The tribute page
The Stray Cats were certainly not the first neo-rockabilly band, but they were and are one of the most succesful and influential. They have paved the way for many other bands. Therefore many bands have paid tribute to the Stray Cats in one way or another. I will try to list all the tribute songs, tribute albums and tribute whatever here. If you know of anymore please mail the_anchorman@arrp.nl
1980 Barratt Pop Stars postcard
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Barratt made a series of postcards featuring popular artists. In 1980 (or 1981) the Stray Cats were featured in this series Click on the pic to make it big. | 
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1983 Everything's Archie #107
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The Stray Cats are featured on the front cover of issue 107 of Everything's Archie. There is a poster of them on the wall. They are not featured or mentioned in any of the stories. Click on the pic to make it big. |  |
1985 Rockstar Concert Cards
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Rockstar Concert Cards were highly collectable cards back in the day. It ran for several years and each year the hottest rockstars were pictured. In 1985 there were a total of 108 cards, but two of them were checklist-cards. Of those 106 cards with rockstars on them The Stray Cats were on 4 of those cards. As a group and separate. Stray Cats: card number 71 Slim Jim Phantom: card number 23 Brian Setzer: card number 50 Lee Rocker: card number 83 Click on a pic to make it big. |
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1988 Quakes [graphic reference]
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The Quakes are a psychobilly band led by guitarist and vocalist Paul Roman. Their first release is a graphic reference to the Stray Cats first album. In an interview Paul Roman reflected on this. Here is the question and the answer: Question: Your first album was a graphic reference to the first Stray Cats album... Answer: "We did what they did by coming to London and getting a record deal. I thought it was a good Idea- I had seen pictures of the Bluecats album that references the Gene Vincent album and some Polecats pictures that were like the Beatles album cover standing over the railing. It was a cool idea and it worked for us." The whole interview and many more facts about the Quakes can be found on The Rockabilly Chronicle. Click on the pic to make it big. |  |
1992 Various Artists: Stray Cats Classics
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According to the liner-notes: Compilation of original versions of songs re-recorded by the Stray Cats 1 Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn 2 Lew Williams - Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop (Fishnet Stockings) 3 Warren Smith - Ubangi Stomp 4 Eddie Cochran- Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie 5 Art Adams And The Rhythm Knights - Rock Crazy Baby (Rock This Town) 6 Ricky Nelson - My One Desire 7 Roy Montrell - Every Time I Hear That Mellow Saxophone 8 The Johnny Burnette Trio - Baby Blue Eyes 9 Wynonie Harris - Wasn't That Good 10 The Johnny Burnette Trio - Rock Therapy 11 Gene Vincent - Race With The Devil 12 Charlie Feathers - One Hand Loose 13 Chuck Berry - Beautiful Delilah 14 Glen Glenn - Everybody's Movin (Everybody Needs Rock 'N' Roll) 15 Eddie Bond - Slip, Slip, Slippin' In 16 Diana Ross & The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love 17 George Jones - The Race Is On 18 The Johnny Burnette Trio - Sweet Love On My Mind 19 Gene Vincent - Cruisin' 20 Eddie Cochran -Somethin' Else 21 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 22 Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes 23 The Crickets - Oh Boy 24 Flatt & Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown 25 Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula 26 Elvis Presley - Mystery Train Released on P-Vine Records - PCD 2540 Click on the pics to make it big. |  
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1993 Various Artists: Stray Cats Classics 2
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According to the liner-notes: Compilation of original versions of songs re-recorded by the Stray Cats 1 Dion - The Wanderer 2 Gene Vincent - Double Talkin' Baby 3 Lonesome Lee - Lonely Travelling (Stray Cat Strut) 4 Bill Allen - Please Give Me Something (Crawl Up And Die) 5 Buddy Holly - Lookin' For Someone To Love 6 Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity 7 Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law 8 Johnny Kidd - Please Don't Touch 9 Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk 10 Eddie Cochran - C'Mon Everybody 11 Arthur Gunter - Baby Let's Play House 12 Bill Monroe - Shady Grove 13 Diana Ross & the Supremes - Stop In The Name Of Love 14 Carl Perkins - Put Your Cat Clothes On 15 Johnny Burnette Trio - Tear It Up 16 Chuck Berry - Little Queenie 17 Roy Orbison - Rockhouse 18 Bille Lee Riley - Flying Saucer Rock & Roll 19 Little Richard - Rip It Up 20 Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox 21 Annisteen Allen - Fujiyama Mama 22 B.B. King - Blues Stay Away From Me 23 Sticks McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee Released on P-Vine Records - PCD 2495 Click on the pics to make it big. |  
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1993 One Night Stands – Let It Roll. One Night stands plays The Stray Cats
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This was released after the One Night Stands supported the Stray Cats on their 1992 tour of Japan 1 Rockabilly Rules 2 Everybody Needs Rock 'n Roll 3 嵐を呼ぶ男 (Arashi O Yobu Otoko) 4 Tight Black Leather 5 Let's Go Faster 6 Blast Off The music is very tight with solid guitar playing, the lyrics are partly translated in Japanese. Apart from that the singing is actually very good, with an agressive style of singing. Really making the songs their own style. Released on Starland – SICN-20005 Click on the pics to make it big. |  
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1994 Scum Boys - Stray Cats Medley
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Scum Boys are a French psychobilly band. On this EP they are featured with: Stray Cats Medley which is Rumble In Brighton, Runaway Boys and Blast Off blended into one song with a psycho touch. Not sure if this was meant as a tribute, but I listed it anyway. I really enjoyed it, even though the singer messes up some of the lyrics. Follow this link to listen to it on Youtube. It came with issue number 7 of Demon Love, a German psychobilly magazine. Click on the pic to make it big. |
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1995 Various Artists: Stray Cat Blues
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A tribute album where rockabilly and psychobilly bands do their version of original Stray Cats songs and songs the Stray Cats themselves covered. 1 The Kruise - Runaway Boys 2 The Gorilla Bokangz - Blast Off 3 The Quartets - Double Talkin' Baby 4 Great Invaders - I'm A Rocker 5 The Cinnamons - Rumble In Brighton 6 Pelvis - Stray Cat Strut 7 Atomic Cow-Boys - Gina 8 The Straights - Gonna Ball 9 Mad Mongols - Something's Wrong With My Radio 10 Johnny Joker's - I Won't Stand In Your Way 11 Great Invaders - Wicked Whiskey 12 The Quartets - Mystery Train 13 Pelvis - Rock This Town 14 The Kruise - Little Miss Prissy 15 Mercy And Mad Choir - Lonely Summer Night 16 The Gorilla Bokangz - (She's) Sexy And 17 Released on Go Cat Go Records - TECX-25933 Click on the pics to make it big. | 
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2000 Various Artists: Homenaje a Stray Cats
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A tribute album where Spanish bands do their version of original Stray Cats songs and songs the Stray Cats themselves covered. 1 Double Talking Baby - Carlos Segarra & Rockabilly Club 2 Too Hip Gotta Go - General Lee 3 I Wanna Cry - Correcaminos 4 Can't Hurry Love - Lonely Cats 5 Lonely Summer Nights - Gatos Locos 6 Built For Speed - Crazy Legs 7 Rockin' All Over The Place - Correcaminos 8 Stray Cat Strut - Sastreria Andres 9 Cry Baby - Massapequa Trio 10 Rock This Town - Hellbilly Club 11 Nine Lives - Dixie Rock Band 12 Lust 'n Love - Lucky Dados 13 Double Talkin' Baby - General Lee 14 Gina - Massapequa Trio 15 Let's Go Faster - Pink Cats 16 Rebel Rules - Hellbilly Club Released on Skinny Records SKCD-6940 Click on the pic to make it big. | 
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2001 Rosy Cat Baby - Rosy Cat Baby [graphic reference]
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Rosie Cat Baby is a Japanese Rockabilly band. The front cover of this album is a graphic reference to the Stray Cats first album. 1 Hell Tone 2 Look For That 3 Route64 4 So Fine 5 恋のBgm 6 セピア 7 俺は止まらない 8 Turn Back Boogie 9 Cow boy Go Go 10 Hell Number Released on Castle Records CAS-2032 Click on the pic to make it big. |  |
2001 Gigolo 13 [graphic reference]
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Gigolo 13 is a Japanese rockabilly/psychobilly band. This 45rpm EP is a graphic reference to the Stray Cats first album. But even more it is a total re-creation of the Japanese edition of the Rock This Town single. A1 黒猫ブルース A2 悲しきホワイト ファルコン B1 思い出のクーニャンレディオ B2 ロコモーション Released on Blue Stone Records BSR-021101PS Click on the pic to make it big and see the resemblance for yourself. |  |
2004 Cartoon in Rockabilly Monthly magazine
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In 2004 this cartoon was in the May issue of the Rockabilly Monthly magazine. This cartoon was made by Roberto Flores. Click on the pic to make it big. |  |
2006 Various Artists: Go Cat Go - A Psychobilly Tribute
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A tribute album where psychobilly bands from all over the world do their version of original Stray Cats songs and songs the Stray Cats themselves covered. 1 The Phenomenauts - Cry Baby 2 Mad Marge & The Stonecutters - Fishnet Stockings 3 Reel Big Fish - Stray Cat Strut 4 Shark Soup - Rumble In Brighton 5 Os Catalepticos - Bring It Back Again 6 G-String - Something's Wrong With My Radio 7 Rezurex - Runaway Boys 8 Batmobile - Ubangi Stomp 9 Irish Brothers - Lust 'N' Love 10 Koffin Kats - 9 Lives 11 The Rocketz - Storm The Embassy 12 Thee Merry Widows - (He's) Sexy + 17 13 The Astounding Roy Gorbisons - Let's Go Faster 14 Hellbillys - Blast Off 15 Phantom Rockers - Baby Blue Eyes Click on the pic to make it big. |  |
2006 Conny - Rockin' Bop : Conny Best Collaboration Vol.1 [graphic reference]
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Conny is a well-known Japanese singer. She recorded with many artists over the years. This is a collection of some of those collaborations. The cover is a graphic reference to the Gonna Ball cover. Or actually it is a total re-creation of that cover. 1 Never So Clever 2 Downtown Saturday Night 3 Kat Go Wild 4 Tattooe'd Lady 5 These Boots Are Made For Walking 6 I Fought Law 7 Too Drunk To Drive 8 Viva Las Vegas 9 Whisky Boy 10 Dyn-O-Mite 11 Hot Rod Girl 12 He Rocks 13 Blue Cafe 14 Please Don't Touch 15 Fujiyama Mama Released on Tick Tack - TTCD-4073 Slim Jim Phantom is one of the guest musicians, as well as Johnny Bowler, Wanda Jackson, the Rockats and Danny B. Harvey. Conny is also featured on the 2013 Asia Lady Luck tribute see below. Click on the pic to make it big and see the resemblance for yourself. |  |
2009 Bobblehead dolls
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On May 22, 2009 these bobblehead dolls were released. The bobblehead dolls were based on how the Stray Cats looked during their 2009 Australian tour. Click on the pic to make it big. |  |
2010 Various Artists: "Please, Give Me Something" - The Roots Of The Stray Cats
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1 Lonesome Lee - Lonely Travelin’ (for "Stray Cat Strut") 2 The Johnny Burnette Trio - Tear It Up (for "Rock This Town") 3 Lew Williams - Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop (for "Fishnet Stockings") 4 Bill Allan - Please Give Me Something (for "Crawl Up And Die") 5 Roy Montrell - Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (for "Wild Saxophone") 6 The Wheels - Let’s Have A Ball (for "Gonna Ball") 7 Glen Glenn - Everybody’s Movin’ (for "Everybody Needs Rock ’n' Roll") 8 The Nomads - Icky Poo (for "Stray Cat Strut") 9 Jimmy & Johnny - Sweet Love On My Mind 10 Warren Smith - Ubangi Stomp 11 Wynonie Harris - Wasn't That Good? 12 Chuck Berry - Beautiful Delilah 13 Charlie Feathers - One Hand Loose 14 Eddie Bond - Slip, Slip, Slippin' In 15 Ricky Nelson - Stood Up 16 Chet Atkins - Hidden Charms (for "Chet Ditty") Released on El Toro Records ETCD 1031 (CD) and on Bulls Eye Records BE-112 (Vinyl) Click on the pic to make it big. | 
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2013 Various Artists: Asia Lady Luck Stray Cats Tribute
An all-female Stray Cats tribute, produced by Slim Jim Phantom (who also plays drums on the two Conny songs. The album features all-female lead vocals from various bands from Asia and Australia who do their version of original Stray Cats songs and songs the Stray Cats themselves covered.
| Song | Singer | Known from | From | 
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| 1 Rumble In Brighton | Geena | Rocktigers | Japan |
| 2 Too Hip, Gotta Go | Betty | Rocket to Memphis | Australia |
| 3 Runaway Boys | Conny (Slim Jim Phantom on drums) | Japan | |
| 4 Cross Of Love | Brigitte Handley | Australia | |
| 5 Lonely Summer Nights | Yoshiko | The 5, 6, 7 8's | Japan |
| 6 Fishnet Stockings | Yoshiko | The 5, 6, 7 8's | Japan |
| 7 Gene And Eddie | Linda | Linda and the Big King Jive Daddies | originally Japan now USA |
| 8 Blast Off | Betty | Rocket to Memphis | Australia |
| 9 I Won't Stand In Your Way | Linda | Linda and the Big King Jive Daddies | originally Japan now USA |
| 10 Little Miss Prissy | Junko | Tigerlily | Japan |
| 11 Sexy And Seventeen | Tukta | Trix 'O' Treat | Thailand |
| 12 Elvis On Velvet | Junko | Tigerlily | Japan |
| 13 Look At That Cadillac | Conny (Slim Jim Phantom on drums) | Japan | |
| 14 Gina | Geena | Rocktigers | Japan |
| 15 Stray Cat Strut | Brigitte Handley | Australia | |
| 16 Rock This Town | Tukta | Trix 'O' Treat | Thailand |
| 17 Bring It Back Again | Yoshiko, Conny, Geena, Tukta, Betty and Junko |
Released on Go Cat Records GCRC001
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2018 Roy Montrell [Graphic Reference]
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This is an artist's recreation of the first Stray Cats album for a non existing album of Roy Montrell. Roy Montrell is the author of (Everytime I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone which was covered by the Stray Cats as Wild Saxaphone sic. So again: this is the cover of a non-existing album. I don't know who the artist is, but it is a great recreation. If you are the artist or if you know who the artist is please e-mail the Anchorman. Click the pic to make it big. | 
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2019 Ignition - The Cats Are Back [A tribute song]
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This UK band made this tribute song, which has caught the ear of Lee Rocker and they were to support him in Glasgow during his UK tour in 2020. Due to the Corona virus these shows were cancelled. So far it has only been released on iTunes. But it will also be on their upcoming release. However it can be seen and heard on youtube, follow this link: Ignition - The Cats Are Back | 
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2019 Brokker figurine set
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On June 21, 2019 these Brokker figurines were announced. The figurines are based on how the Stray Cats looked in 1983. Click on the pic to make it big. |  |
2020 Eric Martin - Rock and Roll Princesses. book [Graphic reference]
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Eric Martin is a famous photographer. He recreated various album covers with female models. This is a tribute to the Stray Cats first album with models Freyia, Miss Liz Chérie & Lora von Gore. This tribute is from the book Le retour des Rock and Roll Princesses. His website is called Rocknrollprincesses. Here you can see various tributes and the book can be ordered there. Picture courtesy of Eric Martin, used with permission. Click the pic to make it big. |
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2022 Shinko Music Entertainment: Stray Cats In Japan 1981 [book]
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On 19 May 2022 Japanese publisher Shinko Music Entertainment published this book of the Stray Cats tour in 1981. It's a 256 page book filled with lots of pictures. Click the pic to make it big. |
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