Brian Setzer, the frontman of Stray Cats, has revealed he has been recognized with an autoimmune illness that has left him unable to play guitar.
The singer and guitarist, additionally recognized for his time fronting the large band revivalists The Brian Setzer Orchestra, shared the information in a publish 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 have been cramping up. I’ve since found that I’ve an auto-immune illness. I can’t play guitar.”
“There isn’t any ache, nevertheless it appears like I’m carrying 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 try this. Fortunately, I’ve the perfect hospital on the planet down the block from me. It’s referred to as the Mayo Clinic. I do know I’ll beat this, it can simply take a while.”
Stray Cats shaped 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 fashion within the early Eighties.
They’re finest recognized for his or her hits ‘Stray Cat Strut’, ‘(She’s) Attractive + 17’ and ‘Rock This City’, and whereas they break up up in 1984, they’ve reformed a number of occasions within the many years since and have been collectively once more since 2018. Their most up-to-date studio album is 2019’s ‘40’.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra shaped in 1992 and led an enormous 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 massive band music.
