''Bo Diddley's a Twister'' is the seventh studio album by American musician
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, inc ...
released on the
Checker label in 1962 .
[Both Sides Now: Checker Album Discography (1957-1971)]
accessed August 27, 2019
accessed August 26, 2019
Reception
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reviewer Bruce Eder stated "A lot of the material on this record was rushed out in half-finished form, in order to get an album out that cashed in on the "twist" craze of early 1962. ... In all, it isn't half-bad for an album that nobody intended as such, though most of the best has been included on various hits compilations".
Track listing
All tracks credited to Ellas McDaniel
# "Detour" – 2:00
# "She's Alright" – 4:07
# "Doin' the Jaguar" – 2:10
# " Who Do You Love?" – 2:30
# "Shank" – 1:58
# " Road Runner" – 2:49
# "My Babe" – 1:49
# "The Twister" – 2:09
# "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 ...
" – 2:13
# "Hush Your Mouth" – 2:52
# "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, inc ...
" – 2:31
# "I'm Looking for a Woman" – 2:34
# "Here 'Tis" – 2:28
# "I Know" – 2:48
Personnel
*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, inc ...
– vocals, guitar
* Peggy Jones, Norma-Jean Wofford
Norma-Jean Wofford (c. 1942 – April 30, 2005)
- accessed February 2011 was an American The Vibrations
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, Carrie Mingo, Grace Ruffin, Margie Clark, Sandra Bears – background vocals
References
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1962 albums
Bo Diddley albums
Checker Records albums
Albums produced by Phil Chess