Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Swing band

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy are a modern day swing band, originally from south California. Their most well known singles include, amongst others, "Go Daddy-O" as well as "You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three Tonight". The band grew from a Wednesday evening show at "The Derby", Hollywood where they played for a couple hundred people, to amazingly playing the at the 1999 Superbowl!

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy originally formed in LA during 1989. The founder member was Scott Morris amd he and Kurt Sodergren can be classed as the 2 "original" members. The remainder of the band members joined later on. The group concentrated on the swing style music of the 1940s to 50s. They generally played in clubs during their first years together.

They released two CD'S - "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" plus "Watchu' Want for Christmas?" using their own record label named Big Bad Records. The band got their 1st huge break though when the tracks "You and Me and The Bottle Makes Three Tonight Baby" and "Go Daddy-O" got featured in movie Swingers - a 1996 cult comedy. When this happened they go signed by Capitol Records, who helped them release "American Deluxe", "This Beautiful Life" and "Save My Soul". They continue to tour and perform.

Over recent years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy have experienced more success by playing on the popular programmes of American symphony orchestras. In 2006 they played during the half time interval of the Capital One Bowl. In addition, they have a song in the film 'The Wild'.