Lee Rocker Gear For Sale!
Here's some of Lee's personal stage amps that he used with the Stray Cats on tour and in the studio from 1987 until 2007 (more)
Lee Part of Revival Festival!
Lee, along with Rockabilly magazine, is announcing a new partnership with the third annual Revival Festival in Austin, TX, scheduled for May 7-10, 2010 at the Nutty Brown Outdoor Amphitheatre. The festival, presented by Gretsch, will include performances by the Killer himself, Jerry Lee Lewis, along with Lee, Asleep at the Wheel, and other bands TBA.
For show info and to get your tickets now, click here.
Rosanne Drucker's Doin' Hard Time
Lee's sister, Rosanne Drucker has new tracks available on her Web site to download for free. The songs range from Americana to Country to Rockabilly. Lee lent a hand and a slap bass to the fantastic track titled "Mr. Dream Come True." Rosanne has written and recorded an exceptionable collection of songs. Click here to check it out!
Bulletproof Named in Top 50!
The Orange Country Register has named Bulletproof one of the top 50 albums of the decade! The list includes albums by artists including Social Distortion, No Doubt, and the Offspring.
According to the OCR, "A better Stray Cats record probably couldn’t have been cut by re-enlisting Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom themselves. ... Rocker, who long ago made O.C. his home, stuck to his guns –- and with this gem cobbled together a superb batch of neo-authentic ditties and cookin’ covers (like a jumped-up country take on the Beatles’ “I’ll Cry Instead”). All of it serves the revivalist legacy of his former band quite well. "
(Read Article Here)
Happy Holidays and Cheers for a New Year!
It's been way too long since I've written an update for the Web site, but with the turning of the year it seems like a good time to start. My resolution for 2010 is to keep up on this Web site, write a blog and get someone to hook me up on this Twitter thing I keep hearing about. I do want to thank everyone who visits here and listens to my music for their encouragement and support through so many years.
2010 is looking like it's going to be a rockin' year with a new Lee Rocker record as well a a surprise record with some longtime friends. The Lee Rocker record is finished and is titled Midnight Radio. This one's a different kind of thing for me in the song choices and the instruments. All the songs are classic hits from the 1970s. This came about by me thinking back on being a kid growing up in the NYC suburbs, lying in bed at night long after my parents had gone to sleep and listening to this little transistor radio. The songs I recorded are some of the ones I would hear on those long ago nights. I cut versions of "Honkey Cat," "Ramblin' Man," "Come Dancing," "Drivin' my Life Away," "City of New Orleans," "Come Together" and some other tracks I had around that fit the bill. One of the other things that set this record apart from everything else I've done is that most of the songs are acoustic. I used banjo, dobro, harmonicas, auto harps, accordions and percussion, and I played most of the instruments myself. I was helped out by the bulletproof team of Buzz Campbell, Jimmy Sage and Brophy Dale on some of the songs and parts. Those guys are the best and I'm happy to work with em. We're getting the last details nailed down now and will post here on the website as soon as were ready to take orders for Midnight Radio.
Lots more is coming down the pike so check back here and keep in touch
Lee Rocker
Lifesize Cutout of Lee in NYC Sam Ash Music
Thanks to Steve
Polikalas for sending this in!
Blast From the Past
The Island Ear, published in Long Island, NY, in December 1985.
Thanks to Jon Pascual del Valle for sending this in!
Lee Rocker Signature Model Busetto Bass Now Produced by Kolstein!
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