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Slim Jim Phantom
Slim Jim Phantom – Australia and New Zealand tour (2006)
Background information
Birth name
James McDonnell
Also known as
Slim Jim Phantom
Born
(1961-03-20) March 20, 1961 (age 63)[1] Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Rockabilly
rock and roll
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Drums
vocals
Years active
1979–present
Labels
Arista
EMI America
Cleopatra
Spouse(s)
Britt Ekland (1984–1992)[2]
Jennie Vee (2020–present)[3]
Musical artist
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.
Phantom currently plays in the band Kat Men with former Imelda May guitarist Darrel Higham and is the host of the weekly radio show "Rockabilly Rave-up" on the satellite radio station Underground Garage.
^"Official Web Site". Slim Jim Phantom. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
^Wightwick, Abbie (May 7, 2010). "Peter Sellers, Rod Stewart and me, Britt Ekland bares all". Wales Online. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
^Vee, Jennie. "Official Web Site".
^Huey, Steve "Stray Cats Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-11-21
James McDonnell (born March 20, 1961), known by the stage name SlimJimPhantom, is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Stray...
and vocalist Brian Setzer, double bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer SlimJimPhantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous...
supergroup formed by vocalist/bassist Lemmy (of Motörhead), drummer SlimJimPhantom (of the Stray Cats) and guitarist Danny B. Harvey (of Lonesome Spurs...
several solo recordings, and two records with Phantom, Rocker & Slick, the band he formed with SlimJimPhantom & Lee Rocker (both from Stray Cats). In the...
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with The Rockats, Lemmy Kilmister and The Headcat along with drummer SlimJimPhantom from Stray Cats and The Headcat. Clem Burke from Blondie is the drummer...
and L.A. Guns. In 1984, at age 42, she married Stray Cats drummer SlimJimPhantom, who was 23. They had a son, Thomas Jefferson, in 1988. They divorced...
(Wynonie Harris) "Cryin' Shame" "(She'll Stay Just) One More Day" (SlimJimPhantom, Lee Rocker) "What's Goin' Down (Cross That Bridge)" "You Don't Believe...
by SlimJimPhantom and guitarist Earl Slick, Rocker formed the band Phantom, Rocker & Slick and recorded two albums for EMI Records titled Phantom, Rocker...
2013. In 2007, Higham formed Kat Men with former Stray Cats drummer SlimJimPhantom. The duo recorded its debut album, Kat Men, with former Guns N' Roses...
Year. In 2021, Barnes stated that he formed a rockabilly band with SlimJimPhantom and Chris Cheney. In April 2022, Barnes announced the forthcoming release...
formation of supergroup The Barnestormers, featuring Barnes, Chris Cheney, SlimJimPhantom, Jools Holland and Kevin Shirley. A self-titled album was released...
was replaced by Billy Duffy (The Cult) and a drummer was added in SlimJimPhantom (Stray Cats). For the third album, Duffy was replaced by Bruce Watson...
American/British rockabilly band, formed in 2006 by former Stray Cats drummer SlimJimPhantom, and Darrel Higham. The duo released its debut album, Kat Men in 2006...
Tomcats became the Stray Cats when double bassist Lee Rocker and drummer SlimJimPhantom joined and Gary left the band. In 1980, thinking they might have more...
which included actor Harry Dean Stanton, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and SlimJimPhantom. Sales and Hunt's recordings from the late 1970s were released in 2008...
Robert Ellis Lydia Loveless BJ Barham Taylor Goldsmith Mickey Raphael SlimJimPhantom Tim Easton Courtney Marie Andrews Aaron Lee Tasjan Andrew Leahey Lucinda...
supergroup featuring Mike Peters, Kirk Brandon (Spear of Destiny) and SlimJimPhantom, and the Sensible Gray Cells with current Damned mate Paul Gray. "I...
with Mike Peters from The Alarm, Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze, and SlimJimPhantom from Stray Cats in a trek to perform at the base camp of Mount Everest...
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