Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop music of the time.
Since 1983, they have used only "Stray Cats" as their name. The band name "Stray Cats" had appeared in the 1973 rock 'n' roll film That'll Be the Day and its 1974 sequel Stardust. They also went to many concerts and enjoyed the punk scene. They met the Clash and they used to see Siouxsie and the Banshees, Charlie Harper and the UK Subs. [5]
Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker, August 3, 1961) [1] is an American musician. He is a member of the rockabilly revival band Stray Cats.. He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker, the late former principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Naomi Drucker. [2]
"Rock This Town" is the second single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released January 30, 1981 by Arista Records in the U.K., where it peaked at No. 9 on the Singles Chart. [3] It was taken from the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats. Its first US release, by EMI America, was on the June 1982 album Built for Speed.
Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session was a televised concert that was taped live at Limehouse Studios in London, England on 21 October 1985. The show featured rock n' roll pioneer Carl Perkins along with friends as guest stars, including former Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Rosanne Cash, Phantom, Rocker & Slick, and Dave Edmunds (who also served as the concert's ...
Stray Cats is the first studio album by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, first released in the United Kingdom by Arista Records in February 1981. It was produced by the band and Dave Edmunds . The album was successful in Britain, peaking at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart , and produced the UK Singles Chart top 40 hits " Runaway Boys " (No. 9 ...
Blue Suede Shoes", is a classic rock and roll song by Carl Perkins Blue Suede Shoes may also refer to: Blue Suede Shoes, a 1980 documentary on rock and roll, starring Bill Haley and His Comets; Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session, a live album by Carl Perkins and friends