Big Daddy is an American comedy rockband formed in Los Angeles, California. They were among the first groups to create mashups—in this case, of "oldies" music and modern pop songs. The members of the band are voice actors, best known for portraying the voices of the animals in Lincoln Park Zoo, an animated short produced throughout the 1980s.
Big Daddy was formed as an oldies cover band in Los Angeles in the 1970s as "Big Daddy Dipstick and the Lube Jobs". They later started playing mashups, which were released on Rhino Records.[2]
In 1983 the group provided backup vocals on Richard Berry's note-for-note remake of "Louie Louie" for Rhino's The Best of Louie, Louie compilation album because licensing could not be obtained for the original version.[3][4]
As with "Weird Al" Yankovic, the band had its first breakthrough on the Doctor Demento Show. They placed twice on Stereophile's 'Records to Die For' list of albums, consecutively in 1994 and 1995.[5][6]
In 2012 the reformed band raised over $36,000 through Kickstarter to record the album Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen.[7] The same year, choreographer Adam Houghland used music from Big Daddy's catalog for his contemporary ballet piece, Mashup.[8]
^Hill, Charles G. (March 6, 2009). "The legend of Big Daddy". Dustbury.com. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
^Warner, Jay (1992). The Da Capo Book of American Singing Groups: A History 1940-1990. Boston: Da Capo Press. p. 522. ISBN0-306-80923-0.
^Hamilton, Andrew. "Various artists: The Best of Louie Louie, Vol. 1 - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
^"1994 Records To Die For". Stereophile. February 19, 1994. p. 9. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^"1995 Records To Die For". Stereophile. February 6, 1995. p. 15. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^"Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen". Kickstarter. September 12, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
^"SUMMER SERIES (BalletX): Summertime satisfaction". 10 July 2015.
^Hill, Charles G. (October 25, 2011). "The Big Daddy discography, annotated and HTMLed". Dustbury.com. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 57. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
External linksEdit
Everett, Todd (May 28, 1992). "Live Performances: Big Daddy". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
"Details for Big Daddy". Doctor Demento database. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
"Official website from archive". Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved Sep 20, 2013.
October 18, 2023
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