''The London Bo Diddley Sessions'' is the 17th studio album by 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, incl ...

recorded in 1973 and released on the

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label.Bo Diddley Discography
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Reception

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awarded the album 2½ stars with reviewer Bruce Eder stating "Bo's presence was somewhat overwhelmed by the massive number of session musicians involved (well-meaning though they may have been) and more so, because Bo was still looking for a new sound, ... The songs are pretty fair -- a mix of soul and funk -- with elements of his old sound, and this is probably the best compromise he achieved during this phase of his career, between the old and the new".

Track listing

All tracks by Ellas McDaniel except where noted # "Don't Want No Lyin' Woman" – 3:58 # "Bo Diddley" – 2:54 # "Going Down" (

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...

) – 2:54 # "Make a Hit Record" – 4:59 # "Bo-Jam" – 3:31 # "Husband-In-Law" (

Sam Dees Sam Dees (born December 17, 1945) is an American soul singer, songwriter and record producer. He has released several albums throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and the 1990s; as a composer, he has written hundreds of songs for many music artists. Ea ...

, Jimmy Lewis, Frederick Knight) – 3:32 # "Do the Robot" – 5:40 # "Sneakers on a Rooster" (Dees, Dee Camon) – 2:41 # "Get Out of My Life" – 5:09 *Recorded at Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL (tracks 3, 6 & 8) and London, England (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)

Personnel

– vocals, guitar *Arthur Hoyle, Frank Gordon, Murray Watson – trumpet (tracks 3, 6 & 8) *Steve Galloway – trombone (tracks 3, 6 & 8) *Clifford Davis – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8) *

Gene Barge James Gene Barge (born August 9, 1926) is an American tenor and alto saxophonist, composer in several bands, and actor. Biography Born in Norfolk, Virginia in August 1926, he was a founding member of the 1960s band The Church Street Five, which ...

– tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8) *

Willie Henderson William Henderson (born 24 January 1944) is a Scottish people, Scottish retired association football, footballer. He played most of his career for Rangers F.C., Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday F.C., She ...

– baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8) *Tennyson Stephens – piano (tracks 3, 6 & 8) *

Eddie Hardin Eddie Hardin (19 February 1949 – 22 July 2015) was an English rock pianist and singer-songwriter. Born Edward Harding, he was best known for his associations with the Spencer Davis Group, Axis Point, and Hardin & York. Hardin, along with the ...

– organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) *

Ray Fenwick Raymond John Fenwick (18 July 1946 – 30 April 2022) was an English guitarist and session musician, best known for his work in The Syndicats and in The Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s, and as the lead guitarist of Ian Gillan's post- Deep Pu ...

(tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9), Gerald Sims (tracks 3, 6 & 8),

Phil Upchurch Philip Upchurch (born July 19, 1941) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and bassist. Career Upchurch started his career working with the Kool Gents, the Dells, and the Spaniels, before going on to work with Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush, and ...

(tracks 3, 6 & 8) – guitar *Richard Evans (tracks 3, 6 & 8),

Roy Wood Roy Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a n ...

(tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) – bass *Keith Smart – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) *Robert Crowder, Brian Grice – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 6 & 8) *Nigel Grainge – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) *Charles Grimar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9), Derf Reklan Raheem (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – congas *Cookie Vee – tambourine, vocals *Richard Evans - arranger

References

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