Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats says he has been dealing with a health issue that has affected his ability to perform on stage.

Brian Setzer of Stray Cats and big-band fame reveals he is receiving care for an autoimmune disease that has curtailed his ability to make music.

Brian Setzer announced on social media on Friday, Feb. 14, that after he realized he could not play guitar, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.

He scored hits in the '80s and '90s but says it now feels like he has gloves on his hands when he picks up an instrument.

Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats recently issued a sad update. He states that he was having trouble playing his guitar. It turns out that he has an auto-immune disease that prevents motion in his fingers.

"I know I will beat this, it will just take some time," the musician wrote in a social media post on Thursday.

Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer has revealed he has an autoimmune disease that has left him unable to play guitar. In a statement posted to his official Instagram account, the rockabilly icon – one of the all-time greatest players to ever pick up a Gretsch guitar – said that he had complained of cramping in his hands,

Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats has developed an autoimmune disease that prevents him from playing guitar, according to a recent Instagram post from the Massapequa-raised frontman. Setzer, 65, did not cite a name for the disease, but noted that it has affected his ability to perform other tasks with his fingers.

Brian Setzer, the guitarist/singer frontman of the Stray Cats and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, has revealed he has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. In a recent post to Instagram, Setzer shared close-up pictures of his hands playing guitar,