Close to Teddy boys and punks, the three musicians produce rockabilly music of phenomenal energy on stage with rudimentary means: Brian Setzer on vocals and Gretsch acoustic guitar, Slim Jim Phantom on double bass, and Lee Rocker on snare and cymbal played standing up.&nbsp; We watched them in Geneva in May 1981 during their first incandescent European tour. Cats had a short life but its members still carrried out their own projects. Brian Setzer (gtr, lead voc), Lee Rocker (dble bass, voc), Slim Jim Phantom (drms, voc)

Stray Cats

After a few years of hard work in New York clubs, the liquid punk energy of the Stray Cats set London on fire in the early 1980s

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Ethnic Folk-Dance

Liquid punk energy

Stray Cats (test Samuel)

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Velvet Bulldozer

Albert King (test)

(intro) Live at the Blues Rules Crissier Festival

(text banner) The great history of the Chicago blues is alive and well in John Primer. He was the lead guitarist for legends like Muddy Water, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells and Magic Slim before embarking on a four-decade career of his own, winning numerous Blues Awards and two Grammys, most recently for Traditional Blues in 2024. But, as he told us on stage, «B.B. King said that you have to buy a Gibson to get rich. I’ve had a Gibson for a long time and I’m not rich». We went to see John Primer at the Blues Rules Crissier Festival 2024, accompanied on stage by the charismatic Mississippi guitarist Lightnin' Malcolm and the sultry Belgian band Well Well Well. --- For more information, visit <a href="https://johnprimerblues.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Primer</a> and Lightnin’ Malcom official websites.

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(text) The great history of the Chicago blues is alive and well in John Primer. He was the lead guitarist for legends like Muddy Water, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells and Magic Slim before embarking on a four-decade career of his own, winning numerous Blues Awards and two Grammys, most recently for Traditional Blues in 2024. But, as he told us on stage, «B.B. King said that you have to buy a Gibson to get rich. I’ve had a Gibson for a long time and I’m not rich». &nbsp;We went to see John Primer at the Blues Rules Crissier Festival 2024, accompanied on stage by the charismatic Mississippi guitarist Lightnin' Malcolm and the sultry Belgian band Well Well Well. --- For more information, visit <a href="https://johnprimerblues.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Primer</a> and Lightnin’ Malcom official websites.

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Chicago blues with Lightnin’ Malcolm

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