Big Daddy

Big Daddy

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Big Daddy is an accomplished Rock 'n Roll/Doo Wop band specialising in cover versions of modern compositions. "Dancing In The Dark" and "Hotel California" are notable examples.

They formed in southern California in the 1970s as "Big Daddy Dipstick and the Lube Jobs" and eventually gained national attention simply as "Big Daddy" on the Dr. Demento radio show in the USA.

Among their claimed influences are: Eddie Cochran, Danny & The Juniors, Devo, Bo Diddley, The Jordanaires, Pat Benatar, Del Shannon, Duane Eddy, Gene Vincent and the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Releases:
Big Daddy. What Really Happened To The Band Of '59 (LP)   Making Waves 1983
Dancing In The Dark / I Write The Songs (7", EP)   Making Waves 1985
Meanwhile...Back In The States (LP)   Rhino Records (2) 1985
Production:
Murder Dog Presents South Carolina (CD) We Get Loose Blood Rush Music 2004
Mix:
The Esoteric Drum & Bass Secrets (CD, Album)   Ki Music 2004
Appears On:
Paul Simon Songbook (CD, Comp) Graceland Connoisseur Collection 1992
Hardbass Chapter 13 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Ice Ice Baby (Rocco & ... Polystar Records 2008
It Is Useless To Resist Us (25 Years Of Information Society) (DVD-V, NTSC) InSoc On Wall Street (... Dancing Ferret Discs 2009
The Gaslamp (7", S/Sided, Ltd)   Sunglasses After Dark  
Tracks Appear On:
Dementia 2000: Dr. Demento's 30th Anniversary Collection (2xCD, Comp, RM) Hamster Love Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
La Musique De Paris Dernière 2 (CD, Comp) Like A Virgin Naïve 2001
La Musique De Paris Dernière 2 (2xLP, Comp) Like A Virgin Naïve 2001
Change Your Tune (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Once In A Lifetime BMG Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing 2007
Back 2 House Volume 2 (File, MP3) Lick My Sax Open Bar Music 2008
Hardbass Chapter 13 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Ice Ice Baby (Rocco & ... Polystar Records 2008
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