Eddie Bo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Edwin Joseph Bocage, Spider Bocage, Eddie Bocage, Edwin Bocage, Edwin "Eddie-Bo" Bocage
New Orleans R&B musician (1930-2009)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928-12-30
- Active to
- 2008-06-02
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Eddie Bo (born Edwin Joseph Bocage, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 20, 1930 – March 18, 2009) was an American rhythm and blues singer and New Orleans-style pianist. 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 came from a long line of ship builders with the male members of his family being br
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Picayune
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Chess Records
- Official website
- www.eddiebo.com
- Image
- Eddie Bo 2004.jpg
- Work location
- New Orleans
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons category
- Eddie Bo
- date of birth
- 1930-09-20
- date of death
- 2009-03-18
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- pseudonym
- Eddie Bo
- birth name
- Edwin Joseph Bocage
- relative
- Peter Bocage
- name in native language
- Eddie Bocage
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- nickname
- Eddie-Bo
- online catalog URL
- gnudb.org/artists/101829-eddie-bo
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