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Cherry Poppin' Daddies will headline Mayfest 2010
Published: 3/30/2010 10:37 AM
Last Modified: 3/30/2010 10:40 AM

Swingin' rock and rockabilly music act Cherry Poppin' Daddies headline Mayfest, 9:30 p.m. in downtown Tulsa on May 15. Tulsa's own Electric Rag Band will perform immediately prior.

The concert will is free and all ages.

The band celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2009 induction into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

"I'd like to thank Angie DeVore-Green and Tom Green, owners of Dfest and Enso Bar-Lounge, for their assistance in booking the Cherry Poppin' Daddies," said Heather Pingry, Mayfest executive director.

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CalvinHobbes10 (3 years ago)

Cherry Poppin' Daddies is actually an antiquated term used by African Americans often in what they then called "race records."

Motown producer Jerry Wexler, in an attempt to put a "more friendly" title to the popular cultural music, coined "rhythm and blues records," or R&B. Ta-dah! A genre is born.

The band's name may sound scandalous but it isn't. Daddies, as in DADDY-O. Dig it. The band blends jazz, ska, punk, rock, rockabilly, funk. Grab some historical context -- and a clue.

queequeg (3 years ago)

Thanks for the clue, Calvin. However, "Daddies" is not the problem part of this group's name. "Cherry-poppin'" is.

Willis? (3 years ago)

THE ENTIRE PHRASE IS ONE THAT, IN CONTEXT, IS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE. LOOK IT UP. CALVIN IS CORRECT. IT'S A HISTORICAL REFERENCE. AND GUESS WHAT, A BAND USED IT *BECAUSE* IS SOUNDS CONTROVERSIAL. HAHA, DUPES.

uklynbereg (3 years ago)

No one has been duped. That the name was chosen because it was controversial is more than obvious. You might think gross and suggestive language is appropriate, but most people don't.

Shop S-Mart (3 years ago)

Cripes. It's only a band. Fercryinoutloud.

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