Cherry Poppin' Daddies
The Cherry Poppin' Daddies, performing live in Eugene, Oregon in April 2008.
Background information
Origin	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Genre(s)	Rock, swing revival, funk rock, third wave ska
Years active	1989–present
Label(s)	Space Age Bachelor Pad, Sonic Recollections, Mojo
Associated acts	White Hot Odyssey, The Visible Men
Website	daddies.com
Members
Steve Perry Dana Heitman Dan Schmid Jason Moss Sean Flannery Tim Donahue Dustin Lanker Joe Manis
Former members
Chris Azorr Tim Arnold Adrian Baxter Brooks Brown Darren Cassidy Ian Early John Fohl Adam Glogauer John Goetchius James Phillips Rex Trimm Hans Wagner Brian West

The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American rock band formed in 1989 in Eugene, Oregon. Nickname: Motto: The Worlds Greatest City of the Arts & Outdoors Coordinates: , Country State County Lane Founded 1846 Incorporated 1862 Government  - Mayor Kitty Piercy Area  - City 40. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... 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. ... Funk-rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. ... Third wave ska is a music genre derived from the fusion of Jamaican ska with various American and British styles of music, such as 2 Tone, rock music, punk rock, pop punk, hardcore and jazz. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mojo Records is currently part of Universal Records. ... White Hot Odyssey is an American band created in 2002, headed by Steve Perry, lead singer of the Cherry Poppin Daddies along with the Daddies guitarist Jason Moss and Eugene, Oregon musicians Mark Rogers, Ed Cole and Jivan Valpey. ... The Visible Men is an American band formed in 2002 by Cherry Poppin Daddies keyboardist and bassist Dustin Lanker and Dan Schmid along with drummer Jordan Glenn. ... This article is about the genre. ... Nickname: Motto: The Worlds Greatest City of the Arts & Outdoors Coordinates: , Country State County Lane Founded 1846 Incorporated 1862 Government  - Mayor Kitty Piercy Area  - City 40. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Although the band's work finds them experimenting with many genres, mostly swing, rock, funk, and ska, they are best known for their contributions to the swing revival movement in the late 1990s, namely their multi-platinum^[1] album Zoot Suit Riot and its title track, their first (and only) hit single. They are also known for their Oregon-based cult following and lively stage shows. For other uses, see swing. ... This article is about the genre. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... This article is about the genre. ... 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. ... Zoot Suit Riot is a compilation album by American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1997. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or cult in its original sense of religious practice. See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term cult. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of pop culture. ...

History

The Beginnings (1989-1993)

The Cherry Poppin' Daddies first came together as a band in 1989, made up mainly of dropouts from the University of Oregon. Frontman Steve Perry wanted to distance himself from the popular grunge sound that was gaining notoriety across the Northwest and play something that was more compositionally challenging and genre-defying^[2]. They came up with the intentionally provocative name "Cherrypoppin' Daddies" as a campy homage to the cartoonish risque of the early Dixieland recordings that had inspired them.^[3] The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

The Cherrypoppin' Daddies almost immediately gained a considerable following in their hometown of Eugene, due in part to their uniquely wild, over-the-top stage shows, often featuring Perry and the other band members dressing in drag or wild costumes, dancing with a giant phallic pickle statue, gyrating with scantily-clad female dancers, and other such lewd acts. This stirred some controversy in the band's community^{[4] [3]}, resulting in hate mail, threats, and even protests outside of their concerts. The group eventually gave into community pressure and temporarily performed under a number of names in the Eugene area, including "The Daddies" and "The Bad Daddies"^[3]. Nickname: Motto: The Worlds Greatest City of the Arts & Outdoors Coordinates: , Country State County Lane Founded 1846 Incorporated 1862 Government  - Mayor Kitty Piercy Area  - City 40. ...

In 1990, they released their self-produced debut, Ferociously Stoned (originally titled "The Enemy Within")^[5] on the band's own label, Space Age Bachelor Pad Records. The album was the epitome of early Daddies: heavy emphasis on bass and brass, lyrics that ranged from deep to raunchy, and musical diversity, swaying between swing, funk rock, heavy metal, and even disco. The band released the album under the name 'Cherry Poppin' Daddies', yet continued to perform in the Eugene area as 'The Bad Daddies'. The record sold well enough to ensure the band a small cult following throughout the northwest. Ferociously Stoned is the first studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1990. ... Funk-rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... This article is about the music genre. ... This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or cult in its original sense of religious practice. See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term cult. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of pop culture. ...

Mainstream recognition (1994-1999)

In 1994, soon after the compact disc rerelease of "Ferociously Stoned", the Daddies started to make a name for themselves by touring extensively, notably throughout California, where (most likely because of their use of brass) they played and toured with a number of acts from the burgeoning third wave ska scene such as Skankin' Pickle, Less Than Jake^[6], and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones^[7]. Four years later, the Daddies released their second self-produced concept album, Rapid City Muscle Car. This album proved to be more eclectic than the last, touching upon newer genres such as rockabilly, neo-lounge, country and ska punk amidst the usual swing and psychedelic funk. Following the release of Rapid City Muscle Car, the Daddies began to tour nationally. Third wave ska is a music genre derived from the fusion of Jamaican ska with various American and British styles of music, such as 2 Tone, rock music, punk rock, pop punk, hardcore and jazz. ... Skankin Pickle was a San Francisco based ska punk sextet during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. ... In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... Rapid City Muscle Car is the second studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1994. ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early-1950s. ... Lounge music refers to music played in the lounges and bars of hotels and casinos, or at standalone piano bars. ... Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1996, the band released their third self-produced album, Kids on the Street. Kids was a notable departure from the last two albums, featuring a more straightforward two-guitar alternative rock sound, with less of an emphasis on horns. The success of Kids, combined with their popularity in the ska scene that had just gained wide mainstream attention, helped the Daddies get picked up by major label Mojo Records^[8]. Kids on the Street is the third studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1996. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Mojo Records is currently part of Universal Records. ...

By 1997, the third wave ska craze had started to give way to the swing revival, a movement sparked by such bands as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Squirrel Nut Zippers. This had brought attention to the Daddies' work and, after fans at concerts would ask which albums had the most swing songs on them, Mojo released Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, a compilation disc featuring all of the straight swing tracks from the last three albums and four brand-new tracks, including the title song^[9]. Third wave ska is a music genre derived from the fusion of Jamaican ska with various American and British styles of music, such as 2 Tone, rock music, punk rock, pop punk, hardcore and jazz. ... 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. ... Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing band from southern California. ... The Squirrel Nut Zippers are a Chapel Hill, North Carolina based Jazz band formed in 1993, who applied punks DIY aesthetic to early 20th century American popular music. ... Zoot Suit Riot is a compilation album by American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1997. ...

"Zoot Suit Riot" and it's accompanying music video shot the band to the brink of major stardom, rocketing them to #1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, #17 on the Billboard 200, gaining them a nomination for a MTV Video Music Award^[10], and even a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. However, the neo-swing revival, along with the Daddies' mainstream popularity, died out by the turn of the century, an event which Perry blamed on record company mismanagement in the press. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... This article is about the musician. ...

Soul Caddy and Onwards (2000-present)

Steve Perry, performing with the Daddies (April 26th, 2008).

With 2000's Soul Caddy, the Daddies returned to their multi-genre routine, touching upon hard rock, soul and jazz among the usual swing and funk. A single, the Tony Visconti-produced glam rocker Diamond Light Boogie, was released in promotion of the album. Ultimately, despite critical acclaim, the single didn't chart and album met with low sales, due not only in part of the demise of the swing revival, but because the majority of new fans the band had accumulated during the Zoot Suit Riot period were unaware of the Daddies' early work and knew them only as a swing-only band, and were thus confused and disappointed over the lack of swing tracks on the album. Soul Caddy is the third studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 2000. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tony Visconti (disambiguation). ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a rock music style that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots. ...

Following Soul Caddy, the Daddies were dropped from Mojo Records and endured a period of inactivity while Perry worked on his degree in molecular biology and worked on his glam-rock side project, White Hot Odyssey^[11]. Bassist Dan Schmid and keyboardist Dustin Lanker also left the group to form their own baroque pop side project, The Visible Men. From 2002 - 2006, the band performed sporadically, doing mainly small west coast tours and various national shows at casinos and county fairs. Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a rock music style that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots. ... White Hot Odyssey is an American band created in 2002, headed by Steve Perry, lead singer of the Cherry Poppin Daddies along with the Daddies guitarist Jason Moss and Eugene, Oregon musicians Mark Rogers, Ed Cole and Jivan Valpey. ... Baroque pop is a style originated in the mid 1960s as the flipside of sunshine pop. ... The Visible Men is an American band formed in 2002 by Cherry Poppin Daddies keyboardist and bassist Dustin Lanker and Dan Schmid along with drummer Jordan Glenn. ... This article is about casinos for gaming. ... For other uses of the word fair see Fair (disambiguation) Fair is the name for the gathering together of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or fairground entertainment. ...

In late September 2007, Perry announced on the band's official MySpace that they had spent the last year working on and recording a new album, Susquehanna, their first release in over seven years. The album was released digitally on the Daddies' official website in February 2008 before being released on compact disc through Space Age Bachelor Pad the following June, coinciding with their latest US tour. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

Members

Current members

• Steve Perry (MC Large Drink) – lead vocals/guitar (formation – present)
• Dana Heitman – trumpet (formation – present)
• Dan Schmid (Dang Outlet) – bass (formation – 1997, 2000 – present)
• Jason Moss – guitar (1993 – present)
• Joe Manis; alto saxophone (2006 – present)
• Jesse Cloninger; tenor saxophone (2008 – present)
• Tim Donahue – drums (1997 – present)
• Dustin Lanker – keyboards (1997 – 1999, 2000 – present)

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Former members

• Chris Azorr – keyboards (formation – 1997)
• Tim Arnold – drums (formation – 1990)
• Adrian P. Baxter – tenor saxophone (1993 – 1996)
• "CrackerJack" Brooks Brown – alto saxophone (formation – 1994)
• Darren Cassidy – bass (1997 – 2000)
• Ian Early – alto saxophone (1997 – 2006)
• Sean Flannery – tenor saxophone (1996 - 2008)
• John Fohl – guitar (1990 – 1993)
• Adam Glogauer – drums (1996 – 1997)
• John Goetchius – keyboards (1999 – 2000)
• James Gossard – guitar (formation – 1990)
• James Phillips – tenor saxophone (formation – 1993)
• Rex Trimm – alto saxophone (1996 – 1997)
• Hans Wagner –drums (1996 – 1997)
• Brian West – drums (1990 – 1996)
• Wayne Conkey – Trombone (Bass)

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Discography

Studio albums

Ferociously Stoned is the first studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1990. ... Rapid City Muscle Car is the second studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1994. ... Kids on the Street is the third studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1996. ... Soul Caddy is the third studio album by the American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 2000. ... Mojo Records is currently part of Universal Records. ...

Compilations

Zoot Suit Riot is a compilation album by American band Cherry Poppin Daddies, released in 1997. ... Mojo Records is currently part of Universal Records. ...

Singles/promos

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Other non-album tracks

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Movie Soundtrack Appearances

• "Jump In Line (Shake, Shake Senora)" - in BASEketball (1998)
• "Cool Yule" - in I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
• "Dr. Bones" - in Meet the Deedles (1998)
• "So Long Toots" - in Blast From the Past (film) (1999)
• "Here Comes The Snake" - in Three to Tango (1999)

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Other songs performed live

Songs performed live at various times without released studio recordings

Originals

• "Jack & Jill"
• "Cool Yule"
• "Pool Shark"

Covers

• "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg)
• "Call Me Irresponsible" (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen)
• "I Gotta Be Me" (Sammy Davis, Jr.)
• "Mona Lisa" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)
• "Sound System" (Operation Ivy)

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Notes

1. ^ MTV News. 'Cherry Poppin' Daddies Singer Gets Platinum Record for Birthday' MTV News, 1998.
2. ^ St. James, Adam. 'Zoot Up Punk' Miami New Times.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Rodriguez, Ming. 'Bad Daddies Fight Bad Reputation' The Daily Emerald.
4. ^ .'Band Name Starts Controversy' What's Happening.
5. ^ Glauber, Rich. 'The Baddest Daddy' What's Happening.
6. ^ Oregeon Ska Shows. 'Oregon Ska Shows, 1996'.
7. ^ Steve Perry Interview 1997. 'Steve Perry Interview, 1997'.
8. ^ Band profile on musicianguide.com. 'The Cherry Poppin' Daddies bio on Musicianguide.com.
9. ^ Steve Perry Interview 2000. 'Steve Perry Interview, 2000'.
10. ^ MTV News 1998. 'Cherry Poppin' Daddies Discuss What Really Swings' MTV News.
11. ^ Daddies.com Biography. 'Official Band Biography'

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External links

• The Official Cherry Poppin' Daddies Website
• Cherry Poppin' Daddies at MySpace
• 2008 ROCKWIRED INTERVIEW WITH THE CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES