Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Background information
Origin	Ventura, California, U.S.
Genres	Swing revival jump blues lounge
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Big Bad, Interscope, Capitol, Vanguard, Savoy Records, Concord
Members	Scotty Morris Kurt Sodergren Dirk Shumaker Andy Rowley Glen "The Kid" Marhevka Karl Hunter Joshua Levy
Past members	Jeff Harris Ralph Votrian
Website	www.bbvd.com

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 1950 and original songs in a similar style, regularly touring and performing worldwide.