Big Daddy (band)

{{short description|American comedic rock band}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Big Daddy | image = | caption = | origin = Los Angeles, California, United States | genre = Comedy rock, parody, novelty | years_active = 1975–2012; 2013–present | label = Oglio Records, Rhino Records | past_members = '''1991 line-up'''<ref>{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=big-daddy-p12351}}</ref> Bob Wayne Marty Kaniger Tom Lee Don Raymond John Hatton Norman A. Norman Bob Sandman Damon D. Grignon | Founding_members = }}

'''Big Daddy''' is an American comedy rock band formed in Los Angeles, California. They were among the first groups to create mashups—in this case, of "oldies" music and modern pop songs. The members of the band are voice actors, best known for portraying the voices of the animals in ''Lincoln Park Zoo'', an animated short produced throughout the 1980s.

==History== Big Daddy was formed as an oldies cover band in Los Angeles in the 1970s as "Big Daddy Dipstick and the Lube Jobs". They later started playing mashups, which were released on Rhino Records.<ref name="dblegend"/>

In 1983 the group provided backup vocals on Richard Berry's note-for-note remake of "Louie Louie" for Rhino's ''The Best of Louie, Louie'' compilation album because licensing could not be obtained for the original version.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Da Capo Book of American Singing Groups: A History 1940-1990|first=Jay|last=Warner|year=1992|publisher=Da Capo Press|location=Boston|page=522|isbn=0-306-80923-0}}</ref><ref name=bestOf1>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-louie-louie-vol-1-mw0000652173 |title=Various artists: ''The Best of Louie Louie, Vol. 1'' - Review |last=Hamilton |first=Andrew |website=AllMusic |access-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref>

As with "Weird Al" Yankovic, the band had its first breakthrough on the Doctor Demento Show. They placed twice on ''Stereophile''{{'}}s 'Records to Die For' list of albums, consecutively in 1994 and 1995.<ref name="sp940219"/><ref name="sp950206"/>

In 2012 the reformed band raised over $36,000 through Kickstarter to record the album ''Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen''.<ref name="ks353144938"/> The same year, choreographer Adam Houghland used music from Big Daddy's catalog for his contemporary ballet piece, ''Mashup''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://phindie.com/8308-balletx-summer-series-review/|title = SUMMER SERIES (BalletX): Summertime satisfaction| work=phindie |date = 10 July 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography== * ''Lincoln Park Zoo'' (1986) ... Rhinoceros/Lion/Giraffe/Penguin/Alligator/Gorilla/Turtle/Snake/Ostrich/Elephant (voice)

==Discography==

===Albums=== ; Studio albums: <ref name="dbdiscog"/> * ''Big Daddy'' (1983) * ''Meanwhile... Back in the States'' (1985) * ''Cutting Their Own Groove'' (1991) * ''Sgt. Pepper's'' (1992) * ''Chantmania'' (as The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica) (1994) * ''The Best of Big Daddy'' (2000) * ''Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen'' (2013) * ''Cruisin' Through the Rhino Years'' (2014)

===EPs=== * ''Dancing in the Dark'' (EP) - 1985 (Making Waves Records) - UK #21<ref name="brithit"/> ** "I Write the Songs" ** "Bette Davis Eyes" ** "Dancing in the Dark" ** "Eye of the Tiger"

==References== <references>

<ref name="brithit">{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |page=57 |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |year=2006}}</ref> <ref name="dblegend">{{cite web |first=Charles G. |last=Hill |publisher=Dustbury.com |title=The legend of Big Daddy |url=http://www.dustbury.com/music/bigdaddy.html |date=March 6, 2009 |accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="dbdiscog">{{cite web |first=Charles G. |last=Hill |publisher=Dustbury.com |title=The Big Daddy discography, annotated and HTMLed |url=http://www.dustbury.com/music/bigdad2.html |date=October 25, 2011 |accessdate=January 17, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="sp940219">{{cite news |work=Stereophile |title=1994 Records To Die For |page=9 |url=http://www.stereophile.com/content/1994-records-die-page-9 |date=February 19, 1994 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="sp950206">{{cite news |work=Stereophile |title=1995 Records To Die For |page=15 |url=http://www.stereophile.com/content/1995-records-die-page-15 |date=February 6, 1995 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="ks353144938">{{cite web |work=Kickstarter |title=Smashing Songs of Stage and Screen |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/353144938/smashing-songs-of-stage-and-screen |date=September 12, 2012 |accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Discogs artist|261230-Big-Daddy}} *{{cite web |title=Official website from archive |url=http://bigdaddy59.com/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130920234910/http://bigdaddy59.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 20, 2013 | accessdate=Sep 20, 2013}} *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305204526/www.bigdaddyfan.com|title=Big Daddy Fan home page}} *{{cite news |first=Todd |last=Everett |work=Variety |title=Live Performances: Big Daddy |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117901710?refCatId=34 |date=May 28, 1992 |accessdate=January 17, 2012}} *{{cite web |publisher=Doctor Demento database |title=Details for Big Daddy |url=http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo_view.pl?SYN042416 |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}

Category:American male voice actors Category:American comedy rock musical groups Category:American parody musicians Category:Rock music groups from California Category:Cover bands