S/D Eddie Bo

Yeah, that's what I have. It's pretty great; there's a two-part track on the first side (name escapes me) that's got this driving, insanely fuzzed out guitar. Sounds like it could be the Litter or something.

R.I.P. you great singer/pianist

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jr0mEPawrhstiFM70aCUkgTkIA-gD9722CP00

"He was one of the last great New Orleans piano professors, kind of a bridge between Professor Longhair and Allen Toussaint," said New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival producer Quint Davis. "Everyone now has to remember to check their bucket on their own, without Eddie to tell us." From Keith Spera's obit in the New O. Times-Picayune

http://blog.nola.com/keithspera/2009/03/eclectic_new_orleans_pianist_e.html

RIP...

massive MASSIVE loss ... Miss ya already Eddie

great to see you tickle those ivories at the 2006 Chicago Jazz Fest on Friday night.

Man, was that every a way to kick off the fest.

And yes, I did go home and CHECK MY BUCKET!

bye, eddie!

From Offbeat magazine's weekly e-mails:

The memorial service for Bo will be Wednesday April 1 (Eddie would have liked the fact that it's on April Fool's Day!) at the Rock 'n' Bowl from 2 to 5 p.m. with speakers Nick Spitzer and Offbeat's Jan Ramsey and performers Allen Toussaint, Joe Krown, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Bunchy Johnson, Deacon John and more. The memorial won't be a funeral, but more of a party so Eddie's fans, friend and family can share good memories of his life.

A bank account for the Eddie Bo Memorial Fund to help cover funeral costs has been set up. Those who wish to help can send contributions to:

Eddie Bo Memorial Fund
P. O. Box 57175
New Orleans, Louisiana 70157-7175

I was obsessed with Hook & Sling at one time, but the internet was not what it is now and I did not know that Smokey Johnson was the drummer. Here's another neat thing with him on drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlBuc863hU0

I was obsessed as in I had heard and managed to tape it off a radio show but didn't catch what it was, and it took me like another year before I figured it out, and I really badly wanted to know, like was always listening to whatever funk comp I could find to see if it was on there.

How did I never contribute to this thread? Here's a corker, guitar on this (Irving Bannister I think) is pretty much everything I want in a guitar solo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxVqisBaGe8

I was obsessed as in I had heard and managed to tape it off a radio show but didn't catch what it was, and it took me like another year before I figured it out, and I really badly wanted to know, like was always listening to whatever funk comp I could find to see if it was on there.

― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:52 AM (6 days ago)

This guy: https://9voltmusic.com/about/yonadav-halevy/.

Haven't seen him around NYC in a couple of years though. In fact last time I came across him was at a Dr. John show at BAM during his weeklong (?) residency there, at which that song was in fact covered.

"Ain't My Fault" is an immortal slab of New Orleans drumming. Also I've sampled those hi-hats a bunch of times.

I got to see Eddie Bo a few times in Switzerland before he passed.

He used to have a regular piano bar gig at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville club in N.O. Saw him cover "Old Time Rock and Roll" there once. :-(

he had a club on banks st for a while too (until the storm), the check your bucket cafe

Just learned of the existence of this, wow (would love to have a high qual dl for its intended purpose)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYkcfSMYlbA