The album was bo s first studio album and his first lp for checker records. Best of bo diddley 2000 bo diddley is a gunslinger 1960 gold 2008 two. Crackin up lyrics verse 1 you always holling about wherever i been. The texan guitar great talks bb, bo and his big bad blues record. Listen to your favorite songs from the chess box by bo diddley now. The marshall factory was located at 2830 silverdale road in. The songs were knowing, wisecracking and full of slang, mother wit and. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
One night jimmy morrison thought about killing himself, but then bo diddley came on the radio, singing crackin up a jokey song about being nuts. Lyrics to crackin up by the rolling stones from the bo diddley s beach party album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. It contains the most iconic songs of diddleys career. Listen free to bo diddley all blues, bo diddley radio on. In 2003 rolling stone magazine ranked it number 214 on its the 500 greatest albums of all time, 5 and 216 in a 2012 revised list.
Ill mention two other tracks on bo diddley is a gunslinger and then wrap up so i dont get. 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. Bo diddley road runner driving into hot springs, nc by dennis defrancesco. Go bo diddley in 1959 has crackin up, bo diddley is a gunslinger has cadillac.
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. 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. Pioneer of a beat is still riffing for his due the new york times. Maybellene is a country song sped up, says george thorogood, who has covered.
Bo diddley, mona, crackin up, say man his pop peak. Suddenly, rocknroll became serious music and bo was pushed into the shadows. The guy invented the greatest drumbeat in the history of music. We have 12 albums and 91 song lyrics in our database. He was also known as the originator because of his key role in the.
You could hear bo diddley a thousand million times and never get tired of moving your head up and down to jeromes maracas. Between hypnotic and rhythmic guitar lines and swaggering vocals, these songs serve up a young bo diddley at his raw and primal best. Im a road runner honey, and you cant keep up with me, im a road runner honey, and you cant keep up. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Add in bo s shimmering, sonic guitar sound and there is just no escape. Bo diddley lead vocals, guitar, peggy jones guitar, lafayette. Songs played by the two guitarists include songs by ron wood, bo diddley, the faces and the rolling stones.
After that, bo was circumspect about loading lps with hits. Listen to your favorite songs from his best by bo diddley now. The new album features a couple of bo diddley tunes. You got to change, you got to roll with the punches and come up with. Top twenty and into the early sixties with road runner and you cant judge a book by the cover, bo s. Bo diddley and dearest darling, and thats just side one. A b e e a b yeah, yeah, you cracking up verse 2 e a b e e a b i do your laundry and your cooking, too e a b e e a b what for a woman, can a man like me.
Im all cracked up on the highway and in the waters edge. There are a number of hits and cult favorites here hey. Bo diddley live in concert stockholm whats bugging you cracking up. Joe levy, the music editor of rolling stone, says he is undervalued in another way. Bo diddley bo diddleys 16 alltime greatest hits discogs. In songs like bo diddley, who do you love, mona, crackin 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. Big box of berry n bo chuck berry, bo diddley songs. Album the ritz, new york, november 25th, 1987 feat. The chess box by bo diddley on amazon music unlimited. Bo diddley crackin up gainesville 61706 by catfaninthebathtub. One scholar found this rhythm in rhythm and blues recordings made in the years 194455, including two by johnny otis from 1948.
If youre looking for an inexpensive collection of some of bo diddley s best music, this is the one to get. Its complicated because albums were reassembled in. Bo diddley only had one top 40 hit on the billboard hot 100 and only one album charting on the billboard 200, but bo has achieved worldwide fame and respect as a member of the founding of rock and. 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. 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. 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. Written by ellas mcdaniel from the rolling stones love you live album released september 23, 1977. Provided to youtube by universal music group crackin up bo diddley go bo diddley. The stones worked up this old 50s bo diddley rocker into a reggae jam during their notso. Bo diddley the definitive collection 2007, cd discogs. 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.
Vinyl 7 bo diddley crackin up the great grandfather 1959, vinyl discogs. 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. 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. 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. Mca special products bo knows bo is an odd hodgepodge of highlights from bo diddley s classic chess and checker recordings.
They give ample proof that even at the onset of his career diddley didnt. Profile of and interview with bo diddley, electric guitarist and musical. Bo diddleys beach party was released on the pie international label in december. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. She walks like bo diddley and she dont need no crutch. When i point this out, he cracks, im smarter than the average bear. Some of the songs are ragged, but they are still enjoyable. View bo diddley song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. He is cited as a key figure in the transition of blues into rock and roll, by introducing more insistent, driving rhythms and a harderedged guitar sound. Go bo diddley is the second album by rock and roll pioneer bo diddley, released in july 1959. The rolling stones crackin up lyrics genius lyrics.
The songs tend to be long and jammy, with some of them being stretched to 7 or 8 minutes. Song information for crackin up bo diddley on allmusic. The bo diddley beat is essentially the clave rhythm, one of the most common bell patterns found in subsaharan african music traditions. The indestructible beat of bo diddley rolling stone. Lets face it, bo diddley doesnt really have any bad songs. 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. 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 during 20th annual rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony rehearsals in new.
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