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Origin | Ventura, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Big Bad, Interscope, Capitol, Vanguard, Savoy Records, Concord |
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Website | www |
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing revival band from Southern California. Their notable singles include "Go Daddy-O", "You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)", and "Mr. Pinstripe Suit". The band played at the Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show in 1999. [1]
The band was originally formed in Ventura, California, in 1989 by leader Scotty Morris (guitar and vocals). The band was named Big Bad Voodoo Daddy after Scotty Morris met blues guitar legend Albert Collins at one of the latter's concerts. "He signed my poster 'To Scotty, the big bad voodoo daddy'," Morris explains. "I thought it was the coolest name I ever heard on one of the coolest musical nights I ever had. So when it came time to name this band, I didn't really have a choice. I felt like it was handed down to me." [2]
Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren are the two original members who have appeared in every incarnation of the band. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has concentrated on performing their own interpretations of swing music of the 1940s and 1950s and original songs in a similar style, regularly touring and performing worldwide.
After playing in punk and alternative rock bands during the 1980s, including False Confession, part of the Oxnard, California Nardcore scene, Scotty Morris founded Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with Kurt Sodergren. [3] 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 3 Tonight (Baby)", "I Wan'na Be Like You" and "Go Daddy-O" were featured in the soundtrack of the 1996 comedy-drama Swingers .
The band was also the house band for the television game show Big Deal, a partial remake of Let's Make a Deal .
From there, they were signed by Interscope Records. With Interscope, the band released Americana Deluxe, This Beautiful Life, and Save My Soul . The band has continued their tours, performances and album releases. The band appeared at the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXIII (January 31, 1999) [4] and the 2006 Capital One Bowl, and also served as the house band for ESPN's ESPY Awards for a few years. [5] The band created a version of the opening theme for the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun , which was used for the 1998–1999 and 1999–2000 seasons.
They created a new song for the movie The Wild , "Big Time Toppin' (Go Man Go)", and recorded a song for Disney's Phineas and Ferb "Christmas Vacation" special. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy also performed on the hit television show Dancing with the Stars , and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote their album How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway , a collection of their renditions of Cab Calloway songs that was released in April 2009. [6] They also have been performing at EPCOT for the annual Food and Wine Festival since 2008. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] They performed at Kahilu Theatre, Waimea, Hawaii and while Sodergren was there, he spoke of going to Morris's house in Ventura and working on a new album beginning February 2019. He also mentioned that the band had played at one of Donald Trump's birthday parties. [4] Their website was updated for their 30th anniversary, which took place in 2023, and mentions upcoming releases. [12]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [13] | US Indie [14] | US Jazz [15] | ||
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
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Americana Deluxe |
| 47 | — | — |
This Beautiful Life |
| 93 | — | — |
Save My Soul |
| 195 | 12 | — |
Everything You Want for Christmas |
| — | 31 | — |
How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway |
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Rattle Them Bones | 129 | — | 2 | |
It Feels Like Christmas Time |
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Louie Louie Louie |
| — | — | 7 |
Title | Details |
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Live |
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Title | Details |
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy [16] |
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Title | Details |
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Watchu' Want for Christmas? |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US [17] | US Alt [17] | |||
"You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three Tonight (Baby)" | 1998 | 104 | 31 | Americana Deluxe |
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