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--- - |- I was going to write something about Bo Diddley, but this piece on him by Dave Alvin of the Blasters says everything necessary. Wonderful stuff. ~~- Bo Diddley
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Bo Diddley
Dave Alvin On Bo Diddley
BO MEETS THE MONSTER
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..........Though his place on Rock's Mount Rushmore is secure, Bo Diddley, like other of the early Rock gods, hit some rough stretches, commercially speaking. The Beatle years were especially tough on Bo. Chuck Berry saw some gains from royalties from the Beatles & others covering his songs but he himself had a hard time cracking the charts & playlists of the mid sixties forward.....And so, ...
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What Are You Mumblin' About, Bo?
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Of all the early rockers, Bo Diddley was perhaps the most primitive, earthy, & real of them all. Elvis was almost(?) a caracature, Chuck Berry had a polished primitivism, a rockin style closely related to pop, Little Richard was willfully wild & gay, as unreal in fifties America as Beaver & Wally. Ah, but Bo brought it. & brought it & brought it. His relentless rhythms echoing the primi...
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MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW BO
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An honored member of the Rock n Roll hall of Fame & recipient of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award, Ellas Otha Bates, aka Bo Diddley was truely an originator. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis & Bo, the original punk rockers, kicked open the doors of middle class America to the sound of rocknroll. Bo Diddley's sound was all about rhythm. His ...
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RIP Bo Diddley: Rock N Roll's Founding Father Dead At 79
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"Nearly a year after being hospitalized for a stroke,":http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/74836 Rock n Roll's founding father Bo Diddley passed away in the early hours of this morning (June 2nd, 2008) at his home in Archer, Florida. He was 79.Born Ellas Bates in McComb, Mississippi in 1928 Diddley would shape rock and roll music forever. He moved to Chicago at the age of seven, where he was rais...
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Bo Knows Funk!
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No one (well it is MOG, so probably someone) will argue that Bo Diddley is in the pantheon of Rock and Roll, and you can't argue about Chess Records status as one of the most influential record labels of all time. But you don't necessairily think of Bo Diddley sides on Chess records that are funky, and you probably couldn't think of a scenario where Bo Diddley would cover a Odetta song and have...
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An Open Letter To MOGGERS everywhere.......(yes, The Lurkers Too....)
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Bo Diddley in a rare mood...Playing his guitar with a bow. Its pretty good. But that's not what I wanted to say this morning. I wanted to talk about community, something many of us value here on the MOG. We boast of our site to all who will listen. I think its important, therefor to take the time to welcome New Moggers when we see a first post. I know many of you do....I know this has...
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A PUZZLE, A PRANK, A PROMISE
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"I prefer the simple declarative", she said, "you're subtle hints and oblique asides leave me cold an' angry. Christ, you couldda just told me, you know I'm not good with riddles & puzzles! But you never ??do?? say what's on you're mind, do you?You go ranting on about high-minded concepts of artistic integrity, how the spirit and the flesh must harmonize, how the ambiance must nurture the germ...
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Jagger, Plant Pay Tribute To Bo Diddley
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Respect and admiration continue to flow after the passing of rock legend Bo Diddley's passing yesterday (June 2). Mick Jagger has paid tribute to singer-guitarist Bo Diddley as an "enormous force in music" and "a big influence on the Rolling Stones".Jagger said the US rock 'n' roll pioneer, who has died at the age of 79, was "a wonderful, original musician".US blues legend BB King was among oth...
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Bo Diddley – Called to Heaven
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One of the true originals has died at 79. Let us pause and remember him with the beat that defined him:bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bompIt’s a beat and a riff so essential that it helped fuel the careers of both Buddy Holly and The Rolling Stones. Quicksilver Messenger Service practically built an entire career on it. Bo was also instrumental in inventing the use of tremelo and vibrato. A Rock God i.
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An Untimely Death
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Death is never an answer, always a question. Sometimes death sneaks up on little rat feet, taps you on the shoulder and poof, that's it. Some dance with death their whole lives, they're ??really?? busy dyin' but they don't ever really die. Others carefully weigh their every move only to have a Two ton hippo fall from a plane on to their speedboat as they're pulling water skiers.**Bernie M...
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Ellas Otha Bates aka Ellis McDaniel aka Bo Diddley (1928-2008)
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There really isn't much more to sayy today, as it's all been said. Only Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee and Little Richard are still with us of the originators.There's many a band started their careers by getting their heads and fingers round a Bo Diddley rhythm - the Pretty Things even got their name from him
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R.I.P. Bo Diddley Dec. 30, 1928 - June 2, 2008
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Bo Diddley, the musical pioneer whose songs, such as "Who Do You Love?" and "Bo Diddley," melded rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. He was 79 Diddley died Monday, surrounded by family and loved ones at his home in Archer, Florida, a family spokeswoman said.The cause was heart failure, his family said. The world-renowned guitarist's signature beat ...
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Music Legend Bo Diddley Hospitalized
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Legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist Bo Diddley has been hospitalized following a stroke suffered on Sunday, May 13.Diddley was taken to the emergency room at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. The 78-year-old Diddley, who has a history of hypertension and diabetes, showed signs of disorientation following a concert at Harrah’s Casino in Council Bluffs.Diddley was born Ellas Bat.
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Bo Diddley officially joins a helluva band...
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Bo Diddley gets a rocking sendoff at Fla. funeralBo Diddley's funeral Saturday rocked and rolled with as much energy as his music.For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated the life of the man who helped give birth to rock and roll with a signature beat that influenced Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and many others.As family members passed by the Rock and ...
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