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Hey! Bo Diddley
"Hey! Bo Diddley" is Bo Diddley's eighth single released by Checker Records (not to be confused with the song "Bo Diddley") and was released as a single in April 1957 by Checker Records. The single's B side was " Mona" (later known as "I Need You Baby"). Recording "Hey! Bo Diddley" was recorded in Chicago, Illinois, on February 8, 1957 – the same day as "Mona". The song was produced by Diddley with Leonard and Phil Chess, and backing Diddley (vocals, guitar) were Jerome Green (maracas), and either Frank Kirkland or Clifton James (drums). The backing vocals on the song were Peggy Jones and the Flamingos. Rhythm Like many of Bo Diddley's songs (e.g. "Bo Diddley", "Gunslinger", and "Pretty Thing") "Hey! Bo Diddley" features a Bo Diddley beat. Live versions The song was recorded either July 5 or 6 at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and released on the 1964 live album, ''Bo Diddley's Beach Party'' with the Dutchess. The song was performed live with Ronnie Wood on '' Live at the Ritz' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Diddley
Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, George Thorogood, and The Clash. His use of African rhythms and a signature beat, a simple five- accent hambone rhythm, is a cornerstone of hip hop, rock, and pop music. In recognition of his achievements, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2017. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Diddley is also recognized for his technical innovations, including his use of tremolo and reverb effects to enhance the sound of his distinctive rectangular-shaped guitars. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand. A plectrum or individual finger picks may also be used to strike the strings. The sound of the guitar is projected either acoustically, by means of a resonant chamber on the instrument, or amplified by an electronic pickup and an amplifier. The guitar is classified as a chordophone – meaning the sound is produced by a vibrating string stretched between two fixed points. Historically, a guitar was constructed from wood with its strings made of catgut. Steel guitar strings were introduced near the end of the nineteenth century in the United States; nylon strings came in the 1940s. The guitar's ancestors include the gittern, the vihuela, the four- course Renaissance guitar, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Ritz
''Live at the Ritz'' is a 1988 live album by Ronnie Wood & Bo Diddley (The Gunslingers). It was a chart hit in Japan, peaking at #40 and selling over 11,000 copies. It was recorded live at the Ritz, New York, in November 1987. Track listing # " Road Runner" (Ellas McDaniel) - 3:25 # " I’m a Man" (Ellas McDaniel) - 7:10 # "Crackin’ Up" (Ellas McDaniel) - 8:37 # "Hey! Bo Diddley" (Ellas McDaniel) - 2:47 # "Plynth (Water Down the Drain)" (Ron Wood, Rod Stewart) - 5:01 # "Ooh La La" (Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane) - 3:54 # "Outlaws" (Ron Wood, Jim Ford) - 4:12 # "Honky Tonk Women" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 4:02 # "Money to Ronnie" (Ellas McDaniel) - 4:33 # " Who Do You Love?" (Ellas McDaniel) - 7:48 Personnel *Ronnie Wood - vocals, guitar *Bo Diddley - vocals, guitar, drums *Jim Satten - guitar * Hal Goldstein - harmonica, drums, keyboards, vocals *Eddie Kendricks - harmonica, keyboards, vocals *Debby Hastings - bass, vocals *Mike Fink - drums *David Ruffin - vocals *Sarah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Wood
Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a number of British rhythm and blues bands in short succession, including the Birds and the Creation. He joined the Jeff Beck Group in 1967 as a guitarist and bassist. Their two albums, ''Truth'' and '' Beck-Ola'', are both highly praised. The group split in 1969 and Wood departed along with lead vocalist Rod Stewart to join former Small Faces members Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones in a new group named Faces with Wood now primarily on lead guitar. The group found great success in the UK and mainland Europe, though achieved only cult status in the US. Wood sang and co-wrote the popular title track from their final LP, '' Ooh La La'', released in 1973. He also worked extensively on Stewart's first few solo albums. As the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma-Jean Wofford
Norma-Jean Wofford (c. 1942 – April 30, 2005) - accessed February 2011 was an American who played with and his band from 1962 to 1966. Born in , , Wofford was Bo Diddley's second female guitarist, replacing Peggy Jones (a.k.a. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Diddley's Beach Party
''Bo Diddley's Beach Party'' is the eleventh album by rock musician Bo Diddley. Recorded live in concert in July 1963 at the Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, it is one of rock music's earliest live remote recordings. The album was a success in the UK Album Charts reaching #13 on July 3 and stayed on the charts for 6 weeks. Track listing ''All songs credited to Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), except as noted'' ;Side One # "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) – 2:09 # "Gunslinger" – 2:29 # "Hey! Bo Diddley" – 2:43 # "Old Smokey" – 3:05 # "Bo Diddley's Dog" – 3:38 ;Side Two # "I'm All Right" – 3:45 # "Mr. Custer" – 2:56 # "Bo's Waltz" – 3:09 # "What's Buggin' You (Crackin' Up)" – 2:38 # " Road Runner" – 3:42 Personnel ;Performers * Bo Diddley – lead vocals, lead guitar * Jerome Green – drums, maracas, backing vocals * Norma-Jean Wofford (The Duchess) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals ;Production * Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein – producers * John Brook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its year-round population was 35,682 as of the 2020 census. Myrtle Beach is one of the major centers of tourism in South Carolina and the United States. The city's warm subtropical climate, miles of beaches, 86 golf courses, and 1,800 restaurants attract over 20 million visitors each year, making Myrtle Beach one of the most visited destinations in the country. Located along the historic King's Highway (modern U.S. Route 17), the region was once home to the Waccamaw people. During the colonial period, the Whither family settled in the area, and a prominent local waterway, Wither's Swash, is named in their honor. Originally called alternately "New Town" or "Withers", the area was targeted for development as a resort community by Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Diddley Beat
The Bo Diddley beat is a syncopated musical rhythm that is widely used in rock and roll and pop music. The beat is named after rhythm and blues musician Bo Diddley, who introduced and popularized the beat with his self-titled debut single, "Bo Diddley", in 1955. Music educator and author Michael Campbell describes the Bo Diddley beat as: History and composition The Bo Diddley beat is a variation of the 3-2 clave, one of the most common bell patterns found in Afro-Cuban music that has been traced to sub-Saharan African music traditions. It is also akin to the rhythmic pattern known as " shave and a haircut, two bits", that has been linked to Yoruba drumming from West Africa. A folk tradition called " hambone", a style used by street performers who play out the beat by slapping and patting their arms, legs, chest, and cheeks while chanting rhymes has also been suggested. According to musician and author Ned Sublette, "In the context of the time, and especially those maracas e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Thing
"Pretty Thing" is a 1955 song written by Bo Diddley and Willie Dixon and performed by Bo Diddley. The song was Diddley's third single release through Checker Records after "Diddley Daddy". In 1963, the song was released in the United Kingdom where it became Diddley's first of only two songs appearing on the UK Singles Chart, the other single being "Hey Good Lookin'". Writing and recording Original releases of the single credited Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel) as the song's writer, but many later releases credit Willie Dixon. Bo Diddley himself said: I remember Willie standin' over me, whisperin' the lyrics in my ear before I got to the next line! He was nice enough to give me part of the tune. It should be on the credits: 'McDaniel & Dixon'". "Pretty Thing" was recorded by Bo Diddley on July 14, 1955 – the same day as "Bring It to Jerome". Producing the session at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago, Illinois were the Chess brothers – Leonard and Phil – and Bo Did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flamingos
The Flamingos are an American doo-wop group formed in Chicago in 1953. The band became popular in mid-to-late 1950s and are known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". They have since been hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop and doo wop music history. In 2001, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You" was ranked number 158 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the " 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". History Early quintet Jacob "Jake" Carey (bass) and Ezekiel "Zeke" Carey (second tenor) formed the group in Chicago, Illinois, United States, after meeting cousins baritone Paul Wilson and first tenor Johnny Carter at a Hebrew Israelite congregation. Earl Lewis (not the Channels lead) soon joined, and after a series of name changes ("The Swallows", "El Flamingos", "The Five Flamingos"), wound up being known as the Flamingos. Sollie McElroy soon replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
