Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats Plays the Kate August 25

OLD SAYBROOK, CT - The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, “the Kate”, welcomes rockabilly bassist and original Stray Cat, Lee Rocker, on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 7:30 pm.

Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing, standing on, spinning and rocking his giant upright bass as a founding member of The Stray Cats. Along with Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom, the band earned Grammy nominations, sold over 10 million albums, and garnered 23 gold and platinum certified records worldwide.

From the cover of Rolling Stone magazine to touring with the actual Rolling Stones, Lee Rocker has done it all. In addition to The Stray Cats, Rocker has recorded or performed with Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, and Carl Perkins. In 1982, he and his father Stanley Drucker, a classical clarinetist with the New York Philharmonic, both received Grammy nominations – something that had only occurred twice in Grammy history.

In 2012, Rocker appeared on Broadway in the hit musical Million Dollar Quartet and in 2014 he was inducted into the Bass Player Hall of Fame. He has received numerous honors for his contributions to music and the arts, including being inducted to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, and as a recipient of the Visionary Artist Award by the City of Laguna Beach California.

Lee Rocker has been consistently recording and touring the globe since 1980. He and his band perform Stray Cats’ hits like “Sexy and Seventeen”, “Stray Cat Strut” and “Rock This Town”, plus other rockin’ songs Lee performed post-Stray Cats with music legends like Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Fogerty.

For information and tickets for all shows at the Kate, visit www.thekate.org or call 877-503-1286.