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Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats , and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra .
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Jul 21, 2023 · Creative sparks and killer riffs are flying everywhere on BRIAN SETZER’s new album THE DEVIL ALWAYS COLLECTS out September 15 via Surfdog Records digitally, on CD and vinyl. The iconic 3-time Grammy award-winner has rolled out the album’s first track and video, the blazing “Girl On The Billboard.”
- “Stray Cat Strut“ Stray Cats (Stray Cats, 1981) “This was a deliberate attempt to change the feel from the rest of the things that we were playing. After you’ve written a few songs, you look for ways to shake things up.
- “Hell Bent“ Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special (Ignition, 2001) “This was one of my favorite tracks on Ignition. I did it on a few TV shows at the time, and I’ve returned to it over the years during my Orchestra shows, when I do the three-piece middle section using just bass and drums. ‘
- “Blue Moon of Kentucky“ Brian Setzer (Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! 2011) “This is a song I’ve been playing one way or another for over 40 years. I covered it in my early years playing rockabilly, when I was obviously influenced by Elvis’s take on it.
- “Sleepwalk” Brian Setzer Orchestra – (Dirty Boogie, 1998) “This is another piece of music that I’ve played for many years and that has changed and evolved to become a featured piece in most shows that I do now, whether it be with the Orchestra or Stray Cats.
Mar 9, 2024 · Setzer’s latest release is a blazing slice of rockabilly called The Devil Always Collects, the satisfying followup to 2021’s Gotta Have the Rumble. Speaking with Guitar World, the Gretsch loyalist opened up about the new record, his creative process and how he stays inspired after all these decades.
Aug 26, 2021 · Setzer has tinnitus, a constant ringing in his ears — the bane of any musician who likes to play loud. In 2019, after a successful summer reunion tour with '80s hitmakers Stray Cats, tinnitus...
Nov 29, 2021 · B rian Setzer holds the distinction of having championed not one but two musical revolutions. With Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom as the Stray Cats he led the neo-rockabilly charge of the 80s, then a decade later he was at the forefront of the swing revival with The Brian Setzer Orchestra.
