Rhett Miller co-founded the Old 97's in 1992 and the band has retained all of their original members since then. Considered by many as pioneers of the Alt-Country movement, today their music has elements of Americana, Indie Rock, and Power Pop. Throughout the years they've recorded over 20 projects with 7 singles landing on the adult album alternative charts. They were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony. Rhett shares with multi-award winning program director Ray White, the latest happenings with the band including insights on their American Primitive release and also touches on his solo albums including his latest - A Lifetime Of Riding By Night. In our showcase segment we feature Pete Yorn who has received two Gold records since launching his career in 1990. His upcoming album is All The Beauty. Dynamic indie rock stars are featured on this episode brought to you by your friends at Classic Artists Today.

Joe Deninzon is an electric violinist and vocalist who also plays guitar and mandolin. He's the leader of his band Stratospheerius and joined the progressive rock band Kansas in 2023. This elite musician has played on records and/or toured with icons like The Who, Bruce Springsteen and Richie Blackmore - just to name a few. Multi-award winning music director Ray White caught up with Joe during a recent break in Kansas' 2026 tour. He fills us in on his early breakout years, his latest album with Stratospheerius called Imposter! and how he was tapped by Kansas to to serve as their new violinist. In our showcase segment we feature a band that has sold over 100 million records globally- Journey. Their most recent album is Freedom and they could be wrapping up their career after the current "Final Frontier" tour. Don't miss this dynamic episode from The CAT!

Carbon Leaf recorded their first album in 1995 and haven't looked back since. Today, with over a dozen albums released as a leading independent band, they have been tapped for a handful of national awards - many for their outstanding songwriting talent. Multi-award winning program director Ray White hooked up with their frontman Barry Privett who filled us in with his insights into the bands' early years along with their latest release Time Is The Playground. Be sure to listen to much more from the band with his founding bandmates joining us on Episode 51. In our showcase segment we feature the latest on U2 whose latest EP is Easter Lily, O.A.R. who just released the single "Where Are We Right Now" and Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby who just dropped his new CD titled Indigo Park. Independent and Alternative sides of the music spectrum are featured in this addition of Classic Artists Today!