CAT Episode 177 - Leon Medica (LeRoux)
Sittin' in with the CAT
English - June 28, 2024 13:12 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMusic Arts Performing Arts alternative oldies adultcontmporary classicartiststoday classicrock raywhite rockinterviews rockstars syndicatedradioshow Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Leon Medica, bassist and producer of LeRoux, co-founded the band in 1977. Throughout the years the band was featured on music television shows including Solid Gold, The Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. They had 7 songs land on Billboard's Top 100 chart. Leon won an American Music Award for producing a song from the movie "Dirty Dancing" and also is a Grammy nominated musician who played on an album with blues great Tab Benoit. This tribute to Leon, who passed away on June 9, 2024, includes our interview with him from July of 2008 which touched on LeRoux, the Louisiana rock sound and LeRoux's album, Ain't Nothing But A Gris Gris. In our showcase segment, we feature Leon's friend and frontman for Wet Willie, Jimmy Hall. His latest album is Ready Now. Sounds of the deep south on this special edition of the CAT!