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Charly Records' The Chess Years has assembled most - though not quite all - of the music that the Originator recorded for Chess Records, which, unfortunately, means a lot of his lesser work as well - 282 recordings, made between 1955 and 1974, on 12 CDs; looking at it is like staring across the Grand Canyon, except you want to jump into this if you have any sense. If the collection seems like overkill, that's because it is, and there's some poor material here from the late '60s and early '70s, when Bo was searching for a new commercial sound, although some of the latter isn't really bad - his covers of Al Kooper's 'I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know' or the Band's 'The Shape I'm In' from Another Dimension are soulful and moving, but just aren't what one buys a Bo Diddley album to hear (along with the girlie chorus on 'Bad Moon Rising'). There are more than enough jewels - and jewels that are likely never to appear otherwise on compact disc - to attract serious rock & roll listeners, if you can swing the price, which is around $120.
.WebsiteExternal videoEllas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates, December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known as Bo Diddley, was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the to. He influenced many artists, including, the, the, and.His use of and a, a simple five- rhythm, is a cornerstone of,. In recognition of his achievements, he was inducted into the and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the and a from the. He is also recognized for his technical innovations, including his distinctive rectangular guitar, with its unique booming, resonant, shimmering tones. In 2017, Diddley was inducted into the.
Contents.Life Early life and career Born in, as Ellas Otha Bates, he was adopted and raised by his mother's cousin, Gussie McDaniel, whose surname he assumed. In 1934, the McDaniel family moved to the of Chicago, where he dropped the Otha and became Ellas McDaniel. He was an active member of Chicago's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he studied the and the violin, becoming so proficient on the violin that the musical director invited him to join the orchestra. He performed until he was 18. However, he was more interested in the pulsating, rhythmic music he heard at a local and took up the guitar.Inspired by a performance by, he supplemented his income as a carpenter and mechanic by with friends, including Jerome Green (c. 1934–1973), in the Hipsters band, later renamed the Langley Avenue Jive Cats. Green became a near-constant member of McDaniel's backing band, the two often trading joking insults with each other during live shows.
During the summers of 1943 and 1944, he played at the market in a band with. By 1951 he was playing on the street with backing from Roosevelt Jackson on and, whom he had taught to play the guitar. Williams later played lead guitar on ' (1956).In 1951, he landed a regular spot at the 708 Club, on Chicago's South Side, with a repertoire influenced by, John Lee Hooker,. In late 1954, he teamed up with the harmonica player, the drummer Clifton James and the Roosevelt Jackson and recorded of ' and '. They re-recorded the songs at, with a backing comprising (piano), (harmonica), Frank Kirkland (drums), and Jerome Green (maracas).
The record was released in March 1955, and the, 'Bo Diddley', became a number one R&B hit. Origins of stage name The origin of the stage name Bo Diddley is unclear.
McDaniel claimed that his peers gave him the name, which he suspected was an insult. He also said that the name first belonged to a singer his adoptive mother knew. Harmonicist said that it was a local comedian's name, which adopted as McDaniel's stage name and the title of his first single.
McDaniel also stated that it was his nickname as a boxer.A is a homemade single-string instrument played mainly by farm workers in the South. It probably has influences from the coast.
In the American slang term bo diddly, bo is an intensifier and diddly is a truncation of diddly squat, which means 'absolutely nothing'. Success in the 1950s and 1960s On November 20, 1955, Diddley appeared on the popular television program. When someone on the show's staff overheard him casually singing ' in the dressing room, he was asked to perform the song on the show. Seeing 'Bo Diddley' on the cue card, he thought he was to perform both and 'Sixteen Tons'.
Sullivan was furious and banned Diddley from his show, reputedly saying that he wouldn't last six months. Chess Records included Diddley's cover of 'Sixteen Tons' on the 1960 album.Diddley's hit singles continued in the 1950s and 1960s: ' (1956), ' (1959), and ' (1962). He also released numerous albums, including Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger and Have Guitar, Will Travel. These bolstered his self-invented legend. Between 1958 and 1963, released eleven full-length Bo Diddley albums.
In the 1960s he broke through as a crossover artist with white audiences (appearing at the concerts, for example), but he rarely aimed his compositions at teenagers. The album title Surfing with Bo Diddley derived from his influence on guitarists rather than surfing per se. In 1963, Diddley starred in a UK concert tour with the and along with the Rolling Stones (an unknown band at that time).He wrote many songs for himself and also for others. In 1956 he and guitarist Jody Williams co-wrote the ', a hit for in 1957. He also wrote 'Mama (Can I Go Out)', which was a minor hit for the pioneering rockabilly singer, who performed the song in the 1959 rock and roll film.
After moving from to, the basement of his home at 2614 Rhode Island Avenue NE, housed his first studio. Diddley's home studio was frequented by several of Washington, D.C.' S musical luminaries and the site where he recorded the commercially released album Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger. Diddley also produced and recorded (his valet), a member of the local Doo Wop group, the Marquees. Diddley co-wrote the Marquees' first single featuring Gaye titled 'Wyatt Earp'. It was released on, after the Chess brothers turned it down. During this time, ' founder sang backing vocals on many of Diddley's home recordings.
Gaye later joined the Moonglows and followed them to Motown.Diddley included women in his band:, also known as The Duchess; Gloria Jolivet;, also known as Lady Bo, a lead guitarist (rare for a woman at that time); Cornelia Redmond, also known as Cookie V; Debby Hastings, who led his band after guitarist Jim Satten resigned. Later years. Diddley on tour in Japan with the Japanese band Bo GumbosOver the decades, Diddley's performing venues ranged from intimate clubs to stadiums. On March 25, 1972, he played with the at the in. The Grateful Dead released part of this concert as of the band's concert album series,. Also in the early 1970s, the soundtrack of the ground-breaking animated film contained his song 'Bo Diddley', in which a crow idly to the track.Diddley spent some years in, living in from 1971 to 1978, while continuing his musical career. He served for two and a half years as a deputy sheriff in the Citizens' Patrol; during that time he purchased and donated three highway-patrol pursuit cars.
In the late 1970s, he left Los Lunas and moved to, where he lived on a large estate in a custom-made log cabin, which he helped to build. For the remainder of his life he divided his time between and Florida, living the last 13 years of his life in, a small farming town near.In 1979, he appeared as an opening act for on their US tour.In 1983, he starred as a Philadelphia pawn shop owner in the comedy film.In Legends of Guitar (filmed live in Spain in 1991), with, and, among others.
He joined the Rolling Stones on their 1994 concert broadcast of, performing '. In 1983, he played a pawnbroker in the movie.Diddley performed a number of shows around the country in 2005 and 2006 with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and his band, consisting of Johnson on keyboards, Richard Hunt on drums and Gus Thornton on bass. In 2006, he participated as the headliner of a -organized fundraiser concert to benefit the town of, which had been devastated. The 'Florida Keys for Katrina Relief' had originally been set for October 23, 2005, when barreled through the on October 24, causing flooding and economic mayhem.In January 2006, the Florida Keys had recovered enough to host the fundraising concert to benefit the more hard-hit community of Ocean Springs.
When asked about the fundraiser, Diddley stated, 'This is the United States of America. We believe in helping one another'. The all-star band formed by, a long-time close personal friend of Bo Diddley, included members of the Soul Providers, and famed artists Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band, Joey Covington of Jefferson Airplane, Alfonso Carey of The Village People, and Carl Spagnuolo of Jay & The Techniques. In an interview with Holger Petersen, on on in the fall of 2006, He commented on racism in the music industry establishment during his early career, which deprived him of from the most successful part of his career.
His final guitar performance on a studio album was with the on their 2006 album. He contributed guitar work to the song 'Seventeen', which was included as a bonus track on the limited-edition version of the disc.In 1989, Diddley entered into a licensing agreement with the sportswear brand. The Wieden & Kennedy produced commercial in the ' campaign, teamed Diddley with dual sportsman, and resulted in one of the most iconic advertisements in advertising history. The agreement ended in 1991, but in 1999, a T-shirt of Diddley's image and 'You don't know diddley' slogan was purchased in a Gainesville, Florida sports apparel store. Diddley felt that Nike should not continue to use the slogan or his likeness and fought Nike over the copyright infringement. Despite the fact that lawyers for both parties could not come to a renewed legal arrangement, Nike allegedly continued marketing the apparel and ignored cease-and-desist orders, and a lawsuit was filed on Diddley's behalf, in Manhattan Federal Court.In 1996, he released A Man Amongst Men, his first major label album with guest artists like Keith Richards, Ron Wood and the Shirelles.
The album earned a Grammy Award nomination in 1997 for the Best Contemporary Blues Album category.On May 13, 2007, Diddley was admitted to in in, following a stroke after a concert the previous day in. Starting the show, he had complained that he did not feel well. He referred to smoke from the wildfires that were ravaging south Georgia and blowing south to the area near his home in Archer, Florida. Nonetheless, he delivered an energetic performance to an enthusiastic crowd. The next day, as he was heading back home, he seemed dazed and confused at the airport; 911 and airport security were called, and he was immediately taken by ambulance to Creighton University Medical Center and admitted to the, where he stayed for several days. After tests, it was confirmed that he had suffered a stroke.
Diddley had a history of and, and the stroke affected the left side of his brain, causing receptive and expressive (speech impairment). The stroke was followed by a heart attack, which he suffered in Gainesville, Florida, on August 28, 2007.While recovering from the stroke and heart attack, Diddley came back to his hometown of McComb, Mississippi, in early November 2007, for the unveiling of a plaque devoted to him on the. This marked his achievements and noted that he was 'acclaimed as a founder of rock-and-roll.'
He was not supposed to perform, but as he listened to the music of local musician Jesse Robinson, who sang a song written for this occasion, Robinson sensed that Diddley wanted to perform and handed him a microphone, the only time that he performed publicly after his stroke. Death Bo Diddley died on June 2, 2008, of at his home in Archer, Florida.
Garry Mitchell, his grandson and one of more than 35 family members at the musician's home when he died at 1:45 a.m. EDT (05:45 GMT), said his death was not unexpected. 'There was a that was sung (at his bedside) and (when it was done) he said 'wow' with a thumbs up,' Mitchell told Reuters, when asked to describe the scene at the deathbed. 'The song was 'Walk Around Heaven' and in his last words he said 'I'm going to heaven.' 'His funeral, a four-hour 'homegoing' service, took place on June 7, 2008, at Showers of Blessings Church in Gainesville, Florida, and kept in tune with the vibrant spirit of Bo Diddley's life and career. The many in attendance chanted 'Hey Bo Diddley' as a gospel band played the legend's music. A number of notable musicians sent flowers, including, and., who had been asking his audiences to pray for Bo Diddley throughout his illness, had to fulfil concert commitments in Westbury and New York City the weekend of the funeral.
He took time at both concerts to remember his friend of a half-century, performing Bo's namesake tune in his honor.After the funeral service, a tribute concert was held at the Martin Luther King Center in Gainesville, Florida and featured guest performances by his son and daughter, Ellas A. McDaniel and Evelyn 'Tan' Cooper; long-time background vocalist and original Boette, Gloria Jolivet; former Offspring guitarist, long-time friend and co-producer of 'Bo Diddley put the rock in rock'n'roll,' Scott 'Skyntyte' Free. In the days following his death, tributes were paid by then-President, the, and many musicians and performers, including,. Burdon used video footage of the McDaniel family and friends in mourning for a video promoting his ABKCO Records release 'Bo Diddley Special'. He was awarded a degree by the for his influence on American popular music. In its People in America radio series, about influential people in American history, the radio service paid tribute to him, describing how 'his influence was so widespread that it is hard to imagine what rock and roll would have sounded like without him.' Stated that 'he was a wonderful, original musician who was an enormous force in music and was a big influence on the Rolling Stones.
He was very generous to us in our early years and we learned a lot from him'. Jagger also praised the late star as a one-of-a-kind musician, adding, 'We will never see his like again'. The documentary film by director features Bo Diddley's last on-camera interview.In November 2009, the guitar used by Bo Diddley in his final stage performance sold for $60,000 at auction.All twenty-two of his estate sought a forensic accounting of his estate, but were denied without explanation. The current value is unknown to the heirs.On June 25, 2019, listed Bo Diddley among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the. Accolades.
This article needs additional citations for. Main article:The 'Bo Diddley beat' is essentially the, one of the most common found in.
One scholar found this rhythm in 13 rhythm and blues recordings made in the years 1944–55, including two by from 1948.Bo Diddley gave different accounts of how he began to use this rhythm. Sublette asserts, 'In the context of the time, and especially those maracas heard on the record, 'Bo Diddley' has to be understood as a Latin-tinged record.
A rejected cut recorded at the same session was titled only 'Rhumba' on the track sheets.' The Bo Diddley beat is similar to ', a style used by street performers who play out the beat by slapping and patting their arms, legs, chest, and cheeks while chanting rhymes. Somewhat resembling the rhythm, Diddley came across it while trying to play 's '(I've Got Spurs That) '. Three years before his 'Bo Diddley', a song with similar syncopation 'Hambone', was cut by the Orchestra with the Hambone Kids. In 1944, ', containing the Bo Diddley beat, was recorded by the. 's ' (1957) and ' (1965) used the beat.
'Bo Diddley beat' /.In its simplest form, the Bo Diddley beat can be counted out as either a one-bar or a two-bar phrase. Here is the count as a one-bar phrase: One e and ah, two e and ah, three e and ah, four e and ah (the boldface counts are the rhythm).Many songs (for example, ' and ') often have no changes; that is, the musicians play the same chord throughout the piece, so that the rhythms create the excitement, rather than having the excitement generated by harmonic. In his other recordings, Bo Diddley used various rhythms, from straight to style to, frequently with maracas by Jerome Green. An influential guitar player, Bo Diddley developed many special effects and other innovations in tone and attack, particularly the resonant 'shimmering' sound. His trademark instrument was his self-designed, one-of-a-kind, rectangular-bodied 'Twang Machine' (referred to as 'cigar-box shaped' by music promoter ) built.
He had other uniquely shaped guitars custom-made for him by other manufacturers throughout the years, most notably the 'Cadillac' and the rectangular 'Turbo 5-speed' (with built-in envelope filter, flanger and delay) designs made by Tom Holmes (who also made guitars for ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, among others). In a 2005 interview on radio in Australia, he implied that the rectangular design sprang from an embarrassing moment. During an early gig, while jumping around on stage with a guitar, he landed awkwardly, hurting his groin. He then went about designing a smaller, less restrictive guitar that allowed him to keep jumping around on stage while still playing his guitar. He also played the violin, which is featured on his mournful 'The Clock Strikes Twelve', a.He often created lyrics as witty and humorous adaptations of themes. The song 'Bo Diddley' was based on the African-American clapping rhyme ' (which in turn was based on the ').
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Likewise, 'Hey Bo Diddley' is based on the song '. The song 'Who Do You Love?'
With its -style boasting, and his use of the African-American game known as ' on the songs 'Say Man' and 'Say Man, Back Again,' are cited as progenitors of hip-hop music (for example, 'You got the nerve to call somebody ugly. Why, you so ugly, the stork that brought you into the world ought to be arrested').Influence on US Military Culture:The Army and other US ground forces often use 'Jodies' marching cadences in a 'call-and-answer' arrangement to relieve boredom of long marches during training and in the field. The platoon Sergeant typically shouts or sings the call and troops repeat in answer, all in the characteristic 120 beat per minute pace. Troops had been chanting cadences for decades before, but it became prevalent in the years after Korea, extending to today.One can't say if the musician received inspiration for his greatest hit from the Army, or vice-versa, but the 'Bo Diddley' format dominates 'Jodies' cadences, with clever rhymed couplets, to the traditional 'Hambone' tune, noted above.Discography. (1958). (1959). (1960).
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Bo Diddley in the Spotlight (1960). (1960). Bo Diddley Is a Lover (1961).
Bo Diddley's a Twister (1962). (1962). Bo Diddley & Company (1963). Surfin' with Bo Diddley (1963). Hey!