enthusiastically positive, so in 2004 BBVD decided to record an album of original and traditional Christmas songs— and the holiday tours were born. The result: a night of Christmas music, along with other songs from the Daddies’ catalog, for the whole family to enjoy.
This year’ s show will be no different, and the energy level will be high. That’ s partly because of the music itself. According to Kurt, when you give swing the respect it deserves,“ Even if people have never heard it before, when they see the horns, the piano, the stand-up bass, they feel the power. It’ s undeniable, and it just feels good. It transcends so many of the musical boundaries we put up.”
For the band’ s part, he goes on, they’ re doing what they love, which comes through in their stage presence.
“ We can’ t phone it in. We always put on the same show, no matter how many people we’ re playing for.” The bond between the musicians on the tour is another key to the band’ s longevity. In Kurt’ s mind,
“ It’ s hard to travel and be away from home. The only way I could survive is if these guys are like my brothers, and awesome human beings.”
That dedication and sincerity has earned BBVD generations of fans. Kurt mentions a woman, a fan from way back, who became a mother and now brings her 17-year-old daughter to the shows. Even Mitch Cooper, the band’ s newest trumpeter, was a fan as a child. When he got old enough to try out for the Daddies,“ He knocked our socks off. He’ s just a monster.”
Kurt says he’ s excited for the show at BCMC.“ I love playing the small towns. I guarantee we’ re gonna have a blast,” he promises. With money being tight for so many these days, he adds, he appreciates that fans are choosing to spend it to go see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy— and the band intends to make the show worth every penny.
For more information contact the Brown County Music Center’ s box office at 812-988-5323 or visit < browncountymusiccenter. com >. •
Brown County Music Center
Nov. 3 Lindsey Buckingham Nov. 5 YES Nov. 10 Dark Star Orchestra Nov. 11 Night Ranger Nov. 26 Phil Vassar & Deana Carter Dec. 3 The Gatlin Brothers Dec. 7 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Dec. 11 Sara Evans
Dec. 16 The Wallflowers Dec. 17 Starship feat. Mickey Thomas Dec. 31 Thunderstruck: AC / DC Tribute Jan. 27 Rick Springfield Jan. 31 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Feb. 3“ Weird Al” Yankovic Feb. 18 Dailey & Vincent Mar. 26 Lewis Black
For additional shows and tickets visit: www. BrownCountyMusicCenter. com
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