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: 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
Title: Back To The Alley: The Best Of The Stray Cats
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Stray Cats: Greatest Hits
Artist: Stray Cats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: The Greatest Ever More Rock (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Die Hit Giganten Best Of Rock'n'roll (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Rock'n'Roll Injection Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: 80s Super Pop 2016 (CD2)
Title: 80s Super Pop 100 Hits (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: All Hits 80s Foreign Part 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hard NRG, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Countdown Pop! 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Eurodisco, Pop, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Planet Pop 80s (CD2)
Title: 70s And 80s Together Synths (CD2)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: 80s Mixtape - The Ultimate Collection (CD5)
Genre: New Beat, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Ska, Alternative, Indie, Folk
Title: Beach Hop Magic (CD2)
Title: Haynes Ultimate Guide To 80s 2018 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, Latin, Pop, Funk
Title: La Discothèque Du 20e Siècle 1981
Genre: Pop
Title: Sounds Of The 80s Don _ T You Want Me 1980-1983 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Ultimate Eighties The Classics 2019 (CD3)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, World Music, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie, Folk
Title: Stand By Me: Ultimate Golden Anthems (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Take On Me - 80s Anthems - The Ultimate Collection (CD5)
Genre: Soul, New Wave, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Indie, Classical, Folk
Title: The 100 Best Singles Of 1980 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Forgotten Hits The Ultimate Collection (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hit Tracks The Ultimate 80s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancehall, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: School Of Love.. For Girls 2021
Genre: Rock
Title: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos (Part 3) (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Rockabilly, Pop Rock, Progressive
Title: Ultimate Dad: BMG Company 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: Ultimate 80S! (CD2)
Title: Greatest Ever Decade: The Eighties (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop
Title: 80s Hits Essentials (CD2)
Title: Buried Treasure: The 80s (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Darkwave, Country, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Indie, Classical
Title: Feel Good Classic Hits 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Glam Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Eurodisco, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: 100 Greatest Rockabilly Songs 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Classical
Title: The Ultimate Collection 80's Party (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Ever: Feelgood Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: NOW Yearbook 1981 (CD3)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1981
Title: Now Yearbook '81 (CD3)
Title: NOW Yearbook 1980 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Pop Music 1983-84 (CD1)
Genre: 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