Im a road runner, honey beep, beep beep, beep ah, beep, beep im a road runner honey and you cant keep up with me im a road runner honey and you cant keep up with. Top twenty and into the early sixties with road runner and you cant judge a book by the cover, bo s. The album was bo s first studio album and his first lp for checker records. There are a number of hits and cult favorites here hey. Listen free to bo diddley all blues, bo diddley radio on. The songs were knowing, wisecracking and full of slang, mother wit and. A b e e a b yeah, yeah, you cracking up verse 2 e a b e e a b i do your laundry and your cooking, too e a b e e a b what for a woman, can a man like me. Album the ritz, new york, november 25th, 1987 feat. The bo diddley beat is essentially the clave rhythm, one of the most common bell patterns found in subsaharan african music traditions. Bo diddleys beach party was released on the pie international label in december. 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. Im a road runner honey, and you cant keep up with me, im a road runner honey, and you cant keep up. Im all cracked up on the highway and in the waters edge.
Joe levy, the music editor of rolling stone, says he is undervalued in another way. Bo diddley bo diddleys 16 alltime greatest hits discogs. 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. She walks like bo diddley and she dont need no crutch. The texan guitar great talks bb, bo and his big bad blues record. Bo diddley, mona, crackin up, say man his pop peak. This emphasis on blues gives gold a different spin than chess uks 2006 set the story of bo diddley, which was a full tracks longer than this 2008 comp and gave a lot of space to bo s weirder work, like when he called out khrushchev, or when he opened up to funkier grooves. Go bo diddley is the second album by rock and roll pioneer bo diddley, released in july 1959. They give ample proof that even at the onset of his career diddley didnt.
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. The chess box by bo diddley on amazon music unlimited. Ill mention two other tracks on bo diddley is a gunslinger and then wrap up so i dont get. 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. Go bo diddley in 1959 has crackin up, bo diddley is a gunslinger has cadillac.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. He was also known as the originator because of his key role in the. 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 ellas mcdaniel, and rock and roll pioneer. 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. Best of bo diddley 2000 bo diddley is a gunslinger 1960 gold 2008 two. Bo diddley live in concert stockholm whats bugging you cracking up. You still have hush your mouth, say boss man, who do you love. Vinyl 7 bo diddley crackin up the great grandfather 1959, vinyl discogs. Bo diddley road runner driving into hot springs, nc by dennis defrancesco.
You got to change, you got to roll with the punches and come up with. Add in bo s shimmering, sonic guitar sound and there is just no escape. Mca special products bo knows bo is an odd hodgepodge of highlights from bo diddley s classic chess and checker recordings. Its complicated because albums were reassembled in. In a nutshellthis set has 40 tunes from diddley s prime era of the mid 50s into the early 60s, all recorded for chess records checker label. Bo diddley the definitive collection 2007, cd discogs.
The indestructible beat of bo diddley rolling stone. The rolling stones crackin up lyrics genius lyrics. The stones worked up this old 50s bo diddley rocker into a reggae jam during their notso. Listen to your favorite songs from the chess box by bo diddley now. Road runner, the second volume of hipo selects ongoing chronicle of bo diddley s complete chesschecker master recordings, covers roughly one calendar year whereas its predecessor, im a man, spanned four a good indication that 1959 was an eventful year for bo.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. It contains the most iconic songs of diddleys career. Provided to youtube by universal music group crackin up bo diddley go bo diddley. Listen to your favorite songs from his best by bo diddley now. Road runner chords tabs bo diddley 1960 live on stage, bo diddley, using a capo 45 rpm record uses no capo capo iii im a road runner honey, baby beep. The marshall factory was located at 2830 silverdale road in. View bo diddley song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings.
Bo diddley during 20th annual rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony rehearsals in new. Crackin up lyrics verse 1 you always holling about wherever i been. Bo diddley, diddley daddy, diddy wah diddy, crackin up, road runner, who do you love, you cant judge a book by its cover but such obvious choices as bo diddley and say man are bypassed in. Ellas mcdaniel, known as bo diddley, was an american singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues. This is an album by ronnie wood and bo diddley recorded live at the ritz new york city. Bo diddley lead vocals, guitar, peggy jones guitar, lafayette. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Lyrics to crackin up by the rolling stones from the bo diddley s beach party album including song video, artist biography, translations and more.
We have 12 albums and 91 song lyrics in our database. 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. One scholar found this rhythm in rhythm and blues recordings made in the years 194455, including two by johnny otis from 1948. Bo diddley could actually rip out some pretty impressive guitar licks and had some real vocal chops when he wanted to show them off, but mainly the idea was to do some dancing and have some fun. The new album features a couple of bo diddley tunes. In songs like bo diddley, who do you love, mona, crackin up. Written by ellas mcdaniel from the rolling stones love you live album released september 23, 1977. After that, bo was circumspect about loading lps with hits. You could hear bo diddley a thousand million times and never get tired of moving your head up and down to jeromes maracas. When i point this out, he cracks, im smarter than the average bear.
Song information for crackin up bo diddley on allmusic. If youre looking for an inexpensive collection of some of bo diddley s best music, this is the one to get. Suddenly, rocknroll became serious music and bo was pushed into the shadows. Profile of and interview with bo diddley, electric guitarist and musical. The guy invented the greatest drumbeat in the history of music. Bo diddley crackin up gainesville 61706 by catfaninthebathtub. Big box of berry n bo chuck berry, bo diddley songs. The songs tend to be long and jammy, with some of them being stretched to 7 or 8 minutes.
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