Big Daddy (band)
Encyclopedia
Big Daddy was an American
satire
/parody
band
, that was among the first groups to create mashup
s - in this case, of oldies
and modern pop
songs.
in Southern California
in the 1970s as "Big Daddy Dipstick and the Lube Jobs". They later started playing mashups, which were published by Oglio Records
, and later reissued by Rhino Records.
As with "Weird Al" Yankovic
, the band had its first breakthrough on the Doctor Demento radio show
. They twice placed on Stereophile
s 'Records to Die For' list of album
s, in 1994 and 1995.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
/parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, that was among the first groups to create mashup
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...
s - in this case, of oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
and modern pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
songs.
History
Big Daddy was formed as an oldies cover bandCover band
A cover band , is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the cover band format marketable for smaller gigs, and these bands may be known as a wedding band, party band and function band. A band whose covers consist mainly of songs that were chart hits is...
in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
in the 1970s as "Big Daddy Dipstick and the Lube Jobs". They later started playing mashups, which were published by Oglio Records
Oglio Records
Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD...
, and later reissued by Rhino Records.
As with "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
, the band had its first breakthrough on the Doctor Demento radio show
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
. They twice placed on Stereophile
Stereophile
Stereophile is a monthly magazine that focuses on high end audio equipment, such as loudspeakers and amplifiers, and audio-related news, such as online audio streaming. It was founded in 1962 by J. Gordon Holt....
s 'Records to Die For' list of album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, in 1994 and 1995.
Albums
- 1983: Big Daddy aka What Really Happened To The Band Of '59
- 1985: Meanwhile...Back In The States
- 1991: Cutting Their Own Groove
- 1992: Sgt. Pepper's
- 1994: Chantmania (as The Benzedrine Monks Of Santo Domonica)
- 2000: The Best Of Big Daddy
EPs
- Dancing in the Dark (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - 1985 - UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#21- "I Write The SongsI Write the Songs"I Write the Songs" is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and made famous by Barry Manilow. Manilow's version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976 after spending two weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart in December 1975...
", "Bette Davis EyesBette Davis Eyes"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon and made popular by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes.-History:...
", "Dancing in the DarkDancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)"Dancing in the Dark" is a 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. Adding up-tempo synthesizer riffs and some syncopation to his sound for the first time, it became his biggest hit and, as the first single released from Born in the U.S.A., started it off to...
", "Eye of the Tiger - Making WavesEye of the Tiger"Eye of the Tiger" is a single by American rock band Survivor, from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was released as a single on May 29, 1982, the same year as the album. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen's "Another One Bites...
"
- "I Write The Songs
External links
- http://www.dustbury.com/music/bigdaddy.html
- http://www.dustbury.com/music/bigdad2.html
- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117901710.html?categoryid=34&cs=1
- http://www.stereophile.com/records2die4/53/index14.html
- http://www.stereophile.com/records2die4/61/index8.html
- Doctor Demento database: http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo_view.pl?SYN042416