Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene. Brian Setzer actdieemerge Change image and share on social
I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I guess my brain is wired backwards. I don't know what possessed me to do that, but I did. Brian Setzer askbackwardsbrain share on social
With the Stray Cats at least, we really took the music somewhere else. First, we wrote our own songs. That's a real weak point in modern classics if you do rockabilly or blues. Brian Setzer bluecatclassic Change image and share on social
I wanted to go back to Sun. Unfortunately, most of the gear is gone from Sun. The way I take it now, it's almost like a tourist destination. So, it would have been pretty difficult to have brought all the gear into Sun to make it like it was in the '50's. Brian Setzer backbringdestination share on social
Just because you put super great musicians together, it doesn't mean you're going to have that chemistry as a band. Brian Setzer bandchemistrygreat Change image and share on social
It is hard to play Blue Suede Shoes. I know everyone has heard it 10 million times, and that makes it even harder to play it, but there's a very laid back tempo on that. I was surprised at how slow it really was. Brian Setzer backbluehard share on social
The jazz chord substitutions in a country song... that was another thing that bent people's ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It's not how fast you play. It's that unique blending of different stuff I'm most proud of. Brian Setzer bendblendchord share on social
I didn't want to take the guitar solos down note-for-note, but more or less use them as a map, and keep all the hooks from the guitar playing, and let myself come through. Brian Setzer guitarhookmap Change image and share on social
People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys. Brian Setzer blueguyjunior Change image and share on social
