In 1999, two years after gaining notoriety by winning the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble in Boston, the band was forced to change their name mid-tour in response to pressure from lawyers representing Royal Crown Revue.
Two of Stern's siblings, Jamie and Adam rounded out the group (Mark, Adam and another brother Shawn were members of the punk band Youth Brigade).
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RCR made numerous film, television, radio and print appearances, including The Mask, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Viva Variety, The Today Show and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Royal Navy | Royal Air Force | Royal Dutch Shell | Royal Society | Royal Albert Hall | Royal Shakespeare Company | Royal Opera House | Royal Victorian Order | Royal Engineers | Royal Australian Navy | Royal National Theatre | Royal Canadian Navy | Royal Canadian Air Force | Royal Court Theatre | Royal Marines | Royal Commission | Royal Academy of Music | Anne, Princess Royal | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | Royal Flying Corps | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Royal Australian Air Force | Royal Artillery | Royal Festival Hall | Royal College of Art | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | British Royal Family | Royal College of Music | Royal Television Society |
This effort was produced by Billy Zoom (of X) and joined by the horn section of Royal Crown Revue, including Bill Ungerman, Mando Dorame, and Scotty Steen.
With their rise in popularity Phat Cat Swinger has toured the country, crossed over to Europe in 2010, and performed shows alongside Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Royal Crown Revue and even alongside Shirley Jones.