Andrew Jacob Hiebert, known professionally as Big Rude Jake, was a Canadian songwriter, singer, musician, and bandleader born on March 1, 1963 in St. Catharines, Ontario. In 1993, Big Rude Jake released his album Butane Fumes & Bad Cologne. Blue Pariah followed in 1996 and included the hit "Swing Baby!". After moving to Brooklyn, New York, he signed a record deal with Roadrunner Records. In 2009, he returned with the release of Quicksand. He died on June 16, 2022, from metastatic small cell carcinoma of the bladder at age 59.
