Stray Cats
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Biography
[Edit]The key group of the early-'80s rockabilly revival, the Stray Cats scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual style tailor-made for the early days of MTV, as well as genuine musical chops that evoked the best players of rockabilly's original heyday. The Stray Cats were formed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in 1979. At first, Setzer played rockabilly covers in a band called the Tom Cats with his brother, drummer Gary, and bassist Bob Beecher; however, Setzer soon abandoned that group to join up with newly rechristened school friends Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell). However, their retro '50s look and sound didn't go over well around Long Island, and in the summer of 1980, the group headed to England, where a rockabilly revival movement was just beginning to emerge.
After one of their gigs in London, the Stray Cats met producer Dave Edmunds, well known as a roots rock enthusiast for his work with Rockpile, and as a solo artist. Edmunds offered to work with the group, and they entered the studio to record their self-titled debut album, released in England in 1981 on Arista. They were popular right out of the box, scoring three straight hits that year with "Runaway Boys," "Rock This Town," and "Stray Cat Strut." The follow-up, Gonna Ball, wasn't as well received and, stung by the negative reviews, the Stray Cats decided to return to the States and make a go of it. They signed with EMI America and in 1982 released their U.S. debut, Built for Speed, which compiled the highlights from their two British LPs. Helped by extensive airplay on MTV at the height of the anything-goes new wave era, "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" both hit the American Top Ten, over a year after their British chart peaks. As a result, Built for Speed was a left-field smash, and the Stray Cats were seen as avatars of retro style. Their second American album, Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats, appeared in 1983 and produced another Top Ten hit in "(She's) Sexy + 17," as well as a minor Top 40 entry in the doo wop-styled ballad "I Won't Stand in Your Way."
Personality conflicts began to emerge in the ways the individual members handled their newfound success: Phantom married actress (and former Rod Stewart paramour) Britt Ekland, while Setzer made guest appearances with stars like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks and became the concert guitarist for Robert Plant's Honeydrippers side project. In late 1984, Setzer broke up the band amid much bad blood. Rocker and Phantom immediately teamed up with guitarist Earl Slick and recorded an album as Phantom, Rocker & Slick, while Setzer waited a couple of years before releasing his roots rock solo debut, The Knife Feels Like Justice. By 1986, fences had apparently been mended enough for the Stray Cats to reconvene in Los Angeles and record the covers-heavy Rock Therapy, which didn't sell that well. The trio returned to their respective post-Stray Cats projects, which both released albums that performed disappointingly. In 1989, they reunited once again for the album Blast Off, which was accompanied by a tour with Stevie Ray Vaughan. No longer with EMI, the Cats entered the studio with Nile Rodgers for the lackluster Let's Go Faster, issued by Liberation in 1990. 1992's Dave Edmunds-produced Choo Choo Hot Fish also attracted little attention, and after another covers album, Original Cool, the group called it quits again. They have since reunited periodically for live performances. Setzer, of course, went on to spearhead the '90s swing revival with his Brian Setzer Orchestra, which performed classic big-band swing and jump blues tunes, as well as Setzer originals.
Title: Stray. Cats Rock. This. Town The. Collection 2013
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Rockabilly
Title: The Race Is On (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Dave Edmunds, Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Blue Summer In The Garden State (Live At The Boardwalk, Asbury Park, Nj 1992)
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock
Title: Runaway Boys (Retrospective 81 To 92)
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Live from Europe: London July 18, 2004
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Forever Gold (Live)
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Alternative
Title: Live from Europe: Gijon July 24, 2004
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Best of Stray Cats
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Alternative
Title: Rock Therapy
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Rockabilly, Alternative
Title: Built for Speed
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Alternative
Title: Live from Europe: Holland July 30, 2004
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Live from Europe: Hamburg July 13, 2004
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Live from Europe: Turku July 10, 2004
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Very Best of Stray Cats - Rumble In Brixton (Live)
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Alternative
Title: Live Priceless Collection - Extended Versions
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock
Title: Live from Europe: Paris, July 5, 2004
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Live from Europe: Berlin July 12, 2004
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Best Of The Stray Cats: Rock This Town
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Rocked This Town: From LA To London (Live)
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81 To '92
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: 100% - 80'S (CD3)
Title: 80s Around Like
Title: Akella Presents - Rock'N'Roll - Vol. 6 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Akella Presents - Rock'N'Roll Vol. 6 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Gold Guitar Solos
Genre: Rock
Title: Alle 100 Fout Deel 3 (Cloud 9 Music 2013) (CD4)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: 100 Hits Rock N Roll (CD5)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll
Title: Fantastic 80s Volume 3 (CD01)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Nostalgy Part 1 - 3 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: Highway Star 2
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits' 70s-80s-90s (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits' 70s-80s-90s (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Pure... Rock 'n Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: 80's Night Ultimate DJ Collection (CD14)
Genre: Rock
Title: 80s Mind Falling (CD1)
Genre: Alternative
Title: Rock Hits Of The 80'S VOL. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits - 80's (CD4)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, World Music, Pop, Funk
Title: Pure... Rock 'n Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Time Life The Rockin 80s
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock-N-Roll 100% Hits Vol. 1
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Akella Presents - Rockin' Rollers Blues Vol. 36 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits Hits Hits 80's 90's (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Ultimate 80's (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Of Soundtrack - Retro 1
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Retro
Title: 80s Pop Hits (Sony) (CD1)
Title: 80S COLLECTION DJMIXCHILE (CD39)
Genre: Rock, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Title: Top 40 - Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Gold Hits Of Rock N Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Hit History 1980
Title: Hit History 1981
Title: Time Life 1983
Genre: Rock
Title: The Big 5 Rock Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: Das Beste Aus Dem Musikladen Die Legendären Rock Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock'n'Roll Children (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Rock-N-Roll Injection (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: 100 Hits Of The 80s Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Doo Wop Box Vol. 3 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll
Title: The Party Mix - Rock (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1980
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1981
Title: The Pop Years: The 80s: 1983
Title: 100 Hits: Drivetime Anthems
Title: 100 Nr. 1 Hits, Volume 2
Title: 100 Hits: 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: New Wave Hits Of The 80s Vol. 12
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Synth Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Rock’n'Roll Collection 1
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rock'n'Roll Collection 2
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Private School (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Living In Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits - Volume 1
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: Living In Oblivion Vol. 3
Genre: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Miami Vice (Original Soundtrack) (CD3)
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Many Sides Of Dave Edmunds: The Greatest Hits And More
Artist: Dave Edmunds
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll