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Post by rowenafair on Jun 2, 2008 12:34:02 GMT -5
speaking of passing musicians, bo diddley crossed over today...you may ask what that has to do with blue cheer of course the answer is everything, another genius who never got paid half what he was owed, and though he moaned about it, mr piglips, he never let it stop him like some who prefer to sulk in the shadows...but continued to work into his 80th year AND create NEW stuff, never resting on those undeniable laurels....come back soon, bo!
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Post by Festooned Piglips on Jun 2, 2008 17:49:11 GMT -5
Okay, name some "new" stuff he's done lately (and don`t Google it either!).
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Post by FeedbackLourde on Jun 2, 2008 21:31:20 GMT -5
About 3 years back he came out with an album of 12 new tunes, most of which had special guests on them. He had members of the Stones I recall. I only heard this cd once at my dad's house but it was kick ass!!! The man (as well as Chuck Berry & Jerry Lee) never stopped working. Now...name some new stuff that your guitar hero has done (reissues and surf compilations don't count!).
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Post by Festooned Piglips on Jun 2, 2008 22:01:21 GMT -5
O-HO-HO...you would like me to mention any new tunes by Thee Guitar God, wouldn`t you?
Well, the cat can`t be let out of the bag just yet, but hold yer breath, because I have no doubt there will be a new release on the horizon that will make you utterly forget every other guitar player that`s come before Him.
I`ll be the one who will be laughing then...matter of fact, I`m laughing now!!
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Post by FeedbackLourde on Jun 2, 2008 23:56:19 GMT -5
O-HO-HO...you would like me to mention any new tunes by Thee Guitar God, wouldn`t you? Actually, I'd rather you shut the freak up for this one! :-XThis truly is a sad day for Rock & Roll. Bo's sound is actually one of the essential ingrediants that make Rock & Roll sound like what it is. I'm glad I finally got to see him when I got the chance and if the rest y'all don't mind, let's not taint the mention of his memory with the same old shenanigans. I don't want this thread to end up the way the one dedicated to Ralph Kellogg's passing did. I'm still embarrassed by that.... |
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Post by gypsyball on Jun 3, 2008 4:13:41 GMT -5
Diddley looks back on legacy in ’07 interview
Dave Roepke, The Forum
Published Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Editor’s note: Forum reporter Dave Roepke conducted a short phone interview with Bo Diddley on May 9, 2007. The interview was never published because Diddley suffered a stroke at a concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa, later that month and canceled a performance scheduled for May 25 at The Venue in Fargo.
Diddley died Monday from heart failure. The blues musician who is credited with inspiring rock ’n’ roll’s signature beat was 79.
Since the stroke affected Diddley’s speaking ability, he didn’t grant many interviews after the hospitalization. This is believed to be one of the bluesman’s final interviews with the media. Below are excerpts from the interview.
The Forum: What keeps you touring, Bo? At 79, it must not be as easy as it used to be.
Bo Diddley: I’m 78. Don’t put a year on me.
Sorry about that. Must have done the math wrong. Well, what keeps you heading out?
I gotta work, man. I’ve been robbed through the record business all my career, so it’s got to the point where I’ve got to work. It ain’t a thing where I wanna, every now and then. I gotta go. With the people that was dishonest with royalties and all that kind of stuff, if I’d gotten what was due to me, maybe I could say, “Well, I’m not working this week. I’ll work next week.” I’ve got work. When they call, I’ve got to go.
Do you feel angry about that still?
Why not? Wouldn’t you be?
I would be.
OK, so don’t ask me a question (like that). (laughs) I am highly pissed.
There’s a very signature Diddley sound. What was the inspiration in coming up with that?
Well, I wanted to be different.
It’s one thing wanting to be different and another thing actually coming up with something different. What sources inspired you to create that?
That I can’t explain to you. I just did it. It’s kind of like an accident, you know?
Do you hear it in other songs?
No, I don’t copy nobody, if that’s what you mean.
No, do you hear people all the time copying you?
I’m an original.
I’m not saying you’re copying anybody. Do you hear people copying you?
Oh, yes. Very much.
Do you feel that’s a tribute of sorts, or is it another thing...
When it first all got started, I wasn’t too happy about it. But I’m OK with it now because it helps keep my name alive.
You’re often credited as being one of the artists who laid the groundwork for rock ’n’ roll. Do you feel that’s true?
Yeah, I was the first one. There was nobody in front of me. I share that with Chuck Berry. Me and Chuck Berry were the first two people out there to be called rock ’n’ roll.
When people first started calling what you were doing rock ’n’ roll music, did you embrace that? Or did it take some time?
No, it was a name they put on what we were doing and it became a monument. The name rock ’n’ roll is a monument name, as far as I’m concerned.
What do you mean by a monument name?
Well, that’s the top of the line. It’s a name that stands out amongst everything else.
It has a certain quality that it makes it stand out, you’re saying?
Just what I said. It speaks for itself. You take Elvis Presley, The Coasters, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters – Muddy Waters was basically blues, Stevie Ray Vaughan. That tells us the story itself.
Do you listen to a lot of new music, Bo?
A lot of country music. I don’t listen to too much rap ’cause I don’t understand it. It doesn’t tell me anything. But I have to respect it because when I came up, people respected me.
Why country music? What about it appeals to you?
Country music has stories. There are good stories in the lyrics, the way they’re set up.
You’ve been covered so often. Financially, you were robbed on that front. But artistically, are there any covers that you like, that you thought improved on your versions?
No.
Are you still writing new songs, Bo?
Oh yeah.
How often?
Whenever I get time, man.
Has that gotten easier or harder as you’ve aged?
No, no, no. Age has nothing to do with it. It’s whatever your mind – I haven’t stopped thinking yet.
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Post by rowenafar i on Jun 3, 2008 11:29:15 GMT -5
any news of the duchess? is she still around? used to love seeing her up onstage playing alongside the man...!
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Post by yage70 on Jun 3, 2008 11:36:51 GMT -5
I saw Bo once in a very small club in D.C. called AT MY MOTHERS PLACE in the summer of 70. As I recall he was touring Chuck Berry style at the time: He brought no band and counted on the club to find a backup group. I guess this was easy since every new his style/stuff.
What I remember best was a song with a chorus of "now sit down..and shut up" . During a technical snafu he accompanied himself on guitar, lots of tremolo, and sort did a slow yodel. I know this sounds weird but it was great.
Read a while back in Steve Davis's book OLD GODS ALMOST DEAD a prophetic story demonstrating Bo's wisdom:
In what may have been the Stones first UK tour they opened for Diddley and were thrilled to do so. Much of their early club material was written by him. He advised them to the effect of: YOU MAY NEVER GET TO BE AS POPULAR AS THE BEATLES BUT YOU COULD OUTLAST THEM.
If you have never heard it you might want to check out the Stones cover of MONA on ROLLING STONES: NOW!
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Post by rowenaferry on Jun 3, 2008 14:24:19 GMT -5
and the stones and beatles were amongst the few who made sure bo, chuck, muddy et al DID get paid, that their names got shouted out and that there was work for them all even on the stones stages...they made sure the "old'uns" got respect and HEFTY performance fees when they came on...
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Post by Terence Belcher on Jun 3, 2008 16:19:19 GMT -5
I see that Ellis McDaniel has passed away as well.
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