Over a generation before hip-hop dancers at DJ Jubilee’s New Orleans gigs were doing the Sissy Boom to bounce songs, or outré gay rappers Katey Red, Big Freedia, and Sissy Nobby turned the bounce scene on its…um…ear with the hyper-driven spin-off that has come to be known as Sissy Bounce, gay and straight denizens of [...]
Tag Archives: Eddie Bo
YouTube du Jour: Earl King
May 17, 2011 – 10:16 am
Our own John Swenson has argued that something essentially New Orleans about Jazz Fest was lost with the deaths of Snooks Eaglin, Eddie Bo and before them, Earl King. These two clips of King playing Jazz Fest (or, in the case of the second one, a night show) make a good case for him, as [...]
Los Po-Boy-Citos, Brand New Dance (Independent)
December 1, 2010 – 12:52 am
In a city that has synthesized musical styles throughout its history, a boogaloo band makes perfect sense. Los Po-Boy-Citos embraced that mingling ethic from the start, merging New Orleans R&B hits with boogaloo tunes on 2008’s New Orleans Latin Soul. On Brand New Dance, the band resists the temptation to become a gimmick and only [...]
Brand-New: DJ Quickie Mart’s New Orleans Funk and Soul Mix
July 28, 2010 – 4:34 pm
Martin Arceneaux, aka DJ Quickie Mart, collected vinyl 45s for years. He played with nearly every bonafide funk band in New Orleans. He suffered through Katrina’s aftermath and continued playing gigs with Kevin O’Day, Galactic, and Dr. John. But Quickie Mart knew New Orleans music traditionalists don’t consider DJ mixes to be legitimate, and that belief [...]
Hand-made Music
May 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
This year, OffBeat has not one but two covers for the Jazz Fest Bible. Artist/musician Jon Langford of the Mekons and the Waco Brothers will open a show at LeMieux Galleries May 2 at 6 p.m., and he has generously loaned us two images, one of Snooks Eaglin and one of Eddie Bo. Langford was [...]
Obituary: Eddie Bo (1930-2009)
May 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
Still mourning the unexpected deaths of Snooks Eaglin and Antoinette K-Doe, the New Orleans music community suffered yet another bitter blow on March 17 with the sudden passing of Eddie Bo. A dynamic singer, producer and songwriter, Bo was one of the last living links to the New Orleans “Junkers” piano style, a tradition that [...]
Eddie Bo Memorial
March 23, 2009 – 10:01 am
The memorial service for Eddie Bo’s family, friends and fans will be held at the Rock ‘N’ Bowl on Wednesday April 1 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Performers (right now) include Allen Toussaint, Joe Krown and Marva Wright. Speakers include Nick Spitzer and Jan Ramsey.
Various Artists, Keys to the Crescent City (Rounder Records)
September 1, 1991 – 12:01 am
Keys to the Crescent City is an all-star piano revue that also serves as a Rounder sampler, with Charles Brown, Eddie Bo, Willie Tee and Art Neville. All have been closely linked to the New Orleans piano style, though Brown is the sole non-New Orleanian in the bunch. Actually, Brown’s material was not recorded for [...]
