Chanteur Rockabilly US né le 10 avril 1959 à Long Island (New
York). Brian Setzer est surtout connu comme le chanteur des
Stray Cats.
Former Stray Cats
Brian Setzer was born in New York City and raised in Long Island. His first
instrument, at age eight, was the euphonium, and he played the tuba-like
instrument for ten years. He began having dreams of leading a big band with
horns as a teen, but got sidetracked by punk. Initially, as a guitarist and
songwriter, he took his inspiration from blues-rock bands like Led Zeppelin,
although as a teen he'd take the train into New York to hang around the jazz
clubs, sneaking into places like the Village Vanguard and the Village Gate.
After seeing the Mel Lewis Orchestra, he had the idea of leading his own big
band, but playing guitar, not clarinet or saxophone.
In the early '80s, Setzer formed the Stray
Cats, a rockabilly band that took England by storm and then came back home
to convert audiences in the U.S. The Stray
Cats' U.S. breakthrough album, Built for Speed, spurred three
separate Top Ten hits, including "Stray Cat Strut," "Rumble in Brighton," and
"Rock This Town." On tour with the Stray Cats,
Setzer practiced jazz chords and listened to the recordings of Gene Krupa, Benny
Goodman, and other big-band leaders; finally, after the group's demise and a
largely unsuccessful turn as a solo roots rocker, Setzer formed a 17-piece big
band in Los Angeles for a series of club dates.
After cutting an album of cover material with the big band for a smaller label,
Setzer jumped to Interscope Records, where he worked with legendary producer
Phil Ramone as well as Clash co-founder Joe Strummer, with whom he collaborated
on 1996's Guitar Slinger, an album blending jump blues and swing Texas
blues. Dirty Boogie followed in 1998, Vavoom! in 2000, and
Ignition! in 2001. In 2002, Setzer added a Christmas album (Boogie Woogie
Christmas) to his résumé, followed by the greatest-hits anthology Jump,
Jive an' Wail: The Best of the Brian Setzer Orchestra 1994-2000.
He released a Japanese EP in 2003, the Sinatra-inspired Luck Be a Lady,
as a prelude to the rocking and decidedly horn-deficient full-length Nitro
Burnin' Funny Daddy. Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records
followed in 2005, and Setzer closed out the year with the seasonal effort Dig
That Crazy Christmas. The aptly titled 13, which marked Setzer's 13th
album of original solo material, arrived in fall 2006. A pair of live albums,
One Rockin' Night: Live in Montreal and Red Hot & Live!, drawn from a
2006 show in Japan, both appeared in 2007 on Surfdog Records.
Talents : Singer, Guitar, Songwriter
Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll, Swing
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE
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Années en activité :
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DISCOGRAPHIE
Singles, EP & Maxi
| 1984 ? | SP EMI 201142 (F) |
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Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Barbwire Fence |
| 1986 | SP EMI 21142-7 (F) | . | The Knife Feels Like Justice / Barbwire Fence |
| 1986 | SP EMI EA 213 (UK) | . | The Knife Feels Like Justice / Barbwire Fence |
| 1986 | SP EMI SPRO 9676 (Promo) (US) | . | The Knife Feels Like Justice / The Knife Feels Like Justice |
| 1986 | SP EMI 201237 (F) | . | Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Barbwire Fence |
| 1986 | SP EMI SPRO 9565 (Promo) (US) | . | Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Boulevard Of Broken Dreams |
| 1986 | SP EMI SPRO 9719 (Promo) (US) | . | Chains Around Your Heart / Chains Around Your Heart |
| 1988 | MAXI EMI V 56096 (US) | . | When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down (Extanded Mix) / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down (LP Version) / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down (Dub Mix) / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down (Dub Instrumental) / Cross Of Love |
| 1988 | MAXI EMI 12 MT 45 (UK) | . | When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down (Extanded Mix) / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down (Dub Mix) / Cross Of Love |
| 1988 | SP EMI SPRO 04008 (US) |
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When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down |
| 1988 | MAXI EMI 12 MT 45 (UK) | . | When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down / Cross Of Love |
| 1988 | SP EMI SPRO 04115 (US) | . | Rebelene / Rebelene |
| 08/2000 | CD INTERSCOPE 4907462 (CAN) |
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Brian SETZER
ORCHESTRA -
Gettin' In The Mood / Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie /
Jump Jive An' Wail
/ Jump Jive
An' Wail |
| 10/2003 | CD TOY'S FACTORY 87336 (JAP) |
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Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA - Luck Be A Lady / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Run Rudolph Run / What Are You Doin' New Year's Eve / Cactus Christmas |
Albums
| 1986 | LP 12" EMI ST 17178 (US) |
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THE KNIFE FEELS LIKE JUSTICE - The Knife Feels Like Justice / Haunted River / Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Bobby's Back / Radiation Ranch / Chains Around Your Heart / Maria / Three Guys / Aztec / Breath Of Life / Barbwire Fence | ||
| 02/1988 | LP 12" EMI E1 46963 (US) |
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LIVE NUDE GUITARS - Red Lightning Blues / Rockability / Rebelene / Nervous Breakdown / Every Tear That Falls / Temper Sure Is Risin' / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down / She Thinks I'm Trash / Love Is Repaid By Love Alone / Rosie In The Middle / So Young So Bad So What / The Rain Washed Everything Away | ||
| 1994 | CD HOLLYWOOD 61565-2 (US) |
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THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA - Lady Luck / Ball And Chain / Sittin' On It All The Time / Good Rockin' Daddy / September Skies / Brand New Cadillac / There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder / Route 66 / Your True Love / A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / Straight Up / Drink That Bottle Down | ||
| 04/1996 | CD INTERSCOPE 90051 (CAN) |
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GUITAR SLINGER - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - The House Is Rockin' / Hoodoo Voodoo Doll / Town Without Pity / Rumble In Brighton / The Man With The Magic Touch / (The Legend Of) Johnny Kool / Ghost Radio / (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone / Buzz Buzz / My Baby Only Cares For Me / Hey, Louis Prima / Sammy Davis City | ||
| 09/1996 | CD COLLECTABLES 687 (US) |
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BRIAN SETZER AND THE BLOODLESS PHARAOHS - Industrial Nancy / Nowhere Fast / Boys Having Babies / Hal Greer / Thugs / Heart On A Catwalk / Stella By Strobelight / Suicide Slumber Party / The Cells / Industrial Nancy / Nowhere Fast / Video Darling / Dance The Powerpak / Boys Having Babies / Heart On A Catwalk / Hotwire My Heart / Here In The Night | ||
| 11/1997 | CD COLLECTABLES 701 (US) |
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ROCK THIS TOWN - (LIVE) - Brian SETZER & The TOM CATS - Calling Band To Stage / One Desire / Pink Thunderbird / Rock This Town / Bluejean Bop / Anna (Go To Him) / I Wanna Be Your Man / Rockabilly Boogie / Be-Bop-A-Lula / Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie / Katie Mae / BJ's Boogie / BJ's Boogie (reprise) / Rip It Up / Hound Dog | ||
| 11/1997 | CD COLLECTABLES 702 (US) |
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HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL - (LIVE) - Brian SETZER & The TOM CATS - Pretty Pretty Baby / Drug Store Rock & Roll / Ubangi Stomp / Round And Round / High School Confidential / Everybody's Movin' Tonight / Pink Thunderbird / Hallelujah, I Love Her So / Say Mama / My One Desire / Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me / Fishnet Stockings / Bonneville Bonnie / Double Talkin' Baby / Summertime Blues (STRAY CATS) | ||
| 11/1997 | CD COLLECTABLES 703 (US) |
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STRAY CATS STRUT - (LIVE) - Brian SETZER & The TOM CATS - Everybody's Movin' Tonight / I Sure Miss You / Rockin' And Rollin' (That's What You Want Me To Do) / Somethin' Else / Susie-Q / Red Hot / Summertime Blues (STRAY CATS) / Black Slacks / Sweet Love On My Mind / Stray Cat Strut / Secret Agent Man / BJ's Boogie / (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care / Everyday / Trouble Bound | ||
| 11/1997 | CD COLLECTABLES 704 (US) |
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RIP IT UP - (LIVE) - Brian SETZER & The TOM CATS - Sweet Love On My Mind / Folsom Prison Blues / The Jet / Since I Don't Have You / You Can't Hurry Love / Special Lady / C'mon Everybody / Mind Your Own / Business / All Shook Up / Rockin' And Rollin' (That's What You Want Me To Do) / Wasn't That Good / Somethin' Else / Secret Agent Man / Rip It Up | ||
| 11/1997 | CD COLLECTABLES 705 (US) |
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ALL SHOOK UP - (LIVE) - Brian SETZER & The TOM CATS - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine / Say Mama / All Shook Up / Drug Store Rock & Roll / Crusin' / Rock This Town / Mystery Train / Your Cheatin' Heart / Maybe Baby / Twenty Flight Rock | ||
| 11/1997 | CD COLLECTABLES 706 (US) |
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SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL - (LIVE) - Brian SETZER & The TOM CATS - (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care / Shake, Rattle & Roll / Mind Your Own Business / Everybody's Movin' Tonight / It's Only Make Believe / Fishnet Stockings / Bonneville Bonnie / Please Please Me / Anna (Go To Him) / I Wanna Be Your Man / She's A Woman / Rip It Up / High School Confidential / Somethin' Else | ||
| 11/1997 | CD COLLECTABLES 707 (US) |
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ROCKABILLY BOOGIE - (LIVE) - Brian SETZER & The TOM CATS - Sweet Love On My Mind / Rumble In Brighton / Rumble In Brighton [take 2] / Beast Of Burden / Rockabilly Boogie / BJ's Boogie / You Can't Hurry Love / Say Mama / Stray Cat Strut / Peggy Sue / Ubangi Stomp / Summertime Blues (STRAY CATS) / Fishnet Stockings | ||
| 06/1998 | CD INTERSCOPE 90183 (CAN) |
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THE DIRTY BOOGIE - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof / The Dirty Boogie / This Old House / Let's Live It Up / Sleepwalk / Jump Jive An' Wail / You're The Boss / Rock This Town / Since I Don't Have You / Switchblade 327 / Nosey Joe / Hollywood Nocturne / As Long As I'm Singin'. | ||
| 06/1998 | CD IMPORT 19589 (UK) |
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ROCKIN' BY MYSELF - LIVE DELUXE - Brian SETZER with special guest Gary SETZER - Gene And Eddie / Oh, Boy! / Crawdad Hole / Runaway Boys / Be-Bop-A-Lula / Stray Cat Strut / Foggy Mountain Breakdown / Broken Man / Cry Baby / Bye Bye Love / I Fought The Law / C'mon Everybody / Rebelene / Can't Help Falling In Love / Summertime Blues (STRAY CATS) / Twenty Flight Rock / Rip It Up / Mystery Train | ||
| 11/1999 | CD EMI / CAPITOL 22538 (US) |
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THE BRIAN SETZER COLLECTION '81-'88 - (She's) Sexy + 17 [single edit] (STRAY CATS) / Rock This Town [single edit] (STRAY CATS) / Summertime Blues (STRAY CATS) / The Knife Feels Like Justice / The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Echo Park / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down [single edit] / Cross Of Love / Every Tear That Falls / Thing About You / Waitin' For Desiree / Bobby's Back / Keep Your Lovin' Strong / Living Souls / The Rain Washed Everything Away / I Won't Stand In Your Way [a Cappella version] (STRAY CATS & FOURTEEN KARAT SOUL) / Runaway Boys (STRAY CATS) / Chains Around Your Heart | ||
| 06/2000 | CD INTERSCOPE 490733 (CAN) |
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VAVOOM! - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - Pennsylvania 6-5000 / Jumpin' East Of Java / Americano / If You Can't Rock Me / Gettin' In The Mood / Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder) / Mack The Knife / Caravan / The Footloose Doll / From Here To Eternity / That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes / '49 Mercury Blues / Jukebox / Gloria | ||
| 06/2001 | CD HOLLYWOOD / SURFDOG 167124 (US) |
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IGNITION - Brian SETZER '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL - Ignition / 5 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days / Hell Bent / Hot Rod Girl / 8-Track / '59 / Rooster Rock / Santa Rosa Rita / (The Legend Of) Johnny Kool, Pt. 2 / Get 'Em On The Ropes / Who Would Love This Car But Me? / Blue Café / Dreamsville / Malagueña | ||
| 08/2001 | CD TOY'S FACTORY 87250 (JAP) |
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JUMPIN' EAST OF JAVA - LIVE IN JAPAN - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - Hawaii Five-O / This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof / The Dirty Boogie / Jumpin' East Of Java / The Footloose Doll / Gloria / Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder) / Caravan / Americano / Sleepwalk / Strat Cat Strut / Jump, Jive, An' Wail / Pennsylvania 6-5000 / Gettin' In The Mood / Get Me To The Church On Time / Rock This Town | ||
| 06/2002 | CD TOY'S FACTORY 87293 (JAP) |
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BEST OF BIG BAND - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - Gettin' In The Mood / Rumble In Brighton / This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof / Jump, Jive, An' Wail / Sexy, Sexy / Sleepwalk [instr.] / Strat Cat Strut / Rock This Town / The Dirty Boogie / Brand New Cadillac / Hoodoo Voodoo Doll / Lady Luck / Caravan [instr.] / Pennsylvania 6-5000 / Americano / El Diablo / Scatman Jack / The House Is Rockin' | ||
| 06/2003 | CD INTERSCOPE 000035002 (CAN) |
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JUMP, JIVE AN' WAIL - THE VERY BEST OF THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA 1994-2000 - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - Pennsylvania 6-5000 / Jump, Jive, An' Wail / Hoodoo Voodoo Doll / The House Is Rockin' / (The Legend Of) Johnny Kool / Crazy Little Thing Called Love / Town Without Pity / Rock This Town / Americano / Sammy Davis City / Mack The Knife / This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof / The Dirty Boogie / Ball And Chain / Sleepwalk / Rumble In Brighton / Switchblade 327 / Hey, Louis Prima / Lady Luck / Jumpin' East Of Java / The Footloose Doll / Ghost Radio / Gettin' In The Mood | ||
| 12/2002 | CD SURFDOG 44011 (US) |
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BOOGIE WOOGIE CHRISTMAS - Jingle Bells / Boogie Woogie Santa Claus / Winter Wonderland / Blue Christmas / Santa Claus Is Back In Town / Baby It's Cold Outside (with ANN-MARGRET) / The Nutcracker Suite / (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag / Sleigh Ride / So They Say It's Christmas / O Holy Night / The Amens | ||
| 10/2003 | CD SURFDOG 44022 (US) |
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NITRO BURNIN' FUNNY DADDY - Sixty Years / Don't Trust A Woman (In A Black Cadillac) / When The Bells Don't Chime / That Someone Just Ain't You / Rat Pack [instr.] / Ring, Ring, Ring / Drink Whiskey And Shut Up / Smokin' 'n Burnin' / Wild Wind / St. Jude / To Be Loved / When The Bells Don't Chime [Banjo Mix] / Luck Be A Lady | ||
| 07/2004 | 2 CD SURFDOG 44035 (US) |
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THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - (Brian SETZER
ORCHESTRA) :
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| 07/2005 | LP 12" SURFDOG 44068 (US) |
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ROCKABILLY RIOT ! - VOLUME ONE - A TRIBUTE TO SUN RECORDS - Red Hot / Slow Down / Real Wild Child / Rockhouse / Put Your Cat Clothes On / Lonely Weekends / Get It Off Your Mind / Just Because / Glad All Over / Flatfloot Sam / Rock 'n Roll Ruby / Blue Suede Shoes / Tennessee Zip / Mona Lisa / Peroxide Blonde In A Hopped Up Model Ford / Get Rhythm / Stairway To Nowhere / Boppin' The Blues / Rakin' And Scrapin' / Sweet Woman / Flyin' Saucer Rock And Roll / Lonely Wolf / Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache | ||
| 10/2005 | CD SURFDOG 44101 (US) |
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DIG THAT CRAZY CHRISTMAS - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) Dig That Crazy Santa Claus / Angels We Have Heard On High / Gettin' In The Mood (For Christmas) / White Christmas / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Zat You Santa Claus? / Hey Santa! / My Favorite Things [instrumental] / You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch / Cool Yule / Jingle Bell Rock / Santa Drives A Hot Rod / What Are You Doing New Year's Eve (with Julie REITEN) | ||
| 10/2006 | CD SURFDOG 44119 (US) |
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13 - Drugs & Alcohol (Bullet Holes) / Take A Chance On Love / Broken Down Piece Of Junk / We Are The Marauders / Don't Say You Love Me / Really Rockabilly / Rocket Cathedrals / Mini Bar Blues / Bad Bad Girl (In A Bad Bad World) / When Hepcat Gets The Blues / Back Streets Of Tokyo / Everybody's Up To Somethin' / The Hennepin Avenue Bridge | ||
| 01/2007 | CD AMERICAN BEAT 24012 (US) |
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THE KNIFE FEELS LIKE JUSTICE / LIVE NUDE GUITARS - The Knife Feels Like Justice / Haunted River / Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Bobby's Back / Radiation Ranch / Chains Around Your Heart / Maria / Three Guys / Aztec / Breath Of Life / Barbwire Fence / Red Lightning Blues / Rockability / Rebelene / Nervous Breakdown / Every Tear That Falls / Temper Sure Is Risin' / When The Sky Comes Tumblin' Down / She Thinks I'm Trash / Love Is Repaid By Love Alone / Rosie In The Middle / So Young So Bad So What | ||
| 07/2007 | CD SURFDOG 211260 (US) |
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RED HOT & LIVE - (Brian SETZER & The NASHVILLAINS - Red Hot / This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof / Get It Off Your Mind / Slow Down / Put Your Cat Clothes On / Take A Chance On Love / Broken Down Piece Of Junk / Peroxide Blonde In A Hopped Up Model Ford / Tennessee Zip / Mini Bar Blues / Runaway Boys / Stray Cat Strut / Rocket Cathedrals / Fishnet Stockings / Rock This Town / Gene & Eddie | ||
| 09/2007 | CD SURFDOG 211388 (US) |
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WOLFGANG'S BIG NIGHT OUT - Take The 5th / One More Night With You / Wolfgang's Big Night Out / Honey Man / Yes We Can Can / Swingin' Willie / Sabre Dance / For Lisa / Here Comes The Broad / 1812 Overdrive / Some River In Europe / Take A Break Guys | ||
| 10/2008 | CD SURFDOG 512780 (US) |
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CHRISTMAS ROCKS! - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - Jingle Bells / Gettin In The Mood (For Christmas) / Boogie Woogie Santa Claus / The Nutcracker Suite [instr.] / You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch / Dig That Crazy Santa Claus / Winter Wonderland / (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag / Angels We Have Heard On High / White Christmas / Santa Claus Is Coming To Town / Baby, It's Cold Outside / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / My Favorite Things [instr.] / Jingle Bell Rock / Sleigh Ride / Santa Drives A Hot Rod / Christmas Island / Bach's Bounce [instr.] / Take A Break Guys [instr.] | ||
| 10/2008 | 2 CD SURFDOG / WEA 512781 (US) |
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THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS
COLLECTION - (Brian SETZER
ORCHESTRA) :
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| 10/2009 | CD SURFDOG / WARNER 512223 (US) |
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SONGS FROM LONELY AVENUE - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - Trouble Train / Dead Man Incorporated / Kiss Me Deadly / Gimme Some Rhythm Daddy / Lonely Avenue / King Of The Whole Damn World / Mr. Jazzer Goes Surfin' [instr.] / Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin' [instr.] / My Baby Don't Love Me Blues / Love Partners In Crime / Passion Of The Night / Dimes In The Jar / Elena [instr.] | ||
| 07/2010 | CD SURFDOG 524664 (US) |
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DON'T MESS WITH A BIG BAND - LIVE! - (Brian SETZER ORCHESTRA) - Batman / Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder) / '49 Mercury Blues / Good Rockin' Daddy / Your True Love / The Dirty Boogie / Sleepwalk / Honey Man / This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof / Summertime Blues / Runaway Boys / Gina / Gene & Eddie / Fishnet Stockings / Stray Cat Strut / Jump Jive An' Wail / Rumble In Brighton / Rock This Town / The House Is Rockin' |
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