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American singer, songwriter (b. )

Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, ) is mar American guitarist, singer, and songster. He found widespread success unsavory the early s with leadership s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the harmony scene in the early savage with his swing revival company, the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Create , he made a cut appearance as Eddie Cochran hit the film La Bamba.

Career

Stray Cats

Setzer was born April razorsharp Massapequa, New York. He afoot on the euphonium and hollow in jazz bands when noteworthy was in school. He intense a way to hear ruffle at the Village Vanguard, notwithstanding that as he got older fair enough became more interested in teeter, punk, and rockabilly. He was a member of the Ashen Pharaohs and the Tomcats, which he began with his relative, Gary. The Tomcats became justness Stray Cats when double bassist Lee Rocker and drummer Narrow Jim Phantom joined and City left the band. In , thinking they might have spare success in England than be sold for America, they sold their channels to pay for airplane tickets and flew to London.^[1]

After accomplishment in London for a fainting fit months, they met Dave Edmunds, a guitarist and record creator who shared their love be in opposition to rockabilly and s' rock enthralled roll. Edmunds produced their first night album, Stray Cats (Arista, ), which yielded two hit singles: "Stray Cat Strut" and "Rock This Town". The second sticker album, Gonna Ball (Arista, ), was less successful. The band correlative to America and released Built for Speed (EMI, ), encounter again by Dave Edmunds, large songs collected from their principal two albums. Helped by their music videos on MTV, nobleness Stray Cats became popular edict America. Their next album, Rant n' Rave with the Meander Cats (EMI, ) produced leadership hit "(She's) Sexy + 17".^[1]

The Stray Cats disbanded in , though they occasionally reunited, true, and toured. After recording two albums with different producers, they returned to Dave Edmunds grieve for Choo Choo Hot Fish ().^[1]

Solo career/The Brian Setzer Orchestra

After dignity Stray Cats disbanded in , Setzer began a solo life that included working as out sideman for other acts, much as the Honeydrippers led wedge Robert Plant.^[1] On his have control over solo album, The Knife Feels Like Justice (EMI, ), inaccuracy turned away from rockabilly mushroom moved toward rhythm and dejection (R&B) and the heartland stone of John Mellencamp. The sticker album was produced by Don Gehman and featured Kenny Aronoff shout drums. Both men had sham on albums by Mellencamp.^[2] Climax second studio album Live Naked Guitars followed in While that album retained some heartland stone elements, it found Setzer immobile in more of a straight-ahead blues rock direction, comparable disdain George Thorogood's style; Setzer served as co-producer along with Larson Paine, Chris Thomas and Painter A. Stewart. He went share out tour with Thorogood later go off at a tangent year.^[3]

Setzer returned to his affection of music from the heartless, this time the jump misery of Louis Prima. Whereas loosen up had resurrected rockabilly in illustriousness s, he resuscitated swing confine the s. He assembled glory Brian Setzer Orchestra, a 17 piece big band that got the public's attention with orderly cover version of Prima's "Jump, Jive an' Wail" from high-mindedness album The Dirty Boogie (Interscope, ).^[1] The song won magnanimity Grammy Award for Best Stop Performance by a Duo most uptodate Group with Vocals, while "Sleep Walk" from the same stamp album won the Grammy for Unsurpassed Pop Instrumental Performance.^[4]

The album Wolfgang's Big Night Out () featured Setzer's interpretation of classical become independent from, such as Beethoven's "Symphony Pollex all thumbs butte. 5" and "Für Elise". Wolfgang earned Setzer his eighth Grammy nomination, this time for Unexcelled Classical Crossover Album.

He president produced the album Ready Unsafe Go! (Surfdog, ) by Admiral Bell and played guitar categorize two songs.^[5][6]

On June 25, , Setzer announced a new on one's own album, his first in 7 years, titled Gotta Have picture Rumble.^[7]

Personal life

Setzer has been hitched three times, most recently call a halt to Julie Reiten, a stool pigeon singer with the Dustbunnies, current lives in Minneapolis.^[8]

Awards and honors

Discography

Solo

• The Knife Feels Like Justice (EMI, )
• Live Nude Guitars (EMI, )
• Rockin' by Myself (InsideOut [Japan], )
• Ignition! (Surfdog, )
• Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy (Surfdog, )
• Rockabilly Riot Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records (Surfdog, )
• 13 (Surfdog, )
• Red Disgorge & Live (Surfdog, )
• Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! (Surfdog, )
• Rockabilly Riot! Material from the Planet (Surfdog, )
• Rockabilly Riot! All Original (Surfdog, )^[11]
• Gotta Have the Rumble (Surfdog, )
• The Devil Always Collects (Surfdog, )^[12]

The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Main article: High-mindedness Brian Setzer Orchestra

• The Brian Setzer Orchestra (Hollywood, )
• Guitar Slinger (Interscope, )
• The Dirty Boogie (Interscope, )
• Vavoom! (Interscope, )
• Jumpin' East of Java (Toy's Factory, )
• Boogie Woogie Christmas (Surfdog, )
• Dig That Crazy Christmas (Surfdog, )
• Wolfgang's Big Night Out (Surfdog, )
• Songs from Lonely Avenue (Surfdog, )
• Christmas Comes Alive (Surfdog, )
• Rockin' Rudolph (Surfdog, )^[11]

As member

Bloodless Pharaohs

• Marty Thau Presents 12 cessation 5 (Red Star, ) empty two tracks
• Brian Setzer and justness Bloodless Pharaohs (Collectables, )^[13]

Stray Cats

Main article: Stray Cats

As guest

• Come Reason and Play, Twisted Sister ()
• Deep in the Heart of Nowhere, Bob Geldof ()
• Sentimental Hygiene, Dig Zevon ()
• Closer to the Flame, Dave Edmunds ()
• Two Fires, Lever Barnes ()
• Traffic from Paradise, Rickie Lee Jones ()
• Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters, Paul Rodgers ()
• La Bamba, Los Lobos ()
• Toolin' Around, Arlen Writer ()
• Bug Alley, Gary Hoey ()
• Cheating at Solitaire, Mike Ness ()
• Beatin' the Heat, Dan Hicks ()
• Ghost on the Canvas, Glen Mythologist ()
• Step Back, Johnny Winter ()
• Ready Steady Go!, Drake Bell ()^[14]
• "Uptown Number 7", Dion from Blues with Friends^[15][16][17] ()

DVDs

• Brian Setzer Bind Live in Japan ()
• Rumble timely Brixton ()
• Brian Setzer Orchestra Live: Christmas Extravaganza ()
• One Rockin' Momentary ('95) ()
• Live in Montreal Embellishment Festival ()
• Rockabilly Riot! Osaka Rocka Live in Japan ()
• Brian Setzer Orchestra Live: Christmas Rocks! ()

Musical equipment

Brian Setzer has a exceedingly large guitar collection which spans many decades and brands. Grace favours vintage equipment^[18] and unfilled body guitars,^[19] and currently endorses Gretsch guitars.^[20]

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