...In 1986, Stray Cats got back together in Los Angeles, and recorded the covers-heavy Rock Therapy, which sold poorly. In 1989, they reunited once again for the album Blast Off, which was accompanied by a tour with Stevie Ray Vaughan. No longer with EMI America, they entered the studio with Nile Rodgers for the lackluster Let's Go Faster, issued by Liberation in 1990...

...Frank Sinatra, Glen Miller, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Doors, Stray Cats, The Clash, João Gilberto, Raul Seixas, Tim Maia, Cartola, Zé Ketti are some of his favorite artists...

...During the 1980s, Wilde was romatically linked with saxophonist Gary Barnacle, keyboardist Calvin Hayes of Johnny Hates Jazz, and later her band's keyboard player Jeff Hammer, previously of Teardrop Explodes and Stray Cats. In 1993 Wilde was also seeing TV presenter Chris Evans. On September 1, 1996, Wilde married to her co-star in Tommy, Hal Fowler, and wanted to have children as soon as possible...

The Stray Cats are a rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/Brian Setzer Orchestra) with school friends Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell) in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York.

...After performing from New York to Philadelphia, Setzer, Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell) decided to go to London, England (in June 1980) where they believed people would better appreciate their sound and style. Upon arrival, they decided to call themselves "Stray Cats", a name suggested by Rocker. The Stray Cats caught America's attention with the 1982 album Built for Speed, which included the two Top Ten hits, "Rock This Town" (#9) and "Stray Cat Strut" (#3), as well as with the follow-up 1983 album Rant 'N Rave, which included the two successful singles "(She's) Sexy + 17" (#5), and "I Won't Stand In Your Way" (#35)...

Personality conflicts began to emerge in the ways that the individual members handled their new-found success; Phantom married actress Britt Ekland, while Setzer made guest appearances with stars like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks and became the concert guitarist for Robert Plant's Honeydrippers side project. In late 1984, Setzer broke up the band amid much bad blood....

...As of August 2007, they are currently touring the USA with ZZ Top and The Pretenders.

Personality conflicts began to emerge in the ways that the individual members handled their new-found success; Phantom married actress Britt Ekland, while Setzer made guest appearances with stars like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks and became the concert guitarist for Robert Plant's Honeydrippers side project...

...They both attended Wheelers Hill Secondary College in Melbourne. Cheney was obsessed with 80's rockabilly group the Stray Cats. Owen decided to learn the double-bass in favour of the piano, he purchased the bass with the only $1500 in his bank account, which was meant to go toward a first car...

Personality conflicts began to emerge in the ways that the individual members handled their new-found success; Phantom married actress Britt Ekland, while Setzer made guest appearances with stars like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks and became the concert guitarist for Robert Plant's Honeydrippers side project. In late 1984, Setzer broke up the band amid much bad blood...

...To culminate a meteoric rise, Men at Work won Australia's first-ever Grammy Award, winning Best New Artist for 1983 ahead of Asia, Jennifer Holliday, Human League and Stray Cats....

...In 1998, Easton's playing was featured on No Cats, an album from bassist Lee Rocker of Stray Cats fame. He contributed guitar parts for "Rumblin' Bass" and "One Way or Another." According to both Easton and Rocker, the two have known each other since they were young boys growing up in New York...

...Slim Jim Phantom also plays the drums in another rockabilly band 13 Cats, as well as the Rock and Roll band The Head Cat with Lemmy (Motörhead) and Danny B. Harvey (13 Cats)...

...In 1989, they reunited once again for the album Blast Off, which was accompanied by a tour with Stevie Ray Vaughan. No longer with EMI America, they entered the studio with Nile Rodgers for the lackluster Let's Go Faster, issued by Liberation in 1990. 1992's Dave Edmunds-produced Choo Choo Hot Fish also attracted little attention, and after another covers album, Original Cool, the group called it quits again...

...The rockabilly revival of the 1980s helped bring Perkins back into the limelight. In 1985, he re-recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" with two members of the Stray Cats, as part of the soundtrack for the movie, Porky's Revenge. That same year, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr appeared with him on a television special taped in London, England, called Carl Perkins and Friends: A Rockabilly Session...

He began his career with double bassist Scott Owen in the early 1990s, in a Melbourne cover band, The Runaway Boys, who took their name from a Stray Cats song of the same name (a group that Cheney regularly cites as one of his favourites).

His music video work includes: *ABC-Poison Arrow *Babyshambles-Love You But You're Green, The Blinding *Blur-For Tomorrow *Culture Club-Do You Really Want To Hurt Me *David Bowie-Absolute Beginners,Blue Jean, Day-In Day-Out *Depeche Mode-See You, The Meaning of Love, Leave In Silence, Get The Balance Right *Dexys Midnight Runners-Come On Eileen *Duran Duran-Come Undone, Too Much Information *Enigma-"Return to Innocence"," Eyes of Truth", "Beyond The Invisible" *Gary Numan- She's Got Claws *Janet Jackson-When I Think of You, "Alright" *Judas Priest-Heading Out To The Highway,Don't Go, Living After Midnight, Breaking The Law, Hot Rockin, You`ve Got Another Thing Comin', Freewheel Burning *ME PHI ME- Sad New Day, Black Sunshine, Pu Sho Hands 2Getha *Neil Young- This Note's for You, Hey, Hey, Rockin' in the Free World, No More, Over and Over *Paul McCartney-Beautiful Night *Sade-Smooth Operator *Scissor Sisters-Return to Oz *Stray Cats-Rock This Town, Stray Cat Strut *The Beat-Save It For Later *The Kinks-Come Dancing, Don't Forget To Dance, State of Confusion *The Rolling Stones-Undercover of the Night, She Was Hot *Tom Petty-Into The Great Wide Open *Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight

Personality conflicts began to emerge in the ways that the individual members handled their new-found success; Phantom married actress Britt Ekland, while Setzer made guest appearances with stars like Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks and became the concert guitarist for Robert Plant's Honeydrippers side project...

...After a gig in London, Stray Cats met producer Dave Edmunds, well known as a roots rock enthusiast for his work with Rockpile and as a solo artist. Edmunds offered to work with the group, and they entered the studio to record their self-titled debut album, Stray Cats, released in England in 1981 on Arista Records...

...Edmunds spent the 1980s collaborating with and producing an assortment of artists, from Paul McCartney to King Kurt, and from The Stray Cats to Status Quo. He recorded the soundtrack for Porky's Revenge, supplying the main theme, "High School Nights," and was the musical director for a television special starring Carl Perkins, with assorted guests including George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Rosanne Cash...

...The songs written and co-written by Pomus are referenced as standards of songwriting by token of sheer prolific consistency, and continue to be covered by musicians of every generation, including: Charlie Rich; Dwight Yoakam; The Dead Kennedys; Led Zeppelin; ZZ Top; Bruce Springsteen; Michael Buble; Tom Jones; The Residents; The New York Dolls; Doyle Bramhall; Ramsey Lewis; The Grascals; Pharaoh Sanders;'Fathead' Newman; Stray Cats; Harry Connick, Jr.; Elvis Costello; Irma Thomas; Emmylou Harris; The Misfits; Dolly Parton; Diana Ross, and many others...