Friday, September 11, 2009

Bo Diddley In The Studio

Quick, before they take it down again, check out this great Bo Diddley footage-- 

Welk Goes Latin from Debbie Fountain on Vimeo.

ADDENDUM: Well, I knew it would get pulled soon. On 9/19/09 it was yanked. I wish the person who was writing to the director (see comments) didn't! If you missed it, the Legend Of Bo Diddley is one of the greatest documentaries of all time, and hopefully it will be made available again. Keep an eye on this blog for more Bo Diddley soon....btw when will Bo's home made porno films surface? See Etta James' autobiography Rage To Live for more on that subject....

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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2009 at 6:16 AM

    Wow!!! I can't stand more than some seconds in most videos from internet... and I've just have finished to look this. Didn't know this exists. Suppose I love all Bo Diddley stuff... And this is really good!! Love your blog, by the way... Sorry for my english. Dani from The Mighty Maniacs (León, Spain).

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  2. flamingoSeptember 12, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    This is incredibly great!!! Thanks!

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  3. PINEHORNSeptember 12, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    holy shit jim

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  4. TimmySeptember 12, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    perfectly sublime. Vintage Bo, vintage studio, vintage life as it once was lived... Thank you for sharing. (makes me wanna go listen to "Doreen" by Frank Zappa...)

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  5. rjSeptember 12, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    Imperial! Really great stuff, and love that vintage Chicago accent, too. Who made this thing? Thanks, Hound!

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  6. MikeBlueteleSeptember 12, 2009 at 4:02 PM

    Superb!

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  7. The HoundSeptember 12, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    "Who made this thing? Thanks,"

    I believe this is from Gary Sherman's 1966's documentary The Legend Of Bo Diddley, info can be found at:
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060622/
    But I might be wrong, anybody have any solid info on the footage?

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  8. NickSeptember 12, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    Great to see close up footage of Bo's right hand.

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    coolthat you posted this-it was shown at the ponderosa stomp earlier this year.

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  10. jneilnycSeptember 14, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    That Gary Sherman documentary has been tormenting me since I first found out about it. I thought maybe it'd come out when Bo kicked it upstairs, but so far no luck.

    I've seen some of the footage in various documentaries featuring Marshall Chess, so I figure he must have a copy somewhere.

    Gary Sherman went on to do some of the Poltergeist movies...

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  11. GarlooSeptember 15, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    This is great!

    No safety features on those 45 presses.

    The studio footage is priceless such great sound from very minimal equipment. Love how the engineer calls out the EV mikes he is using too.

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  12. BenjaminSeptember 16, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    Gary Sherman lives here in Chicago. I've emailed him before and got a response. Shall I do so about this too...or leave it alone so that the video has a better chance of staying up?

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  13. The HoundSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    "Gary Sherman lives here in Chicago. I've emailed him before and got a response. Shall I do so about this too...or leave it alone so that the video has a better chance of staying up?"

    You can e-mail him and not mention that it's up on the web, but inquire as to who actually owns the rights, a better copy would be nice to see or own....

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  14. Kogar the Swinging ApeSeptember 19, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    is this the same footage that was posted on the wfmu ichiban site? If so, it has been posted to soulseek for download, if anyone uses files sharing. look for it there. it's titled BO DIDDLEY PROMO FILM. the quality isn't that great, but its better than nothing!

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  15. The HoundSeptember 19, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    "is this the same footage that was posted on the wfmu ichiban site? If so, it has been posted to soulseek for download, if anyone uses files sharing. look for it there. it's titled BO DIDDLEY PROMO FILM. the quality isn't that great, but its better than nothing!"

    Looks like it's been pulled from there also....

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  16. BenjaminSeptember 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    I never got around to emailing Sherman -- I plain forgot! Don't blame me...

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