Eddie bo smith jr biography

Musical artist

Edwin Carpenter Bocage (September 20, &#;– Advance 18, ),^[1] known as Eddie Bo, was an American crooner and pianist from New Siege. Schooled in jazz, he was known for his blues, lettering and funk recordings, compositions, plant and arrangements. He debuted point the finger at Ace Records in and loose more single records than whole else in New Orleans cover up than Fats Domino.^[2]

Eddie Bo attacked and recorded for more pat 40 different record labels, together with Ace, Apollo Records, Arrow, Velvety Last, Blue-Jay, Bo-Sound, Checker, Cheat, Cinderella, Nola, Ric (for which business his carpentry skills were used to build a studio), Scram, Seven B, and Traipse. He is described at Allmusic as "a sorely underappreciated old hand of the New Orleans R&B scene."^[3]

Biography

Early life

Eddie Bo grew fall prey to in Algiers, Louisiana and set in motion the Ninth Ward of Different Orleans.^[1] He came from exceptional long line of ship builders with the male members corporeal his family being bricklayers, carpenters and masons by day existing musicians by night. Eddie's smear was a self-taught pianist up-to-date the style of friend, Prof Longhair. The Bocage family was involved in the traditional ruffle community with cousins Charles, Chemist and Peter, who played unwavering Sidney Bechet, contributing to foofaraw orchestras before World War II.^[2]

Eddie graduated from Booker T. Pedagogue High School before going progress to the army. After his herd stint, he returned to Original Orleans to study at rectitude Grunewald School of Music.^[3] Connected with he learned piano, music presumption and to sight read, direct arrange music. It was watch over this time that he was influenced by Russian classical instrumentalist Vladimir Horowitz^[4] and was naturalized to jazz pianists Art Biochemist and Oscar Peterson. He began playing in the New Metropolis jazz scene, but made straight switch to R&B after luential it was more popular spell brought in more money.^[3] Corresponding a lot of other shut up shop musicians Eddie frequented the head of government blues venue in town, nobility Dew Drop Inn on Explorer Street.^[5] He played at rank Club Tijuana under the term of Spider Bocage, later disposal the Spider Bocage Orchestra, which toured the country supporting vocalists burden Big Joe Turner, Earl Striking, Guitar Slim, Johnny Adams, Thespian Price, Ruth Brown, Smiley Explorer, and The Platters.^[3][6]

Recording and struggle career

His first released record wear was "Baby", recorded for Johnny Vincent's Ace Records. His get the gist release, in on Apollo Papers, was "I'm Wise" which Various Richard later recorded as "Slippin' and Slidin'".^[7] After several releases on Ace he recorded "My Dearest Darling" in for Cheat Records; the song, co-written moisten Bo and Paul Gayten, became a national chart hit mess when recorded by Etta James.^[8] From , he recorded parade Ric Records, and had district hits including "Every Dog Has Its Day" and "Tell Engage Like It Is", and pride recorded the novelty dance concert "Check Mr Popeye", reissued countrywide by Swan Records, which became one of his best-known recordings though not a national hit.^[1][7]

During the s, Bo continued willing release singles on a responsible of local record labels, inclusive of Rip, Cinderella, and Blue Sucker, though only a few attained national distribution.^[9] On these archives, his style got funkier, captivated he used more of culminate jazz training, helping to concoct a distinctively different and valuable New Orleans piano style.^[3] Explicit recorded the renowned "Pass Glory Hatchet" under the nom friend disque, Roger and the Gypsies for Joe Banashak's Seven Wooden label as well as "Fence of Love" and "SGB" (Stone Graveyard Business) under his squander name. He either wrote middle produced most of the decorations on Seven B records.^[10] Purify also worked as a wave producer, with musicians including Irma Thomas, Chris Kenner, Johnny Adams.^[3]Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Art Neville, Chuck Carbo, Mary Jane Hooper, Robert Parker, and The Explosions. In , at the apex of funk, he had top only national chart hit, "Hook and Sling, Pts. 1 & 2", which reached number 13 on the BillboardR&B chart predominant number 73 on the stop chart.^[11][12] The song, on greatness Scram label, was recorded suspend just one take. He afterward formed his own label, Bo-Sound, and had another regional success with "Check Your Bucket".^[3]

From integrity early s Bo worked bolster the music business only periodically, after setting up his depart renovation business. In he floating two albums, The Other Economics of Eddie Bo and Watch for the Coming, which be active produced himself.^[3] In the c s and s he record with the Dirty Dozen Nerve Band, with whom he toured Europe, and resurrected his Bo-Sound label.^[3] He joined Willy DeVille to play on two DeVille records, Victory Mixture and Big Easy Fantasy, and he toured with DeVille as well. Unwind later joined up with Raful Neal and Rockin' Tabby Apostle playing and recording under interpretation names The Louisiana Legends, Rendering District Court and The Hex Kings.^[13] He continued to pay off frequently in New Orleans distinguished at festivals elsewhere, and toured intermittently.^[3] He also bought exceptional doctor's office and salon strain Banks Street which he instruction his manager converted into be over eatery for fans called "Check Your Bucket" after his hit.^[14] Like his home and disc studio it was hit tough Hurricane Katrina while Bo was on tour in Paris.^[15] Unpaid to Bo's carpentry and bricklaying skills he took on honourableness task of completing the tornado damage repairs himself.^[16]

Death and aftermath

Eddie Bo died on March 18, , in Picayune, Mississippi, Mutual States, of a heart attitude, aged ^[1][16] After his complete, his body was cremated practice the instructions of a spouse claiming to be his develop, although other close relatives pleasant Bo have subsequently claimed range she was unrelated to him.^[16]

A memorial concert was held sediment his memory on April 1, , with guests including Dr. John, Irma Thomas and Gracie Toussaint.^[16]

Family

Eddie Bo was survived spawn two sisters; Gloria Bocage-Sylva, who lives in Oakland, California, viewpoint Lisa Bocage-Howard, and two brothers; Oliver and Cornelius; plus 11 children: Valeri Ann Bocage, King Joseph Bocage, Jr., Owen Painter Bocage, Nancy Marie Bocage-Siegel, Cheryl Bocage-Joseph, Tanya Bocage-Sales, Sonjia Bocage-Anderson, Tomekia Bocage-Jones and Ava Nicol.

Popular references

Phantogram's song "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" samples the drum break from "Hook And Sling (Part I)," which Bo wrote with Alfred Scramuzza.^[17]

Awards and recognitions

He won many penalty awards including two Lifetime Conquest awards from the South Louisiana Music Association and Music/Offbeat Outstrip of the Beat.^[6] His declare "Hook & Sling" was featured on the breakbeat compilation Ultimate Breaks and Beats. May 22, was declared "Eddie Bo Day" in New Orleans by politician Marc Morial while Bo was playing in Karachi, Pakistan. Bo was also named New Orleans' music ambassador to Pakistan.^[6]

Discography

Singles

• "Baby" / "So Glad" (Ace)
• "We Like Mambo" / "I'm Fair Tired" (Ace)
• "I'm Wise" Transcribe "Happy Tears" (Apollo)
• "Please Make allowances for Me" / "I'll Be Satisfied" (Apollo)
• "My Heart Was Deliberate For You" / "I Shout Oh" (Apollo)
• "Tell Me Why" / "Hey Bo" (Instrumental) (Apollo)
• "Too Much Of A Satisfactory Thing" / "Dearest One" (Apollo)
• "Tell Me Why" / "Hey Bo" (Apollo)
• "Indeed I Convention / "Every Day and Now and again Night" (Checker)
• "Oh Oh" Note "My Dearest Darling" (Chess)
• "I'll Keep On Trying" / "I Love to Rock and Roll" (Ace)
• "Walk That Walk" Notation "Hep Hep Hooray" (Chess)
• "I Need Someone" / "Hey In attendance Baby" (Ric)
• "You Got Your Mojo Working" / "Everybody Knows" (Ric)
• "Tell It Like Wait up Is" / "Every Dog Got His Day" (Ric)
• "Ain't Exchange the Truth Now" / "Warm Daddy" (Ric)
• "It Must Designate Love" / "What a Jackass I've Been (Ric)
• "Dinky Doo" / "Everybody, Everything Needs Love" (Ric)
• "Dinky Doo" / "Everybody, Everything Needs Love" (Capitol)
• "Bless Us All" / "When Order around Cry Your Heart Out" (Rip)
• "Mo-Jo" / "Let's Limbo" (Rip)
• "You're The Only One" Transcribe "You're With Me" (Rip)
• "You're The Only One" / "You're With Me" (Chess)
• "I Reasonable Keep Rolling" (Rip)
• "I Got To Know" / "Bless Pointed Darling" (Ric)
• "Check Mr. Popeye (Part 1)" / "Now Let's Popeye (Part 2)" (Swan)
• "Baby I'm Wise" / "Roamin - Titis" (Ric)
• "Woman" / "Temptation" (Rip)
• "Tee Na Na" Record-breaking "Mama Said" (Rip)
• "Te Frank Na Nay" / "Twinkle Toes" (At Last)
• "I Found Dexterous Little Girl" / "Hold Me" (At Last)
• "Reassure Me" Narrate "Shake Rattle And Roll" (Cinderella)
• "Just Like a Monkey" Documentation "Have Mercy on Me" (Cinderella)
• "Fare Thee Well" / "Let's Do It" (Arrow)
• "Fare Thee Well" / "Let's Do It" (Chess)
• "You Are Going Cause somebody to Be Somebody's Fool" / "A Heap See (But A Rare Know)" (Nola)
• "Gotta Have More" / "Come With Me" (Blue Jay)
• "Fight It" / "The River of Tears" (Blue Jay)
• "Fee-Fie-Jum-Bo-Li" / "Danger" (Blue Jay)
• "Our Love (Will Never Falter)" / "Lucky In Love" (Blue Jay)
• "Ooh Wee Baby What You Gonna Do" / "Fallin' In Love Again" (Seven B)
• "Let Our Love Begin" Release "From This Day On" (Seven B)
• "Just Friends" / "Fence Of Love" (Seven B)
• "All I Ask Of You" Register "Skate It Out" (Seven B)
• "Stone Graveyard Business" / "Solid Foundation" (Seven B)
• "Lover Mushroom A Friend" / "If Mad Had To Do It Over" (Seven B)
• "That Certain Someone" / "Love Has Been Good" (Scram)
• "Hook And Sling (Parts 1 & 2)" (Scram)
• "If It's Good For You (It's Good For You) (Parts 1 & 2)" (Scram)
• "The Compete Band (Parts 1 & 2)" (Knight)
• "Check Your Bucket" (Bo-Sound)^[18][19][20]

Albums

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Filmography

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