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Scruffy The Cat
Scruffy The Cat was a Roots Rock/Pop/Cowpunk band from Boston,〔Cragin, Sally (5 Feb 1985). (Cellars by Starlight ), ''Boston Phoenix''〕 active from 1983〔Miles, Milo (24 March 1987). (Pop-pourri ), ''Boston Phoenix''〕 to 1990. They also played a few reunion shows in 2011, prior to the death of lead singer and guitarist Charlie Chesterman in 2013.
At times credited as a forefather of the alt-country movement,〔Perry, Jonathan (10 June 2011). (Charlie’s angels: An all-star benefit celebrates the music of the former Scruffy the Cat frontman ), ''Boston Herald''〕 the band's line-up consisted of Charlie Chesterman (guitar, harmonica, vocals); Stephen Fredette (lead guitar, vocals); Mac Paul Stanfield (bass); Randall Lee Gibson IV (drums); Stona Fitch (electric banjo, mandolin, accordion, keyboards 1984-87); and Burns Stanfield (keyboards 1987-90). Their music was once described as "a combination of early Elvis Costello and the Attractions with a touch of Jason & the Scorchers’ tough country punk and the American jangle of the Byrds."〔Horowitz, Hal (18 Aug 2014). (Scruffy The Cat: Time Never Forgets – The Anthology ), ''American Songwriter''〕
==Early years and output==
Lead singer Charlie Chesterman and bassist Mac Paul Stanfield played together in The Law, one of Iowa’s first punk bands,〔Perry, Jonathan (5 November 2013). (King Size Talent: Charlie Chesterman, Scruffy Sweetheart of the Radio ), ''RPM, Life In Analog''〕 in the late 1970’s along with future Young Fresh Fellows drummer Tad Hutchinson. Chesterman and Stanfield moved from Iowa to Boston to become part of that city`s more active music scene. In 1983, they met guitarist Stephen Fredette, drummer Randall Lee Gibson IV and banjo player Stona Fitch and began prowling local clubs.〔Heim, Chris (28 November 1988). (Cool Cats: Boston Band Takes Soul Lessons In Memphis ), ''Chicago Tribune''〕〔Popson, Tom (1 April 1988). (Purring Right Along With Scruffy The Cat ), ''Chicago Tribune''〕〔Moore, Rogert (31 March 1988). (Scruffy the Cat ), ''Chicago Reader''〕
The band was signed to Relativity Records in 1986 and released its first two EPs, ''High Octane Revival'' (1986) and ''Boom Boom Boom Bingo'' (1987). ''High Octane Revival'' was voted the #4 EP of 1986 in the Village Voice's "Pazz & Jop" Critics list.〔(The 1986 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll ), RobertChristgau.com, Retrieved 29 August 2014〕 In 1987, Scruffy The Cat released its debut album, ''Tiny Days'', with the singles "Never Never/Time Never Forgets" and "Mybabyshesallright". ''Tiny Days'' was in the top 5 of college national radio charts〔Gordon, Robert (15 July 1987). (Life Purrs Along For Scruffy The Cat The Bouncy Boston Band Has A Best-selling Album ), ''Philadelphia Inquirer''〕〔DeCurtis, Anthony (26 June 1987). (Travis Goes More Traditional / `Tiny Days` Is Energetic, Fun ), ''Sun Sentinel''〕 and ranked #4 in the Village Voice year end critics poll of 1987. Videos for the two singles received rotation on MTV's 120 Minutes and the album ''Tiny Days'' was one of the top 10 college albums in Rolling Stones upon its release.〔McCabe, Alec D.B. (9 July 1987). (Scruffy the Cat band is purring right along ), ''The Day (New London)''〕 In 1988, the band released its second album, ''Moons Of Jupiter'', which was followed by the single "Love Song #9" in 1989. ''Moons Of Jupiter'' was recorded in Memphis with famed producer Jim Dickinson at the legendary Ardent Studios.〔 Chris Heim of the ''Chicago Tribune'' wrote that ''Moons of Jupiter'' is a "more relaxed and polished effort that wraps the group's typically catchy pop hooks in the fuzzy warmth of sweet Memphis soul." 〔 ''Moons of Jupiter'' spent eight weeks on the Billboard 200 album list, peaking at number 177.〔(Scruffy the Cat - Chart History ), billboard.com, Retrieved 29 August 2014)〕 The first single from the LP, also titled ''Moons of Jupiter'', reached the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, spending six weeks on the chart and peaking at number 23.〔
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