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Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
Genre: Rock
Year: 2008
Year: 2008
"Bo Diddley" is a rhythm and blues 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, "Im 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 Diddleys first recording and his first hit single. The song is featured on many of Bo Diddleys compilation albums including His Best'. Read full article at wikipedia.org
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Recommend this song to friends!People who like this song also like Let It Be, Johnny B. Goode, A Change Is Gonna Come, People Get Ready, God Only Knows.
More songs by Bo Diddley: I'm a Man, Who Do You Love.
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