Lady Bo, BO DIDDLEY's original girl guitar player, celebrates her 70th birthday on Monday July 19th 2010.
Fans are invited to visit the newly launched Lady Bo MySpace Page, located at http://www.myspace.com/ladybomusic become her MySpace Friend and sign the Comments Section with their birthday greetings for rock & roll's First Lady of Guitar.
Also currently available via the MySpace Music audio player at http://www.myspace.com/ladybomusic her track "My Name Is Lady Bo", recorded live at the Monterey Bay Blues Festival, plus video clips and photos etc. Available on the Lady Bo Tribute Tracks Playlist, the new instrumental "Peggy Jones" by the acclaimed UK jazz/funk band James Brown Is Annie: http://www.myspace.com/ladybomusic/music/playlists/lady-bo-tribute-tracks-1456408
Lady Bo's guitar, vocals and occasional piano playing grace many of the classic BO DIDDLEY tracks from the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Hey Bo Diddley", "Mona", "Say Man", "Story of Bo Diddley", "Say Man, Back Again", "Road Runner", "Cadillac", "Ride On Josephine", "Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger", "Aztec", "Pills", "I'm Alright" plus many more.
Her distinctive second guitar work is also showcased on many of the classic Chess/Checker albums from that same period, including "Bo Diddley", "Go Bo Diddley", "Have Guitar - Will Travel", "Bo Diddley In The Spotlight", "Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger", "Bo Diddley Is A Lover", "Bo Diddley's A Twister", plus, in the 1980s, "Ain't It Good To Be Free" for BO DIDDLEY's own BoKay Productions record label.
An American legend, Lady Bo has been wowing audiences in recent years with show-stopping performances in her native California, as well as at the world-famous Ponderosa Stomp Festival in New Orleans.
We invite all fans around the world to send Lady Bo their congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of her upcoming 70th birthday.
A very happy birthday to Lady Bo - The First Lady of Guitar!
