Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

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Like Squirrel Nut Zippers and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy revived big-band music for the '90s and beyond. BBVD concentrated on the swinging days of the '40s and '50s, borrowing some of the Rat Pack lingo in addition to the zoot suits that cloaked each bandmate. Formed in Los Angeles in 1992, the group built up a following with regular gigs on the local lounge circuit, playing to Gen-Xers enamored with the kitschy charm of the cocktail nation. This burgeoning lounge scene was captured in the hit 1996 indie comedy film Swingers, which featured a song by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on the soundtrack as well as an onscreen cameo by the band. By the end of 1997, the band had self-released two albums -- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and What'chu Want for Christmas -- which were local hits and led to a major-label contract with Capitol Records.

In February 1998, Capitol released the group's major-label debut, Americana Deluxe (also known as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, although the album was different from the band's self-released debut). This Beautiful Life followed one year later. By the time the band came together for a follow-up, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy had sold over three million albums, performed at Super Bowl XXXIII with Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan, and had their music used in over 60 film and TV trailers. The swing revival had considerably died down, however, thus returning Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to their original status as an underground band.

The group's fifth album, Save My Soul, appeared in 2003, five years after their Interscope debut. Inspired by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Save My Soul found the band expanding its sound to include elements of the Big Easy's jazz, swamp funk, and Cajun traditions. A live CD/DVD and holiday-themed album appeared in 2004. In 2009, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy released How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway, which found the band digging even deeper into a hardcore jazz and swing sound. The band stuck with the more swing and jazz-oriented approach after signing with the Savoy Jazz label and releasing Rattle Them Bones in 2012. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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    • I Wanna Be Like You
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    • You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)
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    • Go Daddy O
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  • Interscope Records
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    Interscope Records
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News

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Tour Dates

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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Jacksonville, OR, US Britt Pavilion
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  • Aug 14 Wednesday
    Cleveland Heights, OH, US Evans Amphitheater, Cain Park
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Grand Rapids, MI, US Frederik Meijer Gardens
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  • Aug 24 Saturday
    San Juan Capistrano, CA, US The Coach House
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  • Oct 10 Thursday
    Omaha, NE, US Holland Center - Peter Kiewit Hall
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  • Nov 1 Friday
    Atlanta, GA, US Ferst Center for the Arts
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  • Nov 4 Monday
    Gainesville, FL, US Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
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  • Nov 9 Saturday
    Lake Buena Vista, FL, US EPCOT Center, Walt Disney World Resort
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  • Nov 16 Saturday
    Durham, NC, US Carolina Theatre
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  • Dec 10 Tuesday
    Bowling Green, KY, US Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center
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  • Dec 14 Saturday
    Uncasville, CT, US Mohegan Sun Arena
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  • Dec 31 Tuesday
    Thousand Oaks, CA, US Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
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  • May 8 Thursday
    Richmond Hill, ON, Canada Centre for the Performing Arts
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Discography

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  • Rattle Them Bones (2012)
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    Rattle Them Bones (2012)
    SLG Records
  • How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway (2009)
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway (2009)
    Wel
  • Everything You Want for Christmas (2004)
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    Everything You Want for Christmas (2004)
    Vanguard
  • Live [Bonus DVD] (2004)
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    Live [Bonus DVD] (2004)
    Vanguard
  • Save My Soul (2003)
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    Save My Soul (2003)
    Vanguard
  • This Beautiful Life (1999)
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    This Beautiful Life (1999)
    Interscope Records
  • What'chu Want for Christmas (1997)
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    What'chu Want for Christmas (1997)
    Hepcat Records
  • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy [Interscope] (1994)
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy [Interscope] (1994)
    Interscope Records
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