Interview with Slim Jim Phantom, Musician
Date of Interview
9-1-2019
Length of Interview
25:23
Digital Publication Date
2-28-2024
Publisher
National Association of Music Merchants
Language
English
Keywords
Gretsch Company, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Drums, Stray Cats, Avedis Zildjan Company, Jim Chapin, Vic Firth
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Disciplines
Music | Music Business
Recommended Citation
Phantom, Slim Jim, "Interview with Slim Jim Phantom, Musician" (2019). NAMM Oral Histories. 15.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nammoralhistories/15
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Notes
From the NAMM Oral History Collection:
Slim Jim Phantom and his two school friends, Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, formed the iconic band Stray Cats in New York back in 1979. They revived the rockabilly style of the 1950s with a string of sold out concerts and a series of hit recordings in the 1980s such as “Stray Cat Strut,” “Sexy + 17” and the song often called the “Rock Around the Clock” of their era, “Rock This Town!” Playing together for over forty years, Slim, Brian and Lee still have the love and passion for the music as well as a strong friendship - which Slim says are key ingredients to success and happiness.