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The Bo Diddley Legacy – Part 2 of 2

Posted by Lance Davis - June 16, 2008 - Bo Diddley, Dick Dale, Keith Moon, Moe Tucker, Pete Townshend, Robert Palmer (writer), Stooges, Surfaris, The Who, Velvet Underground, Yardbirds

Apologies for not posting this sooner. My two-year-old daughter went into daycare two weeks ago and apparently the first lesson they teach the youngins is how to turn into a human petri dish. Ye gods. From Sunday evening through Friday morning I had trouble forming coherent sentences. Damn punk kids, stay outta my immune system! […]

The Bo Diddley Legacy – Part 1 of 2

Posted by Lance Davis - June 7, 2008 - Bo Diddley, Cab Calloway, Chess Records, Jelly Roll Morton, John Lee Hooker, Kool Moe Dee, Louis Jordan, Muddy Waters, Robert Palmer (writer), Sam Cooke, Soul Stirrers

“My music has a little bit of a spiritual taste, but it’s also primitive. I play the guitar as if I was playing drums.” –Bo Diddley A musician doesn’t beat a drum, he plays a drum. He coaxes multiple rhythms from that drum, in an effort to tell his story and to support others contributing […]