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Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959 in New York) is an American guitarist and
songwriter.
In the 1980s, Setzer fronted the popular rockabilly band, Stray Cats. Stray
Cats caught America's attention with the 1982 album Built for Speed, which
included the two Top Ten hits, "Rock This Town" (#9) and "Stray Cat Strut"
(#3), as well as with the follow-up 1983 album Rant 'N Rave, which included
the two successful singles "(She's) Sexy + 17" (#5), and "I Won't Stand In
Your Way" (#35).
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In the 1990s, Setzer led a comeback of sorts for swing music and big band
music, when he formed Brian Setzer Orchestra. The band has released 5 albums
to date and one live DVD. This group had one hit, "Jump, Jive, and Wail"
around the same time songs like the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot"
had been received favorably in mainstream America.
Brian Setzer also recorded some solo albums during Stray Cats' break in the
1980s along with some in the 1990s. In 2001 he released an album titled
Ignition with his band '68 Comeback Special. A new solo album titled
Rockabilly Riot Vol. 1: A Tribute To Sun Records was released on July 26,
2005, in the United States. |
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