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Re: Bo Diddley Goes to Heaven

Drummer5359 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:29:19 -0000

"He wasn’t a wild child like Richard or Jerry Lee, a virtuoso guitarist and writer like Berry, or a looker like Elvis."

Jason,

I think you answered your own question. Why was he was the forgotten man? I appreciate his talent, but his contribution is not on the level of the others that you mentioned.

Re: Bo Diddley Goes to Heaven

tina oiticica harris — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:30:08 -0000

I was lucky to see Bo Didley at the Santa Monica Peir in the late eighties. My friend, The Laureate Poet, Had told me about Bo. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known about him. He was right in that he didn't get enough recogntion.
I'm glad he performed for the love of music, though.

Re: Bo Diddley Goes to Heaven

Dan Leo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:34:31 -0000

So many of the great 60s groups that made rock 'n' roll into rock loved and learned from Bo Diddley.

How many groups covered "Who Do You Love?" Damn, I remember "Happy Trails" by Quicksilver, where they covered it for a whole album side.

Re: Bo Diddley Goes to Heaven

wwolfe — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:37:09 -0000

The closest Bo came to a bio-pic was the Animals' very funny, mostly true "Story of Bo Diddley." It ends with The Man Himself looking at the Animals playing his music, and declaring, "Man, that's the biggest load of rubbish I ever heard in my life!"

Thanks for the well-deserved tribute.