Bo Diddley | ||
| Allmusic Biography : He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early 60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover." You cant judge an artist by his chart success, either, and Diddley produced greater and more influential music than all but a handful of the best early rockers. The Bo Diddley beat -- bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp -- is one of rock & rolls bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knock-offs like the Strangeloves 1965 hit "I Want Candy." Diddleys hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals stretched back as far as Africa for their roots, and looked as far into the future as rap. His trademark otherworldly vibrating, fuzzy guitar style did much to expand the instruments power and range. But even more important, Bos bounce was fun and irresistibly rocking, with a wisecracking, jiving tone that epitomized rock & roll at its most humorously outlandish and freewheeling. Before taking up blues and R&B;, Diddley had studied classical violin, but shifted gears after hearing John Lee Hooker. In the early 50s, he began playing with his longtime partner, maraca player Jerome Green, to get what Bos called "that freight train sound." Billy Boy Arnold, a fine blues harmonica player and singer in his own right, was also playing with Diddley when the guitarist got a deal with Chess in the mid-50s (after being turned down by rival Chicago label Vee-Jay). His very first single, "Bo Diddley"/"Im a Man" (1955), was a double-sided monster. The A-side was soaked with futuristic waves of tremolo guitar, set to an ageless nursery rhyme; the flip was a bump-and-grind, harmonica-driven shuffle, based around a devastating blues riff. But the result was not exactly blues, or even straight R&B;, but a new kind of guitar-based rock & roll, soaked in the blues and R&B;, but owing allegiance to neither. Diddley was never a top seller on the order of his Chess rival Chuck Berry, but over the next half-dozen or so years, he produced a catalog of classics that rival Berrys in quality. "You Dont Love Me," "Diddley Daddy," "Pretty Thing," "Diddy Wah Diddy," "Who Do You Love?," "Mona," "Road Runner," "You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover" -- all are stone-cold standards of early, riff-driven rock & roll at its funkiest. Oddly enough, his only Top 20 pop hit was an atypical, absurd back-and-forth rap between him and Jerome Green, "Say Man," that came about almost by accident as the pair were fooling around in the studio. As a live performer, Diddley was galvanizing, using his trademark square guitars and distorted amplification to produce new sounds that anticipated the innovations of 60s guitarists like Jimi Hendrix. In Great Britain, he was revered as a giant on the order of Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. The Rolling Stones in particular borrowed a lot from Bos rhythms and attitude in their early days, although they only officially covered a couple of his tunes, "Mona" and "Im Alright." Other British R&B; groups like the Yardbirds, Animals, and Pretty Things also covered Diddley standards in their early days. Buddy Holly covered "Bo Diddley" and used a modified Bo Diddley beat on "Not Fade Away"; when the Stones gave the song the full-on Bo treatment (complete with shaking maracas), the result was their first big British hit. The British Invasion helped increase the publics awareness of Diddleys importance, and ever since then hes been a popular live act. Sadly, though, his career as a recording artist -- in commercial and artistic terms -- was over by the time the Beatles and Stones hit America. He would record with ongoing and declining frequency, but after 1963, he never wrote or recorded original material on par with his early classics. Whether hed spent his muse, or just felt he could coast on his laurels, is hard to say. But he remains a vital part of the collective rock & roll consciousness, and occasionally reached wider visibility via a 1979 tour with the Clash, a cameo role in the film Trading Places, a late-80s tour with Ronnie Wood, and a 1989 television commercial for sports shoes with star athlete Bo Jackson. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 32 Title: Who Do You Love Released: Tracks: 38 Duration: 1:54:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:30) 2 Say Man (03:13) 3 The Clock Strikes Twelve (02:58) 4 Dancing Girl (02:23) 5 Diddy Wah Diddy (02:28) 6 Pretty Thing (02:46) 7 Bo’s Guitar (02:33) 8 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 9 Cops and Robbers (03:28) 10 Willie and Lillie (02:17) 11 Im Sorry (02:26) 12 Mona (I Need You Baby) (02:21) 13 I’m a Man (02:47) 14 Little Girl (02:32) 15 The Story of Bo Diddley (02:45) 1 Dont Want No Lyin Woman (04:00) 2 Bo Diddley (02:54) 3 Going Down (02:51) 4 Make a Hit Record (04:59) 5 Bo-Jam (03:33) 6 Husband In-Law (03:33) 7 Do the Robot (05:42) 8 Sneakers on a Rooster (02:43) 9 Get Out of My Life (05:06) 1 Who Do You Love? (02:30) 2 I Am Looking for a Woman (02:31) 3 You Don’t Love Me (You Don’t Care) (02:45) 4 Hey Bo Diddley (02:13) 5 Hush Your Mouth (02:50) 6 Spanish Guitar (04:05) 7 Diddley Daddy (02:28) 8 Bring It to Jerome (02:29) 9 She’s Fine, She’s Mine (02:43) 10 Down Home Special (03:10) 11 Before You Accuse Me (03:06) 12 Road Runner (02:47) 13 Nursery Rhyme (02:50) 14 You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover (03:04) |
 | Album: 2 of 32 Title: Go Bo Diddley Released: 1959 Tracks: 12 Duration: 32:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 2 I’m Sorry (02:26) 3 Bo’s Guitar (02:35) 4 Willie and Lillie (02:17) 5 You Don’t Love Me (You Don’t Care) (02:45) 6 Say Man (03:12) 7 The Great Grandfather (02:30) 8 Oh Yeah (03:08) 9 Don’t Let It Go (02:42) 10 Little Girl (02:32) 11 Dearest Darling (02:52) 12 Clock Strikes Twelve (02:59) |
| Go Bo Diddley : Allmusic album Review : Bo Diddleys second album, 1959s Go Bo Diddley, didnt have as many hits and instant classics as his self-titled 1957 debut, but in terms of ceaseless rhythm, choppy guitar heroics, fearless statements of purpose, and inspired eccentricity, its nearly as brilliant as Bo Diddley, and no one who follows Bos genius should be without it. Go Bo Diddley has it all -- oft-covered classics ("Oh Yea," "Dearest Darling"), hoodoo blues workouts ("You Dont Love Me"), red-hot dance numbers ("Dont Let It Go"), tall tales ("The Great Grandfather," "Willie and Lillie"), stories of romantic difficulties ("Crackin Up"), Bo getting frantic on his guitar ("Bos Guitar," in case you couldnt tell), Bo and maracas man Jerome Green trading insults ("Say Man"), and even Bo showing off his skills on the violin ("The Clock Strikes Twelve"). The recording is full of that priceless five-foot-thick Chess Records echo, which only adds to the epic-scale mystery of these performances, and Bo is audacious and energetic on all 12 tracks. Bo Diddley was always one of the most unusual artists in the first wave of rock & roll, a guy whose sound and songwriting style always set him apart from his peers, and Go Bo Diddley finds him sounding truly individualistic, and truly entertaining to boot. An essential item for fans of early rock at its most beautifully bent. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 32 Title: Bo Diddley in the Spotlight Released: 1960 Tracks: 12 Duration: 28:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Road Runner (02:47) 2 Story of Bo Diddley (02:42) 3 Scuttle Bug (02:20) 4 Signifying Blues (02:31) 5 Let Me In (01:52) 6 Limber (02:26) 7 Love Me (02:20) 8 Crawdad (02:25) 9 Walkin’ and Talkin’ (02:38) 10 Travelin’ West (01:44) 11 Deed and Deed I Do (02:15) 12 Live My Life (02:35) |
| Bo Diddley in the Spotlight : Allmusic album Review : As with Bo Diddleys first five albums (except Have Guitar, Will Travel), the most important cuts (but not all the good ones) off of this album have been included on The Chess Box from MCA, which doesnt mean that this record isnt a good separate issue, just somewhat redundant if you have the box. There are surprises from these 1960-vintage recordings, including the languid, Caribbean-sounding "Limber"; the soft, romantic "Love Me"; the doo wop-style "Deed and Deed I Do"; the loping "Walkin and Talkin"; upbeat, gospel-tinged rockers such as "Let Me In" interspersed with the hot and raunchy "Road Runner," "The Story of Bo Diddley," "Craw-Dad" (a genuine diamond in the rough), and "Signifying Blues"; and solid instrumentals like "Scuttle Bug" (really "Live My Life" with the vocals removed and Otis Spann overdubbed on piano) that make this record more than worthwhile. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 32 Title: Have Guitar Will Travel Released: 1960-01 Tracks: 11 Duration: 31:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Shes Alright (04:07) 2 Cops and Robbers (03:28) 3 Run Diddley Daddy (02:44) 4 Mumblin Guitar (02:52) 5 Mona (I Need You Baby) (02:24) 6 Say Man, Back Again (03:01) 7 Nursery Rhyme (02:27) 8 I Love You So (04:07) 9 Spanish Guitar (02:26) 10 Dancing Girl (01:57) 11 Come On Baby (01:54) |
| Have Guitar Will Travel : Allmusic album Review : Amazingly, Bo Diddleys third album -- containing classics such as "Cops and Robbers," "Run Diddley Daddy," and "Mona (I Need You Baby)" -- has only been reissued on vinyl, and even thats out of print. More than one British Invasion band learned what they needed to know about American rock & roll from the songs on this record (the Stones cut "Cops and Robbers" at their earliest recording session, and later released a killer version of "Mona," though the most interesting British version of the latter was done by an all-girl band with an attitude called the Liverbirds). This record is every bit as raunchy as Diddleys first two albums (the guitars may even be crunchier, and the singing shows more range), and has more than enough to recommend it to collectors and fans. This is the album that began the funny cover photos on Diddleys records. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 32 Title: Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger Released: 1961-09 Tracks: 10 Duration: 24:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Gunslinger (01:54) 2 Ride on Josephine (03:03) 3 Doing the Craw-Daddy (03:03) 4 Cadillac (02:46) 5 Somewhere (02:25) 6 Cheyenne (02:00) 7 Sixteen Tons (02:26) 8 Whoa Mule (Shine) (02:30) 9 No More Lovin’ (02:24) 10 Diddling (02:13) |
| Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger : Allmusic album Review : Not only does it sport one of the most striking album covers of its era (Diddley decked out in cowboy finery, about to get the drop on some unfortunate varmint with one of his fieriest guitars lying at his feet), this 1961 album contains some fine music. The title track continues the legend of you-know-who, while "Ride on Josephine" and "Cadillac" rock like hell (and Ed Sullivan must have been glad to see that Diddley finally learned "Sixteen Tons"). Two bonus cuts, "Working Man" and "Do What I Say," make this one a must. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 32 Title: Bo Diddleys a Twister Released: 1962-01 Tracks: 14 Duration: 30:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Detour (01:54) 2 Shes Alright (02:55) 3 Doin the Jaguar (02:13) 4 Who Do You Love (02:09) 5 Shank (01:50) 6 Road Runner (02:38) 7 My Babe (01:41) 8 The Twister (02:00) 9 Hey, Bo Diddley (01:47) 10 Hush Your Mouth (02:15) 11 Bo Diddley (02:17) 12 Im Looking for a Woman (02:23) 13 Here Tis (02:20) 14 I Know (02:15) |
 | Album: 7 of 32 Title: Surfin With Bo Diddley Released: 1963-05-15 Tracks: 12 Duration: 29:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 What Did I Say (02:14) 2 White Silver Sands (02:53) 3 Surfboard Cha Cha (02:16) 4 Surf Sink or Swim (03:26) 5 Piggy Back Surfers (02:16) 6 Surfers Love Call (02:57) 7 Twisting Waves (01:46) 8 Wishy Washy (02:22) 9 Hucklebuck (02:13) 10 Old Man River (02:25) 11 Oops He Slipped (01:59) 12 Low Tide (02:12) |
| Surfin' With Bo Diddley : Allmusic album Review : This is where Bo -- or, more properly, Chess Records -- really took a wrong step, starting with the fact that The Originator himself is actually on only about half of the cuts here, the balance having been recorded by guitarist Billy Lee Riley. The idea wasnt as bad as it sounded, at least on paper -- Bo had been an indirect influence on tons of surf bands, with his signature grunge guitar-sound, but the surf music world wasnt ready for a Bo-style instrumental rendition of the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II Showboat standard "Ol Man River," and Bos own inspiration behind songs like "Surfers Love Call" was muted, to say the least. Almost as bad -- although more entertaining -- is "Low Tide," Bos rewrite of Bill Justis "Raunchy." The best tracks are "Cookie Headed Diddley" and "Surf, Sink or Swim," which come close to matching some of Bos solid material from earlier albums and singles. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 32 Title: Two Great Guitars Released: 1964 Tracks: 8 Duration: 42:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Liverpool Drive (02:56) 2 Chuck’s Beat (10:36) 3 When the Saints Go Marching In (02:53) 4 Bo’s Beat (14:08) 5 Fireball (02:51) 6 Stay Sharp (03:44) 7 Chuckwalk (instrumental) (02:28) 8 Stinkey (02:35) |
 | Album: 9 of 32 Title: 500% More Man Released: 1965-12 Tracks: 12 Duration: 33:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 500% More Man (02:57) 2 Let Me Pass (02:34) 3 Stop My Monkey (02:43) 4 Greasy Spoon (02:38) 5 Tonight Is Ours (02:58) 6 Root Hoot (03:15) 7 Hey Red Riding Hood (02:59) 8 Let the Kids Dance (02:21) 9 Hes So Mad (02:52) 10 Soul Food (02:45) 11 Corn Bread (02:52) 12 Somebody Beat Me (02:57) |
| 500% More Man : Allmusic album Review : By the end of 1965, Bo was making a conscious effort to recapture both the Black listenership who had deserted him, and the white audience that was buying all of those soul records. Unfortunately, neither he nor Chess knew exactly how to go about it, and the result was another good album largely unheard by the public. The title track marks Bos return to the Muddy Waters beat that he appropriated for "Im a Man" (and that Muddy took back in "Mannish Boy") a decade earlier, and is one of Bos greatest 60s sides. "Greasy Spoon" mentions Muddy amid its comical description of the offerings of a particularly unclean eatery (its amazing when you think of it -- ten years recording in Chicago, and longer than that living there, and Bo was still nearly as much a country blues artist as he was when he started). "Let Me Pass" is a hot number with an infectious beat and some very funny lyrics, with Bo playing some delectable guitar. "Stop My Monkey," featuring Bo backed by the singing group the Cookies, has him again trying for a commercial soul-sound in a Motown vein, and "Tonight Is Ours" is one of Bos most heartfelt romantic numbers, with the Cookies singing their hearts out while Bo tries his hand at a song that mightve fit well on either of the first two albums by the Miracles, while "Hey, Red Riding Hood" brought back the Bo Diddley beat for another go around, this time with delightfully raunchy lyrics amid crisper textures, and a much finer sound than ever before. "Heys So Mad" is pretty lackluster except for the guitar break, but "Root Hoot" shouldve been more widely heard than it was, being one of Bos more infectious chant-based songs. "Corn Bread" has a neatly stinging, Slim Harpo-type lead guitar sound, and is overall an okay instrumental. And then theres "Soul Food," another great Bo Diddley rocker lost in the middle of the 60s soul boom -- Bo is so smooth, impassioned, sexy, and raw, and the Cookies sound so good backing him on one of his best instrumental tracks ever, that the fact this song was never a hit is a crime. By 1965, however, nobody in America was buying his records, even ones like this filled to bursting with good music and good humor, and even the British were beginning to lose interest in Bos latest records. This was among Bos last sessions with the Duchess, and the group hes using is more or less the studio equivalent of the band hes seen with in The Big TNT Show (aka That Was Rock). | ||
 | Album: 10 of 32 Title: The Super Super Blues Band Released: 1967 Tracks: 7 Duration: 44:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Long Distance Call (09:15) 2 Ooh Baby / Wrecking My Love Life (06:34) 3 Sweet Little Angel (06:38) 4 Spoonful (04:13) 5 Diddley Daddy (05:12) 6 The Red Rooster (07:25) 7 Goin Down Slow (04:49) |
| The Super Super Blues Band : Allmusic album Review : This is easily a "super super blues bust." Power trios, of course, were hip in the late 60s -- even at down-home Chess Studios, where ad hoc "supergroups" were assembled for 1967s Super Blues and its sequel, Super Super Blues Band. (No one ever accused Chess Records of being subtle.) The band on Super Super Blues Band included two-thirds of the original Super Blues headliners -- Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley -- with Howlin Wolf replacing Little Walter to round out the trio. Unlike Walter, who was willing to cede the spotlight to Diddley and Waters on Super Blues, Wolf adamantly refuses to back down from his rivals, resulting in a flood of contentious studio banter that turns out to be more entertaining than the otherwise unmemorable music from this stylistic train wreck. Although Wolf and Waters duke it out in earnest on the blues standards, the presence of Diddley (and his rave-up repertoire) makes the prospect of an ensemble impossible; in the end, there are just too many clashing ingredients (the squealing "girlie" choruses vs. Wolfs growl, Diddleys space guitar antics vs. Waters uncompromising slide guitar) to make the mix digestible. Meanwhile, as the three frontmen struggle to outduel each other on every song, they drown out an underused, all-star backing band made up of Otis Spann on piano, Hubert Sumlin on guitar, Buddy Guy on bass, and Clifton James on drums. At least it sounds like they had fun doing it. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 32 Title: The Black Gladiator Released: 1970-06 Tracks: 10 Duration: 33:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Elephant Man (04:30) 2 You, Bo Diddley (03:18) 3 Black Soul (02:49) 4 Power House (02:54) 5 If the Bibles Right (03:11) 6 Ive Got a Feeling (02:49) 7 Shut Up Woman (03:46) 8 Hot Buttered Blues (03:58) 9 Funky Fly (03:09) 10 I Dont Like You (03:09) |
| The Black Gladiator : Allmusic album Review : It was four years between the release of Bos last album of all-new cuts, 500% More Man, and this album, during which time hed spent time recording with Chess top bluesmen, Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. The death of Leonard Chess in October of 1969 resulted in the sale of the label to the GRT corporation, and cost the company what little artistic guidance it had. The result was The Black Gladiator, an attempt to reshape Bo into a funk artist, in the manner of Sly and the Family Stone. As an experiment its understandable, and Bo tries very hard (even making another song-length sexual boast on "You, Bo Diddley," which also ends with a great guitar/organ duet between Bo and Bobby Alexis), but he finally fails to find a groove that works. Despite some good guitar here and there, this record falls into the same category as Muddys Electric Mud and After the Rain albums, and Howlin Wolfs New Album, all of which attempted to transform each into a psychedelic rocker. "Power House" is a pretty good cut, using a modified Muddy Waters-"Im a Man"/"Mannish Boy" beat and lyrics. Much of the rest is for absolute completists only, however. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 32 Title: Another Dimension Released: 1971 Tracks: 9 Duration: 35:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Shape Im In (03:23) 2 I Love You More Than Youll Ever Know (07:37) 3 Pollution (04:49) 4 Bad Moon Rising (02:43) 5 Down on the Corner (03:23) 6 I Said Shut Up Woman (03:37) 7 Bad Side of the Moon (03:04) 8 Lodi (03:14) 9 Go For Broke (Instrumental) (03:06) |
| Another Dimension : Allmusic album Review : By the end of 1970, most of Bo Diddleys income was derived from his concert work, primarily as an "oldies" act in rock n roll revival shows such as the Toronto concert where he shared a stage with the Plastic Ono Band. But he and Chess believed there was still a way for him to try and reach a wider, more contemporary audience. This album was the result, a valiant effort to update Bo Diddleys sound and image, somewhat in the vein of Muddy Waters Electric Mud, only a few years later, and only slightly more successful in that quest, in the sense of yielding one lasting addition to Bos repertory. Relevance was the key word, not only in the song selection, which includes three John Fogerty tunes ("Lodi," "Bad Moon Rising," "Down on the Corner") and covers of numbers by the Band and Elton John, but a new song entitled "Pollution" that tries hard to integrate the Bo Diddley beat into a message piece -- its a good try, but nothing on this record (including "Pollution") was going to challenge Marvin Gayes Whats Going On for primacy or effectiveness. The record starts off well enough, with a superb, deeply soulful cover of Al Koopers "I Love You More Than Youll Ever Know," and a decent rendition of "The Shape Im In." But two of the Fogerty covers ("Lodi" is the only one that sort of works) are embarrassing, with the girlie chorus killing "Bad Moon Rising." And "Bad Side of the Moon" was a waste of studio time. One song from this album has remained part of Bos concert set for decades, however -- "I Said Shutup Woman," which has the most traditional sound of anything on Another Dimension. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 32 Title: Got My Own Bag of Tricks Released: 1972 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:02:26 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:30) 2 I’m a Man (02:47) 3 Bring It to Jerome (02:37) 4 Diddley Daddy (02:11) 5 Before You Accuse Me (02:40) 6 Pretty Thing (02:50) 7 Who Do You Love (02:09) 8 Dearest Darling (02:32) 9 You Can’t Judge a Book by It’s Cover (03:03) 10 Hey Bo Diddley (02:13) 11 Say Man (02:30) 12 I’m Looking for a Woman (02:23) 1 Road Runner (02:47) 2 Mona (I Need You Baby) (02:21) 3 Cops and Robbers (03:28) 4 Story of Bo Diddley (02:42) 5 Say Bossman (02:18) 6 Hush Your Mouth (02:15) 7 500% More Man (02:55) 8 Bo’s Blues (02:32) 9 Nursery Rhyme (02:43) 10 Whoa, Mule (Shine) (02:28) 11 Live My Life (02:35) 12 Bo Diddley Is Loose (02:57) |
| Got My Own Bag of Tricks : Allmusic album Review : For a lot of years, this double-album compilation -- sort of the Bo Diddley equivalent to Chuck Berrys The Great 28 or the first two Chuck Berry Golden Decade sets -- was the best collection of Diddleys stuff on the market, containing all of his best known songs and some of the best of his album tracks up through the mid-60s. After it was deleted in America, it was available as an import from Canada and then Europe for a long time. On vinyl it is one place to start, although the double-CD Chess Box has supplanted it in many respects. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 32 Title: Where It All Began Released: 1972 Tracks: 9 Duration: 34:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 I’ve Had It Hard (03:13) 2 Woman (03:06) 3 Look at Grandma (03:31) 4 A Good Thing (02:37) 5 Bad Trip (06:00) 6 Hey, Jerome (03:08) 7 Infatuation (03:43) 8 Take It All Off (03:20) 9 Bo Diddley-Itis (05:40) |
 | Album: 15 of 32 Title: The London Bo Diddley Sessions Released: 1973 Tracks: 9 Duration: 35:26 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Dont Want No Lyin Woman (04:00) 2 Bo Diddley (02:54) 3 Going Down (02:51) 4 Make a Hit Record (04:59) 5 Bo-Jam (03:33) 6 Husband In-Law (03:33) 7 Do the Robot (05:42) 8 Sneakers on a Rooster (02:43) 9 Get Out of My Life (05:06) |
 | Album: 16 of 32 Title: Bo Diddley / Go Bo Diddley Released: 1986 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:03:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:30) 2 I’m a Man (02:47) 3 Bring It to Jerome (02:29) 4 Before You Accuse Me (03:06) 5 Hey Bo Diddley (02:13) 6 Dearest Darling (02:51) 7 Hush Your Mouth (02:52) 8 Say Boss Man (02:33) 9 Diddley Daddy (02:29) 10 Diddy Wah Diddy (02:31) 11 Who Do You Love? (02:30) 12 Pretty Thing (02:46) 13 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 14 I’m Sorry (02:26) 15 Bo’s Guitar (02:35) 16 Willie and Lillie (02:17) 17 You Don’t Love Me (You Don’t Care) (02:45) 18 Say Man (03:12) 19 The Great Grandfather (02:30) 20 Oh Yeah (03:08) 21 Don’t Let It Go (02:42) 22 Little Girl (02:32) 23 Dearest Darling (02:52) 24 Clock Strikes Twelve (02:59) |
| Bo Diddley / Go Bo Diddley : Allmusic album Review : Legendary guitarist, gifted songwriter, master of rhythm, snappy dresser -- Bo Diddley is all these things and more, and this two-fer CD, which reissues Diddleys first two albums on one convenient compact disc, offers a solid introduction to this mans special brand of musical innovation. While anyone looking for a full overview of Diddleys career should obviously go elsewhere (His Best [Chess 50th Anniversary Collection] is a great one-stop shopping place for beginners), these 23 tunes serve up a young Bo Diddley at his raw and primal best, and confirm that right out of the box the guy didnt sound like anyone else in rock & roll. Between Diddleys hypnotic, rhythmic guitar lines; the implacable rattle of Jerome Greens maracas; the spacy echo that threatens to envelop everything around it; and the borderline surrealism of the lyrics (witness the updated "Mr. Bones" routine of "Say Man," the overpopulated family of "Say Bossman," or the supreme bad-ass-ism of "Who Do You Love"), this mans music existed in a world of its own, and while you might not want to live there, the one-hour tour offered on Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley makes it sound like a great place to take a vacation. In the interest of accuracy, this disc even includes the same take of "Dearest Darling" twice, since the tune managed to appear on both Bo Diddley and Go Bo Diddley; nice to know someone at Chess reissue department was paying attention to the details. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 32 Title: Chess Masters Released: 1988 Tracks: 16 Duration: 44:05 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Mona (02:20) 2 Hey Bo Diddley (02:09) 3 Road Runner (02:46) 4 Bring It To Jerome (02:14) 5 Pretty Thing (02:34) 6 Pills (02:44) 7 Im A Man (02:45) 8 Hush Your Mouth (02:39) 9 Say Man (03:11) 10 Cops And Robbers (03:28) 11 Mumblin Guitar (02:50) 12 Diddley Daddy (02:26) 13 Memphis (02:20) 14 Shes Alright (04:03) 15 Who Do You Love (02:28) 16 You Cant Judge A Book By Its Cover (03:01) |
 | Album: 18 of 32 Title: Hey! Bo Diddley Released: 1988 Tracks: 10 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Mona (?) 2 You Cant Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover (?) 3 Tonight Is Ours (?) 4 Hey Bo Diddley (?) 5 Road Runner (?) 6 Say Bossman (?) 7 Bring It to Jerome (?) 8 Somebody Beat Me (?) 9 Im Sorry (?) 10 Little Girl (?) |
 | Album: 19 of 32 Title: Say Man: 20 Greatest Hits Released: 1989 Tracks: 20 Duration: 48:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Say Man (03:08) 2 You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover (02:57) 3 Bo Diddley (02:30) 4 Im a Man (02:44) 5 Who Do You Love (02:27) 6 Mona (02:18) 7 Love Me (02:24) 8 Bring It to Jerome (02:10) 9 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 10 Hey Bo Diddley (02:07) 11 Road Runner (02:47) 12 Walking and Talking (02:40) 13 Pretty Thing (02:32) 14 Diddley Daddy (02:25) 15 Dearest Darling (02:48) 16 Deep and Deep I Do (02:16) 17 Bos Bounce (01:37) 18 Crawdad (02:25) 19 Travelin West (01:46) 20 Live My Live (02:34) |
 | Album: 20 of 32 Title: The Story of Bo Diddley Released: 1990 Tracks: 14 Duration: 35:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:30) 2 Pretty Thing (02:47) 3 Bring It to Jerome (02:29) 4 Im a Man (02:46) 5 Mona (I Need You Baby) (02:21) 6 Diddley Daddy (02:28) 7 Dearest Darling (02:50) 8 Who Do You Love (02:30) 9 Road Runner (02:42) 10 Say Man (03:12) 11 Bos Bounce (01:37) 12 You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover (03:03) 13 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 14 Hey Bo Diddley (02:11) |
 | Album: 21 of 32 Title: The Chess Box Released: 1990 Tracks: 45 Duration: 2:08:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:45) 2 I’m a Man (03:00) 3 You Don’t Love Me (02:53) 4 Diddley Daddy (02:28) 5 Pretty Thing (02:50) 6 Bring It to Jerome (alternate take) (02:41) 7 Bring It to Jerome (02:29) 8 Diddy Wah Diddy (02:31) 9 I’m Looking for a Woman (02:34) 10 Who Do You Love? (02:30) 11 Down Home Special (03:13) 12 Hey Bo Diddley (02:13) 13 Mona (I Need You Baby) (02:21) 14 Say Boss Man (02:33) 15 Before You Accuse Me (03:06) 16 Say Man (03:13) 17 Hush Your Mouth (alternate take) (03:06) 18 The Clock Strikes Twelve (03:00) 19 Dearest Darling (alternate take) (03:17) 20 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 21 Dont Let Go (Hold On to What You Got) (02:46) 22 Im Sorry (02:26) 23 Mumblin’ Guitar (02:50) 24 The Story of Bo Diddley (02:53) 1 Shes Alright (04:03) 2 Say Man, Back Again (alternate take) (03:03) 3 Road Runner (02:47) 4 Spend My Life With You (02:37) 5 Cadillac (02:46) 6 Signifying Blues (extended version) (04:28) 7 Deed and Deed I Do (02:22) 8 You Know I Love You (02:55) 9 Look at My Baby (02:30) 10 Ride on Josephine (03:03) 11 Aztec (02:28) 12 Back Home (02:29) 13 Pills (02:50) 14 Untitled Instrumental (02:23) 15 I Can Tell (04:27) 16 You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover (03:15) 17 Who May Your Lover Be (02:55) 18 The Greatest Lover in the World (02:43) 19 500% More Man (02:55) 20 Ooh Baby (02:51) 21 Bo Diddley 1969 (02:34) |
| The Chess Box : Allmusic album Review : Not every single track youll ever want or need by the legendary shave-and-a-haircut rhythm R&B;/rock pioneer, but a great place to begin. Two discs (45 songs) in a great big box with a nice accompanying booklet contain the groundbreaking introduction "Bo Diddley" (never again would he be referred to as Ellas McDaniel), its swaggering flipside "Im a Man," the killer follow-ups "Diddley Daddy," "Im Looking for a Woman," "Who Do You Love?," and "Hey Bo Diddley;" signifying street-corner humor ("Say Man"), piledriving rockers ("Road Runner," "Shes Alright," "You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover"), and numerous stunning examples of his daringly innovative guitar style. | ||
 | Album: 22 of 32 Title: The Best of Bo Diddley Released: 1990 Tracks: 18 Duration: 48:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:18) 2 500% More Man (02:57) 3 Bring It to Jerome (02:27) 4 Say Man (03:08) 5 Somebody’s Cryin’ (02:52) 6 Cops and Robbers (03:24) 7 Before You Accuse Me (03:04) 8 Bo Diddley Is Loose (02:57) 9 I’m a Man (02:42) 10 Dearest Darling (02:32) 11 Hong Kong (02:57) 12 Can I Go Home? (02:33) 13 Hey Bo Diddley (02:08) 14 Whoa Mule (02:28) 15 Bo’s Blues (02:32) 16 Pretty Thing (02:42) 17 Who Do You Love? (02:26) 18 Road Runner (02:42) |
 | Album: 23 of 32 Title: Rare & Well Done Released: 1991 Tracks: 16 Duration: 48:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Shes Alright (undubbed) (04:23) 2 Heart-O-Matic Love (02:48) 3 Im a Man (alternate) (03:07) 4 Little Girl (alternate) (02:37) 5 Shes Fine Shes Mine (02:43) 6 Bo Meets the Monster (03:07) 7 I’m Bad (03:16) 8 Blues Blues (02:56) 9 Rock n Roll (02:43) 10 No More Lovin (alternate) (03:03) 11 Cookie-Headed Diddley (02:38) 12 Moon Baby (02:24) 13 I Want My Baby (02:25) 14 Please Mr. Engineer (05:02) 15 Were Gonna Get Married (02:31) 16 Im High Again (02:37) |
| Rare & Well Done : Allmusic album Review : 16 extreme rarities from the deepest recesses of the Chess vaults that date from 1955-1968. The grinding "Shes Fine, Shes Mine," and the snarling "Im Bad," are comparatively well-known, at least to collectors; far more obscure are the previously unissued "Heart-O-Matic Love," "Cookie-Headed Diddley," and "Moon Baby." | ||
 | Album: 24 of 32 Title: Bo Diddley Released: 1991 Tracks: 12 Duration: 29:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Road Runner (02:48) 2 Story of Bo Diddley (02:50) 3 Scuttle Bug (02:26) 4 Signifying the Blues (02:38) 5 Let Me In (01:56) 6 Limber (02:32) 7 Love Me (02:25) 8 Craw-Dad (02:31) 9 Walking Talkin (02:42) 10 Travellin West (01:47) 11 Deed & Deed I Do (02:20) 12 Live Me Life (02:38) |
 | Album: 25 of 32 Title: Super Blues Released: 1992 Tracks: 11 Duration: 47:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Long Distance Call (05:07) 2 Who Do You Love (04:15) 3 I’m a Man (05:42) 4 Bo Diddley (04:31) 5 You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover (03:30) 6 I Just Want to Make Love to You (06:09) 7 My Babe (03:56) 8 You Don’t Love Me (04:11) 9 Studio Chatter (01:27) 10 Sad Hours (05:08) 11 Juke (03:31) |
| Super Blues : Allmusic album Review : This is the first of two super session albums that Chess produced in the late 60s. Time has been a bit kinder to this one, featuring Muddy, Bo Diddley and Little Walter, than the one cut a year later with Howlin Wolf standing in for Walter. Its loose and extremely sloppy, the time gets pushed around here and there and Little Walters obviously in bad shape, his voice rusted to a croak and trying to blow with a collapsed lung. But there are moments where Bos heavily tremoloed guitar sounds just fine and the band kicks it in a few spots and Muddy seems to be genuinely enjoying himself. Granted, these moments are few and way too far between, but at least nobodys playing a wah-wah pedal on here. | ||
 | Album: 26 of 32 Title: The Collection Released: 1992 Tracks: 16 Duration: 45:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddle (02:49) 2 Before You Accuse Me (03:07) 3 Hey Good Looking (02:52) 4 Mona (I Need You, Baby) (02:20) 5 Im a Man (02:58) 6 Gun Slinger (02:31) 7 Road Runner (02:49) 8 Puttentang (02:49) 9 Hey! Bo Diddley (02:13) 10 Shes Alright (04:03) 11 You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover (03:13) 12 Im Looking for a Woman (02:33) 13 Cadillac (02:46) 14 Who Do You Love? (02:30) 15 Bos a Lumber Jack (02:42) 16 Say Man (03:11) |
 | Album: 27 of 32 Title: The Blues Collection: Bo Diddley, Jungle Music Released: 1992 Tracks: 18 Duration: 48:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Story of Bo Diddley (02:48) 2 Down Home Special (03:08) 3 Little Girl (02:33) 4 Bo Diddley (02:27) 5 You Dont Love Me (02:45) 6 Diddy Wah Diddy (02:28) 7 Pretty Thing (02:44) 8 Bring It to Jerome (02:29) 9 Dancing Girl (02:21) 10 Who Do You Love (02:28) 11 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 12 I Am Looking for a Woman (02:30) 13 Cops & Robbers (03:27) 14 Nursery Rhyme (02:48) 15 Hey Bo Diddley (02:13) 16 You Cant Judge a Book by the Cover (03:07) 17 Before You Accuse Me (03:06) 18 Say Man (03:08) |
 | Album: 28 of 32 Title: Road Runner Released: 1992 Tracks: 14 Duration: 37:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:29) 2 Im a Man (02:46) 3 Pretty Thing (02:47) 4 Who Do You Love (02:30) 5 Mona (I Need You Baby) (02:20) 6 Say Man (03:12) 7 Hush Your Mouth (02:51) 8 Road Runner (02:46) 9 You Cant Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover (03:08) 10 Cops and Robbers (03:28) 11 Hey Bo Diddley (02:11) 12 Crackin Up (02:05) 13 Diddley Daddy (02:28) 14 Bring It to Jerome (02:30) |
 | Album: 29 of 32 Title: The Chess Years 1955 - 1974 Released: 1993 Tracks: 282 Duration: 14:46:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 I’m a Man (03:00) 2 Little Girl (02:34) 3 Bo Diddley (02:45) 4 You Dont Love Me (You Dont Care) (02:55) 5 Diddley Daddy (02:28) 6 Shes Fine Shes Mine (02:43) 7 Pretty Thing (02:50) 8 Heart-O-Matic Love (02:48) 9 Bring It to Jerome (02:29) 10 Spanish Guitar (04:05) 11 Dancing Girl (02:23) 12 Diddy Wah Diddy (02:31) 13 I’m Looking for a Woman (02:34) 14 I’m Bad (03:16) 15 Who Do You Love? (02:30) 16 Cops and Robbers (03:27) 17 Down Home Special (03:13) 18 Hey Bo Diddley (02:13) 19 Mona (02:22) 20 Say Boss Man (02:33) 21 Before You Accuse Me (03:06) 22 Say Man (03:13) 23 Hush Your Mouth (02:52) 24 Bos Guitar (02:33) 25 The Clock Strikes Twelve (03:00) 26 Dearest Darling (02:50) 27 Willie and Lillie (02:17) 1 Bo Meets the Monster (03:07) 2 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 3 Dont Let It Go (02:45) 4 Im Sorry (02:26) 5 Oh Yeah (03:07) 6 Blues Blues (02:56) 7 Great Grandfather (02:28) 8 Mama Mia (03:01) 9 Bucket (02:49) 10 What Do You Know About Love (03:23) 11 Lazy Woman (02:54) 12 Come On Baby (01:54) 13 Nuresy Rhyme (Puttentang) (02:47) 14 Mumblin’ Guitar (02:50) 15 I Love You So (02:23) 16 The Story of Bo Diddley (02:53) 17 Shes Alright (02:39) 18 Limber (02:28) 19 Say Man Back Again (02:58) 20 Run Diddley Daddy (02:42) 21 Unknown Title Issued as Diddley Daddy (01:55) 22 Road Runner (02:47) 23 Spend My Life With You (02:37) 24 Love You Baby (02:24) 25 Diddling (02:12) 26 Cadillac (02:46) 27 Limbo (02:38) 28 Look at My Baby (02:30) 29 You Know I Love You (02:55) 1 Let Me In (01:55) 2 Signifying Blues (02:38) 3 Live My Life (02:40) 4 Scuttle Bug (02:27) 5 Love Me (02:23) 6 Deed and Deed I Do (02:22) 7 Walkin’ and Talkin’ (02:43) 8 Travelin West (01:47) 9 Craw-Dad (02:30) 10 Ride on Josephine (03:03) 11 No More Lovin (02:25) 12 Do What I Say (02:49) 13 Doing the Crawdad (03:04) 14 Whoa Mule (Shine) (02:31) 15 Cheyenne (02:01) 16 Sixteen Tons (02:29) 17 Working Man (02:33) 18 Gunslinger (01:54) 19 Somewhere (02:30) 20 Sick and Tired (02:54) 21 Huckleberry Bush (02:32) 22 All Together (02:26) 23 Mess Around (02:29) 24 Shank (01:58) 25 The Twister (02:09) 26 Bo Diddley Is a Lover (02:32) 27 Love Is a Secret (03:03) 28 Bo Diddley Is Loose (03:00) 1 Congo (02:36) 2 Aztec (02:28) 3 Call Me (02:35) 4 Bos Vacation (02:48) 5 Hong Kong, Mississippi (02:59) 6 Quick Draw (01:53) 7 Youre Looking Good (02:23) 8 Back Home (02:29) 9 Not Guilty (02:10) 10 Moon Baby (02:24) 11 Unititled Instrumental (02:21) 12 My Babe (01:46) 13 Detour (01:55) 14 Stay Sharp (03:44) 15 Piils (Loves Labours Lost) (02:51) 16 Bo’s Bounce (01:38) 17 I Want My Baby (02:25) 18 Two Flies (02:39) 19 Background to a Music (03:43) 20 Please Mr. Engineer (05:02) 21 Doin the Jaguar (02:16) 22 Im Know Im Alright (02:22) 23 For the Love of Mike (02:01) 24 Mr. Khruschev (02:56) 25 You All Green (03:05) 26 Bos Twist (02:31) 27 I Can Tell (04:27) 1 You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover (03:15) 2 Sad Sack (02:37) 3 Rock n Roll (02:43) 4 Mama Dont Allow No Twistin (02:11) 5 Give Me a Break (02:05) 6 Babes in the Woods (02:12) 7 Who May Your Lover Be (02:55) 8 Here ’Tis (02:26) 9 Diddling (02:13) 10 Bo’s a Lumber Jack (02:41) 11 Extra Read All About Ben (02:14) 12 Help Out (02:43) 13 Little Girl (02:25) 14 Gimme Gimme (01:59) 15 Same Old Thing (02:43) 16 Diana (02:36) 17 Met You on a Saturday (02:35) 18 Put the Shoes on Willie (02:33) 19 Pretty Girl (03:05) 20 Old Man River (02:25) 21 Surfers Love Call (02:54) 22 Cookie-Headed Diddley (02:38) 23 The Greatest Lover in the World (02:43) 24 Surf Sink or Swim (03:25) 25 Low Tide (02:06) 26 Africa Speaks (02:33) 27 Memphis (02:29) 28 Gunslinger (02:47) 1 Hey Bo Diddley (live) (03:08) 2 Old Smokey (live) (03:23) 3 Bo Diddleys Dog (04:02) 4 Im Alright (live) (04:18) 5 Mr. Custer (live) (03:18) 6 Bos Waltz (live) (03:25) 7 Whats Buggin You (Crackin Up) (live) (03:28) 8 Road Runner (live) (03:52) 9 Monkey Diddle (live) (02:30) 10 Hey Good Looking (02:52) 11 Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (02:57) 12 Jo-Ann (02:26) 13 When the Saints Go Marching In (02:54) 14 Mush Mouth Millie (02:14) 15 London Stomp (02:27) 16 Rooster Stew (02:23) 17 Mummy Walk (02:18) 18 La La La (02:46) 19 Yeah Yeah Yeah (02:30) 20 Rain Man (03:23) 21 I Wonder Why (People Dont Like Me) (02:39) 22 Brother Bear (02:26) 23 Bo Diddleys Hootnanny (02:26) 24 Lets Walk a While (02:44) 25 You Aint Bad (02:51) 26 Somebody Beat Me (02:56) 27 Greasy Spoon (02:35) 1 Let Me Pass (02:34) 2 Tonight Is Ours (02:57) 3 Soul Food (02:41) 4 Let the Kids Dance (02:22) 5 Hey Red Riding Hood (03:02) 6 Hes So Mad (02:53) 7 Stop My Monkey (02:45) 8 Root Hoot (03:16) 9 Stinkey (02:35) 10 Corn Bread (02:54) 11 Fireball (02:50) 12 500% More Man (02:55) 13 Were Gonna Get Married (02:31) 14 Easy (02:53) 15 Do the Frong (03:02) 16 Yakky Doodle (02:49) 17 Ooh Baby (02:51) 18 Back to School (02:29) 19 My Babe (with Super Blues) (03:55) 20 Im a Man (with Super Blues) (05:41) 21 Who Do You Love (with Super Blues) (04:14) 22 Juke (with Super Blues) (03:32) 23 Bo Diidley (with Super Blues) (04:30) 1 Long Distance Call (with Super Blues) (05:07) 2 I Just Want to Make Love to You (with Super Blues) (06:09) 3 You Dont Love Me (You Dont Care) (with Super Blues) (04:12) 4 You Cant Judge a Book by the Cover (with Super Blues) (03:29) 5 Sad Hours (with Super Blues) (05:09) 6 Wrecking My Love Life (with Super Blues) (02:56) 7 Boo-Ga-Loo Before You Go (with Super Super Blues) (02:58) 8 Little Red Rooster (with Super Super Blues) (07:28) 9 Diddley Daddy (with Super Super Blues) (05:13) 10 Ooh Baby / Wrecking My Love Life (06:34) 11 Spoonful (with Super Super Blues) (04:14) 12 Goin Down Slow (with Super Super Blues) (04:51) 13 Sweet Little Angel (with Super Super Blues) (06:40) 14 Long Distance Call (with Super Super Blues) (09:16) 1 Im High Again (02:37) 2 Another Sugar Daddy (02:48) 3 Bo Diddley 1969 (02:34) 4 Soul Train (02:49) 5 Elephant Man (04:30) 6 Ive Got a Feeling (02:41) 7 If the Bibles Right (03:05) 8 Power House (02:47) 9 Funky Fly (03:09) 10 Shut Up Woman (03:46) 11 Black Woman (02:48) 12 You Bo Diddley (03:17) 13 I Dont Like You (03:09) 14 Hot Buttered Blues (03:55) 15 Bo’s Beat (14:08) 16 Chucks Beat (with Chuck Berry) (10:39) 1 I Love You More Than Youll Ever Know (07:31) 2 Shape Im In (03:23) 3 Pollution (04:42) 4 Bad Moon Rising (02:43) 5 Down on the Corner (03:16) 6 I Said Shut Up Woman (03:27) 7 Bad Side of the Moon (02:53) 8 Lodi (03:10) 9 Go For Broke (03:08) 10 Look at Grandma (03:30) 11 Woman (03:07) 12 Hey Jerome (03:06) 13 Take It All Off (03:17) 14 I’ve Had It Hard (03:23) 15 Bad Trip (05:53) 16 Good Thing (02:36) 17 Infatuation (03:37) 18 Bo Diddley-Itis (05:41) 19 Diddley Daddy (1969 version) (02:27) 20 I Hear You Knockin (03:54) 21 You Cant Judge a Book by the Cover (1969 version) (03:03) 1 Make a Hit Record (04:59) 2 Do the Robot (05:42) 3 Get Out of My Life (05:06) 4 Dont Want No Lyin Woman (04:00) 5 Bo Diddley (02:54) 6 Bo-Jam (03:33) 7 Husband In-Law (03:33) 8 Sneakers on a Rooster (02:43) 9 Going Down (02:51) 10 Ive Been Working (03:49) 11 Hit or Miss (03:45) 12 Hes Got All the Whiskey (04:40) 13 Bite You (04:21) 14 Evelee (06:22) 15 Stop the Pusher (05:09) 16 Youve Got a Lot of Nerve (03:21) 1 Im a Man (Alt) (03:08) 2 Little Girl (Alt) (02:37) 3 Im Sweet on You Baby (02:35) 4 You Got to Love Me Baby (02:26) 5 Roller Coaster (02:54) 6 I Got to Go (02:42) 7 Billys Blues, Part 1 (02:24) 8 Billys Blues, Part 2 (02:19) 9 Bring It to Jerome (Alt) (02:42) 10 Hush Your Mouth (Alt) (03:08) 11 Dearest Darling (Alt) (03:18) 12 Bucket (03:26) 13 Shes Alright (Unedited) (04:23) 14 Shes Alright (Alt) (04:05) 15 Say Man Back Again (Alt) (03:04) 16 Signifying Blues (extended version) (04:28) 17 Pretty Baby (Alt) (01:38) 18 Can You Shimmy? (02:44) 19 Im Hungry (02:58) 20 Oh Yes (03:21) 21 Watusi Bounce (02:58) 22 Soup Maker (02:41) 23 No More Lovin (03:04) 24 Bos a Lumberjack (03:31) 25 Im High Again (02:38) 26 Hey Go Go (04:23) |
 | Album: 30 of 32 Title: Bos Blues Released: 1993 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:02:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Down Home Special (03:13) 2 You Don’t Love Me (02:53) 3 Blues Blues (02:56) 4 500% More Man (02:55) 5 Live My Life (02:40) 6 Shes Fine, Shes Mine (02:43) 7 Heart-O-Matic Love (02:48) 8 Bring It to Jerome (02:29) 9 Pretty Thing (02:50) 10 You Cant Judge a Book by Its Cover (03:15) 11 The Clock Strikes Twelve (03:00) 12 Cops and Robbers (03:28) 13 Run Diddley Daddy (02:43) 14 Before You Accuse Me (03:06) 15 Diddy Wah Diddy (02:31) 16 Bos Blues (02:37) 17 Little Girl (02:34) 18 I’m a Man (03:00) 19 Im Bad (03:17) 20 Who Do You Love? (02:30) 21 I’m Looking for a Woman (02:34) 22 Two Files (02:41) |
| Bo's Blues : Allmusic album Review : Bos Blues features 22 of Bo Diddleys best blues-oriented sides from the Chess catalog, including some rare stuff -- the rip-roaring 1959 outing "Run Diddley Daddy," a jive-loaded "Cops and Robbers" from 1956 that features maraca shaker Jerome Green more than Diddley, and a surging "Down Home Special." If you think that everything Bo Diddley ever made has that same shave-and-a-haircut beat, this collection will set you straight! | ||
 | Album: 31 of 32 Title: Diddley Daddy Released: 1993 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:04:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley (02:30) 2 I’m a Man (02:47) 3 You Dont Love Me (You Dont Care) (02:48) 4 Diddley Daddy (02:28) 5 Shes Fine, Shes Mine (02:44) 6 Pretty Thing (02:45) 7 Bring It to Jerome (02:31) 8 Diddy Wah Diddy (02:28) 9 Im Looking for a Woman (02:32) 10 Who Do You Love? (02:30) 11 Cops and Robbers (03:28) 12 Hey Bo Diddley (02:13) 13 Mona (I Need You Baby) (02:19) 14 Before You Accuse Me (03:06) 15 Say Man (03:12) 16 Hush Your Mouth (02:50) 17 Bos Guitar (02:34) 18 Willie and Lillie (02:17) 19 Crackin’ Up (02:06) 20 Im Sorry (02:26) 21 Nursery Rhyme (02:49) 22 The Story of Bo Diddley (02:49) 23 Road Runner (02:47) 24 You Cant Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover (03:08) |
 | Album: 32 of 32 Title: A Man Amongst Men Released: 1996 Tracks: 10 Duration: 54:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Bo Diddley Is Crazy (04:52) 2 Can I Walk You Home (05:20) 3 Hey Baby (04:49) 4 I Cant Stand It (05:18) 5 Hes Got a Key (03:59) 6 A Man Amongst Men (04:00) 7 Coatimundi (05:19) 8 That Mule (06:25) 9 Kids Dont Do It (07:02) 10 Oops! Bo Diddley (07:21) |
| A Man Amongst Men : Allmusic album Review : Bo Diddleys major-label 90s comeback effort A Man Amongst Men is overflowing with guest stars, but it rarely gels into something distinctive. The presence of such heavyweights as Keith Richards, Ron Wood, and Jimmie Vaughan actually weighs down the set, preventing Diddley from digging deep into the grooves. The band never quite rocks hard enough and no one tears off an inspired solo -- A Man Amongst Men is pleasant, but it never approaches compelling listening. | ||