Editing Brian Setzer (section)

===Stray Cats===
[[File:Brian Setzer 1983.jpg|thumb|Setzer performing with the Stray Cats in [[Tampa, Florida]], 1983]]
Setzer was born April 1959 in [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]], New York. He started on the [[euphonium]] and played in jazz bands when he was in school. He found a way to hear jazz at the [[Village Vanguard]], though as he got older he became more interested in rock, punk, and rockabilly. He was a member of the Bloodless Pharaohs and [[the Tomcats]], which he began with his brother, Gary. The Tomcats became the [[Stray Cats]] when double bassist [[Lee Rocker]] and drummer [[Slim Jim Phantom]] joined and Gary left the band. In 1980, thinking they might have more success in England than in America, they sold their instruments to pay for airplane tickets and flew to London.<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Brian Setzer |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-setzer-mn0000519637/biography |website=AllMusic|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

After performing in London for a few months, they met [[Dave Edmunds]], a guitarist and record producer who shared their love of rockabilly and 1950s' rock and roll. Edmunds produced their debut album, ''[[Stray Cats (album)|Stray Cats]]'' ([[Arista Records|Arista]], 1981), which yielded two hit singles: "[[Stray Cat Strut]]" and "[[Rock This Town]]". The second album, ''[[Gonna Ball]]'' (Arista, 1982), was less successful. The band returned to America and released ''[[Built for Speed (Stray Cats album)|Built for Speed]]'' ([[EMI]], 1982), produced again by Dave Edmunds, with songs collected from their first two albums. Helped by their music videos on MTV, the Stray Cats became popular in America. Their next album, ''[[Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats]]'' (EMI, 1983) produced the hit "[[(She's) Sexy + 17]]".<ref name="Erlewine" />

The Stray Cats disbanded in 1984, though they occasionally reunited, recorded, and toured. After recording three albums with different producers, they returned to Dave Edmunds for ''[[Choo Choo Hot Fish]]'' (1992).<ref name="Erlewine" />