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  Encyclopedia: Slim Jim Phantom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim Phantom, birth name James McDonnell, was born on March 20, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York.
He is a member of the 80s rock band The Stray Cats.
He is the drummer for a rockabilly band called Lemmy, Slim Jim and Danny B, featuring Lemmy from Motörhead on bass and vocals.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Slim-Jim-Phantom   (382 words)

  
 Music-Atlas: Stray Cats biography, pictures and facts
Jim McDonnell, 20 March 1961; drums) emerged from New York's Long Island as the most commercially viable strand of the rockabilly resurgence in the early 80s - though they had to migrate to England initially to find chart success.
Their exhilarating repertoire was dominated by the works of artists such as Carl Perkins and Eddie Cochran in addition to some stylized group originals, but their taste was sufficiently catholic to also acknowledge the influence of later rock 'n' roll practitioners such as Creedence Clearwater Revival and Joe Ely.
Rocker and Phantom amalgamated - as Phantom, Rocker And Slick - with guitarist Earl Slick with whom they appeared on a star-studded televised tribute to Carl Perkins, organized by Edmunds in 1985, and released two lacklustre albums.
www.music-atlas.com /artists/stray_cats.htm   (383 words)

  
 SLIM JIM PHANTOM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim made his mark on popular music as the drummer with the rockabilly revival trio, the Stray Cats.
Slim Jim's driving snare drum was an integrral part of the sound they created.
Slim Jim has also worked with the Lemmy and played on the Carl Perkins TV special, where he excelled despite the irritating Ringo Starr's beard being all over his kit.
www.rockabilly.nl /references/messages/slim_jim_phantom.htm   (352 words)

  
 Stray Cats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Stray Cats is 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).
Personality conflicts began to emerge in the ways the individual members handled their new-found success; Phantom married actress 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.
Rocker and Phantom went on to form Swing Cats as well as releasing some solo material.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Stray_Cats   (588 words)

  
 Slim Jim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A Slim Jim is a popular type of beef jerky snack made by ConAgra Foods, Inc. Known for their "snappy" texture, salty taste, and implausibly silly marketing techniques aimed at teenagers, they have become very popular in the United States.
A Slim Jim is also a type of dipole radio antenna.
Slim Jim Phantom is the drummer for the rockabilly group The Stray Cats.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Slim-Jim.htm   (188 words)

  
 The Prague Post Online
Slim Jim heard the music at a young age, and it left a powerful impression on him.
Slim Jim says he's excited about playing in Central Europe because it gives him an opportunity to personally reach a new audience with the music.
Slim Jim says he was surprised to find it in places like Budapest, where kids are not only listening to the music, but sporting '50s-inspired hairdos and vintage clothes, and buying leopard-print couches.
www.praguepost.com /P03/2005/Art/0721/calen3.php   (473 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim Phantom is a drumming original famous for his work with "The Stray Cats".
Jim started the trend of the stand-up drummer with the swing and rock combinations that helped define his style.
Jim's humorous personality teaches you how to play Rockabilly, shuffles, eighth note grooves and his own brand of fills and Rockabilly swing grooves.
my.execpc.com /~dynamic/Phantom.html   (70 words)

  
 Slim : Jim entry - tool | large & slim jim, number   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ol’ Slim Jim is a legend for his display of skill at Wembley in 1967, shame Tony Banks is a bad sport...
Jim BANNERMAN is a Denver based operative for the San Francisco based Gallows Detective Agency,...
Slim,, and Bull are together and still unharmed in one of the foxholes:...
www.9-arts.biz /jim_slim_3.htm   (344 words)

  
 Slim Jim Phantom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim Phantom will forever be remembered as the crazy, smiling, stand-up drummer for the sensational rockabilly revival band, the Stray Cats.
Slim Jim became a stand-up drummer as a sort of protest against the rock drummers who had about fifty piece drum sets which took up a quarter of the stadium space they were playing in.
The first afterlife band I became aware of were Phantom, Rocker and Slick with Lee Rocker and former Bowie man, Earl Slick.
www.rockabillyhall.com /SlimJim1.html   (641 words)

  
 Dead Men Walking @ Princess Hall, Aldershot
Slim Jim Phantom who has just finished a month of sold out European dates brings his unique stand-up style of drumming to Dead Men Walking.
Phantom, who co-wrote some of the Stray Cats best known tracks like 'Runaway Boys' and 'Rumble In Brighton' with guitarist Brian Setzer, has recently made records with r'n'r legend Jerry Lee Lewis and Motorhead's Lemmy.
Slim Jim's connection with the various members of Dead Men Walking began when The Stray Cats came to London during the early1980's.
www.josaka.com /Content/2005/Dead-Men-Walking-191005.htm   (636 words)

  
 SLIM JIM PHANTOM : OFFICIAL WEB SITE : News
Jim, Mike, Kirk and the Captain took to the stage in their usual high spirits giving the Norwich city crowd no excuse but to party right alongside them.
Slim Jim really pounded out the tracks, building up to a superb moment during "Runaway Boys" where he showed off his chops in an extended solo 'face-off' against guitarist Kirk Brandon as they traded rhythms and licks.
Slim Jim heads out on the road with DEAD MEN WALKING this week, as the RIGHT TO PARTY 2005 tour kicks off at the House of Blues, Anaheim, California, USA on Wednesday 21st September.
www.slimjimphantom.com /News.htm   (2159 words)

  
 StarPolish Current Issues: Intelligent Dialogue From Music Industry Professionals and Artists
Comprised of singer/guitarist Gilby Clarke, drummer Slim Jim Phantom, singer/bassist Muddy Stardust and keyboardist Teddy Andreadis, Col. Parker have positioned themselves as the new year's messengers of a classic sound that is new once again.
PHANTOM: The whole thing started at my club, The Cat Club on Sunset, which is next to the Roxy and the Whiskey and theViper room.
PHANTOM:  The thing that we're starting to see is that every town in America has a 95.5, a classic rock station that plays Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and The Rolling Stones.
www.starpolish.com /news/article.asp?id=289   (1672 words)

  
 Mayor jim west   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
On the same day the Washington State Supreme Court issues its written decision authoring the recall vote against Spokane Mayor Jim West, a new organization is formed aimed at promoting the effort against him.
AP reports: A petition to recall Mayor Jim West, who is accused of a sex scandal, collected...
Mayor Jim West has returned from a self-imposed leave of absence taken shortly after allegations surfaced that he offered city jobs to men he met in gay online chat rooms.
factdigup5.info /mayor-jim-west-r.html   (308 words)

  
 13 Tracks, 13 Cats
13 Cats is an all star neo-rockabilly band consisting of Slim Jim Phantom (Straycats), Tim Polecat (Polecats), Danny B. Harvey (Rockats) and Smutty Smith (Rockats).
Slim Jim is known the world over as the drummer for the Stray Cats, a band he started in 1980 along with Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker.
They had so much fun that upon returning to LA they contacted Slim Jim Phantom and The 13 Cats were born.
www.rockabilly.nl /reviews/13tracks13cats.htm   (563 words)

  
 Discovery Channel :: Monster House: Club Monster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim Phantom owns the popular Cat Club, located in the heart of Los Angeles' famed Sunset Strip.
When he's not drumming for The Stray Cats, Slim Jim can be found jamming with his buddy, guitarist Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses fame, in their new band, The Starf***ers.
Slim Jim Phantom, Gilby Clarke and Kenny Merrill
dsc.discovery.com /fansites/monsterhouse/houses/club/club.html   (291 words)

  
 Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Otto Fuchs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim wasn't too happy with the way they were set up, but after short re-arranging by himself - the show continued.
Of course Slim Jim Phantom's hommage to Vincent & Cochran was not missing - "Gene & Eddie".
Slim Jim gave autographs, and was present when T-shirts bearing his name were sold.
www.rockabillyhall.com /ottofuchs.html   (7911 words)

  
 BBC - Cornwall - Entertainment - Deadmen Walking to party in Newquay
The band Slim Jim Phantom (from The Stray Cats), Mike Peters (The Alarm), Kirk Brandon (Spear Of Destiny) and new kid on the block Captain Sensible (The Damned and successful solo career) will be ordering the Newquay crowd to party on Sunday 16 October 2005.
BBC Cornwall's Matt Shepherd caught up with Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats and member of Deadmen Walking to find out more about what the crowd can expect at their Newquay gig.
Slim Jim's connection with the various members of Dead Men Walking began when The Stray Cats came to London during the early '80s.
www.bbc.co.uk /cornwall/content/articles/2005/10/07/deadmenwalking_feature.shtml   (673 words)

  
 Britt Ekland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Britt Ekland became famous as a result of her whirlwind romance with British actor and comedian, (English comic actor (1925-1980)) Peter Sellers, who proposed after seeing her photograph in the paper; they had one daughter, Victoria, before divorcing.
She later had a much-publicised romance with "bad-boy" rock star (Click link for more info and facts about Rod Stewart) Rod Stewart, and in 1984 she married rock musician, (Click link for more info and facts about Slim Jim Phantom) Slim Jim Phantom, who was almost twenty years her junior; they also divorced.
She appeared in the 1974 (British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming) James Bond movie (Click link for more info and facts about The Man with the Golden Gun) The Man with the Golden Gun.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/britt_ekland.htm   (217 words)

  
 Perverts Ernest - slim jim | Slim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim is the unconventional snack with an exciting, distinctive beefy taste...
A Slim is a trading strategy that occurs nearly every trading day in...
Many people are very thankful for the existence of Slim jims (not to mention the...
www.9-arts.biz /jim_slim.htm   (390 words)

  
 BBC - Leicester - Entertainment - Stray Cats strut into Leicester
Slim Jim Phantom Trio/ Lee Rocker and his band
Two of the Cats - Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom - will bring their bands to Leicester for much-anticipated July dates at The Charlotte.
Lee Rocker has established a successful solo career and is promoting the release of his new album ‘The Curse Of Rockabilly’ which coincides with his visit to the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk /leicester/content/articles/2005/06/24/stray_cats_music_event_feature.shtml   (333 words)

  
 Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B CD Reviews
You probably don't think of Motorhead's Lemmy in the same way as you think of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly (even though you should; he's every bit as much a legend in our eyes) but this CD could change all that.
On this apparently untitled CD (there's no title anywhere on our copy), Lemmy, Slim Jim Phantom and Danny B. Harvey play tribute to some of the legends of rock'n'roll.
This CD is a loving tribute to music that Lemmy, Slim Jim and Danny obviously keep close to their heart.
www.roughedge.com /cdreviews/l/lemmy.htm   (348 words)

  
 Stray Cats - Rockintown Bio
And while each had a deep catalog of first generation Rock 'n' Roll, Vincent was primarily known for "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and Cochran for "Summertime Blues." That's also the case for a band heavily influenced by both Cochran and Vincent, the Stray Cats.
Not only was he the guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter, he had the look of trouble.
Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker also continued to record, as solos and as part of Phantom, Rocker & Slick.
www.rockintown.com /cable/stray_cats.html   (520 words)

  
 Slim jim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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Shop for Slim Jim Confidential Document Container 513089 at Staples, free delivery on all orders of $50 or more.
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 Slim Jim Phantom Beauty Signature Snare
Jim's stand-up groves propelled the The Stray Cats’; infectious rock-a-billy sound in the 80’s and 90’s.
To commemorate the adoption of Slim Jim to the Peace family, Peace's snare drum artisans have created Slim Jim’s Phantom Beauty.
Available only for a limited time, Slim Jim’s Phantom Beauty is a must have for any player who craves the tone of a true classic.
namm.harmony-central.com /SNAMM01/Content/Peace/PR/Slim-Jim-Phantom-Beauty.html   (391 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This is from the 1999 Hootenanny festival which took place on 8 July 1999 at Oak Canyon Ranch.
Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker are on Swing Guitar; this instrumental song was the bonus track for the Japanese release of the Swing Cats CD
Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom are part of the band in this live session.
www.euronet.nl /users/ndlanker/lee/lee_other.htm   (337 words)

  
 Hard Rock Cafe Melbourne & Sydney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Slim Jim was once married to Norwegian born sex kitten Britt Ekland.
Slim Jim can be seen wearing the jacket in the top right of the album "Rant and Rave" in the display.
Haight Ashbury, credited with being the birthplace of the hippy culture, San Francisco's Haight Ashbury area housed many communes, rallies, protests and urban youth movements.
www.hardrockcafe.com.au /cafes-memorabilia_syd_2.html   (150 words)

  
 SLIM JIM PHANTOM : OFFICIAL WEB SITE : Guestbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Please accept our sincere apologies for the most apathetic and lacklustre audience we've ever seen - all credit to you boys for putting in a sterling performance - and now that I've finally got a copy,I'm playing 13 CATS to death.
Hi Jim, just thought I'd let you know how good the DMW show in Darwen was.
Helloooooo Slim !Iv'e been a fan since the early days in the eighties.Please send me an e-mail on where to get the phantom rocker and slick tabs for slicks guitar parts would be greatly appreciated!!!
www.asp.rocknrollembassy.com /slimjimphantom_gbview.aspx   (184 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Legendary Rock-a-billy master Slim Jim Phantom was looking for such an instrument.
By incorporating the ingredients that made the classics great, the snare drum technicians at Peace Music created the Phantom Beauty to appease Slim Jim's request.
A fl chrome plating lends a slightly warmer voice to the scream of the 1.2 mm thickness 5.5"*14" solid brass shell; creating a timeless tone of unsurpassed clarity.
www.peacemusic.com.tw /S-Slim%20Jim.htm   (105 words)

  
 slim jim phantom
Slim Jim Phantom will forever be remembered as the crazy, smiling...
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Slim Jim Phantom has now begun to settle and influence the sound...
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