figure most of yall know already,
but eddie bo passed on wednesday from a heart attack.

i knew it was gonna happen at some point, but it is still a major bummer.
i was just having a conversation this week about how he is one of the only
people who could ever be compared to james brown and not be completely overshadowed.

i think i'm gonna put an all eddie bo mix on my next blog (thursday).
i'll post a link here, too.

sad news, RIP to a legend

as promised, here's a mix of eddie bo and related 45s.
many are now well known, but there are a few oddities in here too.

hope you enjoy.
RIP the New Orleans Legend.



http://www.rnb45.com/gabe/from_this_day_on..._-_an_eddie_bo_tribute_mix.mp3

tracklisting:

Eddie Bo - From This Day On (Seven-B)
Roy Ward - Horse with a Freeze (Seven-B)
Art Neville - Hook, Line & Sinker (Instant)
Eddie Bo - S.G.B. (Seven-B)
Roger & The Gypsies - Pass The Hatchet (Seven-B)
Candy Phillips - Timber (Atlantic)
Eddie Bo - Falling In Love Again (Seven-B)
Eddie Bo - Shake, Rattle & Soul (Cinderella)
Eddie Bo - Hook & Sling (Scram)
James K. Nine - Live It Up (Federal)
Eddie Bo - Check Your Bucket (Bo-Sound)
Sonny Jones - Sissy Walk (Scram)
Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham - Lover & A Friend (Seven-B)
Chuck Carbo - Can I Be Your Squeeze (Canyon)
The Vibrettes - Humpty Dump (Lujon)
Eddie Bo - We're Doing It (The Thang) pt. 2 (Bo-Sound)
Mary Jane Hooper - I've Got Reasons (Power)
Chris Kenner - Cinderella (Instant)
Eddie Bo - Fence of Love (Seven-B)
Barbara George - Something You Got (Seven-B)
Eddie Bo - Every Dog Got His Day (RIC)
Oliver Morgan - The La La Man (Seven-B)
Eddie Bo - Check Mr. Popeye (Swan)
Oliver Morgan - Roll Call (Seven-B)
Bobby Williams Group - Boogaloo Mardi Gras (Seven-B)
Betty Taylor - I'm Going Home (Nola)

The Ponderosa Stomp is going to be weird this year.

RIP Mr. " Snare drum".

I really enjoyed listening to this mix on my commute to and from work today. Made me feel like I was back in New Orleans listening to WWOZ. I'm pretty familiar with Eddie Bo's music, but there were a couple of tunes here I had never heard before and some I haven't heard in years. Thanks!