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Bo Diddley

Jeder, der bei Chess Records Blues spielte, wandte sich an den mächtigen Willie Dixon, wenn frisches, hitverdächtiges Material gebraucht wurde. Obwohl er selbst ebenfalls ein produktiver Songschreiber war, machte es Bo Diddley nicht anders. Er nahm sich Big Willies You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover und ritt damit im Sommer 1962 auf #21 R&B. Es war Bos erster Vorstoß in die Hitparade nach mehr als zwei Jahren; sein letzter Charterfolg davor war 1960 Road Runner gewesen.

 

Bo arbeitete wieder im Chess-eigenen Studio (berühmte Adresse: 2120 South Michigan Avenue), nachdem er eine Weile die meisten seiner Aufnahmen bei sich zu Hause in Washington, D.C., eingespielt hatte. Die Aufnahmesession vom 27. Juni 1962 war besonders ergiebig; am selben Tag wurde die ebenso stürmische Single-Rückseite I Can Tell eingespielt. Wie gewöhnlich verwendete der Gitarrist mit der Hornbrille seine eigene zuverlässige Combo: Jerome Green schüttelte immer noch die Maracas, entweder Jesse James Johnson oder Chester Lindsey waren am E-Bass, Billy Downing oder Ezell Robertson saßen am Schlagzeug.

 

Statt seines afrikanisch anmutenden Markenzeichen-'Shave-and-a-haircut'-Rhythmus entschied sich Bo bei You Can't Judge A Book für einen geraden, wie eine Dampflok abgehenden Rock-'n'-Roll-Groove. Im letzten Break verspielt er sich, aber der akzentuierte 4/4-Beat seiner Gitarre ist so kraftvoll, dass es wahrscheinlich nur wenigen aufgefallen ist.

 

Seit wir Bo auf CD 2 von Teil 2 mit Who Do You Love zuletzt begegnet sind, hatte er für sich selbst ein 'Bigger-and-badder-than-life'-Image aufgebaut: Auf einer Platte präsentierte er sich selbstbewusst als 'Lover', auf einer anderen als 'Gunslinger'; später informierte er seine Zuhörer, er sei Holzfäller. Diddleys rechteckige E-Gitarre war genauso einzigartig wie die spacigen Effekte, die er aus ihr rausholte. Checker Records probierte alle möglichen Stilrichtungen bei seinen Alben aus: 1962 gab es eine Twist-LP von ihm, ein Jahr später kam 'Surfin' With Bo Diddley' (auf der er zum größten Teil gar nicht dabei war) sowie das Livealbum 'Bo Diddley's Beach Party'.

 

Fast alle Beatbands der 'British Invasion' verehrten Bo, doch sein immenser Einfluss spiegelte sich nur selten adäquat in Charterfolgen wider. Nach You Can't Judge A Book schaffte es nur noch seine soulige 67er-Single Ooh Baby knapp in die US-Hitparade. Bo blieb bis 1973 bei Chess, bevor er weiterzog. Sein unerschütterlicher Status als einer der wichtigsten elektrischen Gitarristen des Rock 'n' Roll ist in den Annalen der Musikgeschichte festgeschrieben, und Bo wurde natürlich auch in die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame aufgenommen; er starb am 2. Juni 2008 in seinem Haus in Archer, Florida, an Herzversagen.

 

"Er hatte seinen eigenen Stil", sagt Billy Boy Arnold, Bos erster Harpspieler. "Er hatte unablässig diesen Beat am Laufen."

Bill Dahl
Chicago, Illinois

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Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1963) 180g Mono
Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1963) 180g Mono Art-Nr.: SLP5444

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(2014/Sundazed) 10 tracks. Live, Down 'n' Really Dirty It's the beach party of your dreams. Not one of those with the squeaky-clean suburban kids doing the frug at Malibu like in the movies, oh no. This is Myrtle Beach, filled with...
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Bo Diddley Is A... Lover - 180 Gram Vinyl - Mono Edition
Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley Is A... Lover - 180 Gram Vinyl -... Art-Nr.: SLP5486

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(2015/Sundazed) 12 tracks. Delivering a devastating punch to rock’s early ‘60s doldrums, Bo Diddley Is a Lover bursts at the seams with Bo’s uncompromising, rockin’ beat. Yep. Industry and the government may have cleaned up fellow ’50s...
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Bo Diddley In The Spotlight (LP, 180g Vinyl, Ltd.)
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Bo Diddley (LP)
Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley (LP) Art-Nr.: SLP5443

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(Sundazed) 12 tracks, 1957 Essential' Essential. It's tempting to say that Bo Diddley recorded 11 full-length albums, each one better than the last; but that would be denying the pure, unsurpassed genius of his first, Bo Diddley. Music...
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Have Guitar Will Travel - 180 Gram Vinyl - Mono Edition
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(2015/Sundazed) 11 tracks. Good Lord. Bo Diddley came out with all guns blazing on his floor-rattling romp from 1960, Have Guitar Will Travel. The LP would become a blueprint for SO much great rock ’n’ roll that followed: the Stones...
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Bo Diddley - Rocks (CD)
Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley - Rocks (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17551

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1-CD (Digipak) with 36-page booklet, 28 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min. 28 original Bo Diddley Checker recordings from Chicago. One of the most important discs in Bear Family Records’® Rocks series. Including 3 Top 5 R&B hits:...
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Diddley Daddy (CD)
Bo Diddley: Diddley Daddy (CD) Art-Nr.: CDRED2

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(1988/Charly Records) 24 tracks
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Don't Let It Go - Dearest Darling (7inch, 45rpm, BC)
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Hush Your Mouth - Dearest Darling (7inch, 45rpm)
Bo Diddley: Hush Your Mouth - Dearest Darling (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45REP896

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(Repro) 2 tracks - A real winner! Bo Diddley's third single release after 'Diddley Daddy' was written by bassist-songwriter Willie Dixon.
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She's Fine, She's Mine - I'm Looking For A Woman (7inch, 45rpm)
Bo Diddley: She's Fine, She's Mine - I'm Looking For A... Art-Nr.: 45REP819

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(Repro) 2 tracks Reproduction of a 7-inch single (45 rpm) by the US rock'n'roll and blues pioneer Bo Diddley with »She's Fine, She's Mine« and »I'm Looking For A Woman«. With his distinctive beat, Diddley shaped music history. Genre:...
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The 20th Anniversary Of Rock'n'Roll (CD)
Bo Diddley: The 20th Anniversary Of Rock'n'Roll (CD) Art-Nr.: CDMIG50012

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(2014/MIG) 9 tracks (52:54) digipac. Songs Nr.1-6 originally released 1976 on RCA Records, featuring Alvin Lee, Joe Cocker, Billy Joel, Keith Moon, Leslie West, Roger McGuinn a.o. - Bonus tracks (7-9) recorded live at Schauburg, Bremen,...
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Rock'n'Roll All-Star Jam 1985 (CD)
Bo Diddley: Rock'n'Roll All-Star Jam 1985 (CD) Art-Nr.: CDSJP295

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(Angel Air) 10 tracks, live, featuring Chuck Berry, Ron Wood, John Mayall, Mick Fleetwood and more
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I Love You So - Silly Willy (7inch, 45rpm, PS, BC)
Bo Diddley: I Love You So - Silly Willy (7inch, 45rpm, PS, BC) Art-Nr.: 45SR165

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(Sleazy Records) 2 tracks, großes Innenloch
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Have A Good Time Tonight (CD)
Bo Diddley & Ron Terry: Have A Good Time Tonight (CD) Art-Nr.: CDSUN81222

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(Sun Records) 7 tracks The influence of Bo Diddley and his characteristic guitar beat on the history of rock ‘n’ roll cannot be overestimated. A later collaboration with producer Ron Terry brings fans rare tracks on the newly released...
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Bo Meets The Monster - Willie And Lillie (7inch, 45rpm)
Bo Diddley: Bo Meets The Monster - Willie And Lillie... Art-Nr.: 45CPC907

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Turn Up The House Lights (1989 Rennes)
Bo Diddley: Turn Up The House Lights (1989 Rennes) Art-Nr.: CD3135522

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(2008/LAST CALL) 10 tracks recorded live in France 1989 & interview plus 2 Woodstock recordings 1975 - digipac / rocks!
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Spring Weekend 1959 (LP)
Bo Diddley: Spring Weekend 1959 (LP) Art-Nr.: LPCHECK1959

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(Checker) 7 tracks - live recordings, done at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1959
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Bo Diddley Is A... Session Man - Studioworks 1955-57 (LP)
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(JEROME) 11 tracks - Gatefold/Klappcover
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Pretty Thing - Bring It To Jerome (7inch, 45rpm)
Bo Diddley: Pretty Thing - Bring It To Jerome (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45REP827

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(Repro) 2 tracks - A real winner! Bo Diddley's third single release after 'Diddley Daddy' was written by bassist-songwriter Willie Dixon.
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Who Do You Love - Mona (7inch, 45rpm)
Bo Diddley: Who Do You Love - Mona (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45REP842

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Down Home Special - Mumblin' Guitar (7inch, 45rpm)
Bo Diddley: Down Home Special - Mumblin' Guitar (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45REP369

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(Repro) 2 tracks - Big Bad Bo's brilliant Bopper 7-inch single (45 rpm) by Bo Diddley featuring »Down Home Special« (A-side) and »Mumblin' Guitar« (B-side). Bo Diddley is among the best-known American rock'n'roll artists. Released on the...
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You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover - I Can Tell ( 7inch, 45rpm)
Bo Diddley: You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover - I Can... Art-Nr.: 45REP1019

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(Repro) 2 tracks - Classic Bopper over years and years. Play it as loud as possible!
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Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley Art-Nr.: LP2011072

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(2014/Rumble Records) 13 tracks
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Road Runner (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Bo Diddley: Road Runner (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP6785468

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(Vinyl Lovers) 16 tracks Bo Diddley's syncopated 'hambone beat -bump, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp- has become a cornerstone of rock & roll. He surprised the music world in the mid-1950s when he unleashed a new guitar sound dominated by heavy...
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Down Home Train (LP, 10inch)
Bo Diddley: Down Home Train (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: LPMULTI1003

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(Multigroove Records) 12 tracks Diddley Rocker in best quality! This 10inch LP was never released in its original form!
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