Scruffy the Cat

about

A Boston MA based band in the early to late 80's who achieved a modicum of success on the college rock circuit in their day with an alt-country americana style sound. Fronted by Charlie Chesterman, their first vinyl appearance was on a 1984 Throbbing Lobster record label compilation, followed by a few singles, comp appearances, EPs and their two full-length LPs released on the Relativity label. Over the years they toured throughout the states, and built up a widespread following playing hundreds of gigs, including numerous stints opening for 80's club circuit regulars like Alex Chilton, The Replacements and Mojo Nixon. They finished their lively run with a split single with The Young Fresh Fellows and their last studio outing, 1988's Moons of Jupiter produced by Jim Dickinson. The band's lineup was included: Charlie Chesterman -- Vocals and guitar Stephen Fredette -- Guitar Mac Paul Stanfield -- Bass Randall Lee Gibson IV -- Drums Stona Fitch -- Multi-instrumentalist Burns Stanfield -- Piano/organ Chesterman, who ended the group in 1990, still performs with his newer band Chaz and the Motorbikes and has a website at http://www.CharlieChesterman.com Chesterman passed away in 2013 from colon cancer at the age of 53. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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albums

Tiny Days

Time Never Forgets - The Anthology ('86-'88)

Moons of Jupiter

The Good Goodbye: Unreleased Recordings 1984-1990

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Nuggets of American College Rock: 1987

Boom Boom Boom Bingo

High Octane Revival

Time Never Forgets: The Anthology ('86-'88)

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Luxury Condos - Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon

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Futuram

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Luxury Condos Coming To Your Neighborhood Soon

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High Octane Revival - EP

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