[78-L] Johnny Bode

[Kristjan Saag]

I'm sure Chuck would have enjoyed to share a joint with Johnny Bode - 
Jimi Hendrix was reported to have done that while on tour in Sweden.
Still, Bode's criminal record was huge, but innocent, compared to Chuck 
Berry's. It didn't include armed robbery, trafficking and sexual abuse, 
for instance.
Bode was into drugs, Nazism, communism, embezzlement, theft, 
mythomania...everything that could ruin his carreer, which happened more 
than twice.
There is a Johnny Bode society in Sweden that produces a yearly award to 
an artist or politician, anyone who lives according to the spirit of JB 
- that is: making life difficult for him/ herself. The prize money is in 
X Swedish Kronor, which the prize committee announces, but confesses to 
have spent on a big party for themselves.
Kristjan

On 2019-01-14 23:38, David Lennick wrote:
> The inspiration for Chuck Berry's immortal "Yuhnny B. Guhde". By 
> yiminy. dl On 1/14/2019 5:28 PM, kil at roadrunner.com.invalid wrote:
>> Thanks to all for the replies. I had a hunch it wasn't as simple as 
>> it looks. Much appreciated. RayK ---- RayK wrote:
>>> I just came across the Swedish singer, Johnny Bode. What a 
>>> character. Here's a question for anybody, especially Kristjan. How 
>>> is his name pronounced? Especially in English speaking countries. I 
>>> read that he spent some time in England. How was his name pronounced 
>>> there? I found him as composer of the song, THE LITTLE LAPLANDER. 
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