Stray Cats

Summary

Stray Cats is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,112 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stray Cats's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Stray Cats's genre is rockabilly^[4].
• Stray Cats's record label is recorded as Arista Records^[5].
• Stray Cats's discography is recorded as Stray Cats discography^[6].
• Stray Cats's Commons category is recorded as Stray Cats (band)^[7].
• Stray Cats's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• Stray Cats comprises Brian Setzer^[9].
• 1980 marks the founding of Stray Cats^[10].
• Stray Cats's location of formation is recorded as Massapequa^[11].
• Stray Cats's official website is recorded as https://straycats.com/^[12].
• Stray Cats's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stray Cats^[13].
• Stray Cats's Commons gallery is recorded as Stray Cats^[14].
• Stray Cats's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist^[15].
• Stray Cats's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stray Cats'}^[16].
• Stray Cats's start of work period is recorded as 1979^[17].
• Stray Cats's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stray Cats'}^[18].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9231'}^[19].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54900'}^[20].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+63300'}^[21].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10269'}^[22].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74400'}^[23].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+86700'}^[24].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+96000'}^[25].
• Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+100000'}^[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[27]

• Country: US^[28]

• Began / founded: 1979^[29]

• Genre(s): rock, rockabilly^[30]

• Community tags: rock, rock & roll, rockabilly^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0e763b87-f3cd-4a63-986f-bebc4189f1f0^[32]

Body

Founding

1980 marks the founding of Stray Cats^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Massapequa^[11].

Why It Matters

Stray Cats ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,112 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

It has been cited as an influence by Igor & The Red Elvises^[35], a musical group^[36], founded in 1995^[37].

FAQs

Who did Stray Cats influence?

Stray Cats has been cited as an influence by Igor & The Red Elvises^[35].