Brian Robert Setzer, James Robert McDonnell and Leon Drucker are three neighbors of Massapequa, a small town in the county of Nassau, in the state of New York, who share a disproportionate fondness for music and who after discovering the pioneer artists of the r & r They will start an incredible adventure that will forever change their lives and that of many fans.
In June of 1980, after gaining a reputation in the local scene, they fly to London, attracted by the explosion of the rockabilly genre , with the intention of spending the summer and trying their luck. Surprisingly, a few weeks later they appear on the cover of the influential New Musical Express magazine and some members of the most famous bands (The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, The Kinks) come to see them and are shocked by their music, their aesthetics and its direct explosives.
WHO OR WHO WAS BEHIND THIS SUCCESSFUL SUCCESS?
After conquering the European and Japanese market, they knocked out another heavyweight of the record industry, the American, getting placed on the sales charts behind the unbeatable Thriller by Michael Jackson, something unthinkable for a trio that plays rockabilly .
After almost forty years of the creation of the band their first biography is written. This is the fascinating story of Stray Cats, their first steps, their influences, their records, their mythical performances, their symbols,their instruments, their technique, their conflicts and relationships, It´s the stoy of an unexpected split and about an era where punk embers are still hot, where subculture youth rules in London´s streets, where the crazy Japanese fans assert their reputation and where Hell’s Angels escort them at their triumphal entry into Paris. This is the story of a track that still remains indelible … THE TRACK OF THE CAT.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I Massapequa days
THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS
THAT THEY CALL ROCK AND ROLL
FIRST STEPS IN LONG ISLAND
PART II New York, New York
NEW YORK, YEAR ZERO
MAX'S KANSAS CITY
THE ENCOUNTER
THE DESIGNER OF CLOTHING OF SLADE AND THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE OF THE ROCKATS
THE SONG OF THE SIRENS
A CAT UNDER THE SKIN
PART III Stray Cat Strut
LONDON, JUNE 1980
TEDDY BOY CONNECTION
RUMBLE!
FIRST GIGS
AN ALBUM FOR THE HISTORY
THE PURISTS, THE PRESS AND A PLAN FOR CONQUER AMERICA
A PARIDISIAC ISLAND, A WORKING COOK AND A FENDER AMPLIFIER
RED TELEPHONE? WE FLY TO JAPAN
THE TELEVISION DEBUT IN THE UNITED STATES
THE ROLLING STONES: A DREAM COMES TRUE
IS PARIS BURNING?
STRAY CATS IN SPAIN
GLORY PATHS: BUILT FOR SPEED
WILLIE NELSON 4th JULY: AN APPROACH TO COUNTRY MUSIC
US FEST: ON THE HIGHEST
THE APPROACH TO THE COUNTRY
A PERFECT ALBUM OF ROCKABILLY
THE OLD GUARD OF THE R & R
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
PART IV Six lifes
THE SPLIT UP
SEPARATE WAYS
MR. BLUE SUEDE SHOES
ROCK AND ROLL THERAPY
SOME CATS LOITER IN HOLLYWOOD
NUDE GUITARS
PART V The Return
THE MEETING
RIDE THE SNAKE
THE MOST EXPECTED ALBUM
ON TOUR
LET'S GO FASTER. GOODBYE TO MULTINATIONALS
THE LOST TAPES
FISH & CHIPS, ELVIS ON MARS AND THE GUITAR OF FRANK SINATRA
THE ORIGIN OF AN ORCHESTRA
A FAREWELL HOMAGE
PART VI Other lives
2004 MEETING
2007 MEETING
2008 MEETING
THE FAREWELL TOUR IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
LAST CONFESSIONS
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