Another one bites the dust...Bo Diddley

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Originally posted by RonSS:
...Tell me what of what we hear now will be a classic in 20 years?...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good Q Ron, I'm guessing the same old "classics" we listen to now. Someday in the distant future, instead of golden oldies, it'll be bronze age oldies. I just can't picture future GenX geriatrics shaking their thang to PDiddy with their wheelchair-enabled iPods. (Now's when you cue Little Feat's "Old Folks Boogie" ).

That's why I agree with the importance of the contributions Bo and others made to the art and society in general. While it went unnoticed at the time, Bo's refusal to play 16 Tons for Ed was as big a statement as Rosa Parks' actions.

I took the time last night to read Kurt Loder's '87 RS Diddley interview. It might appear that Bo spent a gruelling, unremarkable life only to die in a little trailer in the bushes of Florida, but that's too narrow a view. The influences and offshoots of his work and talent live on in the works of others, and will continue to for a long time.

Added;
Favorite quote; "If you think Elvis invented Rock-n-Roll, you don't know Diddley".

<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">[ June 03, 2008 12:53 PM: Message edited by: bfish ]</font>

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WoW! Years ago my teenage daughter had a big poster of Tupac in her room I made her take it down, gave her lots of reasons that made sense to me at the time. She took it down and asked me "Daddy did you ever listen to Tupac, well maybe you should".
Couple weeks later I told my music theory teacher of my actions, to my surprise he turned and asked, Have to ever listened to Tupac?
I heard him but I never really did listened to him, since then I did and do listen.
Tubac is one of the Great Artist/Poets of this generation; our children. Yes he grooves to a different beat and reflects a different sector of society, some of which might not appeal to us but does exist.
Yes there is lots of trash out there but not all of it is. Good music will not dye with our generation Impossible. Just keep playing good music in the house, they're listening.
Great tribute to Bo Diddley his contribution to music will reflect in the music of generations to come weather they know it or not.