Pablo Cruise, formed in 1973, had two platinum albums and five Top 25 singles during their career.  Since the mid-1980's the band periodically played for special events and occasions.  In 2017 the band started playing again on a regular basis.  In our August of 2021 interview, the CAT's Ray White caught up with Cory Lerios and David Jenkins after their live performance to talk about the early days of the band, their new single Breathe and much more.  In our showcase segment we feature the latest from The Doobie Brothers, who will release a new album in the fall of 2021 titled Liberte.  We'll close out our show with a tribute to to one of rock's favorite drummers Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones, who passed away on August 24, 2021 at the age of 80.  A jammed packed 30-minutes of the best from Rock and Roll...we've got it on Classic Artists Today.   

Jimmy Hall, co-founder of Wet Willie in 1970, has been part of the foundation of southern rock for over 50 years.  The band has had 8 charting albums throughout their career.  Jimmy, singer/saxophonist/harmonicist, has also released 10 albums as a solo artist or collaborator.  Multi-award winning program director, Ray White, caught up with Jimmy by the oceanfront in September of 2010 to talk about his Build Your Own Fire album, Wet Willie and being one of the key bands on the legendary record labels -Capricorn Records.  In our showcase segment we honor the late, and great Dusty Hill of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band ZZ Top, who passed away on July 28, 2021.  You can call it country or southern rock... we have the groundbreaking bands right here on Classic Artists Today.