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| | Stray Cats, Rockabilly Back In The Charts! |
 | | Formed in Long Island, New York, in 1979, the Stray Cats comprised of Brian Setzer (guitar and vocals), Lee Rocker (Lee Drucher, stand-up slap bass), and Slim Jim Phantom (James McDonell, drums). |
 | | Boosted by some memorable TV appearances - with Setzer's gravity-defying quiff, baby-faced good looks and echo-laden vocals, Phantom's menacing demeanour and aggressive drumming, and Rocker's vigorous bass-slapping routines which accentuated the backbeat, the Stray Cats were perfect TV fodder - it charted immediately, reaching #9, as did the follow-up "Rock This Town". |
 | | Their first album "Stray Cats" - produced by Dave Edmunds, whom they backed on a revival of George Jones' "The Race Is On" - was also a massive seller, reaching #6 in March 1981, as was their next single "Stray Cat Strut", which just missed the Top 10 a month later. |
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