Jimi Haha is the frontman for the band Jimmie's Chicken Shack 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, Ray White interviews Jimi and touched on the bands history with various record labels, the "Haha" name, their latest album 2econds, his Jarflys band and plans for 2025.  In our showcase segment we feature the most popular American band from the 1990's, Pearl Jam whose latest album is Dark Matter.  We close out our show with a group that has 2 Platinum and 4 Gold albums, 311, whose new release is titled Full Bloom.  Rock music at the core, on this edition from your rockin' friends at the CAT!

Joe Bonamassa 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 Ray White 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 Black Country Communion (who recently released "V") and much, much more.  Check out more from Joe on Episode 19.  In our showcase segment, we look back at highlights of another excellent guitarist -John Sykes, who played with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.  He succumbed to cancer in December of 2024.  We have superb rock guitarists on this episode, brought to you by your friends at Classic Artists Today.  Let 'em rip!