Eddie Bo
Edwin Joseph Bocage (September 20, 1930 – March 18, 2009), 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 else in New Orleans other than Fats Domino.
Eddie Bo worked and recorded for more than 40 different record labels, including Ace, Apollo Records, Arrow, At Last, Blue-Jay, Bo-Sound, Checker, Chess, Cinderella, Nola, Ric (for which his carpentry skills were used to build them a studio), Scram, Seven B, and Swan. He is described at Allmusic as "a sorely underappreciated veteran of the New Orleans R&B scene."
Biography
Early life
Eddie Bo grew up in Algiers, Louisiana and in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. He came from a long line of ship builders with the male members of his family being bricklayers, carpenters and masons by day and musicians by night. Eddie's mother was a self-taught pianist in the style of friend, Professor Longhair. The Bocage family was involved in the traditional jazz community with cousins Charles, Henry and Peter, who played with Sidney Bechet, contributing to jazz orchestras before World War II.
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ALBUMS
- Saints, Let's Go Marching On In released: 2007
- The Best of Eddie Bo released: 1997
- Check Mr. Popeye released: 1988
- I Love to Rock 'n' Roll released:
- Hook & Sling released:
The Best of Eddie Bo
Released 1997- Hook & Sling, Part 1
- Hook & Sling, Part 2
- Can You Handle It
- If It's Good to You (It's Good for You), Part 1
- If It's Good to You (It's Good for You), Part 2
- Getting to the Middle (instrumental)
- Check Your Bucket, Part 1
- Check Your Bucket, Part 2
- Getting to the Middle (vocal)
- Don't Turn Me Loose
- We're Doing It, Part 1
- We're Doing It, Part 2
- Disco Party, Part 1
- Disco Party, Part 2
I Love to Rock 'n' Roll
- Baby
- So Glad
- I'm So Tired
- We Like Mambo
- I'm Wise
- Happy Tears
- Please Forgive Me
- I'll Be Satisfied
- I Cry Oh
- My Heart Was Meant for You
- Tell Me Why
- Hey, Bo
- Dearest One
- Too Much of a Good Thing
- Walk That Walk
- My Dearest Darling
- Oh, Oh
- I'll Keep on Trying
- I Love to Rock & Roll
- Got to Know
- Bless You, Darling
- I Found a Little Girl
- Hold Me
- You're the Only One
- You're With Me
- Fare Thee Well
- Let's Let It Roll
- If I Had to Do It Over
- Lover and a Friend
Born: 1930-09-20
Died: 2009-03-18
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Feel Too Good
by: UtopiaFeel too good to go to work today
I need a little more time so I can stay this way
Let's go for a ride on the circle line
Couldn't you use a day in the sunshine
Mustn't let your bank payments get behind
The bills may pile up, I just brush them off my mind
I can't let debt collectors bother me
Because I feel too good
I feel so good that you just can't bring me down
I can't remember when I felt so high
My mind is on vacation and I don't know why
Wouldn't you like to go for a country drive
Doesn't it make you feel good to be alive
Luncheon by the roadside will do just fine
I left the water running
It just must have slipped my mind
Can't let the little things bother me
Because I feel too good
I feel so good that you just can't bring me down
Someone's bound to bring you down
There's a strange speaking man on the front lawn
Making rude noises and gestures
It's just the neighbor's got something on his mind
Feel too good
I can't let frenchie start to bother me
Because I feel too good
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