DMC

(DEL MAR COLLEGE: Corpus Christi, Texas) Swing--it's an era of big band sounds that defined America from the 1920s to mid 1940s. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (BBVD), best known as "America's favorite little big band," will celebrate the sounds of legendary musician Cab Calloway as they bring their style of swing and songs from their latest album--HOW BIG CAN YOU GET?--to the Coastal Bend for "Swing Into Scholarships," the 2009 Come Home to Del Mar College fundraiser benefiting students.

Joining the band for an evening of symphonic swing is Maestro John Giordano and the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Performance Hall, located on Del Mar College East at Ayers Street and Baldwin Blvd. in Corpus Christi, Texas. As the third "Come Home to Del Mar College" scholarship fundraiser sponsored by the DMC Foundation, Inc., event organizers are working to help current and future Coastal Bend students access higher education.

Tickets are available online and through the Richardson Performance Hall Box Office. To purchase tickets, go online at www.delmar.edu/richardson. Service charges will be applied upon purchase of tickets. For more information about tickets, call the Box Office at 361-698-2226. Prices vary and are:

" $200 for Gold Section seating,

" $45 Silver Section seating or $40 for DMC alumni who provide specific

information when purchasing tickets (limit two),

" $30 Balcony seating, and

" $15 Balcony seating for DMC students with a valid College I.D. (limit four).

Organizers are also offering Gold Section seating, along with a 6 p.m. reception and dinner, for $250 per person. Other sponsorship opportunities are also available. Tickets for Gold Section seating and dinner are being sold through the DMC Foundation Office. For more information about these tickets, other sponsorship opportunities and the concert, call 361-698-1033 or email foundation@delmar.edu.

Sponsorships are welcomed and encouraged. All gifts are tax-deductible to the extent permissible by law with proceeds going toward student scholarships.

Patrons can also learn more about this event by going online at www.delmar.edu/comehome/.

Since arriving on the music scene in 1993 during a legendary residency at Los Angeles' Brown Derby nightclub, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's irresistible live show and aggressive, musically perceptive approach has proven them over time to be the singular standout among numerous bands that launched the 1990s swing revival. The seven-man group forged a massively successful fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland and big band music to build their own songbook of original dance tunes. Sixteen years later, BBVD is a veteran force that to this day adds new fans by the roomful every time they play.

BBVD's originals rocketed the group into its first phase of stardom when "You & Me and the Bottle Makes Three (Tonight)" and "Go Daddy-O" were featured in the 1996 Indie film called Swingers. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, named famously after an autograph by blues legend Albert Collins, sold more than two million copies of the albums Americana Deluxe and This Beautiful Life and received national critical acclaim. The band's music has appeared in over 60 movies and television shows.

With their 2003 New Orleans-inspired album Save My Soul, BBVD began playing in theaters and performing arts centers--selling out shows at the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Hall, Lincoln Center, Chastain Park and Constitution Hall, just to name a few.

The band has appeared as special guests with the great symphony and pops orchestras of the nation, including their first symphony show with the U.S. Air Force Orchestra. Career milestones include appearances in the Super Bowl half-time show, writing theme music for ESPN and network television and performing for three American presidents. BBVD has also appeared numerous times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brian and Live with Regis & Kelly. The band wrote, performed and recorded the current theme song for the late night show Last Call with Carson Daly after appearing multiple times as the house band.

And now, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's songs have passed into the classic American songbook, playing alongside pop standard songs in film and television as well as on reality competitions like Dancing With the Stars.

Coastal Bend residents (and anyone who happens to venture down Corpus Christi way) won't want to miss their chance to relive an era gone by and celebrate the music of the legendary Cab Calloway as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra combine their talents to "Swing Into Scholarships" for Del Mar College students.