Duke Robillard stands out as one of the top blues guitarists of his generation.  However, his repertoire includes swing, jazz, standards and rockabilly, too.  BB King called him, "One of the great players."  Duke's career was launched when he co-founded Roomful of Blues in 1967.  Then in 1990, he became a member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds.  Most of his career, Duke has been the leader of his own band.  He's received multi-Grammy nominations and was voted the prestigious W.C. Handy blues award  4 straight years during the early 2000's.  Multi-award winning program director Ray White, caught up with Duke backstage in June of 2011 to talk about his stints in Roomful and Thunderbirds, playing with Blues' greats, and his Passport To The Blues album.  In our showcase segment, Lisa Davis - Coool CAT's "Hostess with the Mostest," features a tribute to Dr. John, the Night Tripper, who won six Grammy awards and also was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.  His last studio album, before passing on June 6, 2019, was Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch.  Learn more about our show by visiting us at Coool CAT - "Where Old School is New School...Again."

Keyboardist, songwriter and bandleader Lao Tizer, pushes the envelope in the contemporary jazz genre.  Consistently surrounding his enormous talents with other world-class musicians, his music is always "fusion-fresh," combining various music genres.  Multi-award winning musicologist and syndicated radio producer Ray White catches up with Lao on the road to talk about the convergence of audio/video and the unique music styles incorporated in his music.  His latest album is Songs From The Swinghouse.  Lisa Davis, your "Hostess With The Mostess," features R&B star Brian McKnight in our showcase segment.  Brian's garnered 16 Grammy nominations over his career.  His latest single is When I'm Gone.  Learn more about our show by visiting our web site - Coool CAT - "Where Old School Is New School...Again."