Bo Diddley in the Spotlight
1960 studio album by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley in the Spotlight | ||||
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Studio album by Bo Diddley | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | September 1959 – April 1960 | |||
Studio | Chicago, IL | |||
Length | 35:47 | |||
Label | Checker LP-2976 | |||
Producer | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess | |||
Bo Diddley chronology | ||||
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Bo Diddley in the Spotlight is the fourth album by musician Bo Diddley, recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Checker label.[1][2] The album contains the hit single "Road Runner".
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
AllMusic's Bruce Eder wrote that "there are surprises from these 1960-vintage recordings ... that make this record more than worthwhile."[3]
Track listing
All tracks by Ellas McDaniel
- "Road Runner" – 2:45
- "Story of Bo Diddley" – 2:42
- "Scuttle Bug" – 2:20
- "Signifying Blues" – 2:31
- "Let Me In" – 1:52
- "Limber" – 2:26
- "Love Me" – 2:20
- "Craw-Dad" – 2:25
- "Walkin' and Talkin'" – 2:38
- "Travellin' West" – 1:44
- "Deed and Deed I Do" – 2:15
- "Live My Life" – 2:35
Personnel
- Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
- Peggy Jones – guitar, background vocals
- Jody Williams – guitar
- Lafayette Leake, Otis Spann – piano
- Willie Dixon – bass
- Clifton James, Frank Kirkland – drums
- Jerome Green – maracas, backing vocals
- Gene Barge – tenor saxophone
- Billy Boy Arnold – harmonica
References
- ^ Both Sides Now: Checker Album Discography (1957-1971) accessed August 27, 2019
- ^ Bo Diddley Discography Archived 2019-07-31 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 26, 2019
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley in the Spotlight – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 894.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 338.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 196.
- v
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- "Bo Diddley"/"I'm a Man" (1955)
- "Diddley Daddy"/"She's Fine, She's Mine" (1955)
- "Pretty Thing" (1955)
- "Diddy Wah Diddy" (1956)
- "Who Do You Love?" (1956)
- "Hey! Bo Diddley" (1957)
- "Before You Accuse Me" (1958)
- "Say Man" (1959)
- "Road Runner" (1960)
- "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (1962)
- Go Bo Diddley (1959)
- Have Guitar, Will Travel (1960)
- Bo Diddley in the Spotlight (1960)
- Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1960)
- Bo Diddley Is a Lover (1961)
- Bo Diddley's a Twister (1962)
- Bo Diddley (1962)
- Bo Diddley & Company (1962)
- Surfin' with Bo Diddley (1963)
- Two Great Guitars (1964)
- Hey! Good Lookin' (1965)
- Super Blues (1967)
- The Super Super Blues Band (1968)
- Another Dimension (1971)
- Where It All Began (1972)
- The London Bo Diddley Sessions (1973)
- Big Bad Bo (1974)
- Breaking Through the B.S. (1989)
- This Should Not Be (1992)
- A Man Amongst Men (1996)
- Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1963)
- Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert (1986)
- Live at the Ritz (1988)
albums
- Bo Diddley (1958)
- His Best (1997)
- Billy Boy Arnold
- Lester Davenport
- Willie Dixon
- Harvey Fuqua
- Jerome Green
- Clifton James
- Johnnie Johnson
- Peggy Jones
- Jody Williams
- Norma-Jean Wofford
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