Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats

Lee Rocker made his mark as the Stray Cats’ giant, upright bass playing, founding member. The Grammy-nominated Stray Cats sold over 10 million albums and garnered 23 gold and platinum records worldwide. The Stray Cats are recognized for their mega-hits “Sexy and Seventeen”, “Rock This Town” and “Stray Cat Strut”. They have become a part of the fabric of American pop culture and have had songs featured in many television shows and movies. The Stray Cats are credited with having single handedly revived the music genre “Rockabilly”, and in the process spearheading a lifestyle that changed the way music is experienced, seen and heard throughout the world. The Stray Cats are the first American band to have a number one album debut in the UK and are credited with helping launch the fledgling network MTV. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Rock This Town as one of the 500 most important songs in Rock. 

From the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine, appearing on Saturday Night Live, to headlining the US Festival and touring with the Rolling Stones, Lee Rocker has seen and done it all.   In addition to The Stray Cats, Lee Rocker has recorded or performed with George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, John Fogerty and Carl Perkins. In 1982, Rocker and his father Stanley Drucker (classical clarinetist/New York Philharmonic) 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. In 2021, Rocker was honored to perform at the Library of Congress and the First Lady’s Luncheon for Dr Jill Biden. During 2021, music from his critically acclaimed record “Gather Round” was choreographed and performed as a rock ballet by world renowned New York City dance company “Complexions”.  The year 2022 found Lee Rocker included in Bass Player Magazine’s 100 Greatest Bassists of all time – in great company alongside musicians such as Sir Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter and other legends of the instrument.  

Lee Rocker has been consistently touring, recording and performing around the globe since 1980 and has cultivated a fanatically loyal following of rockers, rebels and all types of music lovers.   He is known for making his upright double bass appear as if it were a lightweight instrument as he spins, throws it about and stands on it during his high energy and fun concerts. In concerts Lee Rocker shares behind the scenes stories about his days and nights on the road and in the music business for the last 40 years. He rocks every town and leaves every audience cheering! 

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