Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)
"Bo Diddley" is a rhythm and blues and rock and roll song first recorded and sung by Bo Diddley at the Universal Recording Studio in Chicago and released on the Chess Records subsidiary Checker Records in 1955. It became an immediate hit single that stayed on the R&B charts for a total of 18 weeks, 2 of those weeks at #1, and seven more weeks than its flipside (the B-side, "I'm a Man"). It was the first recording to introduce African rhythms into rock and roll directly by using the patted juba beat. It was Bo Diddley's first recording and his first hit single. The song is featured on many of Bo Diddley's compilation albums including His Best.
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Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)
"Bo Diddley" is a rhythm and blues and rock and roll song first recorded and sung by Bo Diddley at the Universal Recording Studio in Chicago and released on the Chess Records subsidiary Checker Records in 1955. It became an immediate hit single that stayed on the R&B charts for a total of 18 weeks, 2 of those weeks at #1, and seven more weeks than its flipside (the B-side, "I'm a Man"). It was the first recording to introduce African rhythms into rock and roll directly by using the patted juba beat. It was Bo Diddley's first recording and his first hit single. The song is featured on many of Bo Diddley's compilation albums including His Best.
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"Bo Diddley" is a rhythm and b ...... nt" American sound recordings.
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Bo Diddley est une chanson de ...... té possible : Hush Your Mouth.
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«Bo Diddley» — песня Бо Диддли ...... версии Зала славы рок-н-ролла.
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"I'm a Man"
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1955-03-02
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Single reissue with picture sleeve, Checker Records
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"Bo Diddley" is a rhythm and b ...... ion albums including His Best.
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Bo Diddley est une chanson de ...... son nom de scène depuis 1943.
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«Bo Diddley» — песня Бо Диддли ...... версии Зала славы рок-н-ролла.
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Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)
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Bo Diddley (chanson)
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Bo Diddley (песня)
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