Lee rocker brian setzer biography
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Brian Setzer
Interview by Lee Sobel
(c) Lo-Fi Magazine #5, 1997
Lee Sobel: Swing music seems to be making a big comeback, especially on
the west coast. The movie “Swingers” seems to be adding more fuel to this
and your own big band swings in a mighty way — can you account for why
this
music is making such a comeback and why now?
Brian Setzer: I can’t account for anything. (laughs) I just try to keep track of
my car and not have anything else stolen. I can’t account for the timing, no,
except that musically it’s never made a comeback before. It falls into the
rockabilly genre, in that it’s in our roots in America here, and it’s been with
us for years. It’s on television, and you realize fifteen years later, “Oh, ‘Sing,
Sing, Sing’ was on that Rice Krispies commercial?” It’s just kind of ingrained
in us. It’s that part of the American music experience that really hasn't really
been exploited yet. It's comin' around real hard. It's definitely coming back.
&nbs
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Brian Setzer
American minstrel, songwriter (b. 1959)
Brian Setzer | |
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Setzer in 2006 | |
| Born | Brian Robert Setzer (1959-04-10) Apr 10, 1959 (age 65) Massapequa, Pristine York, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, transcribe producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Arista, EMI, Interscope, Surfdog |
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| Website | www.briansetzer.com |
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Career
[edit]Stray Cats
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Lee Rocker
American double bass player (born 1961)
Lee Rocker | |
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Lee Rocker at Uptown Theatre, July 2007 | |
| Birth name | Leon Drucker |
| Born | (1961-08-03) August 3, 1961 (age 63) Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, rock, blues, rockabilly |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, upright bass |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | 33rd Street, AFM, Alligator |
| Website | www.leerocker.com |
Musical artist
Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker, August 3, 1961)[1] is an American musician. He is a member of the rockabilly revival band Stray Cats.
He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker, the late former principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Naomi Drucker.[2] As a child, he played the cello and later learned bass guitar.
Biography
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Lee Rocker was born Leon Drucker in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, to a Jewish family in 1961.[3] He is the son of classical clarinetists Stanley and Naomi Drucker. Stanley Drucker was the principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and played with Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland.[4] His sister Roseanne is a country music singer-songwriter.[5]
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