Ted Nugent, the Motor City Madman, has been rockin’ the world since his days with The Amboy Dukes, in 1965. Launching his solo career in 1975, the guitarist/vocalist has continued to rock the world ever since. From the late 1980’s until 2010, he hooked up with several other superstars from time-to-time as a member of Damn Yankees. Along with his music, Ted has written books, starred in television shows and shared his views on life, country and the American way wherever he goes. Award-winning program director Ray White, catches up with Ted to talk about his music influences and how they’ve affected his career and also his latest album – The Music Made Me Do It. In our Showcase Segment, we’ll feature the internationally acclaimed rockers Whitesnake, whose latest project is Flesh and Blood. For more information on our show visit us at Classic Artists Today.
Ray's passion for music and the musicians, started as a youth listening to transistor radios under the covers at bedtime. The bands and performers he liked, he followed throughout their career. In 2005 he was fed up with the evolution of a majority of the music the radio stations were playing and began investigating the bands he grew up listening to in the 1960's, 70's and 80's. Radio wasn't playing any of those band's "new" songs, just the "classic" hits. Researching the industry for a year, Ray launched Classic Artists Today syndicated radio show - featuring "new" songs by "classic" artists and included interviews and classic tracks too. The show was carried by several dozen radio stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. Featuring Rock/Pop musicians and bands, Ray and the show won several awards from New Music Weekly magazine. With the success of these shows, he launched Coool CAT syndicated radio show, 5 years later, featuring Soul/R&B/Smooth Jazz/Blues performers and bands. In 2017, Ray starting producing his show in a 30-minute podcast format. Today, you can hear his work at Sittin' In With The CAT and Sittin' In With The Coool CAT. The legacy continues!
