He credits records by Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins for his new inclination "The slap bass on those records blew me away!" Na nog twee albums (Choo Choo Hot Fish en Original Cool) hield de band het weer voor gezien en gingen ze opnieuw uiteen. In Groot-Brittannië en Europa was echter een ware rockabilly-revival aan de gang, en de singles van Stray Cats scoorden daar wel. [4][5], Setzer has been married three times, most recently in 2005 to Julie Reiten, a former singer with the Dustbunnies. The second album, Gonna Ball (Arista, 1982), was less successful. [18] For Black Top Records, Rocker released the albums Big Blue (1994) and Atomic Boogie Hour (1995). ", Setzer grew up in Long Island, New York. The album Wolfgang's Big Night Out (2007) featured Setzer's interpretation of classical pieces, such as Beethoven's "Symphony No. Dog House is what they call the upright bass, so it's a tribute to the bass itself and a lot of the players that I came up listening to." He is a member of the rockabilly revival band Stray Cats. The Stray Cats are a rockabilly band first formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/Brian Setzer Orchestra) with school friends Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell) in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. Stray Cats had aanvankelijk nauwelijks succes in eigen land. I was thinking about my career with 40 years of Stray Cats and all of that and thinking about the upright bass, which is what started this thing. He executive produced the album Ready Steady Go! He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and revitalized his career in the early 1990s with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra.In 1987, he made a cameo appearance as Eddie Cochran in the film “La Bamba”. 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[10] The three of them played together regularly and widened their musical interests to include the blues and rockabilly. However, six of the songs from Stray Cats ("Rock This Town", "Stray Cat Strut", "Rumble in Brighton", "Runaway Boys", "Double Talkin' Baby" and "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie") were already included on Built for Speed. It was released via digital streaming on August 9, 2019, After a ten-year hiatus from Stray Cats, Rocker reunited on stage with Setzer and Phantom in 2018 at the Viva Las Vegas Festival and a 2019 summer world tour was announced. Hun tweede album, Gonna Ball, werd minder goed ontvangen en kreeg veel negatieve recensies. In 2013, Rocker received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player magazine and gave master classes in London and Los Angeles. Wolfgang earned Setzer his eighth Grammy nomination, this time for Best Classical Crossover Album. Dit album werd in 1981 in Groot-Brittannië en Europa uitgebracht op het Arista-platenlabel. The album was produced by Don Gehman and featured Kenny Aronoff on drums. Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. [2] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later listed "Rock This Town" as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".[3][4]. The album was only issued in the United States after the success of the band's first American album, 1982's Built for Speed. The group, whose style was based upon the sounds of Sun Records artists and other artists from the 1950s, were heavily influenced by Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, and Bill Haley & His Comets. Stray Cats Setzer was born April 1959 in Massapequa, New York. [20] In addition to recording and touring, Rocker has hosted a radio show on KXFM-LP called Rumble and Twang with Lee Rocker. Lee Rocker's latest band consists of Buzz Campbell (electric guitar & banjo), Larry Mitchel (drums), and Matthew Jordan (piano, harmonica, acoustic guitar). 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William Levy and Cheryl Burke also danced a foxtrot to this song on the 14th season of the show. Stray Cats Origem: Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre. 9), "Rock This Town" (No. After the Stray Cats disbanded in 1984, Setzer began a solo career that included working as a sideman for other acts, such as the Honeydrippers led by Robert Plant. [4], At age 12, Rocker picked up the electric bass[5] but quickly developed a preference for playing the double bass as his instrument of choice. In 2011, Lee released an EP called The Cover Sessions which features cover versions of songs such as the John Lennon/Paul McCartney song "Come Together", Elton John's "Honky Cat", and the Allman Brothers song "Ramblin' Man". Van deze tour werd een live-cd uitgebracht, Rumble in Brixton. In the 1970s, he found ways to hear jazz and big band music at the Village Vanguard, but he was also drawn to blues, rock, punk, and rockabilly. Edmunds produced their debut album, Stray Cats (Arista, 1981), which yielded two hit singles, "Stray Cat Strut" and "Rock This Town". Stray Cats is een in 1979 door gitarist en zanger Brian Setzer in Massapequa op Long Island opgerichte rockabillyband. Lee Rocker was born Leon Drucker in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, on August 3, 1961[2] He is the son of classical clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker. The Best Of Collection - Christmas Rocks! In the 1980s, he resurrected rockabilly, and in the 1990s, swing. Lee's latest album The Low Road was recorded live with his four-piece band at Daryl's House in Pawling, NY (a listening room venue owned by Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates). " Stray Cat Strut " is the third single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released April 17, 1981 by Arista Records in the UK, where it peaked at No. He started on the euphonium and played in jazz bands when he was in school. "Rock This Town" was featured in the 2006 video games Guitar Hero II, Cars[5] and Elite Beat Agents.,[6] and in the TV show The Americans (2013). He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker (the retired principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra) and Naomi Drucker. that I have seen Live. (Surfdog, 2014) by Drake Bell and played guitar on two songs. 5" and "Für Elise". The song "Men Without Shame" landing Rocker back on MTV and in the charts. When the Cats heard a rumor that there was a revival of the 1950s Teddy Boyyouth subculture in England, the band moved to the UK. The Best Of Collection - Christmas Rocks! [1] The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, while "Sleep Walk" from the same album won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.[3]. Het contract met EMI was inmiddels beëindigd, en ze gingen met Nile Rodgers de studio in voor hun volgende album Let's Go Faster. He was a member of the Bloodless Pharaohs and the Tomcats, which he began with his brother, Gary. https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stray_Cats&oldid=55588042, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen. De band keerde terug naar de Verenigde Staten en tekende een contract met EMI. Setzer returned to his love of music from the 1950s, this time the jump blues of Louis Prima. Dat was al in 1986 het geval, toen de band een cd met covers opnam (Rock Therapy). He is a member of the rockabilly revival band Stray Cats.. Stray Cats is een in 1979 door gitarist en zanger Brian Setzer in Massapequa op Long Island opgerichte rockabillyband. [17], Accompanied by Slim Jim Phantom and guitarist Earl Slick, Rocker formed the band Phantom, Rocker & Slick and recorded two albums for EMI Records titled Phantom, Rocker & Slick and Cover Girl. That same year, as an import, … It takes me back to the opening line of the song -- which is "Took me 'round the world and I changed my name/found a little fortune, found a little fame/Doin' the dog house shuffle" -- which is right out of my story. "Ubangi Stomp" was featured in the 1998 South Korean film The Quiet Family, and in the 2005 Russian film Dead Man's Bluff (Жмурки).

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