Randle Chowning founded the Ozark Mountain Daredevils in 1971. As Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist, he was with the band during their heyday from the early to mid 1970’s. After leaving the band Randle teamed with fellow Daredevil bandmate, Larry Lee, to form Beyond Reach. Throughout the years he has also released numerous solo projects including many of his friends. His latest compilation is titled Sworn Testimony. Randle joins your host, Ray White, and takes you down memory lane from his Daredevil days in the 70’s until now. In our showcase segment we have the spotlight on the frontman for Wet Willie, Jimmy Hall, who’s featured on our Episode 111. His latest release is Ready Now. Americana at it’s best, right here on the CAT!
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!
