Rockabilly revivalist Brian Setzer was rummaging in the Sun Records vaults, looking for unknown gems he could cover. He struck gold with Gene Simmons’ “Peroxide Blonde in a Hopped-Up Model Ford,” but half the tune was missing, and Gene couldn’t remember the other half. What’s a rockabilly junkie to do? Produced by Trey Kay.
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