BO DIDDLEY

I didn't think this would end up being
my first post, but I just heard a
Bo Diddley song "YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK
BY IT'S COVER" on a commercial. I forgot
how great it is.

"Oh can't you see, oh you misjudge me
I look like a farmer, but I'm a lover
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover

Oh come on in closer baby,
hear what else I gotta say!
You got your radio turned down too low
Turn it up!" -composed by Willie Dixon

Some great lyrics.
I think the reason it caught my
attention was the anniversary of
Buddy Holly's passing yesterday
and certainly most people would
know what a huge influence Bo was
on Buddy. Also, check out Bo's
wiki page to see all the other
songs (some very recent) that
you can hear his signature guitar sound on.
It was simple, yet hypnotic. A
recurrent theme in blues music.
Most artists didn't always have full
bands, so they were left to make
up the rhythm on whatever instrument
they were able to get ahold of.
I think my favorite things about
Bo was his great sense of humor-
when asked about his financial
situation he replied "I am owed. A
dude with a pencil is worse than a
cat with machine gun" I was
going to look for a picture of a
cat with a machine gun, but I was
too tired. Also, nothing beats his
ad with Nike that he did years ago.
How many artists have the balls
to name a song after themselves?

The other thing I love about him
was his self-reliance. He made
box shaped guitars, with their
own reverb and tremolo effects.
Another thing you'll notice with
many blues artists- they often
made their own stringed instruments
sometimes using a knife for slide
effects. Cool!

Bo left us just last year- June 2, 2008