DANNY B HARVEY BIO:

Danny was born in Killeen, Texas and at the age of 6 moved to Catlettsburg, KY. Where he first picked up and started playing the guitar. At the age of 15 after moving to Canyon Country, CA. he was fortunate enough to receive his first formal lessons with the great JOE PASS. Up until then he had learned to play by only watching older country guitarists back in Kentucky and West Virginia. At seventeen he was accepted to USC on a full scholarship to study classical guitar under PEPE ROMERO. Feeling out of place (after all he had only moved away for rural KY. two years earlier) and anxious to make a name for himself he moved to England with LEVI DEXTER after only 2 years of study.

Levi and Danny started the RIPCHORDS and arrived in London at the beginning of the new rockabilly revival. Levi had previously been in LEVI and the ROCKATS who had a good reputation as being the first of the new rockabilly bands (3 years before The Stray Cats). Danny left LEVI after only a year and a half to join up in New York with LEVI'S former Band mates THE ROCKATS.

The ROCKATS released one LP on RCA (Make That Move) and appeared in a movie (WHERE THE BOYS ARE ... NOW) as well as made appearances on AMERICAN BANDSTAND, USA Networks "HOT SPOTS" and countless local TV shows. They toured as opening acts for DAVID BOWIE, HALL AND OATES, THE CLASH, THE GO-GO'S, FLOCK OF SEAGULLS and THE PRETENDERS.

In 1986 Danny moved back to England to join THE TWENTY FLIGHT ROCKERS a new band featuring GARY TWINN and MARK LAFF (drummer from Generation X). They were managed by BERNIE RHODES (Clash's ex manager) and soon got signed to Epic records. They recorded two LPs for Epic but unfortunately because of legal woes neither LP was ever released until last year. An underground cult has grown up around this band, who at the time was hailed as THE NEW CLASH by CBS/EPIC.

In late 1996 he also started playing with his long time mates TIM POLECAT (The Polecats), SMUTTY SMITH (The Rockats) and SLIM JIM PHANTOM (The Stray Cats) under the name The 13 CATS. They have released four CDs and although only play occasionally they have done big tours of Japan and will soon be doing shows in the US and EUROPE again.

In 1996 Danny composed his first film score for a SHOWTIME Movie, produced by ROGER CORMAN and Directed by KATT SHEA (Poison Ivy), called "LAST EXIT TO EARTH".

1998 was a big year for Danny as he composed his first Studio Film "THE RAGE CARRIE 2" for MGM.

In 1998 DANNY also put together a rockabilly trio with SLIM JIM PHANTOM and LEE ROCKER on bass, (two thirds of THE STRAY CATS), called THE SWING CATS. They recorded a CD for Cleopatra Records, which is currently available all over the world including the USA. On the CD they featured guest vocalists JAMIE JAMES (The King Bees), TIM POLECAT and CLAUDIA CUMMINGs. LEE ROCKER. Also featured on the CD is guitarist JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER (Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers).

1999 DANNY, SLIM JIM and LEE recorded a second SWING CATS CD, which was released in 2000 and is called "SWING CAT STOMP". Also in 1999 Danny and Slim Jim recorded and produced a tribute to Elvis that features JOHNNY RAMONE, LEMMY KILMISTER (MOTORHEAD), JAMIE JAMES, THE 13 CATS, KATHY VALENTINE (THE GO-GO'S.)

Since 2000 Danny has recorded four more film scores, toured extensively with NANCY SINATRA in the US and EUROPE, done two major tours of Japan with both the 13 CATS and THE ROCKATS, released his first solo CD ROCKABILLY JAZZ to a worldwide audience and most recently produced rockabilly/country Legend WANDA JACKSON's latest CD to be released in 2006.