He's celebrated for the syncopated beat bearing his name that has spanned rock & roll's entire history. Unfortunately, his namesake also gets him mislabeled as a one-trick pony. This two-disc set does much to remedy the situation, tracking...more.
I listened to both CD's twice in one weekend. Not a bad cut to be found. I always knew in my gut there must be more to Bo Diddley than what I heard on the airwaves, and this set double...more.
If you're unfamiliar with the great Bo Diddley, this is not the place to start. However, if you know some of his classics, and you want to dig deeper into the trademark groove, you couldn't do any better. The...more.
This set should be a perscription for whatever ails ya. Listen to "Don't Let Go," "Dearest Darling," and the "Story of Bo Diddley" and call me in the morning! Check out the Untitled Instrumental on side 2, you won't...more.
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"Sounds nice," Bo Diddley tongue-in-cheekily observes of his music in "The Story of Bo Diddley," one of three self-named tunes on this 20-track examination of his classic '50s and '60s Checker Records sides. Not only was the...more.
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