Lee Rocker - Gather Round

Size: 74.9 MB
Time: 31:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Rockabilly Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Gather Round (2:45)
02. Graceland Auction (3:39)
03. The Last Offline Lovers (3:09)
04. Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (2:17)
05. Pickin' And Grinnin' (2:56)
06. Every Time I See You (3:18)
07. A Dirty Martini (3:47)
08. When Nothing's Going Right (3:05)
09. Dog House Shufflle (3:04)
10. Ophelia (3:22)

“Gather Round” marks the Grammy-nominated upright bass player, singer, and songwriter Lee Rocker‘s first record of original music since his 2007 release, “Black Cat Bone.” Many of the songs on this record were written while he crisscrossed the country with his wife and dog in their Airstream during the pandemic. It’s a Rockabilly joy ride of ten infectiously melodic songs that deliver a hefty dose of fun, positive vibes, and capture the true heart of Rock & Roll. From the full-tilt tempo of the title track “Gather Round” to the hauntingly beautiful “The Last Offline Lovers” to the mesmerizing instrumental “A Dirty Martini,” this record stays cranked with its driving rhythms, tasty guitar licks, and edgy vocals.

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Lee Rocker - Racin' The Devil

Size: 95,7 MB
Time: 40:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2006
Styles: Blues, Rockabilly
Art: Full

01. The Girl From Hell (3:21)
02. Rock This Town (3:10)
03. The River Runs (3:20)
04. Say When (3:41)
05. Race Track Blues (3:24)
06. Ramblin' (3:12)
07. Runnin' From The Hounds (3:37)
08. Rockin' Harder (3:07)
09. Texarkana To Panama City (3:43)
10. Lost On The Highway (3:22)
11. Funny Car Graveyard (3:08)
12. Swing This (2:53)

The Alligator imprint's most overtly non-blues signing, at least until its American appearance in early 2006 (the same album, entitled The Curse of Rockabilly, had been available in Europe in 2005 on a different label with a rearranged track configuration), is a rollicking roots rock disc. Although he has remained far more under the radar in his solo career than fellow Stray Cats founder Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker has rather quietly yet consistently released no-nonsense albums filled with hardcore rockabilly and country since the on-again, off-again demise of the Cats. Although he played second fiddle to Setzer's frontman in that band, Rocker has developed a terrific singing voice, not as commercially appealing as Setzer's perhaps, but perfect for his roughed-up style of roots music. The bassist also exploits a knack for combining country twang with rock & roll, and some of his originals on this album are nearly as memorable as anything from the Stray Cats. Guitarists Brophy Dale and Buzz Campbell bring the requisite twang and reverb, intertwining without stepping on each other's toes. Aside from a snazzy cover of Carl Perkins' "Say When" and the Cats' "Rock This Town," (perhaps not entirely necessary) originals dominate the set. Rocker digs back to his Phantom, Rocker & Slick days for a rearranged "Runnin' from the Hounds," giving it a new lease on life with a swampier arrangement featuring dirty slide guitar. He also tries his hand at a singer/songwriter ballad, "Lost on the Highway," that would slot in just fine on a Dave Alvin album. The opening "The Girl from Hell" less successfully tries to approximate the harder-edged rockabilly that works so well for Reverend Horton Heat, but the results sounds forced. Rather, it's the slapback bass-driven, pomade-era, Sun-styled rocking such as "Funny Car Graveyard" and "Race Track Blues" that drives the energy of this disc. As the closing jazzy instrumental "Swing This" attests, Rocker refuses to be constricted by a specific genre, nudging the boundaries of rockabilly to produce music just as exciting, but effectively forging paths that cross-pollinate with other strains of Americana. ~Hal Horowitz

Racin' The Devil

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Lee Rocker - Blue Suede Nights: Live Rockabilly

Size: 105,7 MB
Time: 45:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Blues, Rockabilly
Art: Front

01. Restless (4:23)
02. Love Me Good (3:07)
03. That's Allright - Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Eastbound & Down (4:33)
04. Mind Your Own Business (4:27)
05. The Red Neck Mama (3:37)
06. Miracle In Memphis (2:52)
07. Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby (2:42)
08. Please Don't Touch (3:07)
09. Little Piece Of Your Love (2:26)
10. Little Buster (3:48)
11. Rumblin' Bass (4:15)
12. Frankie & Johnny (3:08)
13. Put Your Cat Clothes On (2:54)

A longtime bassist with the rockabilly revival trio the Stray Cats, Lee Rocker was born Lee Drucker in 1961. With fellow Long Island schoolmates Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom, he formed the Stray Cats in 1979. The group relocated to London the following year, scoring a series of U.K. Top Ten hits including "Runaway Boys," "Stray Cat Strut," and "Rock This Town" before returning stateside to enjoy similar success. The group's meteoric rise took its toll on the bandmembers, however, and in 1983 they split up; Rocker and Phantom then recruited ex-David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick to form Phantom, Rocker & Slick, scoring a minor hit in 1985 with "Men Without Shame."

The Stray Cats re-formed in 1986, failing to recapture their past glories; concurrently, Rocker also collaborated with the likes of Carl Perkins and Dave Edmunds. In the wake of 1992's Choo Choo Hot Fish, the Stray Cats again dissolved, with Setzer soon becoming a leading figure in the swing revival movement; Rocker, meanwhile, mounted a solo career that commenced in 1994 with the album Big Blue and continued with efforts including 1995's Atomic Boogie Hour, 1998's No Cats, and 1999's Lee Rocker Live. Four years passed before he returned with the blistering Bulletproof on the 33rd Street label. Racin' the Devil appeared in 2006 on Alligator, followed by Black Cat Bone in 2007 and Rock This World in 2009. ~ Jason Ankeny

Blue Suede Nights

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Lee Rocker - Hot N' Greasy Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Album: Hot N' Greasy Vol. 1
Size: 74,1 MB
Time: 31:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Rockabilly Blues
Art: Front

01. Rebel (3:24)
02. Crazy When She Drinks (3:09)
03. Black Cat Bone (3:15)
04. Say When (3:34)
05. Texarkana To Panama City (3:59)
06. Stray Cat Strut (4:06)
07. I'll Cry Instead (2:31)
08. One More Shot (4:09)
09. Blue Suede Night (3:02)

A longtime bassist with the rockabilly revival trio the Stray Cats, Lee Rocker was born Lee Drucker in 1961. With fellow Long Island schoolmates Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom, he formed the Stray Cats in 1979. The group relocated to London the following year, scoring a series of U.K. Top Ten hits including "Runaway Boys," "Stray Cat Strut," and "Rock This Town" before returning stateside to enjoy similar success. The group's meteoric rise took its toll on the bandmembers, however, and in 1983 they split up; Rocker and Phantom then recruited ex-David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick to form Phantom, Rocker & Slick, scoring a minor hit in 1985 with "Men Without Shame."

The Stray Cats re-formed in 1986, failing to recapture their past glories; concurrently, Rocker also collaborated with the likes of Carl Perkins and Dave Edmunds. In the wake of 1992's Choo Choo Hot Fish, the Stray Cats again dissolved, with Setzer soon becoming a leading figure in the swing revival movement; Rocker, meanwhile, mounted a solo career that commenced in 1994 with the album Big Blue and continued with efforts including 1995's Atomic Boogie Hour, 1998's No Cats, and 1999's Lee Rocker Live. Four years passed before he returned with the blistering Bulletproof on the 33rd Street label. Racin' the Devil appeared in 2006 on Alligator, followed by Black Cat Bone in 2007 and Rock This World in 2009. ~Biography by Jason Ankeny

Hot N' Greasy Vol. 1

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Album: Hot N' Greasy Vol. 2
Size: 95,0 MB
Time: 40:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Rockabilly Blues
Art: Front

01. Call Me The Rocker (3:35)
02. Find Another Man (4:37)
03. Beautiful Delila (4:01)
04. Screamin Hunger (3:51)
05. Love Me Good (3:09)
06. Miracle In Memphis (2:49)
07. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (2:45)
08. Thats Alright Mama - Blue Moon Of Kentucky (4:23)
09. Little Piece Of Your Love (2:23)
10. Memphis Freeze (4:14)
11. Restless (4:17)

Hot N' Greasy Vol. 2

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