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Encyclopedia > Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Background information
Origin California, United States
Genre(s) Swing
Years active 1989–present
Label(s) Interscope, Vanguard
Website bbvd.com
Members
Scotty Morris, Kurt Sodergren, Dirk Shumaker, Andy Rowley, Glen "The Kid" Marhevka, Karl Hunter, Joshua Levy, Anthony Bonsera, Alex Henderson

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing band from southern California. Their notable singles include "Go Daddy-O" and "You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three Tonight". The band went from a regular Wednesday night gig at the Derby in Hollywood, playing for a few hundred people, to playing the Super Bowl XXXIII half-time show in 1999. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_USA.svg‎ REDIRECT File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Elvis Presley Stevie Nicks Jodie Foster Janet Jackson Meryl Streep Jessica Lange Faye Dunaway Madonna (entertainer) Trent Reznor Diana Ross User:Mtiedemann... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Interscope Records is a record label currently owned by the Universal Music Group. ... Vanguard Records was a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... ... Date January 31, 1999 Stadium Pro Player Stadium City Miami, Florida MVP John Elway, Quarterback Favorite Broncos by 7 1/2 National anthem Cher Coin toss Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, Art Donovan, Gino Marchetti, Frank Gifford, Roosevelt Brown, Don Maynard, Sam Huff, Tom Landry Referee Bernie Kukar Halftime... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Detailed history

The band was originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by leader Scott Morris. He and Kurt Sodergren are the two "original" members, with the rest of the band joining later on. The band concentrated on the swing of the 1940s and '50s, playing clubs and lounges in their early years. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...


The band launched two CDs, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Watchu' Want for Christmas? under their own label (Big Bad Records) before getting their big break when their songs "You & Me & The Bottle Makes Three Tonight (Baby)" and "Go Daddy-O" were featured in the 1996 cult comedy Swingers. A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single, unemployed actors living on the eastside of Hollywood, California. ...


From there they were signed by Capitol Records. With Capitol the band released Americana Deluxe, This Beautiful Life, and Save my Soul. The band has continued their tours, performances and album releases, with one high point being their appearance at the 1999 Super Bowl half-time show. Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ...


Over the last few years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has experienced great success playing on the Pops programs of American symphony orchestras. Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ...


Most recently, the band played during halftime of the 2006 Capital One Bowl. The Capital One Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the Tangerine Bowl (1947-1982) and the Florida Citrus Bowl (1983-2001). ...


In the movie The Wild They have a new song for the movie. The Wild is a computer-animated film directed by Steve Spaz Williams, produced by Clint Goldman, assistant produced by John Burton and C.O.R.E. Feature Animation, and was released by Walt Disney Pictures on April 14, 2006 (May 26, 2006 in UK). ...


Band members

  • Scotty Morris (vocals and guitar)
  • Kurt Sodergren (drums and percussion)
  • Dirk Shumaker (string bass)
  • Andy Rowley (baritone saxophone)
  • Glen "The Kid" Marhevka (trumpet)
  • Karl Hunter (saxophone and clarinet)
  • Joshua Levy (piano)
  • Anthony Bonsera (trumpet)
  • Alex "Crazy Legs" Henderson (trombone) (also part of the Brian Setzer Orchestra and worked with Poncho Sanchez)

The Brian Setzer Orchestra is a swing band formed in 1990 by Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer. ... CD cover for Poncho Sanchezs Latin Soul Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951) is a Latin jazz artist, salsa singer, band leader and conguero (conga player). ...

Discography

  • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Big Bad Records, 1994) - Also known as Party of 5
  • Watchu' Want for Christmas? (Big Bad Records 1995)
  • Americana Deluxe (Interscope Records 1998) — This album is also sometimes called Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, as the album cover prominently displayed a stylized "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" logo and did not feature the phrase "Americana Deluxe". However, the liner notes and the band's website clearly show that the true title is indeed Americana Deluxe.
  • This Beautiful Life (Interscope Records 1999)
  • Save My Soul (Vanguard Records 2003)
  • BBVD Live (2004)
  • Everything You Want for Christmas (2004)

Americana Deluxe is an album by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. ... Big and Bad I Wanna Be Like You Whos That Creepin When It Comes To Love Im Not Sleepin Some Things Whats Next Big Time Operator Still In Love With You 2000 Volts Sleep Tight Ol MacDonald Category: ...

Trivia

On Disney Channel on an episode of Lizzie McGuire, they used Big Bad's version of Just Like You.


Before forming Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Scott Morris was the bass player of a "Nardcore" punk band called False Confession in the mid-1980s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... False Confession was a hardcore punk band in the early 1980s that emerged in the Oxnard, California area. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The band created a version of the opening theme for the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, which was used for the 1999-2000 season. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Big Bad Voodoo Daddy also did a guest appearance in the 2001 adult swim special, Scooby Doo: Night of the Living Doo. They played themselves, performing the music for the "big musical chase scene". Adult Swim, sometimes rendered [adult swim] based on its logo, is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Scooby-Doo IS THE SHIT is a short ass-running American animated television series produced for your mom Saturday morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the present. ...


Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Live is used as a clue series in the famous Internet riddle not pr0n.


See also

The Swing Revival was cultural phenomenon of the 1990s and early 2000s which featured renewed popular interest in music in the style of the swing period of the 1930s and 1940s. ...

External links


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