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| Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Set to Perform at Consumer Bankers Association Conference In fact, more than 800 of them will toss their suits and ties and swing with the sounds of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, when the band performs at the opening event for the 2005 Home Equity Conference on September 18th at the House of Blues in New Orleans. With the House of Blues as the venue for this year's event, anyone attending will be treated to New Orleans classic cuisine such as Jambalaya and Crawfish, as well as a concert by one of the country's most innovative bands. In 1992, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy burst on the scene in Southern California, making a name for themselves in LA's swing scene. With their popular hit, You and Me & the Bottle Makes Three Tonight (Baby), the band revived the sounds of the '40s and '50s, borrowing some of the Rat Pack lingo in addition to zoot suits. In 1997, the band released two albums - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and What'chu Want for Christmas - which led to a major label contract with Capitol Records. 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. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was unstoppable. Their fifth album Save My Soul was released in July 2003, five years after their Interscope debut write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |