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Brian Setzer

Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959 in New York) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. In the 1980s, Setzer fronted the popular rockabilly band, Stray Cats. Stray Cats caught America's attention with the 1982 album Built For Speed, which included the two Top Ten hits, Rock This Town (#9) and Stray Cat Strut (#3), as well as with the follow-up 1983 album Rant n Rave, which included the two successful singles (She's) Sexy + 17 (#5), and I Won't Stand In Your Way (#35).

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Spellbound

Spellbound is group founded by Los Angeles based songwriters & producers Bobby Moon and Paul Thomas. Spellbound's music is a fusion of Funk and Tropical grooves. With over a dozen CDs released under their indie label Selfish Recordings they are currently celebrating their 20th anniversary with a brand new CD "United Front." There are 8 other bands with the name "Spellbound". 1) Spellbound are an Irish psychobilly band formed in 1986. 2) Spellbound is a German Thrash Metal band.

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The Rechords

*from the band's FB page*
Formed in Aug 2009, this traditional trio, sans drums, perform their brand of Rockin' Hillbilly, Western Swing, Early R&B, Rock-a-billy with 2 & 3 part harmonies influenced by some of the early Bluegrass and R&B acts from the 30's through to the 60's.
Tyron Shaw ::: Double Bass & Vocals
Leo Francis ::: Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
Felix Potier ::: Electric Guitar & Vocals

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Jimmy Stewart

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Phantoms

Hardcore band from Sydney, Australia.

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Mad Sin

Mad Sin is a psychobilly band that has been around since 1987. It is based in Berlin. The band was founded by Köfte DeVille, who has stayed with the band the entire time while the band itself has gone through several lineup changes. Elements of punk metal with unique growls and screams are heard throughout the band's music. DeVille joined guitarist Stein and bassist Holly, they struggled around with the help of some friends, who organized gigs in several shady bars of Berlin.

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HorrorPops

Band founders Patricia Day and Kim Nekroman first met when Day's now-defunct band, the punk rock group Peanut Pump Gun, opened for Nekroman's psychobilly band, Nekromantix, at a festival in Cologne, Germany in 1996. Despite both belonging to the subculture scene of Copenhagen, Denmark, the two had never met before, but they became friends over their mutual interest in alternative music. The two would eventually marry.

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The Reverend Horton Heat

The Reverend Horton Heat is a three-piece American rockabilly and psychobilly band from Dallas, Texas and the stage name of its singer and songwriter, Jim Heath (born in 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas). The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Paul Simmons on drums. Through relentless touring and a manic stage show, they have established themselves as one of the most popular underground acts in America.

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The Bookhouse Boys

Paul Van Oestren:- Vox, Guitar
Catherine Turner:- Vocals
Will Emms:- Bass,Vocals
J.P. Fellowes:- Keys, Roll Ups
P.J. Emms Jnr:- Stand Up Drums, Guitar and Lap-steel
Heddy Korachi-Alaoui:- Drums.
Natty Defriend:- Trumpet.
Charlie Berringer:- Trumpet

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Nekromantix

Nekromantix are a <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/psychobilly" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">psychobilly</a> band that formed in <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>, Denmark in 1989. The Nekromantix were formed in 1989 in Copenhagen by Kim Nekroman after he left the Danish Navy, in which he had been a submarine radio operator. Deciding to launch a new career in music, he initially played drums in a rockabilly band prior to the foundation of Nekromantix. Learning to play the double bass and to sing, Nekroman set about forming a horror-themed psychobilly band with himself as the frontman. The band lineup is currently rounded out by Franc (guitar) and Lux (drums).

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