CAT Episode 091 - Leslie Mandoki (Mandoki Soulmates)
Leslie Mandoki, may not be well-known in the U.S., but the company he keeps is superb!\xa0 A German-Hungarian singer/songwriter/drummer/producer, Leslie is a leader of a European supergroup called Mandoki Soulmates.\xa0 Past and present members have included: Jack Bruce (Cream), Greg Lake (EL&P), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Eric Burton (The Animals), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann's Earth Band), Tony Carey, John Helliwell (Supertramp), David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears), Al Di Meola, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern and many more!\xa0 This progressive rock collaboration has produced several albums since 1993 with the latest project, a double-album titled Living In The Gap/Hungarian Pictures.\xa0 Multi-award winning program director Ray White hooked up with Leslie in October of 2020 to talk about his rise on the international music scene, the world-class musicians in Soulmates and their latest project.\xa0 In our showcase segment, we look back at the career of the legendary guitarist and bandleader, Eddie Van Halen, who passed away on October 6, 2020 from cancer.\xa0 Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, Van Halen has sold over 80 million albums worldwide.\xa0 Their last studio album was A Different Kind of Truth.\xa0 The CAT is totally international on this episode.\xa0 We Rock the World...on Classic Artists Today.