Ten players, five of them horns, doing swing and big band the way it was written. The WellSwung Daddies transcribe their arrangements straight from the original recordings, then pick the ones that work for a modern dance floor: swing, jive, rock and roll, lindy hop and jazz, with a few originals of their own. Male and female vocals, double bass, guitar, piano and drums fill out the rest. Based in Byron Bay, they've built a following among swing and rock and roll dancers up and down the coast, playing the Beach Hotel and The Rails in Byron, Sanctuary Cove, corporate awards nights at the Cex Club in Coffs Harbour, and the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride at the Morrison Hotel in Brisbane. Think Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Louis Jordan, Count Basie and Ray Charles as the reference points. The band is insured.
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Songs The WellSwung Daddies can play
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Jumpers & Jazz 2019SET 1SE203 Peter Gunn E 3.50 Instru.SE217 Route 66 F 5.16 CherrynHS9 Bad Habits 3.21 SebSE 236 Why Don't You Do Right Bbm 3.19 CherrynSE126 Zoot Suit Riot Cb 3.55 SebSit Right Down Nat King Cole 2.35 CherrynSE132 See You Later Alligator Bil C 2.49 SebTime After Time Ella 3.30 CherrynSE49 Straighten Up & Fly Right Ab 4.14 SerbSE208 Sweet Home Chicago E 7.52 CherrynSE248 Don’t Be Cruel Elvis D 2.16 SebSE162 Alright,okay,you win Ab 2.56 Cherryn43.13SET 2SE102 Go Daddy-O Bb 3.10 Instru.SE106 King Of Swing Gm 5.01 SebSE128 Busy Woman's Blues Ab 6.17 CherrynSE235 Bad Bad Leroy Brown G 2.49 SebSE129 Oo Poppa Do in C C 3.13 CherrynSE139 Zip Gun Bop Gm 3.27 Seb157 Hit The Road Jack Ab 2.06 Mick/CherrynSE149 Choo Choo Ch'Boogie Ebm 3.00 SebTo Darn Hot Cole Porter 2.36 CherrynSE131 Rock Around The Clock E 2.14 SebSE225 Every Day I Have The Blues F 3.09 CherrynSE140 Boppin With The Blues C 3.16 Seb38.98SET 3SE107 Minnie The Moocher Em 4.43 SebSE127 Big Fine Daddy Ebm 4.11 CherrynSE224 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby Am 3.21 SebSE249 Let There Be Love Natalie Cole G 3.50 CherrynSE247 Mack The Knife Bobby Darin Bb 2.57 SebAlmost Like Being In Love Natilie Cole 2.05 CherrynSE133 Shake, Rattle & Roll D 2.31 SebSE218 Let The Good Times Roll G 3.01 CherrynSE169 Dirty Boogie F 3.00 SebSE203 Let's Do It F 2.12 CherrynSE121 Jump, Jive & Wail Bb 2.52 SebSE243 Can't Take My Eyes Off You In A E 3.44 SebCherryn36.27
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What to expect
Swing and rock and roll dancers follow this band around, which tells you what the night is like: people on the floor, dancing properly, not just swaying near it. The dance crowd travels from Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Victoria and New South Wales. Venues along the coast know them well. The Beach Hotel and The Rails in Byron Bay, Sanctuary Cove, the Morrison Hotel in Brisbane, and a SwingKatz night at The Greenhouse Tavern down in Coffs Harbour. They work weddings, parties and corporate functions around Byron Bay and the Gold Coast too.
