CAT Episode 159 - Black Stone Cherry

Sep 22nd, 2023 30m 12s

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 wi

CAT Episode 158 - Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Sep 5th, 2023 32m 45s

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 w

CAT Episode 157 - David Pack (Ambrosia)

Aug 5th, 2023 32m 32s

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-

CAT Episode 156 - Steve Kilbey (The Church)

Jul 29th, 2023 30m 2s

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 Assoc

CAT Episode 155 - Keith Reid (Procol Harum)

Jul 11th, 2023 30m 35s

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 rel

CAT Episode 154 - Joseph Williams (Toto)

Jun 28th, 2023 28m 32s

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

CAT Episode 153 - Dave Cousins (Strawbs)

Jun 10th, 2023 29m 16s

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

The Refugees are featured

May 31st, 2023 33m 19s

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,

CAT Episode 151 - Peter Mayer (Jimmy Buffett)

May 7th, 2023 30m 6s

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

CAT Episode 150 - Best of the CAT: Vol. 3

Apr 23rd, 2023 30m

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

CAT Episode 149 - Marcy Levy (Eric Clapton)

Apr 10th, 2023 28m 59s

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 w