Eddie Bo
Eddie Bo (actually Edwin Joseph Bocage ; born September 20, 1930 in New Orleans ; † March 18, 2009 ibid) was an American musician and veteran of the New Orleans R&B scene.
Live and act
Bo grew up in a musical family; his mother played Professor Longhair's piano . After completing his military service, he studied at the Grundwald School of Music in his hometown, where he played the jazz piano by Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson . In the 1950s he accompanied Big Joe Turner , Earl King , Guitar Slim , Johnny Adams , Lloyd Price , Ruth Brown , Smiley Lewis and The Platters on tours.
During the late 1960s and 1970s, Eddie Bo worked as a singer , songwriter , producer and pianist . He has been recording for labels like Ace, Apollo, Arrow, At Last, Blue-Jay, Bo-Sound, Checker, Chess , Cinderella, Nola, Ric, Scram, Seven B or Swan since 1955 and came up with titles like Check Mr Popeye ( 1961), Hook and Sling (1969) or Check Your Bucket (1970) hit the charts. Some of his songs have been successfully adopted by musicians like Little Richard ( Slippin 'and Slidin' ), Etta James (My Dearest Darling) and Tommy Ridgley (In the Same Old Way) . He has produced and arranged for Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, Art Neville , Chris Kenner , Chuck Carbo, Irma Thomas , Johnny Adams, Mary Jane Hooper, Robert Parker , The Vibrettes and The Explosions .
He also recorded with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and toured with Willy DeVille , on whose albums Victory Mixture and Big Easy Fantasy he can also be heard. With Raful Neal and Rockin 'Tabby Thomas he had projects under the names The Louisiana Legends , The District Court and The Hoodoo Kings since the 1990s .
Prizes and awards
Among the awards Bo received are two Lifetime Achievement Awards from the South Louisiana Music Association and Music / Offbeat Best of the Beat . His hometown nominated him as their musical ambassador for Pakistan .
Discography (selection)
- 1995: New Orleans Solo Piano
- 1996: Shoot from the Root
- 1997: Hook & Sling
Web links
- Eddie Bos website
- Eddie Bo at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hook and Sling was Bo's only hit in the pop charts, where he reached number 73; see Whitburn, Joel: `` Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 ''. Menomonee Falls / Wisconsin: Record Research, 1994, p. 57; In the R&B charts, the title came to number 13; see Whitburn, Joel: The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits . New York, NY: Billboard Books, 2006, p. 51
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bo, Eddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bocage, Edwin Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 2009 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |