Brian Setzer, the frontman of Stray Cats, has revealed he has been identified with an autoimmune illness that has left him unable to play guitar.
The singer and guitarist, additionally identified for his time fronting the massive band revivalists The Brian Setzer Orchestra, shared the information in a submit on Instagram earlier this month.
“I simply needed to verify in with you all,” he wrote on February 13. “In the direction of the top of the final Stray Cats tour I observed that my palms had been cramping up. I’ve since found that I’ve an auto-immune illness. I can not play guitar.”
“There isn’t any ache, nevertheless it looks like I’m sporting a pair of gloves when I attempt to play,” he continued. “I’ve seen some progress in that I can maintain a pen and tie my sneakers. I do know this sounds ridiculous, however I used to be at a degree the place I couldn’t even do this. Fortunately, I’ve one of the best hospital on this planet down the block from me. It’s known as the Mayo Clinic. I do know I’ll beat this, it is going to simply take a while.”
Stray Cats fashioned in 1979 in Massapequa, New York, with Setzer joined by Lee Rocker on bass and Slim Jim Phantom on drums. Their music was closely indebted to Nineteen Fifties rock and roll and rockabilly music and the band helped revive the latter type within the early Nineteen Eighties.
They’re greatest identified for his or her hits ‘Stray Cat Strut’, ‘(She’s) Horny + 17’ and ‘Rock This City’, and whereas they break up up in 1984, they’ve reformed a number of instances within the a long time since and have been collectively once more since 2018. Their most up-to-date studio album is 2019’s ‘40’.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra fashioned in 1992 and led a giant band revival within the ‘90s. Their breakout album ‘The Soiled Boogie’ in 1998 featured a full horn part and blended the power of rock and roll with the epic sweep of huge band music.
