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Daddy B. Nice
BornNovember 2nd 1946
Carroll, Iowa
Other nameBruno Niceswanger
Websitesouthernsoulrnb.com

Daddy B. Nice is the pseudonym for Bruno Niceswanger (born November 2, 1946), an American writer and music critic who according to The Village Voice indispensably chronicles, reviews, and aggregates Southern Soul music's subculture from the inside.[1] In 2005, he launched the website SouthernSoulRnB.com with the determination to "spread the word" about the genre of music.[2] The Jackson Free Press has called Daddy B. Nice "The Apostle of Southern Soul," [3] and Jefferson Blues Magazine has described him as "The Southern Soul Oracle."[4] Before his work in music criticism, he was an editor for underground newspapers and a participant in radical student activism at the University of Northern Iowa in the 1960s, and later published articles as a freelance journalist in Boulder, CO. [5] [6] [7]

Early life, writings, and underground press

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Niceswanger was born in Carroll, Iowa on November 2, 1946.[8] While attending the University of Northern Iowa in 1965, he published a poem titled "The Way Bruno Feels About Writing" in the literary review Midwest. [9] He was given an award and named an outstanding journalist by the university in 1966. [10] In 1968, he was recruited by publisher Doug Warrington to edit Campus Underground, an underground newspaper based in Cedar Falls, Iowa that Warrington had aspired to make a national newspaper. [11] [12] Niceswanger was chosen to be the first editor after a search among interested students in the three Iowa state univerisities. [13] When that publication folded due to financial issues, he edited its successor, The New Prairie Primer, from 1969 to 1970. [14]

The first issue of the The New Prairie Primer featured a highly popular, multi-page article by Niceswanger covering his experience of going to the Woodstock Music & Art Festival titled "Going Up to Meat County."[15] [16] In the wake of the success of the first issue, the Primer received enough donations to make their second issue about the Vietnam War, free to readers. The Vietnam issue featured the first publication anywhere of the entire list of Iowa's war dead, and featured a story by UNI student, Dick Simpson, who was under indictment for refusing induction into the armed forces. [17] [18] The second issue of the Primer also brought attention to the notable cooperation that was happening between the anti-war hippies of the radical left and various statewide church ministries. [19] The paper did receive support from the United Christian Ministry and was headquartered in the basement of the Bethany House, which caused some community opposition. [20] [21]

During his time as an editor, he participated in radical student activism, including the anti-Vietnam war movement and protests related to the "UNI7."[22] In 1970, he edited a tabloid exposé titled "Special Report: The Military-Industrial Complex in Iowa," detailing defense contracts held by local companies. [23] [24] Niceswanger also published "The Conspiracy To Undermine The Freaks" in The North American Review in 1969, which analyzed the systemic harassment of the counterculture. [25] Sometime in the mid 1970s, Niceswanger moved to Boulder, CO, and as a free-lance writer was published in the regional newspaper, The Rocky Mountain News. [26]

Southern Soul advocacy

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Daddy B. Nice became interested in Southern Soul and the music of the Chitlin' Circuit in the late 1990s while traveling through the Deep South.[27] He began recording songs from local radio stations on a portable recorder, particularly the Jackson, Mississippi station WMPR-FM. [28] Nice became determined to spread awareness about the genre, and invested heavily in computer equipment, and spent 2 years learning the code and programming necessary for a website. [29] In 2005, he launched SouthernSoulRnB.com to promote what he described as "today's extension of classic rhythm and blues." [30] The website aims to provide a platform for an entire generation of black rhythm and blues artists who have matured in obscurity and are largely overlooked or marginalized by mainstream media. [31]

Style and influence

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The Village Voice has called his website an "indispensable" aggregator of the southern soul subculture.[32] Music journalists and performers use his reporting to track scene updates, such as artist news, concert dates, and obituaries. [33] [34] The Swedish publication Jefferson Blues Magazine has described Daddy B. Nice as "The Southern Soul Oracle." [35] Dylann DeAnna, aka Blues Critic, owner of CDS Records and the longrunning website SoulBluesMusic.com has deemed Daddy B. Nice's website, "The definitive guide to Southern Soul!" [36]

His website includes monthly top 10 charts and annual "Year of Southern Soul" rankings.[37] These rankings cover 15 categories, including "Best Album," "Best Male/Female Artist," and "Best Producer." [38]

A signature element of Nice's work is the use of his own original, hand-drawn sketches of musicians instead of promotional photographs. This style choice was based on the art seen in The New Yorker magazine.[39]

References

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  1. ↑ Eddy, Chuck (9 March 2011). "Southern Soul Guide: Sweet Angel, Mel Waiters, and Luther Lackey". The Village Voice. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Löfgren, Tommy. "STEVIE J / KÌNG GEORGE / SUMMER WOLFE / CURT THE COUNTRYMAN ft. COUNTRYBOII TYE". Jefferson Blues Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Kral, Ty. "The Crest of the High Wave: Radical Studnets and the Underground Press at UNI". Midwestern Marx Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Niceswanger, Bruno (May 19, 1974). "Showdown in Boulder: Tate, Fuller and civic pride". Vol. 116, no. 27. The Rocky Mountain News.
  8. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Niceswanger, Bruno. "The Way Bruno Feels About Writing". Scholarworks.uni.edu. Midwest: A Literary Review. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Awards given to outstanding SCI journalists". IndexUNI. 29 April 1966.
  11. ↑ Pedersen, Steve. "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Primer". Index UNI. Northern Iowan.
  12. ↑ Kral, Ty. "The Crest of the High Wave: Radical Studnets and the Underground Press at UNI". Midwestern Marx Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Pedersen, Steve. "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Primer". Index UNI. Northern Iowan.
  14. ↑ Kral, Ty. "The Crest of the High Wave: Radical Studnets and the Underground Press at UNI". Midwestern Marx Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Kral, Ty. "The Crest of the High Wave: Radical Studnets and the Underground Press at UNI". Midwestern Marx Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Pedersen, Steve. "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Primer". Index UNI. Northern Iowan.
  17. ↑ Pedersen, Steve. "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Primer". Index UNI. Northern Iowan.
  18. ↑ Wherry, Peg. "Underground Newspaper In Circulation Under New Name". Index UNI. Northern Iowan.
  19. ↑ Kral, Ty. "The Crest of the High Wave: Radical Studnets and the Underground Press at UNI". Midwestern Marx Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Pedersen, Steve. "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Primer". Index UNI. Northern Iowan.
  21. ↑ Wherry, Peg. "Underground Newspaper In Circulation Under New Name". Index UNI. Northern Iowan.
  22. ↑ Kral, Ty. "The Crest of the High Wave: Radical Studnets and the Underground Press at UNI". Midwestern Marx Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Campus Underground [with] The New Prairie Primer (12 issues) [with] Special Report: The Military-Industrial Complex in Iowa". AbeBooks.
  24. ↑ Kral, Ty. "The Crest of the High Wave: Radical Studnets and the Underground Press at UNI". Midwestern Marx Institute. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Niceswanger, Bruce (Fall 1969). "The Conspiracy to Undermine the Freaks". The North American Review. 254 (3): 48–50. JSTOR 25116998.
  26. ↑ Niceswanger, Bruno (May 19, 1974). "Showdown in Boulder: Tate, Fuller and civic pride". Vol. 116, no. 27. The Rocky Mountain News.
  27. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  28. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  29. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  30. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  31. ↑ Nice, Daddy B. "The Website the Southern Soul Professionals Read". Southern Soul RnB.
  32. ↑ Eddy, Chuck (9 March 2011). "Southern Soul Guide: Sweet Angel, Mel Waiters, and Luther Lackey". The Village Voice. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  33. ↑ Limnios, Michael. "Q&A with electrifying singer Val McKnight - a mixture of Gospel, Soul and Blues with a raw back in the day Mississippi flavor". Blues.GR.
  34. ↑ "Daddy B Nice - 2019: The Year In Southern Soul". Jefferson Blues Magazine.
  35. ↑ Löfgren, Tommy. "STEVIE J / KÌNG GEORGE / SUMMER WOLFE / CURT THE COUNTRYMAN ft. COUNTRYBOII TYE". Jefferson Blues Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  36. ↑ Critic, Blues. "Looking For More Info On Southern Soul?". Soul Blues Music.
  37. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  38. ↑ "Daddy B Nice - 2019: The Year In Southern Soul". Jefferson Blues Magazine.
  39. ↑ Morrisey, Larry. "An Apostle for Southern Soul". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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