Ellas otha bates december 30, 1928 june 2, 2008, known by his stage name bo diddley, was an american rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter usually as ellas mcdaniel, and rock and roll pioneer. We have 12 albums and 91 song lyrics in our database. The texan guitar great talks bb, bo and his big bad blues record. Go bo diddley is the second album by rock and roll pioneer bo diddley, released in july 1959.
The stones worked up this old 50s bo diddley rocker into a reggae jam during their notso. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Crackin up lyrics verse 1 you always holling about wherever i been. The bo diddley beat is essentially the clave rhythm, one of the most common bell patterns found in subsaharan african music traditions. Listen to your favorite songs from the chess box by bo diddley now. This is an album by ronnie wood and bo diddley recorded live at the ritz new york city. You still have hush your mouth, say boss man, who do you love. The indestructible beat of bo diddley rolling stone. Pioneer of a beat is still riffing for his due the new york times. Add in bo s shimmering, sonic guitar sound and there is just no escape. Bo diddley, diddley daddy, diddy wah diddy, crackin up, road runner, who do you love, you cant judge a book by its cover but such obvious choices as bo diddley and say man are bypassed in. Best of bo diddley 2000 bo diddley is a gunslinger 1960 gold 2008 two. Maybellene is a country song sped up, says george thorogood, who has covered.
Mca special products bo knows bo is an odd hodgepodge of highlights from bo diddley s classic chess and checker recordings. Joe levy, the music editor of rolling stone, says he is undervalued in another way. Lyrics to crackin up by the rolling stones from the bo diddley s beach party album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Vinyl 7 bo diddley crackin up the great grandfather 1959, vinyl discogs. Listen to your favorite songs from his best by bo diddley now. The new album features a couple of bo diddley tunes. Some of the songs are ragged, but they are still enjoyable.
Provided to youtube by universal music group crackin up bo diddley go bo diddley. Im a road runner, honey beep, beep beep, beep ah, beep, beep im a road runner honey and you cant keep up with me im a road runner honey and you cant keep up with. Crackin up, a song by bo diddley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. They give ample proof that even at the onset of his career diddley didnt. There are a number of hits and cult favorites here hey. Bo diddley the definitive collection 2007, cd discogs. View bo diddley song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. Song information for crackin up bo diddley on allmusic. The marshall factory was located at 2830 silverdale road in.
One scholar found this rhythm in rhythm and blues recordings made in the years 194455, including two by johnny otis from 1948. Ellas otha bates december 30, 1928 june 2, 2008, known by his stage name bo diddley, was an american rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter usually as. In a nutshellthis set has 40 tunes from diddley s prime era of the mid 50s into the early 60s, all recorded for chess records checker label. The rolling stones crackin up lyrics genius lyrics. Between hypnotic and rhythmic guitar lines and swaggering vocals, these songs serve up a young bo diddley at his raw and primal best. Bo diddley live in concert stockholm whats bugging you cracking up. This emphasis on blues gives gold a different spin than chess uks 2006 set the story of bo diddley, which was a full tracks longer than this 2008 comp and gave a lot of space to bo s weirder work, like when he called out khrushchev, or when he opened up to funkier grooves. Lets face it, bo diddley doesnt really have any bad songs. Im a road runner honey, and you cant keep up with me, im a road runner honey, and you cant keep up. Album the ritz, new york, november 25th, 1987 feat. The chess box by bo diddley on amazon music unlimited. After that, bo was circumspect about loading lps with hits. You got to change, you got to roll with the punches and come up with.
Bo diddley bo diddleys 16 alltime greatest hits discogs. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Road runner, the second volume of hipo selects ongoing chronicle of bo diddley s complete chesschecker master recordings, covers roughly one calendar year whereas its predecessor, im a man, spanned four a good indication that 1959 was an eventful year for bo. Bo diddley road runner driving into hot springs, nc by dennis defrancesco. The discography of american rock and roll icon bo diddley includes 37 singles, 24 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, 6 live albums, and several eps. The guy invented the greatest drumbeat in the history of music. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Bo diddley could actually rip out some pretty impressive guitar licks and had some real vocal chops when he wanted to show them off, but mainly the idea was to do some dancing and have some fun. Bo diddley lead vocals, guitar, peggy jones guitar, lafayette. The songs tend to be long and jammy, with some of them being stretched to 7 or 8 minutes. Top twenty and into the early sixties with road runner and you cant judge a book by the cover, bo s. Road runner chords tabs bo diddley 1960 live on stage, bo diddley, using a capo 45 rpm record uses no capo capo iii im a road runner honey, baby beep. Bo diddley during 20th annual rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony rehearsals in new.
The album was bo s first studio album and his first lp for checker records. Profile of and interview with bo diddley, electric guitarist and musical. The songs were knowing, wisecracking and full of slang, mother wit and. Listen free to bo diddley all blues, bo diddley radio on. Suddenly, rocknroll became serious music and bo was pushed into the shadows. In songs like bo diddley, who do you love, mona, crackin up. Written by ellas mcdaniel from the rolling stones love you live album released september 23, 1977. Its complicated because albums were reassembled in. When i point this out, he cracks, im smarter than the average bear.
He was also known as the originator because of his key role in the. Ellas mcdaniel, known as bo diddley, was an american singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues. Bo diddley, mona, crackin up, say man his pop peak. Go bo diddley in 1959 has crackin up, bo diddley is a gunslinger has cadillac. Ill mention two other tracks on bo diddley is a gunslinger and then wrap up so i dont get. Bo diddley and dearest darling, and thats just side one. Big box of berry n bo chuck berry, bo diddley songs. She walks like bo diddley and she dont need no crutch. Bo diddley crackin up gainesville 61706 by catfaninthebathtub.