LEE ROCKER of The Stray Cats Set For Performances In Southern California This October

LEE ROCKER OF THE STRAY CATS SET FOR PERFORMANCES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:   THE CANYON CLUB IN SANTA CLARITA ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1   THE CANYON CLUB IN AGOURA HILLS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2   THE CANYON CLUB IN MONTCLAIR ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15   Grammy-nominated musician and Bass Player Hall of Famer LEE ROCKER of The Stray Cats will be bringing his solo show to three concerts in Southern California: The Canyon Club in Santa Clarita on Friday, October 1, The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills on Saturday, October 2 and The Canyon Club in Montclair on Friday, October 15. For more information on these shows, visit here: https://leerocker.com/shows.    Earlier this year, the bassist, singer and songwriter released his latest solo album GATHER ROUND on Upright Records (his label distributed through Orchard). It marks ROCKER’s first album of all-original music, with the exception of his distinctive cover of The Band’s classic “Ophelia,” since 2007’s Black Cat Bone (Alligator Records). The sizzling 10-track rockabilly album was produced by ROCKER (vocal, string bass), who is joined by Buzz Campbell (guitar, backing vocal), Larry Mitchell (drums, percussion) and Matt Jordan (piano, organ).   Multiple songs off the album have accompanying videos including “Doghouse Shuffle,” “Pickin’ and Grinnin’,” “Graceland Auctions” and "Everybody Wants To Be a Cat." Watch the album trailer here, read a ROCKER interview with Kelli Skye Fadroski of the Orange County Register/SCNG here, and listen to him on the Rock Solid Podcast with Pat Francis here.   Most of the songs on GATHER ROUND were written after the pandemic started in 2020. “My wife Deborah and I hit the road in our airstream and criss-crossed the country from California to New York and back,” shares ROCKER. “We rolled through 20 states from north to south and from east to west. In addition to the pandemic, the presidential election was raging. I wrote songs and music and drove 6,000 miles. It’s been year filled with global disaster and uncertainty. It’s also been a time of introspection and for me a time to reimagine how to record an album under these circumstances.   “When we returned to Southern California,” he elaborates, “I booked a studio to record in one day week for months. I played many of the instruments myself and had my band, Buzz Campbell, Larry Mitchell and Matt Jordan send me their tracks from remote home studios.”

LEE ROCKER, photo credit: Jet Luna     About LEE ROCKER: Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing, standing on, spinning and rocking his giant upright bass in the legendary music group The Stray Cats. Grammy-nominated, The Stray Cats have sold nearly 10 million albums and garnered an astounding 23 gold and platinum certified records worldwide. Founded by Rocker, Brian Setzer, and Slim Jim Phantom, The Stray Cats remain a radio staple, were music video pioneers at the infancy of MTV, and repeatedly brought rockabilly music to the top of the charts. From the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine, to appearing on Saturday Night Live, to headlining music festivals and touring with the Rolling Stones, Lee Rocker has seen and done it all. In addition to The Stray Cats and the Rolling Stones, Rocker has toured and performed with George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, and John Fogerty. In 1982, Rocker and his father Stanley Drucker, (classical clarinetist) both received Grammy nominations; this was something that has only occurred twice in the history of the Grammy Awards. In 2012 Lee appeared on Broadway in the hit musical "Million Dollar Quartet" and in 2014 he was inducted into the Bass Player Hall of Fame. Rocker has received numerous honors for his contributions to music and the arts, including being inducted to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and he is a recipient of the Visionary Artist Award by the City of Laguna Beach California. Lee Rocker and his band look forward to touring again and performing Stray Cats hits including "Rock This Town," "Stray Cat Strut" and "Sexy and 17" as well as slamming renditions of songs from his many solo albums. In January 2021, Rocker released a new solo album Gather Round on Upright Records (his label distributed through Orchard).   For more information on LEE ROCKER, visit: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER