Stray Cats made some nice hits in the 80's. Rock This Town, Sexy & 17,Stray Cat Strut. Probably not enough to warrant induction. I would like to see Brian Setzer become nominated someday in totality of his music. Brian Setzer Stray Cats,Solo,Brian Setzer Orchestra. He's kind of like Brian Adams...They were both born in 1959 & have quietly put up a solid catalogue of music. Brian Setzer will get in someday. KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 05/27/2014 @ 20:29pm

They're amazing.

Posted by BulmaPunkRocker on Sunday, 07/6/2014 @ 23:00pm

Please don't compare brilliant guitarist & rockabilly revival pioneer Setzer with schmaltzy Canadian lightweight Brian Adams. And by the way, the RNR Hall of Fame is a joke. My beloved Runaway Boys are better off outside.

Posted by David on Friday, 01/2/2015 @ 18:45pm

Yes! Soon after rockabilly went underground, The Stray Cats took it back up in the eighties.

Posted by Sam on Monday, 07/22/2019 @ 14:27pm

Stray Cats in the Hall is too much of a fan's pipe dream imo, cause most throwback acts lack power staying, and the band only had at least a couple of hits here in the states.

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 07/22/2019 @ 14:44pm

Yes! So many bands with songs that are not memorable being nominated and getting in. These songs have proved to have staying power.

Posted by Donna on Tuesday, 11/5/2019 @ 07:04am

B B King , Louis Armstrong , the Beastie Boys , Nat King Cole , Bob Marley , Marvin Gaye. Lol Run DMC , Hank Williams in the "Rock and Roll" hall of fame? All great at thier recognized genre of music but never heard no Beastie Boys or B B King belting out Gonna Rock This Town. Setzer alone because of his writing , music arrangement , flawless/fluid electric guitar playing and stage persona . RRHoF should be embarrassed and ashamed for the overlook.

Posted by Russell bradford on Monday, 01/3/2022 @ 06:23am

So many bizarre comments here. They should definitely be inducted. They sold more than 10 million records and had 23 gold and platinum records. Plus Brian Setzer is a hugely influential guitarist. An incredible band. This ridiculous notion that they don't deserve it because they were reviving rockabilly is absurd. Most of the artists in the hall of fame didn't invent their genre. The Stray cats epitomize excellence in all aspects of their craft and should have been in years ago, ahead of many recent inductees.

Posted by Cugat on Monday, 05/30/2022 @ 09:53am

Rockabilly gets overlooked, its unfortunate as the musicians are better than many inducted. The Blasters and Stray Cats are worthy of the honor.

Posted by Jay on Wednesday, 03/27/2024 @ 21:48pm

They reinvent Rockabilly with their punk influence, A lot of Rockabilly groups look up to the Stray Cats. The way Brian plays the guitar is amazing and different from the old rockabilly players.

Posted by Marc Cuypers on Friday, 09/6/2024 @ 14:15pm