9. Bo Diddley. Bo Diddley. April 1955.
Ellas Otha Bates, aka McDaniels and his group were playing the street corners and R&B clubs of Chicago. One of the songs they played was a ribald number related to 'The Dirty Dozen' that they called variously 'Noxema' or 'Dirty Mother F#*%er'. Phil Chess liked the song but persuaded them to tone it down a little, renaming both the song and Ellas Otha as 'Bo Diddley'. The song's "shave-and-a-haircut-two-bits" rhythm was not new; it was also recorded as 'Patted Juba' and Red Saunders had recorded it as 'Hambone' for Okeh in 1952.
Buddy Holly recorded a version of Bo Diddley and then used the rhythm for 'Not Fade Away' later covered by The Rolling Stones. In later years the 'Bo Diddley' rhythm has found its way onto records by U2 (Desire), INXS (Suicide Blonde) and Talking Heads (Ruby Dear).
Buddy Holly recorded a version of Bo Diddley and then used the rhythm for 'Not Fade Away' later covered by The Rolling Stones. In later years the 'Bo Diddley' rhythm has found its way onto records by U2 (Desire), INXS (Suicide Blonde) and Talking Heads (Ruby Dear).
Bo Diddley (McDaniels) by Bo Diddley (CD audio source) The innovative blues-rock musician and singer scored on his very first recording for Checker Records, ...
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