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Stray Cats
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(1979 – 1984)
The Stray Cats are a rockabilly band first formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer with school friends Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell) in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group, whose style was based upon the sounds of Sun Records artists from the 50s, had little initial success in the New York music scene, and had to move to England before they saw any success at all within the nascent rockabilly revival there. The group had several hit singles in the U.K. and the U.S. during the early 1980s.
After a gig 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, Stray Cats, released in England in 1981 on Arista Records. They were popular immediately, 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.
After a gig 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, Stray Cats, released in England in 1981 on Arista Records. They were popular immediately, 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.
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Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92
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Rumble in Brighton
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Fishnet Stockings
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I Won't Stand In Your Way
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Built For Speed
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Baby Blue Eyes
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(She's) Sexy + 17
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Ubangi Stomp
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Bring It Back Again
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Look at That Cadillac
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Gene And Eddie
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ruseblues wrote:
Check out our record label for some old rockabilly tracks. We have four Rockabilly Classics albums released featuring over 120 great songs you may haven't heard yet along with many other rare and unreleased treasures: http://lostgoldmusic.com/ Thanks, Lost Gold Records
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Oh my. I just discovered this band and I must say, I'm in love. :]
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Meow :D :X!
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kidA88 wrote:
rockabilly Lookin' Better Every Beer <5
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Hell Yeah! :)
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xmarysz wrote:
Stray Cat Strut <33
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woooooooooowwwwwwww !! énorme
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love love love!!
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I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE.
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AjaxRS wrote:
baita banda...
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niiiice
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YummiMookies wrote:
I got cat class and I got cat styyyyyyle~
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nadije wrote:
go cats go! :D
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tonibluss wrote:
massa!
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Anton181188 wrote:
Супер группв))))
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miqmiranda wrote:
NICE GUYS!!!
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strangebeat wrote:
STRAY CAT STRUT <3 [2]
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longball2no1 wrote:
Awesome at Brixton Academy, London 10th Sept 08. Great to hear some tracks off Blast Off!
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blindedeyes wrote:
I love them .
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