Rockabilly Super-group
13 Cats draws its membership from several earlier groups, including the
Stray Cats. Its lineup features guitarist
Danny B. Harvey, who previously spent time in both
Levi Dexter and the Ripchords and
The Rockats, a band that also was affiliated with Dexter; singer
Tim Polecat, who previously led
The Polecats and also went on to record solo; drummer
Slim Jim Phantom, a founding member of the
Stray Cats; and stand-up bass player
Smutty Smith, who was one of the
Havalinas and, like Harvey, also was part of the
Rockats.
The 13 Cats received some exposure from the film The Rage/Carrie2. The movie featured a pair of the band's songs, "13 Cats" and "Teddy Boy Kung Fu Weapon." In addition, guitarist Harvey penned the movie's score. Before the release of In the Beginning, the band's 2002 debut, Dionysus included the group's "Hell Bopp" on the label's Tigermask Trash Au Go-Go compilation.
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