{"id":2100446,"date":"2026-08-19T08:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100446"},"modified":"2026-08-19T08:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:37:52","slug":"the-stray-cats-pounce-on-rock-this-town-for-late-night-tv-return-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100446","title":{"rendered":"The Stray Cats Pounce on \u2018Rock This Town\u2019 For Late-Night TV Return: Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe Stray Cats are a very rare breed.<\/p>\n

\n\tHailing from Long Island, schoolmates Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar), Lee Rocker (double bass), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums) smashed their way into the British mainstream in the early \u201880s, a glorious time of musical freedom when post punk, new wave, and electro-pop acts could slot into rotations alongside some of the country\u2019s sharpest protest artists.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Stray Cats did it in style, with their rockabilly ways, great hair and hits \u2014 five of them crashed the U.K. top 40, and two entered the top 10. None went higher than \u201cRock This House,\u201d which peaked at No. 9 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart in 1981.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSetzer and Co. stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em> for a performance of that classic hit. The trio remain tight as a balloon stretched over a bowling ball, Setzer\u2019s hair piled proper, his hands in fine fettle.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat a difference 18 months can make. In the early stages of 2025, Setzer revealed an auto-immune diagnosis, a disease that left him unable to play guitar. He sought treatment at the Mayo Clinic, and stayed optimistic. \u201cI know I will beat this,\u201d he wrote at the time, \u201cit will just take some time.\u201d Time helped and healed.<\/p>\n

\n\tThere\u2019s a lot of love for the Stray Cats in their homeland, too. The rockers wrapped up a summer tour on Sunday, Aug. 16, in Morristown, NJ, and will start a month-long round of fall dates on Nov. 9\u00a0in\u00a0Grand Prairie, TX\u00a0with stops in\u00a0Nashville, Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta\u00a0and more, before coming to a halt\u00a0Dec. 6\u00a0at\u00a0Foxwoods,\u00a0CT.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s good to be healthy and strong again,\u201d Setzer says in a statement. \u201cThere\u2019s something about the unique sound of The Stray Cats that keeps drawing me in. The Gretsch guitar, the acoustic bass, and the stand-up drums still sound pure and fresh today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2025, the band released their first new music in six years, \u201cStampede\u201d and a cover of Eddie Cochran\u2019s \u201cTeenage Heaven,\u201d both via Surfdog Records. A first pressing of \u201cStampede \/ Teenage Heaven\u201d on 7\u2033 blue vinyl sold out, and new variant was pressed to keep up with demand.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the late-night performance below.<\/p>\n

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