Curt Weiss (born 10 December 1959 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American writer, television producer, and, under the name Lewis King, musician. His writing has appeared in Classic Drummer magazine, and as author of the 2017 book Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan’s Wild Ride. As a musician he has drummed with the Rockats and Beat Rodeo and with members of Holly and the Italians and the Modern Lovers. Early life and education Weiss grew up in Brooklyn, New York, until 1969 when his family moved to the Rockaway Beach area of Queens, New York, where he attended Beach Channel High School. He entered Berklee College of Music in 1977, dropping out after a semester. Career Music (Lewis King) Using the name "Lewis King," Weiss became drummer for the Anglo-American neo-Rockabilly band the Rockats in March 1981. In May 1981 the Rockats recorded and released Live at the Ritz for Island Records, produced by Kenny Vance, formerly of Jay and the Americans. The album spent seven weeks on the Record World Album Charts, hitting a high of 177 on August 22, 1981. In March 1982, the band recorded two studio tracks with producer Mike Thorne, “Make that Move”, and “One More Heartache”, which would later be released on 1983’s Make that Move EP for RCA Records. In August 1982 King began working with former Rockat Tim Scott McConnell and recorded the Sire Records EP Swear, produced by Richard Gottehrer. The backing band included former Boyfriends, and Holly and the Italians’s bass player Mark Sidgwick. The title track was later covered by Sheena Easton. During this period King also worked as a studio technician, assisting on a number of Richard Gottehrer recordings including the Bongos Numbers With Wings EP for RCA Records and Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns Party Weekend for MCA Records. King joined Beat Rodeo in 1985, recording 1986’s Scott Litt-produced Home in the Heart of the Beat for IRS Records. In 1987, King began working with singer songwriter Elliott Murphy, whose band included former Modern Lovers bass player Ernie Brooks. They recorded the album Change Will Come for the New Rose record label. In 1988 King joined his former Beat Rodeo partner George Usher in his band House of Usher. The group recorded the 1990 release “Neptune" for the Lonesome Whippoorwill label. Weiss reconnected with his former Rockats band-mates for sporadic reunion shows in 2008, 2012,