00:00 Miner describes getting to know Edwin Bocage and his influence on her. She refers to Rick Coleman, the WWOZ DJ and Eddie Bo researcher who is sitting in the audience. She sites his two radio shows on Bo to be of great importance to her. 01:45 Eddie was born in Algiers in New Orleans and raised in the 9th Ward. Between the years of 1955 and 1971, Eddie Bo made more 45’s then any other musician in New Orleans, other than Fats Domino. He is also a contractor and designs and builds studios and clubs. Recently he has formed a new band and is doing many new things with his music. 04:04 Miner plays ‘Check Mr. Popeye’ from 1962, from the ‘Rick and Ron Sessions’ that have just been released on Rounder Records. 05:29 Eddie talks about his time with ‘The Lastey’s’ (?) as a bandleader and arranger. He mentions David Lastey, the father and Poppy the drummer. This band became the Shaw Booking Agency that went on the tour for a number of years and backed Little Willie John, Amos Milburn, Ruth Brown and Joe Turner. 07:11 Miner refers to the BMI printout of all of Eddie’s 116 songs; his prolific songwriting and his unique style. His main musical influences are George Shearing, Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. He plays an example of their styles in his music. 09:11 He comes from a musical family. Peter Bocage, his cousin was one of the most important traditional jazz performers. Also his cousins Charles and Henry were also important musicians. Eddie attended the downtown Grunwald School of Music, that Ellis Marsalis and Edward Frank also attended. Eddie studied arranging and composition, taught by Sun Johnson. He mentions that the Marsalis family ‘from another generation’ taught them how to arrange for every instrument across the range. 11:04 Eddie was in the army and was known for being a boxer- ‘Spider’ Bocage. 12:14 Miner plays a recording of ‘It Must Be Love’. 15:05 Miner introduces ‘Tell It Like It Is’ and asks him about Lee Diamond and George Davis. Eddie talks about Lee and his relationship with Little Richard and ‘Slippin and a Slidin’. 16:04 Miner plays an excerpt of a recording of the 1960 ‘Tell It Like It Is’. 18:23 Miner introduces a recording of “I’m Wise’, the recording that Little Richard turned into ‘Slippin and a Slidin’ which became a massive hit. She plays excerpts of both tunes. 20:29 After touring with the Shaw Booking Agency, he came back to New Orleans and produced for a number of artists including Bobby Mitchell, Chris Kenner, Art Neville, Chuck Carbo, Johnny Adams and Joe Banachek. He also worked with Tommy Ridgley on the track ‘In the Same Old Way’ and Oliver Morgan on ‘Who Shot the LaLa’. Eddie gave Etta James one of her biggest hits with ‘My Dearest Darling’. 22:15 Miner plays ‘Let Our Love Begin This Minute’. 25:56 Demonstration: Eddie plays a mix of ‘Hard Times’ and ‘It Must Be Love’ on the piano. 28:37 Recorded excerpt of ‘Hook and Sling’. 31:28 Allison mentions the upcoming recordings e.g. the Rounder compilation due out, the Charlie Records recording called ‘Vippin’ and Voppin’ ‘ and the new Dirty Dozen recording. 33:43 Interview ends
