◇ image via WikipediaEddie Bo
Eddie Bo is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Professor Longhair, Sidney Bechet, Vladimir Horowitz, Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson. Those roots explain a lot about how Eddie Bo arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ernie K-Doe, Betty Harris, Chris Kenner, Isaac Hayes and Sly & The Family Stone, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Transatlantics, Little Richard, Etta James, Irma Thomas and Chris Kenner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Eddie Bo, reaching back through Professor Longhair and forward to The Transatlantics. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Edwin Joseph Bocage, known as Eddie Bo, was an American singer and pianist from New Orleans. Schooled in jazz, he was known for his blues, soul and funk recordings, compositions, productions and arrangements. He debuted on Ace Records in 1955 and released more single records than anyone in New Orleans other than Fats Domino.
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Eddie Bo connections
Eddie Bo grew out of Professor Longhair, Sidney Bechet, Vladimir Horowitz and Art Tatum, shares an orbit with Ernie K-Doe, Betty Harris, Chris Kenner and Isaac Hayes, went on to shape The Transatlantics, Little Richard, Etta James and Irma Thomas. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Edwin Starrartist
- Bobby Charlesartist
- Clarence "Frogman" Henryartist
- The Mar-Keysartist
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