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Share your thoughts on the life of Bo Diddley.
Share your thoughts on the life of Bo Diddley.
1.
I first heard a Bo Diddley record in 1958. I was 15 yrs old at the time. For a white kid living in LA hearing him sing "I'm a man" was so out-of-this-world. An earth shattering experience that I can remember clearly to this day. I played his record over and over again. I'd never heard anything like it. Man, he was preachin to me. Listening to him sing on that record I learned more about myself, the black race, the white race, God and the devil than I had in all my 15 years of life.
Much Love to you Bo and keep rockin!
2. Check out this video that honors the life and music of Bo Diddley here: http://current.com/items/88999217_bo_diddly_1928_2008
3. At dinner with friends the other night and having a senior moment I said "wow somebody important passed away today. one of the other diners said "oh it was Yves Saint Laurent. I said "no no it was somebody much more important than that". then It came to me. "Bo Diddley I said" which drew some puzzled looks.
4. I'll never forget, the 1st time I saw Bo on TV... back when I was a kid. He knocked me on my ass! I thought "who the hell is THIS guy"??? I'd just started to play the guitar, and as soon as he'd finished playing... the first thing I did was grab my funky lil' guitar & amp, crank it up - and try to play like Bo! His sound, his image, his playing were like no other... although lots & lots of us were influenced by him, and wanted to be like him! Bo, you sure had it right when you wrote "I'm a Man"! Bo - you are, were, and always WILL be... the MAN!!! R.I.P. Bo, and rock on!
5. Bo, was a true legend in our time. Quick with a laugh, honest and warm. I met him in 1985, years later I saw him in concert and back stage, he looked at me and knew where and when we had met years before. When he wrote I'm a Man, he meant it! Miss You Bo!
6. we loved Bo...he was a huge part of our musical heritage. all our sympathy and condoleances go to his family.
7. He WAS rock and roll, and a lot of people out there today owe him everything that they own...
8. St. Peter get your rockin' shoes on. Bo is gonna lay down a jumpin' "When the Saints Go Mariching In."
9. When one of the seminal influences in rock music such as Bo Diddley leaves this world we know that there is a Rock and Roll heaven with such alumni as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan just waiting to roll out the red carpet for a true master. Our loss is their reward. Rest in Peace Bo.
10. I was listening to Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger at work today and was just again reminded of how great he was. I had no idea that he had died until I was checking my email after work. Terrible loss to the world.
Submitted by: John B. Fleming
2. Check out this video that honors the life and music of Bo Diddley here: http://current.com/items/88999217_bo_diddly_1928_2008
Submitted by: Ada
3. At dinner with friends the other night and having a senior moment I said "wow somebody important passed away today. one of the other diners said "oh it was Yves Saint Laurent. I said "no no it was somebody much more important than that". then It came to me. "Bo Diddley I said" which drew some puzzled looks.
Submitted by: Johnnie5
4. I'll never forget, the 1st time I saw Bo on TV... back when I was a kid. He knocked me on my ass! I thought "who the hell is THIS guy"??? I'd just started to play the guitar, and as soon as he'd finished playing... the first thing I did was grab my funky lil' guitar & amp, crank it up - and try to play like Bo! His sound, his image, his playing were like no other... although lots & lots of us were influenced by him, and wanted to be like him! Bo, you sure had it right when you wrote "I'm a Man"! Bo - you are, were, and always WILL be... the MAN!!! R.I.P. Bo, and rock on!
Submitted by: Big ED
5. Bo, was a true legend in our time. Quick with a laugh, honest and warm. I met him in 1985, years later I saw him in concert and back stage, he looked at me and knew where and when we had met years before. When he wrote I'm a Man, he meant it! Miss You Bo!
Submitted by: Patrick Crawford/ Mojo Filter
6. we loved Bo...he was a huge part of our musical heritage. all our sympathy and condoleances go to his family.
Submitted by: c.c.
7. He WAS rock and roll, and a lot of people out there today owe him everything that they own...
Submitted by: mr_melvis
8. St. Peter get your rockin' shoes on. Bo is gonna lay down a jumpin' "When the Saints Go Mariching In."
Submitted by: staggerlee
9. When one of the seminal influences in rock music such as Bo Diddley leaves this world we know that there is a Rock and Roll heaven with such alumni as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan just waiting to roll out the red carpet for a true master. Our loss is their reward. Rest in Peace Bo.
Submitted by: steve griffin
10. I was listening to Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger at work today and was just again reminded of how great he was. I had no idea that he had died until I was checking my email after work. Terrible loss to the world.
Submitted by: Rev. Coitus Interruptus