All of bo diddley s singles from his defining years, 19551962, at chess records subsidiary checker. Check out crackin up by bo diddley on amazon music. Known as the originator, bo s instantly recognisable sound and beat cast it s influence on countless rock n roll artists from the likes of buddy holly, elvis and the stones as well as being claimed by a new generation of rappers and hiphop musicians. Listen free to bo diddley all blues, bo diddley radio on. The chess box by bo diddley on amazon music unlimited. Harvey arrington, tommy blackwell, carl hatton, edward kennedy, matthew morales. Bo diddley according to diddleys obituary in the new york times, mona was a song of praise he wrote for a 45yearold exotic dancer who worked at the flame show bar in detroit. Bo diddley tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including im a man, bo diddley, road runner, before you accuse me, who do you love.
Mona guitar heyheyaay, mona oohooh, mona can you come out on the front. View concert statistics of mona by bo diddley played live. Ellas otha bates december 30, 1928 june 2, 2008, known by his stage name bo diddley, was an american rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter usually as. Watch the video for mona from bo diddley s his best for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Bo diddley s a gunslinger bo diddley s a gunslinger yeah, ah ha, he must be yeah, ah ha, sure nuff when bo diddley come to town the streets get empty and the sun go down sheriffs standing in the doorway you know, hes so scared to say yeah, ah ha yeah, ah ha oh, yeah yeah, ah ha bo diddley s a gunslinger bo diddley. The original audition version of this side was called dirty mf. It shows how far hed come in three years, every track a winner. The word reggae didnt even get coined until toots and the maytals came up with it in 1968. Cd universe is your source for bo diddleys song crackin up mp3 download lyrics and.
View concert statistics of crackin up by bo diddley played live. Crackin up lyrics verse 1 you always holling about wherever i been. Lyrics, cadillac lyrics, shes alright lyrics, im bad, cracking up lyrics. Already well versed in country music, bluegrass, and gospel and a seasoned performer by age 16, he became a rhythmandblues. Ooooh you always hollin bout wherever i been ooooooooo dadadada. Profile of and interview with bo diddley, electric guitarist and musical. Awe could go kissin through the blind can you come out in the front do. Bo diddley crackin up mp3 download and lyrics cd universe.
The best hard rock genres of music, its artists, including athletes, including their links to major sporting events and. Bo diddley im a man the chess masters 19551958 b000923102 hipo select geffen 2007 mona, i need you mona, oooooo, mona yeah. Paroles officielles crackin up lyrics par bo diddley. He is often cited as a key figure in the transition of blues into rock and roll, by introducing more insistent, driving rhythms and a harderedged guitar sound. Hey, mona, mona hey, hey hey hey, mona, oh mona hey, mona what i wanna do build my house next door to you can i see you sometime we can talk just through the blind can. This is a great rock n roll 2 cd complication with music, that some people say, it was before its time, and, absolute masterpieces of work. Turn up the house lights is an amazing live album of his concert at the 1989 trans musicales festival in rennes, france, with fabulous backing band. Rolling stones cracking up the complete woodstock rehearsal tapes bearsville studios, woodstock, new york may 19th 1978 onwards. Bo diddley, the guitarist who inspired the rolling stones.
Bo diddley s majorlabel 90s comeback effort a man amongst men is overflowing with guest stars, but it rarely gels into something distinctive. Pioneer of a beat is still riffing for his due the new york times. This stress on rhythm over harmonics clearly distinguishes his music as rock and roll. Songs that feature the bo diddleynot fade awayshaveanda. Rolling stones cracking up woodstock rehearsal tapes 1978. The 1958 first lp, also bo diddley by bo diddley, starts out with bo diddley. Official bo diddley crackin up lyrics at cd universe. Lyrics to crackin up by bo diddley from the his greatest sides, vol. Mona oohoooooo, mona tell ya mona, what i wanna do geta my house anext door.
Aside from chuck berry, bo diddley is one of rocks only architects who can claim a style of his own and also have it automatically identified with his own name, a virtual musical trademark. Last night sir mick jagger, whose band covered diddley s songs mona and crackin up, paid. Bo diddley, its bside im a man, bring it to jerome, before you accuse me, hey. They give ample proof that even at the onset of his career diddley didnt sound like anyone else in rock n roll. Bo diddley s second album, 1959s go bo diddley, didnt have as many hits and instant classics as his selftitled 1957 debut, but in terms of ceaseless rhythm, choppy guitar heroics, fearless statements of purpose, and inspired eccentricity, its nearly as brilliant as bo diddley, and no one who follows bo s genius should be without it. One scholar found this rhythm in rhythm and blues recordings made in the years 194455, including two by johnny otis from 1948. Bo diddley 19282008 wrote and recorded this song in 1959 on the checker label. Bo diddley 1958 bo diddley, im a man, bring it to jerome, before you accuse me, hey. You got to change, you got to roll with the punches and come up with something new. Mona is a song written by ellas mcdaniel and was the bside to his 1957 single hey. Yeah, yeah, youre crackin up i do your laundry and your cooking too what more for a woman could a man like me do youre bugging me yeah, yeah, youre crackin up i spoiled you woman, a long time ago i used to bring your meals and bring em to your door im all fed up yeah, yeah, you buggin me. In 2003 rolling stone magazine ranked it number 214 on its the 500 greatest albums of all time, 5 and 216 in a 2012 revised list. Dec 30, 2018 bo diddley is a gunslinger chess his first album to be recorded in his home studio in washington dc and his first without any input from chess owners leonard and phil chess, 1960s fifth album cast bo as a countrybased singer on nine originals and a cover of ernie fords sixteen tons, a song bo was due to perform live on ed sullivans toast of the town tv show in 1955. I did mostly keiths part, but chucked in a lame solo at the end.
Mona i need you baby is a song written by ellas mcdaniel and was the bside to his 1957 single hey. Check out who covered the song and in which years it was played and how often. Hey, mona, mona hey, hey hey hey, mona, oh mona hey, mona what i wanna do build my house next door to you can i see you sometime we can talk. Go bo diddley is the second album by rock and roll pioneer bo diddley, released in july 1959. The best hard rock genres of music, its artists, including athletes, including their links to major sporting events and exhibitions, part. Bo diddley, the pioneering guitarist who inspired the beatles and the rolling stones, has died aged 79. The songs were knowing, wisecracking and full of slang, mother wit. In 2003 rolling stone magazine ranked it number 214 on its the 500 greatest albums of all time, and 216 in a 2012 revised list. In songs like bo diddley, who do you love, mona, crackin up.
The discography of american rock and roll icon bo diddley includes 37 singles, 24 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, 6 live albums, and several eps. Published on mar 1, 2010 one night jimmy morrison thought about killing himself, but then bo diddley came on the radio, singing crackin up a jokey song about being nuts. Bo diddley done had a farm hey bo diddley, on that farm he had some women hey bo. In rock, unlike the blues, a sense of beat is paramount. The bo diddley beat is prominent in this first song he recorded at.
He is cited as a key figure in the transition of blues into rock and roll, by introducing more insistent, driving rhythms and a harderedged guitar sound. The presence of such heavyweights as keith richards, ron wood, and jimmie vaughan actually weighs down the set, preventing diddley from digging deep into the grooves. Bo diddley gave different accounts of how he began to use this rhythm. Vinyl 7 bo diddley crackin up the great grandfather 1959, vinyl discogs. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Bo diddley, dearest darling, hush your mouth, say boss man, diddley daddy, diddy wah diddy, who do you love. Bo diddley only had one top 40 hit on the billboard hot 100 and only one album charting on the billboard 200, but bo has achieved worldwide fame and respect as a member of the founding of rock and. Legendary guitarist, gifted songwriter, master of rhythm, snappy dresser bo diddley is all these things and more, and this twofer cd, which reissues diddley s first two albums on one convenient compact disc, offers a solid introduction to this mans special brand of musical innovation. While i was laying in a hospital bed a rock n roll nurse went through my head she says, hold out your arm, stick out yo tongue i got some. He tuned his guitar to the e chord so he could go up and down the neck with that falling off a building sound. Mona oohoooooo, mona tell ya mona, what i wanna do geta my house anext door to you can i see you sometime. Rather than relying on melody or harmonics, the whole thing is driven by rhythm.
Mona, who do you love, im a man, and, of course, bo diddley, the first release that introduced the world to the bo diddley beat. You could hear bo diddley a thousand million times and never get tired of moving your head up and down to jeromes maracas. Vinyl 7 bo diddley crackin up the great grandfather vinyl discogs. According to diddleys obituary in the new york times, mona was a song of praise he wrote for a 45yearold exotic dancer who worked at the flame show bar in detroit. Bo diddley december 30, 1928 june 2, 2008 the originator, was an influential american rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Listen to your favorite songs from the chess box by bo diddley now. Ellas mcdaniel born ellas otha bates, december 30, 1928 june 2, 2008, known as bo. Bo diddley live in concert stockholm whats bugging you cracking up. Listen to your favorite songs from his best by bo diddley now. One night jimmy morrison thought about killing himself, but then bo diddley came on the radio, singing crackin up a jokey song about being nuts. Youre crackin up i caught you, woman, a long time ago keep your hand out of my pocket keep your foot out my door that wrong with you, oh yeah, youre crackin up i used to do your cookin, your laundry too now what more for a woman could a man like me do i feel, oh yeah youre bugging me crackin up. Guitar riffs and rhythmic ideas from these three records crop up repeatedly in his work. Crackin up, a song by bo diddley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Bo diddley crackin up the great grandfather 1959, vinyl.
The drum beats of reggae come from an african style called nyabinghi rhythm. Even though bo didnt exactly invent the riff, he definitely made it his own and parlayed it into an entire career, represented here by the eponymous bo diddley, the romantic pleas of pretty thing, the yearning mona, and the boastful strut of gunslinger. The bo diddley beat is essentially the clave rhythm, one of the most common bell patterns found in subsaharan african music traditions. Bo diddley bo diddley the chess box releases discogs. Mar 16, 2012 bo diddley with lady bo youre crackin up.
The guy invented the greatest drumbeat in the history of music. The album was bo s first studio album and his first lp for checker records. The song also became the template for buddy hollys not fade away. Play fulllength songs from the bo diddley collection 195562, vol. Edit lyrics print lyrics what does this song mean to you. Bo diddley was the first to give it a real personality, hence the nickname the bo diddley beat. Cd universe is your source for bo diddleys song bo diddley mp3 download lyrics and much more. Between hypnotic and rhythmic guitar lines and swaggering vocals, these songs serve up a young bo diddley at his raw and primal best.
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