Bo Diddley
His Best
Play His Best
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AMG Review of His Best
Cub Koda
All Music GuideWith Bo Diddley's various hits and anthology packages all out of print and the multi-disc deluxe box set out of pocketbook reach for most casual consumers, MCA finally comes up with a 20-track compilation that hits the bull's-eye and makes this ock pioneer's best and most influential work available to everyone. The song list reads like a primer for '60s British R&B and '90s lues bands: "Bo Diddley," "I'm a Man," "Diddley Daddy," "Pretty Thing," "Before You Accuse Me," "Hey! Bo Diddley," "Who Do You Love," "Mona," and "Roadrunner" are the tracks that made the legend and put his sound on the map worldwide. The transfers used on this set are exemplary, the majority of them utilizing masters that have a few extra seconds (or more) appended to the fades, which will cause even hardliners to hear these old standards with fresh ears; especially revelatory are the "long versions" of "I Can Tell" and "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." If the box set is too big a trigger to pull and you want all of Bo's influential sides in one package, this one should be first-stop shopping of the highest priority.
R.I.P. Bo Diddley Dec. 30, 1928 - June 2, 2008
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Bo Diddley, the musical pioneer whose songs, such as "Who Do You Love?" and "Bo Diddley," melded rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. He was 79 Diddley died Monday, surrounded by family and loved ones at his home in Archer, Florida, a family spokeswoman said.The cause was heart failure, his family said. The world-renowned guitarist's signature beat usu
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Bo Diddley is Dead
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I have nothing funny to say. This is shitty and if you don't realize that, go listen to some old Bo Diddley and hear what you missed and then be sad.Fuck.
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First Entry
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So I don't know how this "Mog-o-Matic" is gonna work, but I hope that Rupert Murdoch is not at the recieving end of the info path. This seems like a really good community - can't wait to check out people's interests - always looking for new sounds.
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