Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger
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Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley released in December 1960 by Checker Records] The album title comes from the album's first track called "Gunslinger" and the cover art has Bo Diddley dressed in Western-style clothing. The songs for Bo Diddley is a Gunslinger were recorded from October 1959 to February 1960. Several tracks of interest are "Sixteen Tons" which Bo was supposed to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, the title track, and "Diddling" (an instrumental between guitar and saxophone). -Wikipedia
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All Music
This 1961 album contains some fine music. The title track continues the legend of you-know-who, while "Ride on Josephine" and "Cadillac" rock like hell (and Ed Sullivan must have been glad to see that Diddley finally learned "Sixteen Tons"). Two bonus cuts, "Working Man" and "Do What I Say," make this one a must.
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No Ripcord
The album’s most famous track is Cadillac, later covered by The Kinks on their first record, which illustrates the high regard in which Diddley was held amongst British musicians, many of whom honed their skills learning his guitar licks. There was also a great number of fans that anticipated each new release. Not surprisingly, ...Gunslinger sold better in the UK than it did in the USA.
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Rock Salted
It was recorded in gloriously crude and primitive fashion in Bo’s home studio in Washington, DC. The effect is a little like having him playing in your living room, which is so small the backing singers have to be in the next room. Nobody can make a record like this anymore without resorting to parody. But that’s just because there never was and won’t ever be another like Bo Diddley.
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Field Trip South
Definitely ranks high on at our list of all time greatest album covers. Diddley looks fast and dangerous, and the music fits the bill. Did you know Bo Diddley is a gunslinger? Just listen to the title track and there will be no doubt.
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Dusty Groove
Forget the silly cowboy costume on the front cover – because this is a heck of a great album! Bo might have gotten saddled (no pun intended!) with a silly gimmick for the title and image of the set – but the album's one of his best from the early Chess years,
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Blue Beat Music
These 29 songs serve up a young Bo Diddley at his raw and primal best, and confirm that even at the onset of his career, he didn’t sound like anyone else in rock & roll.
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