The Stray Cats

In the early '80s, Long Island's Stray Cats almost single-handedly renewed interest in rockabilly. The Cats were an unprecedented success, thanks to Brian Setzer's skilled fretwork and the band's retro sound and image, which stood out against MTV's rotation of new-wave hair bands. Although the band was short-lived, Setzer emerged in the '90s as the lynchpin of yet another revivalist movement--swing--with the hugely successful Brian Setzer Orchestra.

• Levi Dexter
• Los Lobos
• Mickey Jupp
• Rank & File
• Ray Campi
• Robert Gordon
• Shakin' Stevens/The Sunsets
• The Blasters
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• The Polecats
• X (American)

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• Big Sandy & The Fly-Rite Trio
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• Highway 13
• Hot Rod Lincoln
• King Kerosene
• Libbi Bosworth
• The Carpetbaggers
• The Derailers

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