Stray Cats

The Stray Cats caused a rockabilly revival in the early 1980s. Adrift in a market for Duran Duran and Eddie Money types, the Stray Cats made their mark on MTV with a rowdy 1950s resurgence. Stray Cat singles "Rock this Town," "Stray Cat Strut" and "Runaway Boys" were huge hits both in Europe and in the U.S., and the American-released album Built for Speed occupied the number-two spot on the Billboard Album Chart for 26 weeks. Throughout the 1980s, the Stray Cats not only made their mark with fans but also with fellow cool-cat musicians.