Irie Guy Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/02/diddley.obit/index.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-Diddley.htmlBo diddley bought his babe a diamond ring,If that diamond ring dont shine,He gonna take it to a private eye,If that private eye cant seeHed better not take the ring from me.Bo diddley caught a nanny goat,To make his pretty baby a sunday coat,Bo diddley caught a bear cat,To make his pretty baby a sunday hat.Mojo come to my house, ya black cat bone,Take my baby away from home,Ugly ole mojo, where ya bin,Up your house, and gone again.Bo diddley, bo diddley have you heard?My pretty baby said she wasnt for it. Edited June 2, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Goddamit. Not another one of my favourites. I love you Bo. I'm going to grab my guitar right now and play the heck out of your 'beat'. R.I.P. Bo. Rock & Roll owes you everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Tragic.RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 One of my few memories of Ottawa before moving here was seeing Bo Diddley play at some bar on Elgin(?). I still love how he took the stage. I really enjoyed the gig aside from the rap tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 The bar you are thinking of is most likely The Penguin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 RIP Bo Didley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomouse Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 RIP Bo DidleyAre we approaching an age of loss somehow where our grandparents of sweet music will be slowly pulled away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 There's only a few pioneers from Bo's era still alive. Long Live The King of Rock & Roll, Little Richard, Fats Domino (he's never talked about either) and Jerry Lee Lewis. Fuck off Pat Boone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Fats Domino (he's never talked about either)SHHHHHHHH.................Don't wake the Fats... He might be angry that he never got payed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Aaaaaah yes. Bo Diddley. If not for you, how could the 1980s punk rock band, "Bo" ever have existed? A band that only played hardcore-punk-Bo-Diddley covers would have been a bit irrelevant had Bo Diddley never been around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 One of my few memories of Ottawa before moving here was seeing Bo Diddley play at some bar on Elgin(?). I still love how he took the stage. I really enjoyed the gig aside from the rap tune. it was a little startling, the way in which he would end songs- not quite 'out of the blue' but kinda abruptly. i can still remember freaking out a bit seeing chicks dressed in... i dunno what they're called exactly- cocktail dresses()... dancing away like they were auditioning for a rick astley video or summat. i remember thinking this town has a collective pickle stuck up its canal. awesome full and dirty tone to Bo's guitar though, that was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 from http://www.nme.com/news/bo-diddley/37043Grateful Dead man remembers Bo DiddleyThe Grateful Dead'He influenced the Beatles and the Rolling Stones' says Mickey HartGrateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, who once played drums with Bo Diddley, paid tribute to the legendary guitarist who died today (June 2) of heart failure.Hart told NME.COM that the defining 'Bo Diddley-beat' was "the bedrock for thousands of bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, and countless others.""His slashing rhythm guitar brought the most powerful rhythms from west Africa into rock 'n roll," said Hart."When I was 14 years old I happened to wander into a club and have the opportunity to play my first public performance with the master. It seems his drummer was late and asked if there was drummer in the house. That moment will always be with me."Hart added, "Rock the heavens, Mr Diddley, like only you can."Check out Bo Diddley's greatest Youtube video clips on the NME Office Blog now.For more on Bo Diddley and a biography visit Bo-diddley.com or check out Bo Diddley's Wikipedia entry.Bo Diddley was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987.--By our Los Angeles staff.Find out more about NME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Micky Hart is a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Micky Hart is a tool.... of the establishment?RIP Bo, you rocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 I think that's one of the best statements Mickey's said in decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 I think that's one of the best statements Mickey's said in decades.Micky sure does like to talk about Micky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Maybe, but isn't it a standard approach in tributes to say "This is how I first met them ..." ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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