Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 2007/09

From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson222@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Lee Rocker, aka Leon Drucker
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:02:08 -0400

Dan,
If I was in his position I would have kept the name
'Drucker'; to me it's famous musical family name. But
I'm not him, and I would guess that as a teenager,
very interested in rock and roll, it seemed a great
take off on his name, ....and maybe good marketing.
For better or worse, these guys had a very big pop hit
as teenagers. You can find the interview on the NPR
website. I bet you'll enjoy it, though it is
definately not much about clarinets.

WT

--- Daniel Leeson <dnleeson@-----.net> wrote:

> How did "Drucker" get changed to "Rocker"? Was he
> not happy with his name?
>
> Dan Leeson
> dnleeson@-----.net
> SKYPE: dnleeson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Thompson
> [mailto:wthompson222@-----.net]
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 8:34 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Lee Rocker, aka Leon Drucker
>
>
> There is a great interview on National Public Radio
> (in the US) this morning. Lee Rocker of the old
> rockabilly band, The Stray Cats, spoke about his
> musical background. He plays upright bass. I was
> pleased to hear that he's Stanley and Naomi
> Drucker's
> son. I like hearing about family connections. Lee
> has a new album out, which includes a song cowritten
> with his sister, apparently also a singer and
> songwriter. Rock and roll does not normally connect
> with me, but I really liked the Stray Cats when they
> came out. Maybe the 'classic rock' element of
> rockabilly works better for my 'classical' tastes.
>
> Wayne Thompson
>
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