The Stray Cats
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The Stray Cats are an American rockabilly revival band, best known for their early 1980s hits like "Stray Cat Strut" and "Rock This Town," which helped bring rockabilly back into mainstream popularity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Stray Cats | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
musical group
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rockabilly band ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Brian Setzer Orchestra
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Phantom, Rocker & Slick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilationAlbum | Built for Speed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilationAlbumReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | Stray Cats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| formedIn |
1980
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Massapequa, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainedPopularityIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
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rockabilly ⓘ rockabilly revival ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian Setzer
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Lee Rocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Slim Jim Phantom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedRevive | rockabilly ⓘ |
| notableSong |
(She’s) Sexy + 17
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I Won’t Stand in Your Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock This Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Runaway Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Stray Cat Strut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
(She’s) Sexy + 17
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Built for Speed NERFINISHED ⓘ Rant n’ Rave with the Stray Cats NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock This Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Runaway Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Stray Cat Strut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | musical performers ⓘ |
| originatedInScene | Long Island music scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
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Capitol Records ⓘ EMI ⓘ |
| studioAlbum |
40
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Blast Off! NERFINISHED ⓘ Choo Choo Hot Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonna Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Original Cool NERFINISHED ⓘ Rant n’ Rave with the Stray Cats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioAlbumReleaseYear |
1981
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1983 ⓘ 1989 ⓘ 1992 ⓘ 1993 ⓘ 2019 ⓘ |
| styleFeature |
minimal drum kit
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upright bass slapping ⓘ vintage rockabilly image ⓘ |
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