Little Charlie & the Nightcats was an American electric blues[1] and swing revival combo, active from 1976-2008.

Charles Baty (1953–2020)[3] was studying mathematics at University of California Berkeley when he and Rick Estrin (born 1949) formed Little Charlie & the Nightcats in 1976.

The following album, Disturbing the Peace (1988), included "That's My Girl", "My Money's Green", "She's Talking" and "Nervous".

Baty was replaced on guitar by Chris "Kid" Andersen (born 1980), originally from Telemark, Norway.

[7] Charlie Baty died on March 6, 2020, aged 66, in Vacaville, California following a heart attack.