Bo Diddley - Collection 1955-62 (CD)

Bo Diddley, also known as Ellas McDaniel, was one of the most distinctive and influential artists in the transition of popular music from blues and R&B through to rock 'n' roll during the 1950s. His music was best-known for his use of the guitar riff based on the 3/2 clave, sometimes known as "shave and a haircut, two bits", and it was a motif taken up by many artists after he popularised it with his early hits. Although he did not have a huge number of hits, his songs, such as "I'm A Man", "Pretty Thing", "Who Do You Love" and "Mona" have inspired and been recorded by a huge number of artists. This great value 86-track 3-CD collection comprises the A & B sides of all his singles for the Checker label from his 1955 debut through to 1962, plus the tracks which were not included on his singles from his first seven albums - "Bo Diddley", "Go Bo Diddley", "Have Guitar Will Travel", "In The Spotlight", "Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger", "Bo Diddley Is A Lover" and "Bo Diddley Is A Twister". It's thorough overview of his crucial first few years of recording, which established his unique position as one of the pioneers of the genre.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Bo Diddley
2. I'm a Man
3. Diddley Daddy
4. She's Fine, She's Mine
5. Pretty Thing
6. Bring It to Jerome
7. Diddy Wah Diddy
8. I Am Looking for a Woman
9. Who Do You Love?
10. I'm Bad
11. Cops and Robbers
12. Down Home Special
13. Hey! Bo Diddley
14. Mona
15. Say! Boss Man
16. Before You Accuse Me
17. Hush Your Mouth
18. Dearest Darling
19. Willie and Lillie
20. Bo Meets the Monster
21. I'm Sorry
22. Oh Yeah
23. Crackin' Up
24. The Great Grandfather
25. Say Man
26. The Clock Strikes Twelve
27. She's Alright

Disc: 2

1. Love Me
2. Deed and Deed I Do
3. Live My Life
4. Ride on Josephine
5. Doing the Craw-Daddy
6. Cadillac
7. Somewhere
8. Cheyenne
9. Sixteen Tons
10. Whoa Mule
11. No More Lovin'
12. Diddling
13. Hong Kong, Mississippi
14. You're Looking Good
15. Bo's Vacation
16. Congo
17. Bo's Blues
18. Bo Diddley Is a Lover
19. Back Home
20. Bo Diddley Is Loose
21. Love Is a Secret
22. Quick Draw
23. Detour
24. Doin' the Jaguar
25. Shank
26. My Babe
27. The Twister
28. Here 'Tis
29. I Know