I got to meet him once, after a concert. It was one of the most amazing and uplifting moments of my life. Bo Diddley didn't imitate anyone. He was (and is) The Originator.
@enriquerodriguezjr4466Ай бұрын
You're so lucky to meet this real musician who is a real human to meet him
@bwalk0092 жыл бұрын
Ed Sullivan, "you'll never work again"! Bo, "you might slow me up but you won't shut me down"! Well done, Bo.
@ron.v Жыл бұрын
I have always liked this guy's music ever since it came out. Listening to his high standards makes me respect him so much more. What a guy!
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
you're old
@ron.v Жыл бұрын
@@nanchanger Hahahahaha, I plead 'guilty as charged.'
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
@@ron.v for someone to be able to say that they'd have to be close to 80 or 90...
@ron.v Жыл бұрын
@@nanchanger No doubt
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
@@ron.v he was a good man...
@allanrussack28443 жыл бұрын
Bo Diddley came to our apartment in Kings Cross, Sydney and played and sang for us and talked in his youthful, but still kind of wise way for 3 hours at 10 am one morning about 1972 or 1973 after we met him the previous night as he got into a black limousine to go to play a concert at the Hordern Pavillion, Sydney. He was funny, said things like “Have no fear, Bo Diddley’s here! And, when my mother was a little girl they had a dance call the Dish-rag, and it was dirty! He got a new guitar case for his square Gretch guitar, with a wide fretboard ( “I got big meat Hooks”), and he gave his old case to my friend, Peter Royal as well as a tape of that music he played for us. Probably all lost over the years now unfortunately. Good memories of a delightful legend. R.I.P. Bo.
@1blastman Жыл бұрын
While my friends were swooning over Bobby Rydell, Paul Anka, Elvis, and Pat Boone, I was digging on Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Frogman Henry, Huey "Piano" Smith and the Coasters, Later I discovered Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Leadbelly and Blind Willie Johnson. Without our vibrant Black musical culture, we'd all be "Cleveland".
@thomasberry21982 жыл бұрын
His music is just so damn good!!!!!!! Healing Music. Make you wanna get up and dance and sing and shout. Make ya HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God, Thank you for making Bo Diddley and Blessing him so much and bringing all his joy and fun for the world to enjoy!!!! Hallelujah!!!!!!!
@hollyivins61903 жыл бұрын
My dad lived in hawthorne florida in the early 80,s . Bo lived a few miles from his house,they became friends because My dad was a mechanic. Bo loved old cars .Bo would buy them old cars and My dad would fix them..M iss you dad and Bo rest in piece
@atyourserviceable6 жыл бұрын
Hey Bo Ill never forget the day you walked into my radio shack store in montreal and felt comfortable with no one hassling you .Was a special day for me and the staff .Be well and stay safe always Dave
@atyourserviceable6 жыл бұрын
I am so very sorry to hear that Bo was a good man and a decent human being with class
@ag4allgood Жыл бұрын
Great to hear Bo tell his story. His music really hits you with that beat & sound. He's a time warp into the past but the music is ever lasting.
@bigdancd2 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible interview! Bo was one of the first Rock legends that I seen live back in 1956 when I was a freshman in high school. I loved Bo and bought every 45 rpm he put out.
@wavester46 Жыл бұрын
Love the story about the Ed Sullivan show. It reminded me of Jim Morrison's attitude towards that show and explains why the Doors loved Bo Diddley.
@erickchurch53905 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic. Bo Diddley was and is so underrated in virtually every way.
@ronvonryan4 жыл бұрын
And you can still hear his influence in the music everywhere to this day!!!
@misjudg69693 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I wad so fortunate to see him in concert. My favorite album of all time is the 1st super blues band release. Youll never see talent like that ever again. Broke down barriers and they didnt even know it at the time. Badassness in its true form.
@My2up2downCastle3 жыл бұрын
He's not underrated in THIS house..... Always loved him, Little Richard and Chuck Berry.
@daveyboy_3 жыл бұрын
Underated ?
@erickchurch53903 жыл бұрын
@@daveyboy_ Yes, underrated.
@ryanblount49122 жыл бұрын
Mr. Bo Diddley is a true man of freedom and expression. I love this show. Just fantastic
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
was*
@goodun60816 жыл бұрын
Bo said to Ed Sullivan, "I know too many things----you might slow me down but you ain't going to shut me off". That's a great line.
@garygullikson63493 жыл бұрын
When I was about 15, I'd sit up til midnight in Milwaukee WI to pull in WLS, Nashville and listen to Bo, Ray Charles, Etta James, Howlin Wolf, Lightnin Slim, Jimmy Reed, Little Walter , Chuck Berry and others. I played "Before You Accuse Me" on my Harmony F-hole guitar. Elvis was just getting started. When we moved to Socal, other kids only knew R&R, not R&B.
@giovanna7223 жыл бұрын
Lucky you. Got a real education through the radio.
@tombaker60823 жыл бұрын
Who knew ol' Bo was a punk rocker? This is PRICELESS. Bo knows rock and roll because he invented it. His critics just don't know Diddley.
@posttyped11 Жыл бұрын
Not only that, he comes across as humble and practical
@fuzzybutkus8970 Жыл бұрын
Better look up Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was doing it a full 5 years before Bo,little Richard or Chuck Berry.
@gabrieln3613 Жыл бұрын
@@fuzzybutkus8970 Sister Rosetta does deserve to be in the conversation for sure. A year and one half after this interview my band opened for Bo on a good sized (900 person venue) New Year's Eve show.......we did an opening set 1.5 hrs and then Bo joined for about 2 hours and we play all his standards......extended versions, he took some long solos and we traded 4', etc. (I've played harp 48 years) and Bo did the emcee duties bringing in the new year. We were chatting 1-on-1 back stage after the show and he was sharing about loss of royalties, etc. He did talk about Little Richard, Chuck Berry and himself launching Rock' n Roll. He was super nice person....as he comes across in this interview but, as you said, no mention of Sister Rosetta. She rocked for sure.
@subversivelysurreal3645 Жыл бұрын
‘The Clash’ did a song about Bo Diddley and it was as huge as they were.
@georgefromgreece4119 Жыл бұрын
@@fuzzybutkus8970no comparison
@ronvonryan5 жыл бұрын
I am British, and I went to see a show in 'The Regal', near where I lived at the time in Edmonton, North London, and on the bill was The Everly Brothers headlining, a new British Band that were getting noticed 'The Rolling Stones', and closing the first half of the show was Bo Diddley!!! and Bo' stole the show!!!
@oliverkalamata27532 жыл бұрын
I wish I had that sorta story to tell!
@warshipsatin87642 ай бұрын
thats a hell of a line up, man
@matthewwebster63595 жыл бұрын
Bo diddley is one of the greatest
@jackthorton105 жыл бұрын
The Original Rock Star ⭐️ before the term rock Star came to fruition.
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
was* 😟 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGnUnHmol6uYd5Y
@jamesbyrge6484 Жыл бұрын
Much respect to Bo Diddley. He calls it straight!
@henryfrost85423 жыл бұрын
Bo is a class act. Unique artist...
@felineth563 жыл бұрын
An Absolute Genius! The rap song he did at the interview was stunning!
@windsurfer493 жыл бұрын
"I think I speak for all "Drummers" !He and his "Man behind thie kit" created our most practiced beat", so much you can create with "The Bo" Beat, "Its given me some great times" "Thanks "Mr Diddley""
@scottsmith70554 жыл бұрын
At 2:41 when Bo references his "mother," he is really referring to his cousin, Mama Gussie, who adopted Bo as a child and moved to Chicago from McComb, Mississippi, and home of his mother Ethel Christopher, affectionately known as Mama Ethel.
@christopherjames98436 жыл бұрын
A true American legend. The greatest. Bar none. Charisma that couldn't be matched. Incredible showman. Amazing dance moves even when he was in his 50's. If you want to see intensity from a performer watch "Let the Good Times Roll".
@martinabaunza8464 Жыл бұрын
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@HilltopZombieShop5 жыл бұрын
Lacquer on a record to resurface it so he could record his own!! The dude was a genius.
@normanklature60143 жыл бұрын
Yes he was, and a most humble man and loved this country, even though his life was harder.by the truly outrageously cruel racism going all around him throughout his early start- up, he is a mans man, I am an 80 yr old Irishman, There were some low down white abusers back then, I saw it, I lived thru it, Bo Diddley is just too humble, what a terrific human being. GODSPEED BO
@boostboost85676 жыл бұрын
short quick story.. back in 70s here in NYC Bo played in M.S.G. concert, came across street after playing, to get his room at Hotel Pennslyvania, thought record company was to pay. he waited in Lobby over 2 hours, before someone paid for room. fast forward 30 some years later, playing in Garden again, waiting in front of same Hotel. I asked BO if he remembers that incident many years earlier? He looked at me for a short time, laughed and said , why you the S.O.B that kept me waiting.....true story funny....
@enriquerodriguezjr44663 жыл бұрын
Was he very nice?
@wildestcowboy26682 жыл бұрын
Love how he say his 1$t real hit was a accident, such a humble guy. He say he listen to country music, makes sense to me.
@justiceforall64122 жыл бұрын
I never was a fan of Bo other than the 'Bo Diddley' beat, but this interview demonstrates him to be an intelligent, articulate artist.
@davidfriedman78232 жыл бұрын
I got to open for The guitar Slingers Tour at Harpos in Detroit. My band opened for him and Ron Wood in the late 80s.
@1blastman5 жыл бұрын
This interview is a treasure.
@bryanharwell5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed his stories. He was a true pioneer of Rock and Roll music.
@Walks-With-Pride6 жыл бұрын
Bo Diddley was a M-A-N...a real MAN! I love you, brother!!!
@ronkersey17123 жыл бұрын
He's 500% more man. 😉
@roberthdahlquist Жыл бұрын
That was great!
@harryfink65358 жыл бұрын
Bo Diddley's best interview - he's relaxed and honest
@Imsuchaliar7 жыл бұрын
Right, sometimes he was more bitter, and he had a right to be. He's funny and talkative here. What I wish however existed is an interview ae bout his extensive discography, in detail. I'm sure he had a lot to say. Just the anecdote about the "Gunslinger" cover is worth its price of gold.
@supermamamaxi6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is the real story. Amazing interview. His musical influences are in fact the best. He puts it all in a blender and out comes the Bo Diddly sound. What a gift to the world! Thanks for posting.
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
actually he's 10 times more honest in the one we did with him...
@hobonickel840 Жыл бұрын
about as honest as Sunday Preacher on Saturday night ... there is a reason some greats wouldn't share the stage with him and it's not because he was too good 😂
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
@@hobonickel840 w/e that's supposed to mean...
@joblo2671 Жыл бұрын
"the story of bo diddley" by the animals pretty much nails it DEAD ON.
@georgefromgreece4119 Жыл бұрын
One of the best tribute to another artist songs ever written, it's both touching and uplifting.
@johnjackson20443 жыл бұрын
Bo before passing said "we got to the point in this life were we all gotta take 4steps back to take 2steps forward"so true
@ThomasDeLello7 жыл бұрын
Bo Diddley's greatest asset, ( certainly not his only asset ) I think is his outrageous imagination... He just comes up withy things so "off the wall" and delightful... I love it...!
@mikeflynn16293 жыл бұрын
I saw a movie in the '70s it was a rock and roll revival show. It might have been the one at Madison square garden.. they were interviewing Bo Diddley backstage in his dressing room. He was explaining how back in the 50s and early 60s that he and his band were not allowed to eat in the dining room they had to eat in the kitchen. So he said he got himself a big fryer and made their own chicken and fed themselves royally. When they were interviewing him he was frying chicken.
@senatorjimdracula16032 жыл бұрын
BIG LOVE for Bo!! This is a great interview.
@hang-sangitch7 жыл бұрын
A legendary story by a legend... awesome! 😎
@supermamamaxi3 жыл бұрын
Such a great interview!
@jasonallen3678 Жыл бұрын
It's so sad that I used to get angry when the older people knocked hip hop,but they were right and it's rediculous now that I have my own children to see what it has evolved into.
@d.od.34634 жыл бұрын
During the Winter of 1990/91, I saw Bo performing in a very small venue in a bar across the street from the main entrance to Ohio State University. Since the bar was rather small, it was reserved for the small number of patrons that could attend. Well, I heard about this performance way ahead of when it was scheduled so I snatched up two tickets and got there very early. I was going through a very difficult divorce (what divorce isn't?) and my (young, 27-year-old) date, and I stood by the bar, which was about 20 feet from the stage where Bo would be standing during the entire performance. My friend, being rather young, wasn't real familiar with Bo Diddley's music and I was hoping all along that she would enjoy the show. Well, it turned out that (that) wasn't a problem,, especially since he began the first set with "Bo Diddley"! While we waited for Bo to appear, we proceeded to consume approximately six bottles of Bud Lite (each). Let me tell you this, when he walked in it was like lightning just struck. The air was electrified and so was each of the attendees! Bo played that night for over two hours using accompanied by (only) two very good local stand-ins playing Bass and Rhythm Guitars. You wouldn't have ever known that they didn't tour with him; they never missed a beat! During the show, we had probably six more of the Bud Lites (longnecks - from the bottle of course) and it was a night to remember. Upon leaving that bar, both of us still stoked from the beer and the pulsating beat of the music, we went quietly to my home in Dublin, Ohio, which was only four or five miles from the bar, turned on my $15,000 Macintosh stereo with JBL Studio Monitors and proceeded to play my three CD Set of Bo Diddley's Anthology! Even though I lived in a single-family home in prestigious Muirfield Village, we cranked up that stereo to just below the limit that those speakers would deliver without cracking the windows. All in all, it was a Rockin' night. By the way, at the time I was 47 years old (born in '42 and still 12 years old the year "Bo Diddley" was released)! Of course, it was a music world 'game-changer' and all parents hated the change! Although that was over 30 years ago, I will never forget that cold winter night at the bar; and of course the remainder of the night at my home Thanks for reading my very memorable story!
@1blastman Жыл бұрын
"Kids don't do it" is an amazing rap song, his term "signifying" is spot on, I've heard that before. He's the "Dr. J" of Rock and Roll - he operates so well.
@frabber3212 жыл бұрын
So Bo Diddley "I am a man" was inspired by Muddy Water's "Hoochie coochie man" and Bo Diddley's "I am a man" in turn inspired Muddy Water's "Mannish boy". I am confused, but I love it, those are all classics!
@willoutlaw49713 жыл бұрын
He was great, real, and damn sure original.
@74dartman133 жыл бұрын
Such a cool guy! I saw him back in the day and he was awesome!👍😎🎸🎶
@broken13946 жыл бұрын
Amazing big love for Bo. ⚘⚘
@jdfolbre2 жыл бұрын
Ellis McDaniel (Bo Diddley) & Chester A. Burnett (Howlin Wolf) are my heroes!
@jdfolbre2 жыл бұрын
Ellis was an electrician by trade.
@glumband4 жыл бұрын
RIP. Punk Legend.
@nanchanger Жыл бұрын
🤣
@DavidJohnAnsted8 ай бұрын
Praise Bo Diddley! Great Interview!
@tattyshoesshigure57316 жыл бұрын
What a great interview! So good to hear him expanding on the origin of the Bo Diddley beat & on his life and times... one amazing, total original!
@stewartfenton76602 жыл бұрын
Oh man I love this cat.
@richardsoffice91766 жыл бұрын
Have you Cats & Kittens seen Bo's brief cameos, in the Eddie Murphy movie, "Trading Places?" He's the man in the Pawn Shop. It's great that you can see him clearly, acting, during his - extended prime!
@RJ1999x4 жыл бұрын
He was in the Blues Brothers 2000
@tommiereed72396 жыл бұрын
Bo Didley awesome terrific
@ronvonryan4 жыл бұрын
I saw Bo' live at the Regal, Edmonton, North London where I lived at the time. It was the 'Everly Brothers Show' back in the early Sixties, also on the show was an up an coming Band called 'The Rolling Stones'. It was a great night, and to me Bo' stole the show.
@ronvonryan4 жыл бұрын
@Carolyn Ekuka Not only London but all over the UK, he was a very popular in the UK, and all the great British Bands including the Stones loved his music and showmanship.
@nazdagg194511 ай бұрын
outstanding!
@chatswithkayla7140 Жыл бұрын
He's awesome
@marvinwhittaker8 ай бұрын
Bo knows a lot!! One of the pioneers of Rock and Roll.
@xxcelr8rs3 жыл бұрын
Shave and a hair cut.... ..Bo knows..... total innovator. Made his own record out of shellac .
@ashleyleonard97506 ай бұрын
For me personally, the track Who do you love? is Rock n Roll's "Mona Lisa"😮 Composed & recorded by its most talented son, Mr Bo Diddley, yes sir🎸🎵🇺🇲👏👏👏❤
@donbell81873 жыл бұрын
A music teacher told me it was "A distorted rumba beat"
@scotthalladay22108 ай бұрын
Love this interview
@houdini19722 жыл бұрын
BO Diddley kicks ass!
@megarichie0074 жыл бұрын
Legend 😎
@HTJB606 жыл бұрын
A very interesting Interview......
@BicycleJoeTomasello Жыл бұрын
Outstanding interview with the progenerator of rock 'n' roll music.
@skyntyte8 жыл бұрын
18:04 What happened to Bo's extremely rare hand-written lyrics for "Crazy"? - 18:32 "(I'm a) Bad Seed" - 18:38 "Kid's Don't Do It!" was a heart-felt exclamation from Bo to kids far and wide about the ills of drug abuse.
@perarvesen39866 жыл бұрын
Nice and fine program !!!😀😀😀
@shaserv4 жыл бұрын
And when mom said, don't bring that in here. You best believe she meant that.
@felixheiss Жыл бұрын
Saw Bo performing live in a small club round about 1986 . Great .
@Auntkekebaby7 ай бұрын
I'm so happy that his sister gave him the guitar. 🙌
@tabletop775 жыл бұрын
The man ❤️
@71Wraith3 жыл бұрын
Rock 'n' roll icon
@elainekerslake686511 ай бұрын
All flows from the MIGHTY BO.
@brachio10005 жыл бұрын
Five-hundred percent more man!
@oldsalt801110 ай бұрын
Awsome story!
@weatherphobia4 жыл бұрын
18K views for Bo Diddley but PewDiePie gets millions views per video....................LOUD SIGNS of the Final stages of a dying nation
@factorylad50714 жыл бұрын
EVERYTHING is in inverse proportion on social media.
@cameronduff8843 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, now maybe I can say I KNOW DIDDLEY....
@DoctorRazzArea46 ай бұрын
This is SO cool! Bo Diddley is one of my absolute heroes! So wonderful to see him back at this time when the left used to stand up for free speech! (I say this not to be partisan at all). What different times we are living in
@beerdrinker6452 Жыл бұрын
Wow!
@sincere1287486 жыл бұрын
How I OsO miss u UNC R.I.P
@Reespeck4all8 ай бұрын
They come and they go, but the ones who stay are the talents. His"beats" stay, are habit forming, and everyone who listens( don't deny it) starts tapping with their fingers, feet, etc., listening to that riff that stays with you. I guess we can best describe him by saying , if he sailed a boat South to the Equator the temperature would be cooler when he got there.( quote from R.SiweL)
@jasonallen3678 Жыл бұрын
That MAN BO..
@elsd15172 ай бұрын
Legend 💪🏿
@Whitman18192 жыл бұрын
you guys need to do this through the right and left channel for audio...only working on left channel.
@turnt-tables3 ай бұрын
A real storyteller. ☮♥
@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK15 жыл бұрын
imo Terrific vid about a true legend. imo, of course...
@oh_rhythm Жыл бұрын
Discretion is an important thing. These days people are so zombified, it doesn't matter what you show/say, they're barely there.
@chandradavis97004 жыл бұрын
Wish I could of met mr.diddly
@sherrydee78804 жыл бұрын
I find myself wondering just how much of Bo's life was used for the series of EMPIRE! Including the female front woman who's stage name was Cookie. Things that make ya go hmmm!
@davidbonillajr99592 жыл бұрын
Elvis might be the king but Bo Diddley is the grandfather of rock n roll!!..
@Leitros-kj4qb8 ай бұрын
Little Richard is. - without a doubt.
@rocx3908 Жыл бұрын
right on about todays rap music...
@BMC-hl2uh6 жыл бұрын
Something really special....
@pgm19724 жыл бұрын
Great interview. What year is this ? Anybody know?
@dafflad14 жыл бұрын
This guy is a prophet
@IceveinsProductions8 ай бұрын
Man that watch is so hot, it's smokin'.
@mikemorrison2703 жыл бұрын
I wish I could be that cool.
@dangillis4977 Жыл бұрын
well he does have a brand new chimney made out of human skulls apparently
@dreamwell2020 Жыл бұрын
Bo points out how pointless it is to just copy someone else's sound. Even if you could figure out how to sound like John Lee Hooker, you'd just sound like someone trying to sound like John Lee Hooker. The obvious missed question there, then, is: all kinds of people used Bo's sound and made it work - how? Pete Townshend made "Magic Bus", and it wasn't just a rip-off. Quicksilver Messenger Service played the shit out of "Mona" and "Who do you Love" and didn't just sound like rock & roll wannabes. Explain. 35 points.