{"id":1468,"date":"2008-06-03T00:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-03T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-02-12T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T17:21:51","slug":"the-beat-lives-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-beat-lives-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beat Lives On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw that <strong>Bo Diddley<\/strong> died yesterday. Let&#8217;s take a few moments to reflect on The Power and Glory of Rock, as driven by a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2007\/05\/16\/is_there_a_drummer_in_the_house_bo_diddl\">primal, essential beat<\/a>, a fiercely strummed guitar, and in most cases more than a dash of style. <\/p>\n<p>THE CLASSIC CLIP!<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HICsPNm2ARY?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Colorized!<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6F1Mk6U5zVY?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nFully meeting the objectives of rock &#8216;n roll!<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JOPtbq5LLyU?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Groovy, baby!<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xofSmHsPybE?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nToo much.<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vK8xoOLCBR4?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Trashing the beat.<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-CI1gg2l6w?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/index.php\/2007\/12\/04\/keepin_the_faith_thorogood_as_rock_s_sac\">Deal with it!<\/a><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PYmMhnM-y4Q?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here, this one will make you feel better.<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KNHcaIJETZo?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nAnd don&#8217;t forget that Bo cowrote this song, most often identified with his coauthor, <strong>Muddy Waters<\/strong>!<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6vwXAgexoto?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<nav class=\"page-links\"><strong>Pages:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-beat-lives-on\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">1<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-beat-lives-on\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">2<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-beat-lives-on\/3\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">3<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-beat-lives-on\/4\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">4<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-beat-lives-on\/5\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">5<\/span><\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw that Bo Diddley died yesterday. Let&#8217;s take a few moments to reflect on The Power and Glory of Rock, as driven by a primal, essential beat, a fiercely strummed guitar, and in most cases more than a dash of style. THE CLASSIC CLIP! Colorized! 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