Name: Big Daddy Scrumptious, Lead singer and rhythm Accordion
Real name: Unknown
Born: February 5, 1949
Big Daddy, or B.D., as his friends know him, was one of the three original band members that founded Atomic Thump. While realizing the limitations in a rock band for playing rhythm accordion, his unique blues/reggae singing style has inspired many others since. Many industry annalists agree that B.D. was perhaps one of the greatest showmen ever, possibly rivaling Elvis in his ability to work a crowd.
Influences: Jazz great Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Nat "king" Cole, Frank Sinatra, and some guy named Oswald that taught him to play the accordion
Learned to play the accordion on a dare, but realized shortly thereafter that it could be used to impress chicks.
Job held before hitting it big: Trash Collector
Where he is now: Unknown. Big Daddy Scrumptious has not been seen in public or otherwise since the band broke up.
Moment he best remembers (from a Playboy interview- June, 1964) "Okay, so I was zooming really hard on this really bad hashish… during a concert no less…when the stage began to melt. I went on with the show until I realized that the stage actually was melting! Turns out that there was a fire below the stage that got out of control. So, I'm trying to stay in key, sliding down the chunky-style gumbo that was the stage, my Accordion blatting as it strikes the ground behind me repeatedly, and the crowd is going F**king nutso! We did three encores that night on the melted mass of wires and instruments that used to be the stage."
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