JJ Grey und Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Band leader Scotty Morris formed Big Bad Voodoo Daddy after meeting blues guitar legend Albert Collin at a concert, and of whom signed his poster with ‘To Scotty, the big bad voodoo daddy’. Alongside Kurt Sodergren, Morris inspired by the swing of the ‘40s and ‘50s, the pair honed their skills playing in clubs and lounges throughout Ventura, California, and soon made a name for themselves amongst the kitschy cocktail scene.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy released two albums in the early ‘90s “Big Bad Voodoo Daddy” and “Watchu’ Want for Christmas?” before earning their break on the 1996 film soundtrack for “Swingers”. The film featured the singles “You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby), “I Wan’na Be Like You” and "Go-Daddy-O” as well as a onscreen cameo appearance from the group. The band subsequently signed with Capitol Records, who issued the group’s third full-length “American Deluxe” in 1998, followed by “This Beautiful Life” in 1999.

With the swing revival in full flow, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy made an appearance at the Super Bowl XXXIII, sold over three million records and been featured in over 60 films and TV shows.

In an attempt to expand their sound out of the dying swing market, the band released “Save My Soul” in 2003, which included jazz, funk and Cajun elements. In 2004, “Everything You Want for Christmas”, a live CD/DVD was released, followed four years later by the heavily jazz-induced “How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway”. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy continued in the jazz direction and released the album “Rattle Them Bones” in 2012, and subsequently their third Christmas collection of songs “It Feels Like Christmas Time” in 2013.