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James McDonnell (born March 20, 1961), known by the stage name Slim Jim Phantom, is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Stray Cats. [4] Alongside bandmates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he is considered a pioneer of the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s.
A tried and true rock-n-roll icon. As the legendary drummer for the Stray Cats, Slim Jim Phantom, alongside bandmates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 80s.
May 12, 2021 · Slim Jim Phantom is Rockabilly Royalty. Born not too far from the Gretsch factory in Brooklyn and raised in Massapequa, New York, Phantom grew up immersed in music, especially his parents’ jazz records which featured many legendary Gretsch drummers. “I was a jazz maniac growing up,” says Phantom.
Slim Jim Phantom. Soundtrack: Supernatural. Drummer Slim Jim Phantom was born James McDonnell on March 20, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Massapequa, Long Island. McDonnell listened to his parents' jazz records as a kid and started taking drumming lessons at age ten.
Slim Jim Phantom. Soundtrack: Supernatural. Drummer Slim Jim Phantom was born James McDonnell on March 20, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Massapequa, Long Island. McDonnell listened to his parents' jazz records as a kid and started taking drumming lessons at age ten.
The official FB page of Stray Cat Slim Jim Phantom, the original runaway boy.
Nov 18, 2016 · Latterly forming the Head Cat with Lemmy and climbing Everest for Mike Peters’s Love Hope Strength Foundation, the six-foot-two drummer better known as Slim Jim recently published his autobiography, A Stray Cat Struts: My Life As A Rockabilly Rebel.
Apr 9, 2020 · Introducing the first episode of our Always Forward Never Back series, Slim Jim Phantom, the legendary drummer of the Stray Cats, was interviewed by musician...
Slim Jim Phantom. Stand-up drummer who found fame with the Stray Cats and became a stalwart of rockabilly and roots rock. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1980s - 2000s. Born. March 20, 1961 in Brooklyn, NY. Genre.
Sep 1, 2019 · Slim Jim Phantom and his two school friends, Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, formed the iconic band Stray Cats in New York back in 1979. They revived the rockabilly style of the 1950s with a string of sold out concerts and a series of hit recordings in the 1980s such as “Stray Cat Strut,” “Sexy + 17” and the song often called the “Rock ...
