The London Bo Diddley Sessions
1973 studio album by Bo Diddley
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Studio album by Bo Diddley | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL and London England | |||
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Length | 35:47 | |||
Label | Chess CH 50029 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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The London Bo Diddley Sessions is the 17th studio album by musician Bo Diddley recorded in 1973 and released on the Chess label.[2][3]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with reviewer Bruce Eder stating "Bo's presence was somewhat overwhelmed by the massive number of session musicians involved (well-meaning though they may have been) and more so, because Bo was still looking for a new sound, ... The songs are pretty fair -- a mix of soul and funk -- with elements of his old sound, and this is probably the best compromise he achieved during this phase of his career, between the old and the new".[1]
Track listing
All tracks by Ellas McDaniel except where noted
- "Don't Want No Lyin' Woman" – 3:58
- "Bo Diddley" – 2:54
- "Going Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:54
- "Make a Hit Record" – 4:59
- "Bo-Jam" – 3:31
- "Husband-In-Law" (Sam Dees, Jimmy Lewis, Frederick Knight) – 3:32
- "Do the Robot" – 5:40
- "Sneakers on a Rooster" (Dees, Dee Camon) – 2:41
- "Get Out of My Life" – 5:09
- Recorded at Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL (tracks 3, 6 & 8) and London, England (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
Personnel
- Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
- Ray Fenwick (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) - guitar
- Gerald Sims (tracks 3, 6 & 8) - guitar
- Phil Upchurch (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – guitar
- Roy Wood (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) – bass
- Richard Evans (tracks 3, 6 & 8) - bass
- Tennyson Stephens – piano (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
- Eddie Hardin – organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
- Arthur Hoyle, Frank Gordon, Murray Watson – trumpet (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
- Steve Galloway – trombone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
- Clifford Davis – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
- Gene Barge – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
- Willie Henderson – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
- Keith Smart – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
- Robert Crowder, Brian Grice – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
- Nigel Grainge – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
- Charles Grimar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9), Derf Reklan Raheem (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – congas
- Cookie Vee – tambourine, vocals
- Richard Evans - arranger
References
- ^ a b c d Eder, Bruce. Bo Diddley: The London Bo Diddley Sessions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ GRT Consolidated Chess/Cadet Album Discography (1971-1975) accessed August 26, 2019
- ^ Bo Diddley Discography accessed August 26, 2019
- ^ Perry, Neil (October 1990). "All That Glitters". Select. No. 4. p. 130.
- v
- t
- e
- "Bo Diddley"/"I'm a Man" (1955)
- "Diddley Daddy"/"She's Fine, She's Mine" (1955)
- "Pretty Thing" (1955)
- "Diddy Wah Diddy" (1956)
- "Who Do You Love?" (1956)
- "Hey! Bo Diddley" (1957)
- "Before You Accuse Me" (1958)
- "Say Man" (1959)
- "Road Runner" (1960)
- "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (1962)
- Go Bo Diddley (1959)
- Have Guitar, Will Travel (1960)
- Bo Diddley in the Spotlight (1960)
- Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1960)
- Bo Diddley Is a Lover (1961)
- Bo Diddley's a Twister (1962)
- Bo Diddley (1962)
- Bo Diddley & Company (1962)
- Surfin' with Bo Diddley (1963)
- Two Great Guitars (1964)
- Hey! Good Lookin' (1965)
- Super Blues (1967)
- The Super Super Blues Band (1968)
- Another Dimension (1971)
- Where It All Began (1972)
- The London Bo Diddley Sessions (1973)
- Big Bad Bo (1974)
- Breaking Through the B.S. (1989)
- This Should Not Be (1992)
- A Man Amongst Men (1996)
- Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1963)
- Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert (1986)
- Live at the Ritz (1988)
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- Bo Diddley (1958)
- His Best (1997)
- Billy Boy Arnold
- Lester Davenport
- Willie Dixon
- Harvey Fuqua
- Jerome Green
- Clifton James
- Johnnie Johnson
- Peggy Jones
- Jody Williams
- Norma-Jean Wofford
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