Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, purveyors, custodians and distillers of a modern big band swing sound has recorded Rattle Them Bones, bringing an irrepressible groove to the adoring masses. The album urges their millions of fans worldwide to shake and move to their inimitable grooves while also expanding their horizons with new musical inspiration and influence...it's cool to swing, big band style.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has had the extraordinary honour of playing at private events for three of the last four American presidents, they've sold millions of albums and their numerous television appearances include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brian, Dancing With The Stars (US), and Last Call with Carson Daly (the last of which the band wrote and recorded the show's theme song.) Their music has appeared in countless films and television shows including Swingers, Despicable Me, Family Guy, Malcolm In The Middle, and Ally McBeal. The band was co-founded by lead vocalist Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren and made their debut in their hometown of Ventura, California, helping to usher in the swing revival founded on a colourful fusion of classic American sounds including jazz, swing, and dixieland mixed with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is truly a pioneering band having inspired a movement with their fierce dedication to fully inhabiting their particular musical world. It's a sound that spans many eras"think the prohibition era of 'Boardwalk Empire" to the lounging swing of 60's 'Mad Men". With Rattle Them Bones Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has put together an album of originals and hand-picked covers that would evoke a certain mood"a mood influenced by some surprisingly diverse sources ranging from Mark Twain to Randy Newman, Django Reinhardt to George Gershwin.

Says Morris: 'The goal with every album is to take the listener on a unique journey… Often as we start making sense of the material, the record tells us what it's going to be, and it was clear this time that we weren't going to be limited to a single decade or vibe. We feel like we started thinking about Don Draper and Mark Twain and along the way some fascinating ideas emerged that turned Rattle Them Bones into a celebration of the landscape of American music we love so much. '

Rattle Them Bones is produced by Morris and Joshua Levy, with Big BadVoodoo Daddy. The band features Morris (vocals, guitar, banjo), Joshua Levy (piano, arranger), Kurt Sodergren (drums), Dirk Shumaker (acoustic bass, vocals), Glen 'The Kid" Marhevka (trumpet), Karl Hunter (soprano, alto, tenor saxophones and clarinet) and Andy Rowley (baritone saxophone, vocals).

Rattle Them Bones Track List:
1. The Adventures Of
2. Diga Diga Do
3. The Jitters
4. Let It Roll Again 5. It Only Took A Kiss
6. She's Always Right (I'm Never Wrong)
7. Why Me?
8. Devil's Dance
9. It's Lonely At The Top
10. Still In The Mood
11. Gimme That Wine
12. 5-10-15 Times

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