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On November 20, 1955, Bo Diddley appeared on US The Ed Sullivan Show television show. The show had requested that he sang his version of ‘Sixteen Tons’, but, when he appeared on stage, he sang his own song ‘Bo Diddley’ resulting in him being banned from further appearances on the show."
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Thank you my friend SGT (Join to see) for sharing the music video of Ellas McDaniel known as Bo Diddley performing ‘Bo Diddley’ on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1955 instead of performing Tennessee Ernie Ford's song "Sixteen Tons"
"Hilarious introduction by Sullivan. But he deserves credit for giving network airtime to black performers when "race music" was hardly mainstream. Bo was supposed to perform the Tennessee Ernie Ford song "Sixteen Tons" and Sullivan allegedly told him he'd "never work in this business again"
Bo Diddley written by Ellas McDaniel known as Bo Diddley,
Lyrics
Bo Diddley just buy his baby diamond ring
If that diamond ring don't shine
He gonna take it to a private eye
If that private eye can't see
He'd better not take the ring a-from me
Bo Diddley caught a nanny goat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat
Bo Diddley caught a bear cat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat
Mojo come to my house wi' black cat bone
A-take my baby away from home
Up in that fo' door a-where you been?
Up yo' house and gone again
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
My pretty baby says she wants a bird."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones
"Hilarious introduction by Sullivan. But he deserves credit for giving network airtime to black performers when "race music" was hardly mainstream. Bo was supposed to perform the Tennessee Ernie Ford song "Sixteen Tons" and Sullivan allegedly told him he'd "never work in this business again"
Bo Diddley written by Ellas McDaniel known as Bo Diddley,
Lyrics
Bo Diddley just buy his baby diamond ring
If that diamond ring don't shine
He gonna take it to a private eye
If that private eye can't see
He'd better not take the ring a-from me
Bo Diddley caught a nanny goat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat
Bo Diddley caught a bear cat
To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat
Mojo come to my house wi' black cat bone
A-take my baby away from home
Up in that fo' door a-where you been?
Up yo' house and gone again
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?
My pretty baby says she wants a bird."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones
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