... the band of '59
PRESS RELEASE FOR AMY MADIGAN'S OSCAR WIN
Congrats to Amy Madigan on winning an Oscar for best
supporting actress this past Sunday evening (3-15-26) for her role as “Aunt Gladys” in the 2025 film “Weapons.”
Amy was a lead vocalist in “Big Daddy” during our formative years as an oldies act in 1974 & 1975 before launching her successful acting career.
"What Really Happened To The Band Of '59"
I Write The Songs
Bette Davis Eyes
Super Freak
Star Wars
Whip It
Ebony & Ivory
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
The Rose
Just What I Needed
Hotel California
Eye Of The Tiger
Man, I love this album! Oh, how it pains me to think I didn't get this album until late 1998 on vinyl. The mp3 conversion of what I assume
are the original masters sound brilliant!
Big Daddy is a concept band that recorded under the guise of being an authentic 1950's era 'doo-wop' band that was captured on a
U.S.O. tour in southeast Asia in the late 1950's. After being rescued, they decided to cut some more contemporary songs but only knew the musical stylings of the pre-British Invasion 50's. Or, to use the words of band member Marty Kaniger, "We made old versions of new songs." The results are perhaps a precursor to the modern 'mash-up',
where two songs seem to exist in the same pace. Wow!