Kat Men is an American/British

rockabilly Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the Southern United States, South. As a genre, it blends the sound of Western music (North America), Western musi ...

band, formed in 2006 by former

Stray Cats Stray Cats are an American rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist and vocalist Brian Setzer, double bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in ...

drummer

Slim Jim Phantom James McDonnell, known by the stage name Slim Jim Phantom, is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Stray Cats. Alongside bandmates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he is considered a pioneer of the neo-rockabilly movemen ...

, and Darrel Higham. The duo released its debut album, ''Kat Men'' in 2006, with a follow-up, ''The Kat Men Cometh'', released in 2013. In 2012, former

Imelda May Imelda Mary Higham (; born 10 July 1974), professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter, television presenter and multi-instrumentalist. She is known for her musical style of rockabilly revival and has also been compared to ...

bassist Al Gare joined the band.

History

Kat Men formed in 2006 when drummer

and guitarist Darrel Higham met during a jam session at the Oneida Casino, in

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

. The duo subsequently embarked upon a European tour, and recorded their debut studio album, ''Kat Men'' with former

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guitarist

Gilby Clarke Gilbert J. Clarke (born August 17, 1962) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for having a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your ...

. The duo continued to tour until 2009 when Higham departed to perform with his wife

. Phantom subsequently joined a reunited

and performed in the band

The Head Cat The Head Cat is an American rockabilly supergroup formed by vocalist/bassist Lemmy (of Motörhead), drummer Slim Jim Phantom (of the Stray Cats) and guitarist Danny B. Harvey (of Lonesome Spurs and the Rockats). Lemmy died in 2015 and as o ...

. In 2011, the duo reunited and recorded a new studio album, ''The Kat Men Cometh'', in 2012 for a March 25, 2013 release. Former Imelda May bassist Al Gare joined the band's touring line-up in 2012, with the band scheduled to embark upon a UK tour in October 2012. In 2013, the band played at the Screamin' Festival.

Discography

*''Kat Men'' (2006) *''The Kat Men Cometh'' (2013)

References

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External links

Official website
Rockabilly music groups Musical groups established in 2007