Bodiddley

[Lucky]

Thanks to bazooka, I have checked out a box set of cd's by Bodiddly. While I was aware of individual songs, I had never heard entire cd's or read his bio. He is most certainly the father of "the sound" "the beat", what ever you want to call it.

You can hear snatches(samples) of his sound, those riffs, and beats in so many artists both past and current. Everyone from Buddy Holly, to the Stones, Eric Clapton and untold others. I'm Goin' Home by Alvin Lee and Ten Years After sounds suspiciously like Down Home Special by Bodiddly. George Thourogood's music is full of the Bodiddly sound. All in all, listening to these cd's and reading the bio was worth my time, and definatly taught me something. I'm sure Mr bazooka can enlighten me more!!!

[EasyRider]

I like Bo Diddley but his guitar is the ugliest thing I've ever seen.lol ::

[Lucky]

Ah, but he built that himself, when he was attending a trade school with the intention of becoming a carpenter. Could you build a guitar, with no prior knowledge? It is kinda ugly though! ::

[EasyRider]

I'll give him credit for building it himself.I'm pretty sure I couldn't build one from scratch

[bazooka]

Some of the things that have fascinated me about Bo Diddley are:

His nerdy appearance combined with the unmitigated braggadocio of his songs (a facetious self-parody that I think became another feature in some of Rock music that followed).

His unusual appeal to Rock-and-Roll-hungry white teenagers, in the face of competition from much "safer" acts.

His under-recognized impact on the evolution of Rock, and the great number of famous artists that openly acknowledge Bo's influence.

[EagleEye0]

He Sucks.

[EagleEye0]

I would listen to Bo Diddley if I lost a bet.

[bluesboy]

So Eagle Eye,

Could you please tell us why you think Bo Diddley sucks ?

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[_jr_]

Eagle Eye, how would you feel if someone read one of your poems in the Creative Writing thread and wrote "It Sucks"?

Not very informative.