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Chris Stroffolino’s Top Ten — April 19

by Chris Stroffolino
19 April 2009

Bo Diddley(R.I.P) (and that ain’t no Cadillac Records; maybe Nas will play him in the sequel; Little Walter, “My Babe”)

I heard a Bo Diddley tribute on local college station KALX (and they played songs influenced by him, and hardly ANY Bo-Diddley. Ugh. That’s not what we need. We need more BO DIDDLEY (at least they played The Animals’ “The Story of Bo Diddley” alongside “I Want Candy” and The Smiths.

  1. Eddie Bo

    Recently deceased, amazing New Orleans piano soul/funk R&B sides.
    Google him, if you not yet know.

  2. The Duchess and the Duke, “I Am Just a Ghost”

    Yes, I like the vocal harmonies. The T. Rex frontman, the B-side to his second single before he joined John’s Children juxtaposing it with rockets and strippers.
    Well, I like Micah Ballard as an example of San Francisco poet, and SunnyLyn Thibodeaux.

  3. Norman Whitfield

    Also recently deceased (September, 2008). Another amazing “behind the scenes” guy, whose songwriting and production was as at least as important to “The Motown Sound” as Smokey Robinsonand Holland Dozier Holland.

  4. John Rich, “Shuttin’ Detroit Down”

    A contemporary country hit whose working class message about bailing out the fat cats on Wall Street I was very happy to hear. But, watch out, Democrats and progressives. People like

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