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4 unusual facts about Stray cats


Hope and Anchor, Islington

Other bands which played at the Hope and Anchor include The Cure, The Stranglers, The Only Ones, The Police, The Stray Cats, The Pogues, Dire Straits, U2, Joy Division, Oliver Coates, The Men They Couldn't Hang amongst others.

Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie

The Stray Cats recorded a version of "Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie" which was released on their first UK album Stray Cats in 1981.

Stray cats

Stray Cats, the second disc of Ani DiFranco's 2002 live album, So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter

The Race Is On

Rockabilly artist Dave Edmunds, in collaboration with the Stray Cats, whose debut album Edmunds had recently produced, recorded a version for his 1981 album, Twangin....


Arik Marshall

Marshall began playing guitar in his teens, counting as musical influences P-Funk (Parliament Funkadelic), Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats, Prince, Django Reinhardt, Steven Hufsteter, Matthew Ashman from Bow Wow Wow, the Clash, Michael Jackson, the Talking Heads, Björk, and the Isley Brothers, among many others.

KSSX

KOGO-FM plays more soft rock (from artists like Hall and Oates and Wham!), new wave (from artists like OMD), and rock (from artists like Stray Cats) hits than XHRM-FM, which has a heavy Hispanic composition added to their music mix.

Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats

Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats is the third album from the rockabilly band Stray Cats, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music).

Tim Van Patten

Tim graduated from Massapequa High School in 1977, in the same class as Brian Setzer, lead guitarist of the Stray Cats and leader of The Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Brian Baldinger, professional football player and executive with the NFL Network.

Your True Love

Perkins also performed the song on the 1985 HBO/Cinemax concert special Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session with George Harrison, Dave Edmunds, and members of the Stray Cats.


see also

Alleycat Rock: Female Boss

Tough girl biker Ako (pop singer Akiko Wada) comes across Mei (Meiko Kaji) and her girl gang (the Alleycats/Stray Cats) as they are about to have a knife fight in Shinjuku, Tokyo with another gang of girls.

Nubeluz

This musical score included an acoustic, instrumental remix of the song "Rock This Town" by the Stray Cats.

Some Other Guy

"Some Other Guy" was also performed/covered by the fictional band The Stray Cats in the 1974 rock film Stardust starring David Essex.