The Head Cat
is an American rockabilly supergroup formed by vocalist Lemmy (of Motorhead), drummer Slim Jim Phantom (of The Stray Cats) and guitarist Danny B. Harvey (of Lonesome Spurs and The Rockats).
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History
Head Cat was formed after recording the
Elvis Presley tribute album
Swing Cats, A Special Tribute to Elvis
in 2000 to which the future band-mates all contributed. After recordings were finished they stayed at the studio and Lemmy picked up an acoustic guitar and started playing some of his old favorite songs by
Johnny Cash,
Buddy Holly and
Eddie Cochran.
[1] The rest of they guys knew them all and joined in.
[2] The name of the band was created by combining the names
Motörhead,
The Stray Cats and 13 Cats, which resulted in The Head Cat, similar to what Lemmy did in 1980 with
Headgirl, a collaboration between
Motörhead and
Girlschool.
[3]
In 2006 the band released their first studio album,
Fool's Paradise
, which included cover songs from artists such as
Buddy Holly,
Carl Perkins,
Jimmy Reed,
T-Bone Walker,
Lloyd Price,
Elvis Presley and
Johnny Cash. On the recordings Lemmy played acoustic guitar but on live performances Lemmy uses his signature
Rickenbacker bass saying "I'm just not that good on guitar".
[4] A year later a DVD of a live performance filmed at the Phantom's Cat Club on
Los Angeles Sunset Strip which included 13 songs performed live and interviews with the band.
Line up
- Lemmy Kilmister: vocals, bass, harmonica
- Slim Jim Phantom: drums, percussion, vocals
- Danny B. Harvey: double bass, guitar, keyboard
Discography
- Fool's Paradise
(2006)
- Rockin' The Cat Club: Live From The Sunset Strip
(2007)
- Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B
(2000)
References
- http://www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com/bands/headcat/headcat.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pZJDvIGloI
- Kilmister, Ian Fraser and Garza, Janiss, ''White Line Fever'', Simon & Schuster, 2002 ISBN 0-684-85868
- http://www.bassplayer.com/article/head-cats-lemmy/oct-07/31883