Stray Cats

American rockabilly band
Organization musical_group Q1161663
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Stray Cats

Summary

Stray Cats is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,693 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stray Cats's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Stray Cats's genre is rockabilly[4].
  • Stray Cats's record label is recorded as Arista Records[5].
  • Stray Cats's discography is recorded as Stray Cats discography[6].
  • Stray Cats's Commons category is recorded as Stray Cats (band)[7].
  • Stray Cats's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Stray Cats comprises Brian Setzer[9].
  • 1980 marks the founding of Stray Cats[10].
  • Stray Cats's location of formation is recorded as Massapequa[11].
  • Stray Cats's official website is recorded as https://straycats.com/[12].
  • Stray Cats's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stray Cats[13].
  • Stray Cats's Commons gallery is recorded as Stray Cats[14].
  • Stray Cats's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[15].
  • Stray Cats's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stray Cats'}[16].
  • Stray Cats's start of work period is recorded as 1979[17].
  • Stray Cats's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stray Cats'}[18].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9231'}[19].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54900'}[20].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+63300'}[21].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10269'}[22].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74400'}[23].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+86700'}[24].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+96000'}[25].
  • Stray Cats's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+100000'}[26].

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Founding

1980 marks the founding of Stray Cats[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Massapequa[11].

Why It Matters

Stray Cats ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,693 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

It has been cited as an influence by Igor & The Red Elvises[29], a musical group[30], founded in 1995[31].

FAQs

Who did Stray Cats influence?

Stray Cats has been cited as an influence by Igor & The Red Elvises[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of musical group
    Nme artist id stray-cats
    Start of work period +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6927]]: stray-cats, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214797037|stray cats (#214797037)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix"
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