Rep your favorite Eddie Bo production

[waxjunky]

Roger & the Gypsies - Pass the Hatchet Pts 1&2


Probably my all time favorite 45, by anyone, and unf*ckwithable on every level...


Edited because I didn't read the thread title closely enough. Bo didn't produce this, but really, who the f*ck cares....

Major

We could say "inspired by Eddie Bo" for that one. And thank you for all your great work in documenting his legacy, by the way. I never knew Inez Cheatham was an alias for Mary Jane Hooper. Is it correct to say she was a member of the Explosions? I think what what makes me saddest about Eddie Bo passing away is the fact I never got the chance to meet him or see him play live. For those of us who are from the South or Anywhere, really, he is a god. I hope the good people of NOLA name a street after him and play his music all across the city.

I forgot to add:

Eddie Bo - Hook & Sling

David Robinson - I'm A Carpenter

Mary Jane Hooper - I've Got Reasons
Mary Jane Hooper was a pseudonym for a singer named Sena Fletcher. For a long time it was assumed that she was also the singer who recorded as Inez Cheatham. Bo was interviewed a while back and insisted that they (Hooper and Cheatham) were two different people, but I've never seen any other documentation, and they sure sound like the same people to me. It has been suggested - further complicating things - that Fletcher and Cheatham performed together in a group called the Triple Souls. I don't think Hooper sang with the Explosions.
This is the 45 that first came to mind as well. I've always associated it very heavily with EB's actual catalog. Epitome of heavy.

 

[Guzzo]

years ago fellow strutter Troubleman was over my house and we were having a little geek out listening party. He dropped a track for me on this New Orleans comp with limited info. it was slow soul track that just blew me away. we must've played it on repeat for a while, I took down the info on it and began looking for a track by a dude named Skip Easterling called "The Grass Looks Greener" eventually I tracked a copy and when I saw the credits I realized why the track was so great, it was an Eddie Bo production

here it is for everyone to enjoy

 

[luck]

^ The flip, "Keep The Fire Burning," is also really, really good. Bo's arrangements can be deceptively intricate, and this side is no exception.

I keep coming back to Bogage's Let Our Love Begin / From This Day On (Seven B 7005). A fantastic two-sider that, like most singles of Eddie's, I will never be able to afford. Both sides exude love and humanity that is at once disarming and exciting.

And I know that folks might be avoiding The Hook & Sling since it's so obvious, but that's really the most enthralling drum song I've ever heard, of any genre. Honestly.

For the love of Eddie, can we all now finally agree that an exhaustive Bocage datafile should be compiled in short order?

 

[funky16corners]

Roger & the Gypsies - Pass the Hatchet Pts 1&2


Probably my all time favorite 45, by anyone, and unf*ckwithable on every level...


Edited because I didn't read the thread title closely enough. Bo didn't produce this, but really, who the f*ck cares....

Major

We could say "inspired by Eddie Bo" for that one. And thank you for all your great work in documenting his legacy, by the way. I never knew Inez Cheatham was an alias for Mary Jane Hooper. Is it correct to say she was a member of the Explosions? I think what what makes me saddest about Eddie Bo passing away is the fact I never got the chance to meet him or see him play live. For those of us who are from the South or Anywhere, really, he is a god. I hope the good people of NOLA name a street after him and play his music all across the city.

I forgot to add:

Eddie Bo - Hook & Sling

David Robinson - I'm A Carpenter

Mary Jane Hooper - I've Got Reasons
Mary Jane Hooper was a pseudonym for a singer named Sena Fletcher. For a long time it was assumed that she was also the singer who recorded as Inez Cheatham. Bo was interviewed a while back and insisted that they (Hooper and Cheatham) were two different people, but I've never seen any other documentation, and they sure sound like the same people to me. It has been suggested - further complicating things - that Fletcher and Cheatham performed together in a group called the Triple Souls. I don't think Hooper sang with the Explosions.
This is the 45 that first came to mind as well. I've always associated it very heavily with EB's actual catalog. Epitome of heavy.

It is Eddie Bo singing on 'Pass the Hatchet'. It's unusual because it's one of the few (only?) records he was involved with solely as a vocalist. The track is a band called Earl Stanley and the Stereos and Bo was brought in after it was recorded to add vocals (I think by Joe Banashak). The instrumental track is amazing, but I think Bo's vocals take it to a whole other level.

 

[pickwick33]

It is Eddie Bo singing on 'Pass the Hatchet'. It's unusual because it's one of the few (only?) records he was involved with solely as a vocalist.

Now that I think about it, I believe he also appears on "Rock & Roll Santa Claus" by Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns. Don't know if he's playing piano, but he is unmistakably one of the singers. Even out of context, his voice is recognizable.

 

[funky16corners]

It is Eddie Bo singing on 'Pass the Hatchet'. It's unusual because it's one of the few (only?) records he was involved with solely as a vocalist.

Now that I think about it, I believe he also appears on "Rock & Roll Santa Claus" by Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns. Don't know if he's playing piano, but he is unmistakably one of the singers. Even out of context, his voice is recognizable.

He was like Toussaint in that he sang backup on a bunch of his productions. You can hear him behind Mary Jane Hooper, Oliver Morgan and others.

 

[Nocentelli]

Favourite has to be "Next Ball Game"

ps - Is there another track with even more off-the-scale insane James Black drums? I would genuinly love to hear it.

 

[mannybolone]

years ago fellow strutter Troubleman was over my house and we were having a little geek out listening party. He dropped a track for me on this New Orleans comp with limited info. it was slow soul track that just blew me away. we must've played it on repeat for a while, I took down the info on it and began looking for a track by a dude named Skip Easterling called "The Grass Looks Greener" eventually I tracked a copy and when I saw the credits I realized why the track was so great, it was an Eddie Bo production

here it is for everyone to enjoy

I wonder if Bo had anything to do with Easterling's "I'm Your Man" single.

Anyone know anything about Bo's relationship with Wardell Q? I always thought their productions shared much in common and I was wondering if they were friends, rivals or both.

 

[Electrode]

Doug Anderson - Hey Mama Here Comes the Preacher...an amazing instrumental with amazing organ and guitar

Here's the flip, I Won't Cry (I'll Just Laugh Myself To Death). It's a beautiful ballad with some unsettling laughter at the end

 

[onetet]

R.I.P. -- and thanks to everyone dropping knowledge, taste, and tunes...

 

[DJ_Enki]

"Live It Up" on Hot Hit/Federal ... don't know if he had anything to
do with the ballad side, "Counting Tear Dops" but I love that track, too.

Oh man, I forgot about "Live It Up." Shame on me! That's an amazing track.

 

[HairyBelafonte]

For the love of Eddie, can we all now finally agree that an exhaustive Bocage datafile should be compiled in short order?

I think this is as close as anyone has gotten so far, though there are titles/scans missing for sure.


G.O.A.T.

 

[HairyBelafonte]

Marilyn Barbarin on Bo-Sound is a great two-sider

Reborn is massive of course, but the flip is real nice ballad

Absolutely. That one is also one of the hardest to find Eddie Bo productions too, and my favorite green label Bo-Sound 45. I don't know how many green ones there are - most of his records on Bo-Sound (that I've seen) were red label. It's one of the records I ask about all the time when I'm in New Orleans, but no one ever has it. There was some information about Marilyn Barbarin along the lines of "Where Are They Now" that seems to have disappeared, but I did come across some writing that mentions Barbarin's lesser known records. Almost nothing on "Reborn", though. Barbarin is still around, and her family is well known in NOLA.

http://indangerousrhythm.blogspot.com/2007/09/marlilyn-barbarian.html

Am I missing something or is Reborn one of three green label bo sounds?

reborn- Marilyn Barbarin
disco party 1&2 - Eddie
fingers on the funk - Eddie

 

[HairyBelafonte]

Oh, and though I got into him through the fonk, my favorite track will probably always be "Let our love begin"

 

[Surrealist]

Favourite has to be "Next Ball Game"

ps - Is there another track with even more off-the-scale insane James Black drums? I would genuinly love to hear it.

That's one of my favorites, too. Some of the sickest drums I've ever heard. There are some similarities between the drums on "Hook & Sling" and the drums on "We're Doing It (The Thang)". James Black is just proof Eddie Bo had an amazing knack for finding the greatest talent.

Not really a fan of MySpace, but be sure to check out myspace.com/jamesblackdrummer

That's actually a good resource for all the James Black/Eddie Bo aficionados. He did a lot of work in the 60s with Yusef Lateef. His jazz history is equally as deep as his funk history. The Marsalis family did a tribute to Black when they played a concert consisting of only Black compositions.

JAMES BLACK DISCOGRAPHY - FUNK / R & B)

1960s - (Fats Domino sessions - exact tracks unclear)
1960s - (Johnny Adams sessions - exact tracks unclear)
1960s - (Dixie Cup sessions - exact tracks unclear)
1960s - (Dave Bartholomew sessions - exact tracks unclear)
1967 - Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham - Lover & A Friend
1967 - Hooper, Mary Jane & Richie Matta - Stolen Moments
1968 - Roy Ward - Horse With A Freeze
1968 - Mary Jane Hooper - I've Got Reasons / Teach Me
1968 - Mary Jane Hooper - I've Got What You Need
1969 - Inell Young - The Next Ball Game
1969 - Betty Harris - There's A Break In The Road
1969 - Roy Ward - Horse With A Freeze
1969 - Eddie Bo & The Soul Finders - We're Doin' It (Thang)
1969 - Eddie Bo - If It's Good To You (It's Good For You)
1969 - Eddie Bo - Hook And Sling / Hook And Sling pt2
1970 - Eddie Bo - Check Your Bucket / Check Your Bucket pt2
1970 - Lee Dorsey - Riverboat [on Yes We Can Can LP]
1970 - Eddie Bo & The Soulfinders - Showdown
1971 - The Explosions - Hip Drop
1971 - Sonny Jones - Sissy Walk
1973 - Chuck Carbo - Can I Be Your Squeeze
1973 - David Robinson - I'm A Carpenter

 

[HairyBelafonte]

1968 - Mary Jane Hooper - I've Got What You Need

Which one of y'all mofo's won this last month? That makes two known? Other copies?

b/w

Was "Lighten Up" - Sonny Jones on Scram ever actually pressed up?
Who has a copy?

 

[pickwick33]

Oh, and though I got into him through the fonk, my favorite track will probably always be "Let our love begin"

Strangely enough, I got into him the other way around, through his earlier R&B things. I mentioned earlier about how the "Fare Thee Well" 45 on Chess was the first record of his I ever found. Not long after this, Rounder released a compilation of his early sixties sides, Check Mr. Popeye, that anthologized his pre-funk singles on the Ric label (the title track was later leased to Swan).

The funny part is, during this period I also found the Curley Moore & the Kool Ones single (also at a thrift store). Even though Eddie Bo is namechecked on "Shelley's Rubber Band" (and he's credited as producer, IIRC), I had no idea that Eddie himself may have been playing on the record.

 

[funky16corners]

Oh, and though I got into him through the fonk, my favorite track will probably always be "Let our love begin"

Strangely enough, I got into him the other way around, through his earlier R&B things. I mentioned earlier about how the "Fare Thee Well" 45 on Chess was the first record of his I ever found. Not long after this, Rounder released a compilation of his early sixties sides, Check Mr. Popeye, that anthologized his pre-funk singles on the Ric label (the title track was later leased to Swan).

The funny part is, during this period I also found the Curley Moore & the Kool Ones single (also at a thrift store). Even though Eddie Bo is namechecked on "Shelley's Rubber Band" (and he's credited as producer, IIRC), I had no idea that Eddie himself may have been playing on the record.

Curly Moore & the Kool Ones was Bo and his band (with the vocal intro by Curly Moore). "Shelley" was Shelley Pope, a local DJ who appears to have been taking more than a taste of Bo's publishing (he's also credited as having written 'Hey Mama Here Comes the Preacher' by Doug Anderson). I've always wondered what Bo's financial situation was back then because his 45s are full of people either getting credit for his work including Traci Borges (another label/studio owner) taking writing and production credit for 'Rubber Band Pts 1&2', and Wally Roker (owner of Canyon Records) suddenly getting publishing on 'Can I Be Your Squeeze' when it got national distribution on his label. Bo also wrote under a couple of pseudonyms, much like Allen Toussaint writing as 'Naomi Neville'.