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For anyone who wants to play rock & roll, real rock & roll, this is one of the few records that you really need. Along with Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and a few select others, Bo Diddley was one of the founders of the form -- and he did it like no other. Diddley had only one real style, that being the Bo Diddley beat: a syncopated, rhythmic drive, loaded with tremolo. There are 12 examples of it on this record, and that is about all you need. It's one of those records that, after listening to just a few cuts, will find you tapping the beats on every available surface. Diddley's guitar and vocals have a gruff feeling that recalls bluesmen such as Waters, yet he has his own style. Buttressed by drums, funky piano, and usually maracas, it's absolutely infectious. This is one of the greatest rock sounds that you're likely to hear, and it's all on this one record, too.
© Matthew Greenwald /TiVo
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BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Arnold, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BO DIDDLEY, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clifton James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Boy Arnold, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Jerome Green, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
ELLAS MCDANIEL, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Earl McDaniels, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clifton James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Green, Maracas, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - HARVEY FUQUA, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jody Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clifton James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Green, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
For anyone who wants to play rock & roll, real rock & roll, this is one of the few records that you really need. Along with Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and a few select others, Bo Diddley was one of the founders of the form -- and he did it like no other. Diddley had only one real style, that being the Bo Diddley beat: a syncopated, rhythmic drive, loaded with tremolo. There are 12 examples of it on this record, and that is about all you need. It's one of those records that, after listening to just a few cuts, will find you tapping the beats on every available surface. Diddley's guitar and vocals have a gruff feeling that recalls bluesmen such as Waters, yet he has his own style. Buttressed by drums, funky piano, and usually maracas, it's absolutely infectious. This is one of the greatest rock sounds that you're likely to hear, and it's all on this one record, too.
© Matthew Greenwald /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:02
- Main artists: Bo Diddley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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