Stray Cat Strut-stray cats cover ストレイキャッツ

its Sunday afternoon Rock School at Strats place. my daughter TallChai on rythym, my son Rio on acoustic bass
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The Stray Cats are a rockabilly band 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.
The group, whose style was based upon the sounds of Sun Records artists from the 1950s and heavily influenced by Bill Haley & His Comets, had little initial success in the New York music scene, and had to move to England before they saw any success at all within the nascent rockabilly revival there. The group had several hit singles in the UK and the U.S. during the early 1980s.

After a gig in London, Stray Cats met producer Dave Edmunds, well known as a roots rock enthusiast for his work with Rockpile and as a solo artist. Edmunds offered to work with the group, and they entered the studio to record their self-titled debut album, Stray Cats, released in England in 1981 on Arista Records. They were popular immediately, scoring three straight hits that year with "Runaway Boys," "Rock This Town," and "Stray Cat Strut."
the follow-up to Stray Cats, Gonna Ball, was not as well-received, and was stung by the negative reviews. Stray Cats returned to the United States, signed with EMI America, and in 1982 released Built for Speed, a combination of their earlier LPs. "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" hit the top of the American charts thanks to MTV airplay. The follow-up, Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats, was almost as successful.

Helped by extensive airplay on the newly-launched MTV, "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" both hit the American Top Ten, over a year after their British chart peaks. As a result, Built for Speed was a left-field smash, and Stray Cats was seen as an avatar of retro style. Their second American album, Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats, appeared in 1983 and produced another Top Ten hit in "(She's) Sexy + 17," as well as a minor Top 40 entry in the doo wop-styled ballad "I Won't Stand in Your Way."
Personality conflicts began to emerge in the ways that 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. In late 1984, Setzer broke up the band amid much bad blood.

Rocker and Phantom formed a trio called Phantom Rocker & Slick (the "Slick" being former David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick), while Setzer went on to a solo career, exchanging his rockabilly focus for a more wide-ranging roots rock/Americana sound on albums such as 1986's The Knife Feels Like Justice.

In 1986, Stray Cats got back together in Los Angeles, and recorded the covers-heavy Rock Therapy, which sold poorly. In 1989, they reunited once again for the album Blast Off, which was accompanied by a tour with Stevie Ray Vaughan. No longer with EMI America, they entered the studio with Nile Rodgers for the lackluster Let's Go Faster, issued by Liberation in 1990. 1992's Dave Edmunds-produced Choo Choo Hot Fish also attracted little attention, and after another covers album, Original Cool, the group called it quits again.

However, after a dozen years apart, Stray Cats reunited for a month-long tour of Europe in 2004. A live album culled from those concerts, Rumble In Brixton, included one new studio track, "Mystery Train Kept A Rollin'."

In summer 2007, they will tour the USA, with ZZ Top and The Pretenders.[1]



Stray Cats have reunited periodically for live performances.

Setzer is still part of his 1990s swing-revival band The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Rocker and Phantom went on to form Swing Cats as well as releasing some solo material. Slim Jim Phantom also plays the drums in another rockabilly band 13 Cats, as well as the Rock and Roll band The Head Cat with Lemmy (Motörhead) and Danny B. Harvey (13 Cats)

Brian Setzer has played a number of Gretsch guitars in various stages of modification and customization throughout his career including a signature model produced by Gretsch in the 1990s.He has Seven Grammy nominations.

They were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2006.

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[LTamazil]

i'm sorry, i'm not familiar with guitars, but that little kid's guitar looks like a giraffe with that neck

[strat2caster]

@LTamazil

its a bass guitar which has a longer neck. the boy is 12 years old in rhis vid.

he is 17 now and plays a mean bass, guitar, drums and cello.

[thomasisatwin]

i hate the part at the end when someone says OW!!!

[strat2caster]

@thomasisatwin

i wouldn't let my daughter use a pick on my guitar so she hurt her thumb, i suppose i could have editted it out but its kinda funny to us ;o)

[Doudou820]

This song make me smile every morning. Tank you

[strat2caster]

@Doudou820

thanks much, glad you enjoy it as much as we do

[EKCxVaNiTY]

aww thats such a cool family.

[nativeclan]

That was fun to watch. I liked it.

[MajorLeaguerAnubius]

I heard this song from a SLOT MACHINE!! It was called "Phat Cats". REALLY good machine!! Look it up! ;)

[mondodugacktis]

Not only do you rock, but your family does too man! You've trained padawaans well master Jedi.

[builttogrind57]

How come your daughter said ow

[pyromania2334]

hippiess



[jaimenavia86]

@green67blink66... i partially agree with your statement BUT.... have you heard of Warren Haynes, Trey Anastasio, Derek Trucks, etc.? They are amazing guitarists playing at the moment and still rocking hard. Just gotta know where to look and stay away from the radio.

[pilgrim561]

wonderful sound love it

[stogiechomper]

That's one rockin' family you got there. Your bass player is one cool dude.

[BellhopProductions]

Cool stuff chaps. I got a link to this as my Missus and I did a cover of this on our youtube page. We've got a two year old daughter and looking forward to the time when she can join in too. See already knows how to work the amps/drum machine and mike :o)