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Stray Cats

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About Stray Cats

Stray Cats formed on Long Island with Brian Setzer on guitar and vocals, Lee Rocker on upright bass and Slim Jim Phantom on drums. A move to London helped establish their revival of rockabilly's spare, energetic sound. Rock This Town, Stray Cat Strut and Runaway Boys became recognizable recordings, and the American album Built for Speed drew from their early British releases. Rant N' Rave continued the trio's repertoire with songs including (She's) Sexy + 17 and I Won't Stand in Your Way.

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Stray Cats - official biography
Read trio/instruments, Long Island-to-London trajectory, rockabilly style and named albums/songs. Compilation background is not exact release-date evidence; omit ranks, sales and current reunion claims. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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