Glen Burtnik, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is best know for his stints with Styx in the early 1990’s and early 2000’s. From the Jersey Shore, his big break came when he was selected to play a lead role in the Broadway musical review – Beatlemania. As a songwriter, Glen wrote numerous songs for many artists that received a great deal of airplay. He’s recorded over a half-dozen solo albums and with Styx, you’ll find him on two studio releases and several live recordings. Since 2009, he’s been the frontman for The Orchestra, made up of musicians that played with the Electric Light Orchestra and Electric Light Orchestra Part II. You’ll also find Glen as a member of The Weeklings and he’s played in several other bands and projects throughout his career, too! The CAT hits another home run with this super interview and show!!
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!
