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Big Daddy & The Accelerators

Big Daddy & The Accelerators

About Me

Darwin"Big Daddy"Phillips This is the Band that You've been looking for, "Big Daddy & The Accelerators" is a recording act that has been in existence since the early eighties, we are a no-nonsense Dance Oriented R&B/Funk/Classic Rock Act like no other, Quick set up and Breakdown, coming from 40 plus years as an entertainer Big Daddy knows how to get the job done, Call us for Weddings, Corporate, Clubwork or any Occaision that you need Professional Entertainment. The Accelerators have been Playing mainly thruout Southern New England, The Band has undergone many changes in personnel, always remaining true to an R&B, Funk, and Classic Rock style. The New Accelerators still follow the same motivation, it's all about The Dance, The Party, and The Good Times Baby! We are Typically (Old School) and are straight outta the 60s,70s and 80s, We don't copy the Music, we were there when it was being created! If you've wandered from Club to Club trying to find the Music that your family grew up on, The Accelerators is your Band, Our Fanbase ranges from 8 to 80, Yes, Blind Crippled and somewhat Crazy. If your in the neighborhood Don't miss us.

My Interests

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Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: home.earthlink.net/~sotocam
Band Members: John "Jackson" DeAndrade: Drums/Percussion/Vocals, Dave "The Great" Richardson: Rythym & Lead Guitar/Vocals, Wes "The Man" James: Bass & Vocals, Darwin "Big Daddy" Phillips: Vocals/SongWriter/BA, Wayne "Keyman" Gilbert: Keyboards/Vocals,
Influences: Jimi, Steely Dan, BB KIng, Clapton, James Taylor, Dr. John, Isley Bros., and too many more to mention
Sounds Like: A compilation of R&B/FUNK/CLASSIC ROCK from the 60s to the 80s and now moving forward w/ a touch of our own
Record Label: The Zone
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Virginia Tech Massacre

Teachers at VT could have changed the death toll, they are perhaps the only group of people that could have ended the horrific bloodshed, polititians and Lobbyist are at fault, every teacher in every ...
Posted by Big Daddy & The Accelerators on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:47:00 PST

This is still America

Let me get this straight, this is still America right ? I mean Minnesota is not really Somalia right ? these unwashed little bastards want to decide who rides in thier Taxi's from the Airport ? seeing...
Posted by Big Daddy & The Accelerators on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:43:00 PST

An Ode To Saddam

Saddam is now just a bad memory, in 1991 I wrote a song expressing my feelings as an American Veteran towards the mans evil, you can hear this tune at Garage Band.Com, click on the "Charlie Ball Band"...
Posted by Big Daddy & The Accelerators on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:07:00 PST

JoJo

Kudos for my Babygirl I'm sure that all of you are keeping up w/ JoJos success, if not then it's time to get on the Bus, "To Little Too Late" is the Bomb, go check it out. If you haven't heard or seen...
Posted by Big Daddy & The Accelerators on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:19:00 PST