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Bo Diddley

 

Go Bo Diddley 

 
Checker records  ‎– LP-1436, Vinyl, LP, Album

Checker records 1958  ‎– LP-1436

 
 notes:

Go Bo Diddley is the second album by American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley, 
released in July 1959. The album was Bo's first studio album that included some
material that hadn't been prereleased on singles, and his first LP for Checker Records

credits:

    Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar; violin on "The Clock Strikes Twelve"
    Peggy Jones – guitar, backing vocals
    Jerome Green – co-lead vocals on "Say Man", maracas
    Willie Dixon – bass
    Clifton James – drums
    Frank Kirkland – drums
    Billy Boy Arnold – harmonica on "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" and "Little Girl"
    Lafayette Leake – piano
    Otis Spann – piano

Recorded     
March 2, 1955 – September 1958 in Chicago, Illinois

tracklist:

All songs were written by Ellas McDaniel, with "I'm Sorry" 
made in collaboration with Alan Freed and Harvey Fuqua.

A1 Crackin' Up 2:41

A2 I'm Sorry 2:30
A3 Bo's Guitar 2:38
A4 Willie And Lillie 2:34
A5 You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 2:36
A6 Say Man 2:30
B1 The Great Grandfather 2:40
B2 Oh Yea 2:30
B3 Don't Let It Go 2:40
B4 Little Girl     2:30
B5 Dearest Darling 2:36
B6 The Clock Strikes Twelve 2:35