The Polecats
Also known as The Polecats
Formed1977
OriginLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
13,526Spotify followers
25/100Spotify popularity
Biography
The Polecats were a new wave and rockabilly revival band in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Polecats formed in 1977. The original line-up was Tim Worman (a.k.a Tim Polecat, vocalist), Martin "Boz" Boorer, (guitarist and vocalist), Phil Bloomberg (bassist), and Chris Hawkes (drummer), who originally played under the name "Cult Heroes."
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Finding difficulty persuading promoters to book them on the Rockabilly circuit with a name sounding "too punk", they adopted Hawkes suggested band name The Polecats. Hawkes was later replaced by Neil Rooney.
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