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Win Tickets to See Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Tell us why you want to see the swing band in concert at Chastain Park Amphitheater.
Chastain Park Amphitheater and Patch want to offer you and a guest a chance to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the contemporary swing revival band, in concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17.
Called “America’s favorite little big band,” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is best known for such singles as "Go Daddy-O," "You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)" and "Mr. Pinstripe Suit."
Where did the band's name come from? Leader Scott Morris often explains that blues legend Albert Collins once signed a poster: "To Scotty, the big bad voodoo daddy."
To enter the contest, all you have to do is post a comment at the bottom of this article. Just tell us why you'd like to go to the show. We’ll conduct a random drawing from the entries on Aug. 15.
Winners will be emailed and can pick up their two tickets at Will Call the night of the concert. All winners will need to have a photo ID to claim the tickets.
Check out the Classic Chastain Concerts website for more details.
A final note: You must post your comment below by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, to be part of the ticket drawing.
Jen Barich
7:08 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
BBVD can rock the house! I would love to see them at Chastain.
Susan Coker
7:34 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
This band has a timeless appeal, I have always loved their sound
Joe Ziemann
8:00 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Hey there Daddy O....... If you like toe tapping, get on your feet, make you feel good music then this is the ultimate. These guys are fantastic! They never miss a beat and hit every note precisiely. They get the audience participating either by singing along or dancing. Scotty, Alex Josh, Carl, Andy, Kurt and "the Kid" are pictured next to the word entertainment in the dictionary. I know for a fact that after this experience seeing them live your first words will be " WOW !" Get ready if you are going, it will be a night to remember. If I'm so lucky to win I'll be right in front leading the "Minnie the Moocher ".
Frankie
8:29 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Love this band, what a fun way to spend an evening. My husband and I love Chastain!
Bill Johns
8:59 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Anytime I can hear and appreciate a big band I do so. It honors all the troops and volunteers from WWII in my mind.
Joe
9:04 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Cause Chastain doesn't have WiFi, so I'll have to take a break from reading and posting about Yes City, No City, who's running, and whether Max Davis really hadn't given any thought to running for Mayer before August 1, 2012. :)
Alecia Nastoff McLochlin
9:06 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
My husband and I met while in a swing dancing club. We were partners and some of our favorite songs to dance to were BBVD!
Paula Travis
9:19 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Had one of my best times ever seeing BBVD in NO...would love to see them again..it's been toooooo long!
Woodrow Wollesen
10:14 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
I'm a fairly recent addition to this area and never been to a concert at the Park - would love to go!
Ashley Hawley
10:24 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
LOVE THEM! Would love to see them at Chastain!
Keith H
10:37 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
My wife loves BBVD and we've never been to Chastain!
Zewditu Demissie
11:06 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
Omg this throws me back to high school. This would be so much fun.
Ryan Bennett
11:45 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
I'd love to get a chance to go see them!
Cheryl Armour
2:36 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
I'd love to swing with BBVD @ Chastain!
Russell Sauve
4:40 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
Huge Fane! Saw them in Athens at The Georgia Theatre back in the swing revolution. Would love to go!
Russell Sauve
4:40 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
"Fan"
RH
7:51 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
I wanna go b/c I need to get my swing on!
Walker Fitts
9:53 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
These guys put a great show on! I just gotta go!
Mark
10:52 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
.... Because when I heard them first on the Swingers movie sound track, I thought that this was one of the best bands ever.
Kit
7:14 am on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
My Dad loves BBVD. Being able to take him for his birthday would be amazing.
Kit
Ginger Lindsey
8:35 am on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
One of my favorite all time bands to see live! The first concert my daughter ever saw at age 3 and she LOVES them! Now age 5, it would be great to take her again. Thanks! Ginger
Meg D
11:04 am on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Chastain is FANTASTIC and this band is so amazing. What a great combo! My husband and I would love to go!!
Jeannette Mascorro Jungslager
1:15 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
This band is timeless and Chastain is a great music venue! What a great combination of the two!
Carol J
9:34 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Couldn't think of a better way to celebrate our 39th Wedding Anniversary than to see Big Bad VooDoo Daddy at Chastain. Please make our anniversary weekend wonderful!!!
Gretchen Gipson
9:44 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
I love this band!
J.R.
10:44 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
I would break my rule and actually leave the house in this heat if I could go. Longtime BBVD fan!!!
Janet Berridge
10:45 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Gotta swing in a BBVD way, heading for Chastain to hear the tunes,
No Albert Collins in the ATL, so we'll have to just sing the blues!
Marie Beard
10:49 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Gotta love the swing!
Susan Fitzgerald
6:46 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The band is amazing, the venue is awesome, and because its my birthday!
Javier Santana
7:42 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I may have to hunt down a zoot-suit if we win these tickets. These guys are awesome!
Michael Gerke
7:48 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
To swing with the best, BBVD does not disappoint. Please pick us
John Pozzuoli
7:57 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I've been swing dancing to these guys for almost 20 years and never seen them live! Thanks for the opportunity!
Frankie
8:31 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
My husband grew up with a brother that is 8 years older than him. He loves this type of music and we love Chastain!
Kate Colussy-Estes
8:54 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Haven't seen them since the late 90s they do a great show - I'll totally pull out my dancing shoes for this one!
Melanie Holloman Rilling
8:57 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Pulling out the pin-striped zoot suit, grabbing Minnie the Moocher (a real hoocie coocher), grabbing the bottle, and she and me and the bottle make 3! At Chastain...HEAVEN!
Sam Stovall
9:01 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Would love to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Chastain ... My favorite song is King of Swing.
Mary Gowing
9:04 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Heidi-Heidi-Heidi-Hi! Though I am not a Moocher, I love their song choices and sound and would love free tickets to the show!I can not stay still when I hear their music.Would love to sing with (on Minnie the Moocher) and dance to the swinging sounds of these cool cats!
Sarah
9:11 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is not only fun to say, they'd be terrific to see live!
Jennifer Arnow
9:24 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I love their throwback style &, at Chastain, that will be a fun show!
Wilson Trivino
9:27 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
It is about being cool Daddy-O & be able to have a swingin' good time!
Chris Rawley
9:49 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Swing era music is one that only a few still listen to unfortunately. It is a music that shaped a time where war was all that anyone ever knew, where guys to take their best girls out for a night on the town, and people didn't look at you with disgust because of your music like they do now. People say that I was born in the wrong era and they are probably right but I really would love to win the tickets so I can listen to such an amazing band but also to imagine and experince the joy and struggles my family members lived through during those times.
foodist
9:50 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ooooooh! Ooooooooh! Me! Me! <waving arm>
Darlene McDonald
10:18 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Two swingin' memories stand out: Soon after marriage (now in its 35th year), my husband and I would visit a local hotel after work and dance the evening away to a local swing band. The gap between our ages and the other guests was enormous but we loved it. Back then, he could swing me between his legs! Several years later, we visited New Orleans. We spent a glorious night at the BOWLING ALLEY--dancing to the zoot suit sounds of The Iguanas. Listening now to BBVD and loving it!
gary hasty
10:29 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Would love to swing with the daddy's
GAP
10:45 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Awesome!! I know they will rattle my bones!!!!!
Nubs
11:24 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Would love to have some Voodoo Daddy tickets to surprise my girlfriend with!
Russell B. Chambers
1:14 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I would love to get back in the "Swing" of things. I've beed told I am one Bad Daddy. I'm Big and I've been called a Bad Daddy. Send me to go hear that Voodoo !
Susan Bounds
3:26 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Go Daddy-O........ I would love to Go Daddy-O !
cheryl kischuk
3:27 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
It is my husband's birthday that evening. We'd LOVE TO GO!
Amber Raley
5:33 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Would enjoy seeing the show and maybe dancing a little.