What’s the deal with Eddie Bo and Aaron Fuchs Tuff

Just wanted to hear what happened. I thought I remember reading somewhere that aaron basically tricked Eddie into siging of sole rights to him.If true, the recent push by Tuff City (anyone get that email?) of Eddie's material while he's waist deep in a dead city is kinda

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K in Canada.

 

[Guzzo]

yeah I just got that e-mail and thought it was in bad taste. It reeks of capitalizing on New Orleans tragedy by exploiting the music someone made.

If Mr. Bocage don't see dollars on this I will send a mass e-mail out to all who get the Tuff City updates letting them know

 

[tripledouble]

if it aint for charity someone break that fuchs legs

 

[DJ_Enki]

Somebody plaese to post the email.

 

"A life-changing release from the vaults"

- All Music Guide

The All Music Guide's latest "Editor's Corner"
spotlights a classic release from Funky Delicacies,
awarding it four and a half (out of five) stars


DEL CD/LP 0006
Eddie Bo's "The Hook & Sling"

Available now at www.tuffcity.com

View the Editor's Corner at allmusic.com
or read the full article here

 

[johmbolaya]

If radio as a whole was more open, it would be great of oldies stations had New Orleans music marathons so that the airplay would help in giving some royalities to everyone. You know, a weekend of nothing but music from New Orleans. I realize that the mainstream media will only focus on "the great jazz from New Orleans" but we all know about the many contributions the city has given us, not as collectors but as music fans. It would bring an awareness to those who do not know the importance of the city.

It would be no problem for college stations to do it, but... aah, I would actually sit in for 24 hours and do it myself, to help out. A lot of us have radio roots, if we could all do it, it would be great. I don't know.

 

[luck]

Just wanted to hear what happened. I thought I remember reading somewhere that aaron basically tricked Eddie into siging of sole rights to him.







If true, the recent push by Tuff City (anyone get that email?) of Eddie's material while he's waist deep in a dead city is kinda

,

K in Canada.

Yes, Aaron Fucks tricked Eddie. It was a soulless move that was only one in the line of AF's business deals. It's pretty ugly that Fuchs is trying to cash in on an 8-year old release; the man is hyping in the wake of this tragedy. AF doesn't care about Bocage's loss of home and property; he's too busy milking the NOLA flood for all he's got.






Funky 16 and Pickwick 33 can attest to Fuchs and his business.

 

[Mongo_Slade]

Just wanted to hear what happened. I thought I remember reading somewhere that aaron basically tricked Eddie into siging of sole rights to him.

A friend told me he talked with Eddie Bo about Aaron Fuchs a number of years ago, probably the mid- to late 90s. He said that Mr. Bocage was really positive about Fuchs, describing him as a great guy, etc. My friend then asked Bocage about the "Piano Riffs for DJs" album that Fuchs had put out under Bocage's name. Bocage apparently had no idea what my friend was talking about-- he seemed not to know that there was any such release-- and my friend dropped the subject rather than pressing him on it.

 

[PEK]

Yes, Aaron Fucks tricked Eddie. It was a soulless move that was only one in the line of Fucks' shady business deals. Here's proof that Fucks is soulless: THE "HOOK AND SLING" CD RELEASE WAS NEARLY 8 YEARS AGO. The man is not pushing a new (and pre-destined, scheduled pre-flood) product - he's hyping an old one in the list of this tragedy. Fucks doesn't care about Bocage's loss of home and property. He's too busy milking the NOLA flood for all he's got. And you can bet that he's currently trying to drain NOLA's artists with more terrible contracts to make cash from them when they need it the most.

So FUCK Aaron Fuchs.

There's very little that Fuchs won't do to line his wallet... A relative of Howie Tee has mentioned about workin' for Fuchs and Tuff City back in the '80s; instead of the plush office job he anticipated, he was movin' and stackin' boxes - Fuchs, intrigued by the growin' popularity of rap @ the time, started askin' about what breaks were popular and widely admired; armed w/ this information, he went about purchasin' masters/licenses, as evident w/ the Honeydrippers and 'Impeach...'... Yes, he's been in the game since the '60s (writin' liner notes I believe), but that doesn't preclude him from bein' one shady and sheisty mofo...

 

[peacefulrotation]

I got the same email from dude...

I replied, asking him if he has contributed to the NOLA relief effort in any way.
No answer as of yet.

 

[33thirdcom]

I just replied as well... Asked him what percentage of the sales of this album he was donating to the relief effort. I also just plain called him out if he is not donating that he is disgustingly profiting off the tragedy of others.

 

I replied with "You're scum" the second I got it.

K.

 

[BigSpliff]

The NoLa "bump" for the Eddie Bo is tasteless unless he was contributing 50% of profits to somewhere other than his bank account, which he probably isn't.

Apparently he shafted Spoonie Gee at least as badly Eddie Bo, who had already been shafted by Al Scarramazzo, and Fuchs compounded the fuck.

Wax Poetics headz might know the deal! But I guess then the lawyers will start getting twitchy

 

[luck]

Wax Poetics headz might know the deal! But I guess then the lawyers will start getting twitchy

Could somebody PLEASE paste the WP Bocage interview? Because I don't have $40+ (going rate) for the old issue.

 

[aleit]

I replied with "You're scum" the second I got it.

K.

just got it too.

i thought it was beyond bad taste. it made me quite angry.

no need to bust into the stories around on him but definitely a lot of bad blood in the air about him, especially in new orleans. he's fucked over more than one new orleans artist. and get the goddamn liner notes right, plus good to make sure you have all new orleans artists on new orleans comps.

 

[BigSpliff]

get the goddamn liner notes right, plus good to make sure you have all new orleans artists on new orleans comps.

Anyone heard this? There's a far stupider fuckup in there. Mac error tone. Sloppy or what?

 

[luck]

What? I've got to hear this.

 

After he won a 45 off me and paid $3.00 under what the shipping costs, it took me 30 emails and a phone call to get the final $3.00. I imagine he's a little cheap. His releases reflect that.

K.

 

[meatyogre]

After he won a 45 off me and paid $3.00 under what the shipping costs, it took me 30 emails and a phone call to get the final $3.00. I imagine he's a little cheap. His releases reflect that.

K.

I've gotten similar emails from him, a month later after no payment... like "Oh, sorry, my paypal address was all screwed up... give me your email, and I'll pay right away"... and then payment comes a week later. What gives man!!!!

If he's really fucked these New Orleans artists like the rumors say, the dude has some seriously heavy karma riding on his shoulders.

 

Somebody needs to water truck some New Orleans stank up to his place.

K.