Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley (2in1)

Album: Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley
Size: 148,4 MB
Time: 63:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1958/1959/1986
Styles: R&B
Art: Full

1. Bo Diddley (2:31)
2. I'm A Man (2:47)
3. Bring It To Jerome (2:29)
4. Before You Accuse Me (3:07)
5. Hey! Bo Diddley (2:13)
6. Dearest Darling (2:51)
7. Hush Your Mouth (2:52)
8. Say Bossman (2:33)
9. Diddley Daddy (2:29)
10. Diddy Wah Diddy (2:31)
11. Who Do You Love (2:30)
12. Pretty Thing (2:46)
13. Crackin' Up (2:07)
14. I'm Sorry (2:26)
15. Bo's Guitar (2:35)
16. Willie And Lillie (2:17)
17. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) (2:45)
18. Say Man (3:12)
19. The Great Grandfather (2:30)
20. Oh Yea (3:08)
21. Don't Let It Go (2:42)
22. Little Girl (2:32)
23. Dearest Darling (2:52)
24. The Clock Struck Twelve (2:57)

Legendary guitarist, gifted songwriter, master of rhythm, snappy dresser - Bo Diddley is all these things and more, and this two-fer CD, which reissues Diddley's first two albums on one convenient compact disc, offers a solid introduction to this man's special brand of musical innovation. While anyone looking for a full overview of Diddley's career should obviously go elsewhere (His Best [Chess 50th Anniversary Collection] is a great one-stop shopping place for beginners), these 23 tunes serve up a young Bo Diddley at his raw and primal best, and confirm that right out of the box the guy didn't sound like anyone else in rock & roll.

Between Diddley's hypnotic, rhythmic guitar lines; the implacable rattle of Jerome Green's maracas; the spacy echo that threatens to envelop everything around it; and the borderline surrealism of the lyrics (witness the updated "Mr. Bones" routine of "Say Man," the overpopulated family of "Say Bossman," or the supreme bad-ass-ism of "Who Do You Love"), this man's music existed in a world of its own, and while you might not want to live there, the one-hour tour offered on Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley makes it sound like a great place to take a vacation. In the interest of accuracy, this disc even includes the same take of "Dearest Darling" twice, since the tune managed to appear on both Bo Diddley and Go Bo Diddley; nice to know someone at Chess' reissue department was paying attention to the details. /Mark Deming, AllMusic

Tracks 1-12 from "Bo Diddley" (1958)
Tracks 13-24 from "Go Bo Diddley" (1959)

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley mc
Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley gofile

---

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger

Album: Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger
Size: 69,5 MB
Time: 29:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1960/1988
Styles: R&B
Art: Full

1. Gun Slinger (1:51)
2. Ride On Josephine (3:01)
3. Doing The Crawdaddy (3:01)
4. Cadillac (2:43)
5. Somewhere (2:32)
6. Cheyenne (1:59)
7. Sixteen Tons (2:26)
8. Whoa Mule (Shine) (2:28)
9. No More Lovin' (2:21)
10. Diddling (2:11)
11. Working Man (2:30)
12. Do What I Say (2:46)

Not only does it sport one of the most striking album covers of its era (Diddley decked out in cowboy finery, about to get the drop on some unfortunate varmint with one of his fieriest guitars lying at his feet), this 1960 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. /Bill Dahl, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger mc
Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger gofile

---

Bo Diddley - Say Man! The Singles & More 1955-62

Album: Say Man! The Singles & More 1955-62
Size: 101,0 MB
Time: 43:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: R&B
Art: Front

1. Bo Diddley (2:47)
2. I'm A Man (2:58)
3. Diddley Daddy (2:28)
4. Pretty Thing (2:50)
5. Bring It To Jerome (2:29)
6. Who Do You Love (2:29)
7. Hey! Bo Diddley (2:12)
8. Mona (2:21)
9. Before You Accuse Me (3:04)
10. I'm Sorry (2:26)
11. Crackin' Up (2:04)
12. Say Man (3:12)
13. Say Man, Back Again (2:57)
14. Road Runner (2:51)
15. My Story (2:51)
16. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (3:11)

They called him the Originator for a very good reason. Bo Diddley was the foremost bridge between blues and rock 'n' roll, facilitated in no small part by his "Bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp" sound, the famous "Bo Diddley beat". He was a master of invention too, inventing his name, his persona and style, and his own guitar. Put simply, he was one of those artists whose importance and influence as a pioneer of popular music far outweighed the commercial and chart success he enjoyed during his career. With just nine U.S. R&B and two Pop chart successes across a career spanning five decades, Diddley was not exactly a hit-making machine. But his legacy is such that echoes of his music pervade rock, pop and hip-hop to this day.

This LP revels in Diddley's guitar genius and features 16 of his greatest and most iconic tracks including "I'm A Man", "Diddley Daddy", "Pretty Thing", "Mona", "Say Man" and "Road Runner". Once he had scored his first No.1 with "Bo Diddley" the shape of popular music changed forever. His influence is clear to see, through some of the work of artists, - and Diddley devotees - like Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, Johnny Otis, Cliff Richard, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, U2, and George Michael. Every time a song uses the "Bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp" motif, Diddley's legacy lives on.

Say Man! The Singles & More 1955-62 mc
Say Man! The Singles & More 1955-62 gofile

---

Bo Diddley - Say Man, Back Again: The Singles As & Bs 1959-1962 Plus

Album: Say Man, Back Again
Size: 180,0 MB
Time: 77:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: R&B
Art: Front, back

1. Say Man, Back Again (3:09)
2. She's Alright (4:05)
3. Road Runner (2:48)
4. My Story (2:54)
5. Walkin' And Talkin' (2:43)
6. Crawdad (2:30)
7. Gun Slinger (1:56)
8. Signifying Blues (2:40)
9. Not Guilty (2:11)
10. Aztec (2:29)
11. Pills (2:51)
12. Call Me (2:36)
13. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (3:12)
14. I Can Tell (4:27)
15. Ride On Josephine (Bonus Track) (3:04)
16. Doing The Craw-Daddy (Bonus Track) (3:04)
17. Cadillac (Bonus Track) (2:46)
18. Somewhere (Bonus Track) (2:31)
19. Cheyenne (Bonus Track) (2:04)
20. Sixteen Tons (Bonus Track) (2:30)
21. Whoa Mule (Shine) (Bonus Track) (2:30)
22. No More Lovin' (Bonus Track) (2:24)
23. Diddling (Bonus Track) (2:13)
24. Bo's Vacation (Bonus Track) (2:48)
25. Congo (2:37)
26. Bo Diddley Is A Lover (Bonus Track) (2:32)
27. Bo Diddley Is Loose (Bonus Track) (3:01)
28. Love Is A Secret (Bonus Track) (2:59)

This is Jasmine's second volume of Bo's recordings following on from the successful "I'm A Man". Volume one featured the A & B side of every single he released up until 1959 and volume two begins in the same year and features the A & B side of the rest of his singles up to the end of 1962.

Just like the classics on that first volume many of these tracks were covered globally by beat groups during the later 1960s. "Pills" was covered by the New York Dolls, The Lurkers and The UK Subs. "Road Runner" by The Animals, The Who, Aerosmith, Wayne Fontana and The Zombies. "Cadillac" by The Kinks and The Downliners Sect. "You Can't Judge A Book by the Cover" by Dion, The Merseybeats and Cactus. "I Can Tell" by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, The Searchers, Bern Elliot & The Fenmen, John Hammond, Van Morrison, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and The Blues Band.

Bonus tracks come from two of his classic albums. "Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger" (tracks 15-23) which was released in 1960 and is featured in its entirety. The remaining five titles (tracks 24-28) come from the album "Bo Diddley Is A Lover" released in 1961.

Say Man, Back Again: The Singles As & Bs 1959-1962 Plus mc
Say Man, Back Again: The Singles As & Bs 1959-1962 Plus gofile

---

VA - Blues Avalanche: Recorded Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland

Source: Vinyl
Size: 165.0 MB
Time: 70:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1972
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

A1. Bo Diddley - Hear You Knoockin' (3:53)
A2. Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (3:09)
A3. Bo Diddley - Diddley Daddy (2:18)
A4. The Aces & Lafayette Leake - Early In The Morning (5:07)
B1. The Aces & Lafayette Leake - Baby What You Want Me To Do (2:46)
B2. Koko Taylor With Muddy Waters - Wang Dang Doodle (7:10)
B3. Koko Taylor With Muddy Waters - I Got What It Takes (6:19)
C1. Lafayette Leake - Wrinkles (9:12)
C2. Lafayette Leake - Swiss Boogie (6:10)
C3. Muddy Waters - County Jail (6:06)
D1. Muddy Waters With T-Bone Walker - Trouble No More (2:32)
D2. Muddy Waters With T-Bone Walker - Got My Mojo Working (4:39)
D3. Muddy Waters With T-Bone Walker - (They Call It) Stormy Monday (6:45)
D4. Muddy Waters With T-Bone Walker - She Says She Loves Me (4:22)

Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, June 16 & 17, 1972.

Blues Avalanche: Recorded Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland [Vinyl] MP3
Blues Avalanche: Recorded Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland [Vinyl] FLAC 24bit

---

Bo Diddley - Have Guitar, Will Travel

Album: Have Guitar, Will Travel
Size: 76,5 MB
Time: 32:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1960
Styles: R&B/Rock & Roll
Art: LP front & back

1. She's Alright (4:09)
2. Cops And Robbers (3:32)
3. Run Diddley Daddy (2:47)
4. Mumblin' Guitar (2:54)
5. I Need You Baby (2:27)
6. Say Man, Back Again (3:05)
7. Nursery Rhyme (2:54)
8. I Love You So (2:29)
9. Spanish Guitar (4:10)
10. Dancing Girl (2:27)
11. Come On Baby (1:58)

Amazingly, Bo Diddley's third album - containing classics such as "Cops and Robbers," "Run Diddley Daddy," and "Mona (I Need You Baby)" - has only been reissued on vinyl, and even that's out of print. More than one British Invasion band learned what they needed to know about American rock & roll from the songs on this record (the Stones cut "Cops and Robbers" at their earliest recording session, and later released a killer version of "Mona," though the most interesting British version of the latter was done by an all-girl band with an attitude called the Liverbirds).

This record is every bit as raunchy as Diddley's first two albums (the guitars may even be crunchier, and the singing shows more range), and has more than enough to recommend it to collectors and fans. This is the album that began the funny cover photos on Diddley's records. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic

Personnel: Bo Diddley (vocals, guitar); Jody Williams (guitar); Peggy Jones (guitar, background vocals); Willie Dixon (bass); Clifton James, Frank Kirkland (drums); Lafayette Leake (piano); Lester Davenport (harmonica track 9); Jerome Green (maracas, background vocals).

Have Guitar, Will Travel mc
Have Guitar, Will Travel gofile

---

Bo Diddley - Hey! Bo Diddley

Album: Hey! Bo Diddley
Size: 178,9 MB
Time: 76:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1990
Styles: Blues/R&B/Rock & Roll
Art: Full

1. Bo Diddley (2:30)
2. I'm A Man (2:46)
3. Little Girl (2:33)
4. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) (2:46)
5. Diddley Daddy (2:28)
6. She's Fine, She's Mine (2:43)
7. Pretty Thing (2:45)
8. Bring It To Jerome (2:30)
9. Spanish Guitar (4:05)
10. Dancing Girl (2:22)
11. Diddy Wah Diddy (2:29)
12. I Am Looking For A Woman (2:32)
13. Who Do You Love (2:29)
14. Cops And Robbers (3:28)
15. Down Home Special (3:09)
16. Hey! Bo Diddley (2:10)
17. Mona (I Need You Baby) (2:20)
18. Before You Accuse Me (3:06)
19. Say Man (3:11)
20. Hush Your Mouth (2:49)
21. Bo's Guitar (2:33)
22. The Clock Strikes Twelve (2:57)
23. Willie And Lillie (2:17)
24. Crackin' Up (2:04)
25. Nursery Rhyme (2:50)
26. The Story Of Bo Diddley (2:48)
27. Road Runner (2:46)
28. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (3:07)

He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." You can't judge an artist by his chart success, either, and Diddley produced greater and more influential music than all but a handful of the best early rockers. The Bo Diddley beat - bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp - is one of rock & roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knock-offs like the Strangeloves' 1965 hit "I Want Candy." Diddley's hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals stretched back as far as Africa for their roots, and looked as far into the future as rap. His trademark otherworldly vibrating, fuzzy guitar style did much to expand the instrument's power and range. But even more important, Bo's bounce was fun and irresistibly rocking, with a wisecracking, jiving tone that epitomized rock & roll at its most humorously outlandish and freewheeling.

Before taking up blues and R&B, Diddley had studied classical violin, but shifted gears after hearing John Lee Hooker. In the early '50s, he began playing with his longtime partner, maraca player Jerome Green, to get what Bo's called "that freight train sound." Billy Boy Arnold, a fine blues harmonica player and singer in his own right, was also playing with Diddley when the guitarist got a deal with Chess in the mid-'50s (after being turned down by rival Chicago label Vee-Jay). His very first single, "Bo Diddley"/"I'm a Man" (1955), was a double-sided monster. The A-side was soaked with futuristic waves of tremolo guitar, set to an ageless nursery rhyme; the flip was a bump-and-grind, harmonica-driven shuffle, based around a devastating blues riff. But the result was not exactly blues, or even straight R&B, but a new kind of guitar-based rock & roll, soaked in the blues and R&B, but owing allegiance to neither.

Diddley was never a top seller on the order of his Chess rival Chuck Berry, but over the next half-dozen or so years, he produced a catalog of classics that rival Berry's in quality. "You Don't Love Me," "Diddley Daddy," "Pretty Thing," "Diddy Wah Diddy," "Who Do You Love?," "Mona," "Road Runner," "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover" - all are stone-cold standards of early, riff-driven rock & roll at its funkiest. Oddly enough, his only Top 20 pop hit was an atypical, absurd back-and-forth rap between him and Jerome Green, "Say Man," that came about almost by accident as the pair were fooling around in the studio.

As a live performer, Diddley was galvanizing, using his trademark square guitars and distorted amplification to produce new sounds that anticipated the innovations of '60s guitarists like Jimi Hendrix. In Great Britain, he was revered as a giant on the order of Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. The Rolling Stones in particular borrowed a lot from Bo's rhythms and attitude in their early days, although they only officially covered a couple of his tunes, "Mona" and "I'm Alright." Other British R&B groups like the Yardbirds, Animals, and Pretty Things also covered Diddley standards in their early days. Buddy Holly covered "Bo Diddley" and used a modified Bo Diddley beat on "Not Fade Away"; when the Stones gave the song the full-on Bo treatment (complete with shaking maracas), the result was their first big British hit.

The British Invasion helped increase the public's awareness of Diddley's importance, and ever since then he's been a popular live act. Sadly, though, his career as a recording artist - in commercial and artistic terms - was over by the time the Beatles and Stones hit America. He would record with ongoing and declining frequency, but after 1963, he never wrote or recorded original material on par with his early classics. Whether he'd spent his muse, or just felt he could coast on his laurels, is hard to say. But he remains a vital part of the collective rock & roll consciousness, and occasionally reached wider visibility via a 1979 tour with the Clash, a cameo role in the film Trading Places, a late-'80s tour with Ronnie Wood, and a 1989 television commercial for sports shoes with star athlete Bo Jackson. /Biography by Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)

Hey! Bo Diddley mc
Hey! Bo Diddley zippy

---

VA - The Ultimate Black History Collection

Size: 564 MB
Time: 4:00:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Blues, R&B, Rock, Soul, Pop
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Ray Charles - I'm Movin' On (3:09)
02 Barack Obama - We Are The Ones We Are Waiting For (0:46)
03 Baby Washington - Nobody Cares (2:11)
04 Memphis Slim - Blue & Disgusted (3:00)
05 Paul Robeson - American Crusade Against Lynching (0:58)
06 Percy Sledge - When Man Loves A Woman (Re-Recorded Version) (3:42)
07 John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom (Re-Recorded Version) (2:31)
08 Charles Brown - Black Night (Re-Recorded Version) (3:06)
09 Ralph Bunche - First Afican American To Receive Noble Peace Prize (0:56)
10 Chic - Good Times (7:17)
11 Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary (2:48)
12 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By (2:21)
13 The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New (5:52)
14 Ohio Players - A Thing Called Love (Re-Recorded Version) (3:15)
15 Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand (2:59)
16 Magic Johnson - Retires After Testing Positive For HIV Virus (0:44)
17 Dinah Washington - Unforgettable (Re-Recorded Version) (2:43)
18 Al Wilson - Show & Tell (Re-Recorded Version) (3:25)
19 Ray Charles - What'd I Say (Re-Recorded Version) (2:22)
20 Count Basie - Tarrersfield Stomp (2:33)
21 B.B. King - Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss (2:37)
22 Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night (3:02)
23 Big Maybelle - I Won't Cry Anymore (2:54)
24 Louis Armstrong - Interview (0:42)
25 Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind (Re-Recorded Version) (2:43)
26 The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me (Re-Recorded Version) (3:09)
27 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (Re-Recorded Version) (3:30)
28 Ben E. King - Stand By Me (Re-Recorded Version) (2:53)
29 Martin Luther King, Jr. - Mountain Top (0:57)
30 Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Re-Recorded Version) (3:29)
31 Tiger Woods - Interview (0:55)
32 General Colin Powell - Declines Bid For Presidency (1:26)
33 Muhammad Ali - On His Foreman Fight (0:43)
34 Gladys Kinight & The Pips - Every Beat Of My Heart (Re-Recorded Version) (2:05)

CD 2:
01 Big Joe Williams - Goin' Away, Won't Be Back Till Fall (1:55)
02 Radio Broadcast - Little Rock School Integration (0:48)
03 Fats Domino - I Want To Walk You Home (Re-Recorded Version) (2:38)
04 Black Panther Member - Black Panther Dialog 3 (0:15)
05 Percy Sledge - When Man Loves A Woman (Re-Recorded Version) (3:42)
06 Mahalia Jackson - Tell It, Sing It, Shout It (2:37)
07 Jackie Robinson - Speaks Of Racist Heckling (0:47)
08 Memphis Slim - 44 Blues (3:32)
09 Buddy Guy - Blue Monday (5:02)
10 Cassius Clay - Clay On His Fight With Liston - Took Him In 7 (0:56)
11 Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married (Re-Recorded Version) (2:41)
12 Venus Williams - Venus Williams Wins Wimbledon (0:56)
13 The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her (Re-Recorded Version) (4:46)
14 Malcolm X - Speech (0:26)
15 Sly Stone - Life Of Fortune And Fame (3:21)
16 Ike & Tina Turner - In The Morning Blues (2:45)
17 Mississippi Fred McDowell - Unknown Blues (4:09)
18 Billie Holiday - Billie's Blues (3:08)
19 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (2:16)
20 Booker T. Washington - Speech Against Slavery (0:45)
21 The Drifters - This Magic Moment (Re-Recorded Version) (2:39)
22 Black Panther Member - Black Panther Dialog 1 (0:20)
23 A. Philp Randolph - March On Washington Speech (0:48)
24 The Commodores - I Know I'm Losing You (3:09)
25 Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia (Re-Recorded Version) (4:01)
26 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. - First Black Congressman From New York (0:31)
27 Robert Kenndey - Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination (0:49)
28 Wilson Pickett - It's Too Late (3:09)
29 Leadbelly - The Bourgoeis Blues (3:03)
30 Martin Luther King, Jr. - We're Marching By (0:31)
31 Arthur Ashe - Remains The Only African American Men's Single Champion (0:51)
32 The Marvelettes - Don't Mess With Bill (Re-Recorded Version) (3:42)
33 Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (4:45)

CD 3:
01 Serena Williams - Interview (0:47)
02 Martin Luther King, Jr. - Nobel Prize (0:45)
03 Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is (Re-Recorded Version) (3:04)
04 The Spinners - I'll Be Around (3:08)
05 Muhammad Ali - Interview (0:23)
06 The Miracles - I Second That Emotion (Re-Recorded Version) (2:44)
07 Radio Broadcast - Rodney King - Radio Broadcast Of The Verdict (0:50)
08 James Brown - It's A Man's, Man's Man's World (4:12)
09 Bob Marley - Soul Rebel (3:19)
10 Shiley Chisholm - First African American Woman Elected To Congress (0:33)
11 Ike & Tina Turner - Poor Fool (2:45)
12 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (Re-Recorded Version) (3:04)
13 Nat King Cole & The King Cole Trio - My Lips Remember Your Kisses (3:07)
14 Miles Davis - Out Of Nowhere (4:05)
15 Radio Broadcast - Barry Bonds Breaks Home Run Record (0:55)
16 B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get (3:24)
17 Buddy Guy - No Use Cryin' (3:02)
18 Big Maybelle - Don't Let Him See You Cry (2:44)
19 Jessie Jackson - Speech (0:57)
20 Sam & Dave - Land Of 1,000 Dances (Re-Recorded Version) (2:30)
21 Wilson Pickett - I Can't Stop (2:31)
22 James Baldwin - Interview (0:54)
23 Billie Holiday - Lover Man (3:17)
24 Black Panther Member - Black Panther Dialog 4 (0:10)
25 Ray Charles - Blues Is My Middle Name (3:11)
26 Mississippi Fred Mcdowell - Big Fat Mama (3:22)
27 Sam & Dave - Soul Man (Re-Recorded Version) (2:55)
28 Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have A Dream (0:58)
29 Bo Diddley - Walin' And Talkin' (2:38)
30 Reggie Jackson - Death Threat (0:33)
31 Black Panther Member - Black Panther Dialog 2 (0:06)
32 Lightnin' Hopkins - Last Night (5:09)
33 Teddy Pendergrass - Close The Door (Re-Recorded Version) (4:40)


The Ultimate Black History Collection MP3
The Ultimate Black History Collection Part 1 FLAC
The Ultimate Black History Collection Part 2 FLAC

---

VA - Black Halloween (Bo Diddley Is A Zombie!) (KMCD45)

Size: 180,0 MB
Time: 74:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front & Back

01 Lord Luther - (I Was A) Teenage Creature (2:45)
02 Hollywood Flames - Frankenstein's Den (2:14)
03 Bo Diddley - Bo Meets The Monster (3:06)
04 The Coasters - The Shadow Knows (2:15)
05 Johnny Fuller - Haunted House (2:29)
06 The Revels - Midnight Stroll (2:38)
07 The Naturals - The Mummy (2:15)
08 The Cadillacs - The Boogie Man (1:56)
09 Ike Turner - She Made My Blood Run Cold (2:21)
10 Jimmy Oliver's Orchestra - The Sneak (2:15)
11 The Monotones - Zombi (2:29)
12 Screaming Jay Hawkins - Frenzy (2:13)
13 The Idols - The Prowler (2:14)
14 Howlin' Wolf - Evil (2:53)
15 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - The Creature (2:48)
16 Danny Ware - Zombie Stomp (2:23)
17 Joe Johnson - Gila Monster (1:41)
18 Cousin Leroy - Crossroads (2:46)
19 The Drivers - Dry Bones Twist (2:44)
20 Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love (2:30)
21 The Poets - Dead (2:18)
22 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Hear Voices (2:37)
23 The Cadillacs - Peek-A-Boo (2:16)
24 Paul Gayten - The Hunch (2:44)
25 The Coasters - Poison Ivy (2:42)
26 Evans Carroll - The Monster (2:11)
27 The Spiders - Witchcraft (2:34)
28 Philly Joe Jones - Blues For Dracula (8:18)

It’s that time of year again when the ghosts, ghoulies, skeletons and zombies have finished their laundry and ready themselves for the annual celebration that is Halloween. Arriving just in time for the ghoulish festivities is a new compilation to shakedown those dancing limbs from Koko Mojo. With a track list providing a new slant on this rockin’ theme with black artists from the genres of blues, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll. One aspect worth celebrating here, apart from the exciting music on offer, is the focus on less obvious tracks to celebrate this time of year. With no time for the obligatory Screamin’ Jay Hawkins ‘I Put A Spell On You’, what the listener receives instead is the same artist but with equally compelling ‘Frenzy’, complete with cartoon vocal expressions setting up this compilation for more great expectations. ‘Black Halloween: Bo Didley Is A Zombie’ certainly delivers with more measured, yet equally thrilling performances by the likes of Lord Luther and ‘(I Was A) Teenage Creature, The Hollywood Flames’ ‘Frankenstein’s Den’, and wonderfully bluesy-trippy version of ‘The Shadow Knows’ from The Coasters. With Johnny Fuller assuming a plucky stance in relation to ‘Haunted House’, to soulful numbers from Ike Turner, The Cadillacs and The Naturals, not to mention more predictable entry from Bo Diddley (‘Who Do You Love?’) who manages to bag the front cover despite appearances looking a tad unhealthy. Of course, no rockin’ Halloween album is complete without its eccentricities and this arrives upon its conclusion with intriguing Philly Joe Jones’ ‘Blues For Dracula’. Clearly, it’s not only the living who are rockin’ because there’s enough evidence to suggest the dead are enjoying the dance via ‘Black Halloween: Bo Didley Is A Zombie’.

Black Halloween

---

Various Artists - Popcorn Blues Party Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Album: Popcorn Blues Party Vol. 1 (KMCD28)
Size: 137,8 MB
Time: 57:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front & Back

01 B.B. King - Sixteen Tons (2:34)
02 Johnny Copeland - Just One More Time (2:55)
03 Jody Williams - Lucky Lou (3:48)
04 John Lee Hooker - You Gotta Shake It Up And Go (2:17)
05 Memphis Slim - Steppin' Out (2:00)
06 Bo Diddley - She's Fine, She's Mine (2:42)
07 Roy Gaines - Black Gal (2:22)
08 Tabby Thomas - My Baby Got It (2:33)
09 Dennis Roberts - I Don't Care (2:43)
10 Jerry McCain - Jet Stream (2:30)
11 Sugar Boy Williams - Little Girl (2:33)
12 Jimmie Lee Robinson - Lonely Traveling (2:25)
13 Howlin' Wolf - Going Back Home (2:41)
14 Ricky Allen - Cut You A-Loose (2:48)
15 Johnny Guitar Watson - Wait A Minute Baby (2:06)
16 Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - The Cricket (2:47)
17 Jimmy Rogers - What Have I Done (2:43)
18 Sonny Boy Williamson - Help Me (3:10)
19 Freddie King - The Bossa Nova Watusi Twist (2:53)
20 Rose Mitchell - Baby Please Don't Go (2:25)
21 Otis Rush - Keep On Loving Me Baby (2:23)
22 Shakey Jake - Jake's Cha Cha (2:07)

Album: Popcorn Blues Party Vol. 2 (KMCD29)
Size: 153,1 MB
Time: 64:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front & Back

01 Albert King - Had You Told It Like It Was (3:09)
02 Bobby 'Blue' Bland - 36-22-36 (2:51)
03 Miss Lavelle White - Stop These Teardrops (2:22)
04 Ike Turner & His Orchestra - She Made My Blood Run Cold (2:21)
05 Little Joe Washington - Bossa Nova And Grits (2:12)
06 Sir Arthur Coleman - Stop Cheating On Me (2:52)
07 Albert Collins - Icy Blue (3:02)
08 Big Jack Reynolds - Made It Up In Your Mind (2:26)
09 Piney Brown - Sugar In My Tea (Cream In My Coffee) (2:30)
10 Bo Diddley - Down Home Special (3:12)
11 Louisiana Red - Sugar Hips (4:30)
12 Charles Sheffield - Its Your Voodoo Working (1:47)
13 Charles Clark - Hidden Charms (2:34)
14 Doug Johnson & The Outlaws - Quick Sand (2:40)
15 Blind Johnny Davis - Magic Carpet (2:14)
16 Nappy Brown - My Baby (2:31)
17 Otis Rush & His Band - All Your Love (2:38)
18 Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me (6:06)
19 Tommy Brown - Southern Women (2:29)
20 Bo Diddley - I Can Tell (4:34)
21 Peppermint Harris - Need Your Lovin' (2:50)
22 Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs) - Up The Line (2:07)

The Popcorn genre is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium (the Land of Beers) in the late 1960s and it got its name from a discotheque called the Popcorn. This style includes a pretty eclectic and wide range of American R&B and pop songs mostly recorded in the 1950s and mid-1960s in a slow or medium tempo and often in a minor key. Popcorn can be recognized by its tempo just as much as its sound. In an article for The Guardian titled ''Belgium's 'Popcorn: the last underground music scene in Europe'' musician and writer Bob Stanley wrote ''the purity of Belgian Popcorn is its very impurity. R&B, Broadway numbers, tangos, Phil Spector-Esque girl groups, and loungey instrumentals, they are all constituent parts of a rare, and still largely undiscovered scene. It won't stay that way forever.

Popcorn Blues Party Vol. 1
Popcorn Blues Party Vol. 2

---

Otis Spann - In Session: Diary Of A Chicago Bluesman 1953-1960

Size: 179,1+164,6 MB
Time: 76:08+70:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Chicago Blues, Rockin' Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Blow Wind, Blow (Feat. Muddy Waters) (3:12)
02. Mad Love (Feat. Muddy Waters) (3:05)
03. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Feat. Muddy Waters) (2:52)
04. She's So Pretty (Feat. Muddy Waters) (2:18)
05. Rockin' Daddy (3:04)
06. 'Bout The Break Of Day (Feat. Junior Wells) (3:16)
07. Lawdy! Lawdy! (Feat. Junior Wells) (2:41)
08. So, All Alone (Feat. Junior Wells) (3:21)
09. I Got To Find My Baby (Feat. Little Walter) (2:50)
10. Baby How Long? (Feat. Howlin' Wolf) (2:55)
11. Evil Is Goin' On (Feat. Howlin' Wolf) (2:56)
12. You'd Better Watch Yourself (Feat. Little Walter) (3:05)
13. I'll Be Around (Feat. Howlin' Wolf) (3:15)
14. It Must Have Been The Devil (2:43)
15. Five Spot (2:44)
16. I'm A Man (Feat. Bo Diddley) (3:02)
17. Bo Diddley (Feat. Bo Diddley) (2:46)
18. Don't Start Me Talkin' (Feat. Sonny Boy Williamson II) (2:36)
19. All My Love In Vain (Feat. Sonny Boy Williamson II) (2:51)
20. You Can't Catch Me (Feat. Chuck Berry) (2:45)
21. No Money Down (Feat. Chuck Berry) (2:59)
22. Let Me Explain (Feat. Sonny Boy Williamson II) (2:55)
23. Your Imagination (Feat. Sonny Boy Williamson II) (3:01)
24. I'm Leaving You (2:41)
25. I'm In Love With You Baby (2:38)
26. Cops And Robbers (Feat. Bo Diddley) (3:24)

CD 2:
01. Boogie Woogie (2:36)
02. Slow Blues (2:41)
03. Jump Blues (2:54)
04. It's My Own Fault (Feat. John Lee Hooker) (3:53)
05. Maudie (Feat. John Lee Hooker) (3:35)
06. I Wanna Walk (Feat. John Lee Hooker) (4:27)
07. I Wish You Were Here (Feat. John Lee Hooker) (5:37)
08. Great Northern Stomp (4:18)
09. Otis In The Dark (4:38)
10. Worried Life Blues (4:22)
11. Country Boy (4:28)
12. The Hard Way (5:06)
13. Beat-Up Team (6:04)
14. Take A Little Walk With Me (3:29)
15. I Got Rambling On My Mind (4:07)
16. Little Boy Blue (3:44)
17. My Daily Wish (4:26)

Joining Eddie Taylor and Jody Williams in Jasmine's popular 'In Session' series comes this excellent 43 track 2CD set of Otis Spann's sessions that he cut in Chicago between 1953 and 1956 along with live performances at Newport and his legendary first LP release. 'Otis Spann is the Blues'.

This wonderful set kicks off with Muddy Waters and of course includes two of his greatest hits 'Mad Love' and 'Hoochie Coochie Man' and then Otis' takes us through a plethora of fine bluesmen: Howlin' Wolf, Junior Wells, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson, Chuck Berry and John Lee Hooker.

In the pantheon of great Chicago blues pianists, Otis Spann stands head and shoulders above most of the competition and this CD is another must have in Jasmine's ever growing blues series.

In Session

---

VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1960

Size: 167,7+170:58 MB
Time: 70:36+71:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Don & Dewey - Jump Awhile (2:22)
02 B.B. King - Power House (2:35)
03 Preston Epps - Bongo In The Congo (1:59)
04 Jim Conley - Nite-Lite Slop (2:46)
05 Bill Parker - Boogie Bayou Shuffle (2:39)
06 Allen Toussaint - Chico (2:18)
07 Roy Montrell - Mudd (2:34)
08 Jimmy Oliver & The Rockers - Slim Jim Pt. 1 (2:39)
09 Willie Wright & His Sparklers - Bloodhound Pt. 1 (2:30)
10 Willie Wright & His Sparklers - Bloodhound Pt. 2 (2:05)
11 Grant Green - Space Flight (2:39)
12 Kid King's Combo - Shaggy Dog (2:28)
13 Curley Hamner - Piano Tuner (3:43)
14 Freddie King - San-Ho-Zay (2:38)
15 Bo Diddley - Shank (1:57)
16 Jimmy Liggins - Last Round (2:14)
17 Googie Rene - The Slide Pt. 2 (2:19)
18 Young Guitar Red - Red Hot Red (1:44)
19 Ike Turner - Doublemint (2:24)
20 Earl Hooker - Dynamite (2:22)
21 Dave 'Baby' Cortez - Hurricane (2:25)
22 Chuck Berry - Surfin' Steel (Cryin' Steel) (2:31)
23 James Booker - Cool Turkey (2:19)
24 Bill Doggett - (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist (1:58)
25 Buddy Guy - Gully Hully (3:06)
26 Skippy Brooks - Dim Lights (2:30)
27 Lowell Fulson - Low Society (2:33)
28 Willis Jackson - Blue Gator (4:08)

CD 2:
01 George Harmonica Smith - Loose Screws (2:27)
02 Lloyd Glenn - Universal Rock (2:32)
03 Lloyd Glenn - The Shakedown (2:30)
04 Johnny Copeland - Late Hours (2:11)
05 Robert Parker - Walkin' (2:37)
06 James Rivers - The Blue Eagle Pt. 1 (2:50)
07 James Rivers - The Blue Eagle Pt. 2 (2:45)
08 B.B. King - Goin' South Pt. 1 (2:42)
09 B.B. King - Goin' South Pt. 2 (2:10)
10 Jimmy Beck - Arabian Blues (3:09)
11 Clifton Chenier - Rockin' Accordion (2:18)
12 Elmore James - She Done Move (1:51)
13 Shakey Jake Harris - Jake's Cha Cha (2:08)
14 Sonny Boy Williamson - The Goat (2:21)
15 Jerry McCain - Rough Stuff (2:13)
16 Bill Doggett - Buttered Popcorn (2:45)
17 Gus Jenkins - Tricky Too (2:24)
18 Henry Hayes - Spring Fever (2:30)
19 B. Brown & His Rockin McVouts - Candied Yams (2:28)
20 Clifford King - Chicken Shack Boogie (2:35)
21 Henry Clement - Trojan's Walla (2:33)
22 Little Vincent - Honk Honk Honk Pt. 1 (2:17)
23 Little Vincent - Honk Honk Honk Pt. 2 (2:17)
24 Monte Easter - Weekend Blues (2:40)
25 Bo Diddley - The Twister (2:08)
26 Pee Wee Crayton - Twinky (3:10)
27 Slim Harpo - Snoopin' Around (2:17)
28 Curley Hamner & Cooper Bros - Air Raid (2:33)
29 Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt. 2 (2:16)

1960 was the year that instrumentals hit the charts in a big way with guitar or sax-led rockers and slinky organ groovers. Here are the discs that teenagers wanted to hear in the juke joints: exciting, uptempo stompers with catchy, melodic riffs, along with slow, soulful, down home blues. This compilation throws the spotlight on instrumentals by artists more widely associated with vocals, along with more obscure artists who may only have had one or two releases to their name.

Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1960

---

VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1959

Size: 172,9+178,5 MB
Time: 72:59+75:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Floyd Dixon - Let's Go Smitty (2:23)
02 Bo Diddley - Mumblin' Guitar (2:47)
03 Tommy Ridgley - Real Gone Jam (2:18)
04 The Gondoliers - Knocked Out (2:39)
05 The Carter Bros - Pacoima Stomp (2:16)
06 Gus Jenkins - Cutting Out (2:48)
07 Paul Gayten - Hot Cross Buns (2:30)
08 Mary Lou Williams Trio - Chunk-A-Lunk Jug, Pt. 1 (2:13)
09 Mary Lou Williams Trio - Chunk-A-Lunk Jug, Pt. 2 (2:15)
10 James Brown - Mashed Potatoes (3:15)
11 Nat Kendrick & The Swans - Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 2 (1:49)
12 The Swinging Earls - Yum Yum (2:45)
13 Garland Davis - Sweet Meats (2:49)
14 Herb Hardesty & The Rhythm Rollers - Perdido Street (2:33)
15 Mac Rebennack - Storm Warning (3:19)
16 Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools - Royal Earl Shuffle (2:21)
17 Spot Barnett - Boney Shuffle (2:21)
18 King Curtis - Soul Groove, Pt. 1 (2:18)
19 King Curtis - Soul Groove, Pt. 2 (2:39)
20 Lefty Bates - Rock Alley (2:35)
21 The Bim Bam Boos - Can't Sit Down (2:37)
22 Sam Price & His All Stars - Boogie Cha Cha (2:37)
23 Cozy Cole - Cozy's Mambo (2:30)
24 Ernie Freeman - Live It Up (1:54)
25 Doc Starkes & His Nite Riders - Talk To Me Baby (2:20)
26 Buddy Johnson - Down Yonder (3:10)
27 Jimmy Nolen - Swingin' Peter Gunn, Pt. 1 (1:42)
28 Jimmy Nolen - Swingin' Peter Gunn, Pt. 2 (2:05)
29 Gene Redd & The Globe Trotters - Zeen Beat (2:59)

CD 2:
01 Memphis Slim - Steppin' Out (2:00)
02 Buster Brown - The Madison Shuffle (2:33)
03 The Carter Bros - Voodoo Cha Cha (1:51)
04 Doc Starkes & His Nite Riders - Night Ridin' (2:25)
05 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim - Slim's Thing (3:26)
06 Ike Turner - Ho Ho (2:29)
07 Howlin' Wolf - Wolf In The Mood (2:18)
08 Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Swingin' The Gate (2:47)
09 Chuck Berry - Blue On Blue (3:02)
10 Elmore James - Bobby's Rock (2:11)
11 Little Boyd - Harmonica Rock (1:51)
12 Bo Diddley - Diddling (2:13)
13 Gus Jenkins - Spanky (2:41)
14 Royal Earl & The Swinging Kools - Talkin' Guitar, Pt. 2 (Edit) (2:06)
15 Cliff Davis & The Turbo-Jets - Let It Roll, Pt. 1 (2:13)
16 Cliff Davis & The Turbo-Jets - Let It Roll, Pt. 2 (2:32)
17 Jimmy Nolen - Blues After Hours (2:36)
18 Lefty Bates - E N A (2:30)
19 (Eddie) Clear Waters - A-Minor Cha-Cha (3:05)
20 Jerry McCain - Steady (2:03)
21 Nick & The Jaguars - Cool And Crazy (2:14)
22 Ernie Freeman - Night Sounds (2:19)
23 Herb Hardesty - Beatin' And Blowin' (2:14)
24 Sammy Price & Rock Band - Honky Tonk Caboose (2:47)
25 Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers - Rollin' Home (2:21)
26 Bill Doggett - Backwards, Pt. 1 (3:17)
27 Bill Doggett - Backwards, Pt. 2 (3:28)
28 Harmonica George - Sputnik Music (2:15)
29 Walter J. Westbrook & His Phantom 5 - Midnight Jump (2:29)
30 Paul Gayten - The Hunch (2:49)

1960 may have been the big year for Instrumentals, but back in 1959, several white instrumentals acts were already making a dent in the pop charts, among them the Virtues, the Rebels, the Rock-A-Teens and the Fireballs. Duane Eddy had broken through in 58 but in 1959 he had no less than seven singles on the Hot 100. Johnny & the Hurricanes had their first success this year with three big hits. Black artists, however, had less mainstream success. Jimmy Beck sneaked in at #82 for two weeks with Pipe Dreams, Larry Kerrin s The Hunch was a hit for both Paul Gayten and the Bobby Peterson Quintet; Bill Doggett had three discs in the R&B charts but apart from a couple of organ hits for Preston Epps and Dave Baby Cortez, that was it for R&B instrumentals chart-wise. If you re knocked out by what you hear from 1959, just wait till you find out what was on offer in 1960 and 1961.

Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1959

---

Bo Diddley - The London Sessions

Year: 1973/1991
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:42
Size: 82,7 MB
Styles: Funky blues
Scans: Full

1. Don't Want No Lyin' Woman (4:02)
2. Bo Diddley (2:55)
3. Going Down (2:53)
4. Make A Hit Record (5:03)
5. Bo-Jam (3:35)
6. Husband-In-Law (3:34)
7. Do The Robot (5:45)
8. Sneakers On A Rooster (2:45)
9. Get Out Of My Life (5:07)

After Howlin' Wolf made the Billboard album charts in 1970 with his London Howlin' Wolf Sessions release, Chess duly began preparing similarly titled albums by its remaining roster of stars - Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry followed the Wolf - and in 1973 this Bo Diddley release came along. Actually, a lot of it was done in Chicago, with the London portion of the sessions added, seemingly to justify the title. And it did sell better than Bo's other original albums of this era. It remains in print on compact disc, one of a only handful of his albums so released.

As with Muddy Waters' London Muddy Waters Sessions album, 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, whereas Muddy knew what he was about. 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. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

The London Sessions mc
The London Sessions zippy

---

Bo Diddley - Bo's The Man!: Live On Tour

Size: 133,3 MB
Time: 57:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2006
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Intro: Bo Diddley Vamp (Live) ( 7:26)
02. Doctor Jekyll (Live) ( 5:02)
03. Everleen (Live) ( 4:38)
04. I Don't Know Where I've Been (Live) ( 2:17)
05. You Can't Judge A Book (Live) ( 3:54)
06. Road Runner (Live) ( 3:25)
07. I'm A Man (Live) (10:38)
08. Mona (Live) ( 5:10)
09. Don't Know Where I've Been ( 5:59)
10. Juke ( 3:32)
11. Sad Hours ( 5:22)

1-8 recorded in Europe 1984 plus 3 bonus studio tracks #9 London 1982, #10/11 Chicago 1967!

Ellas 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 blues to rock and roll.

Bo's The Man!

---

Bo Diddley - Five Classic Albums (2 CD)

AVID R&B continues with its Five Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2 CD release from Bo Diddley, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. Includes the following albums: 'Bo Diddley' (1958), 'Go Bo Diddley' (1959), 'Have Guitar Will Travel' (1960), 'Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger' (1960) and 'Bo Diddley Is a Lover' (1961). Musically, Ellas Otha Bates, better known as Bo Diddley, came up through the blues and gospel and R&B world being inspired by the likes of John Lee Hooker, Louis Jordan and Muddy Waters to name only a few. Unbelievably his first instrument was the trombone and next, even more bizarrely the violin on which he played in an orchestra until the age of 18!? We at AVID have a hard time imagining a guy the size of Bo Diddley playing the violin?

Anyway, he was soon to discover the driving rhythm of the guitar which immediately became his instrument of choice. All you really need to do to appreciate the incredible sound of Bo Diddley is pop this CD into your car stereo and drive down the open road with the volume at full tilt! That's it! You will then understand how this guy became such an influence on many of the great rock stars of the 1960s and 1970s and beyond, and we're talking Beatles, Stones, Clapton, Page and Plant, Dylan, Petty and all points north south east and west. /Amazon

Album: Five Classic Albums
Year: 2018
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:39
Size: 184,3 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B, Rock & Roll
Scans: Full

CD 1:
1. Bo Diddley (2:31)
2. I'm A Man (2:47)
3. Bring It To Jerome (2:28)
4. Before You Accuse Me (3:07)
5. Hey' Bo Diddley (2:13)
6. Dearest Darling (2:52)
7. Hush Your Mouth (2:52)
8. Say Boss Man (2:33)
9. Diddley Daddy (2:28)
10. Diddey Wah Diddey (2:31)
11. Who Do You Love (2:30)
12. Pretty Thing (2:47)
13. Crackin' Up (2:05)
14. I'm Sorry (2:26)
15. Bo's Guitar (2:34)
16. Willie And Lillie (2:18)
17. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) (2:48)
18. Say Man (3:13)
19. The Great Grandfather (2:29)
20. Oh Yea (3:08)
21. Don't Let It Go (2:44)
22. Little Girl (2:34)
23. Dearest Darling (2:51)
24. The Clock Strikes Twelve (2:59)
25. She's Alright (4:07)
26. Cops And Robbers (3:30)
27. Run Diddley Daddy (2:45)
28. Mumblin' Guitar (2:51)
29. I Need You Baby (2:23)

CD 2:
1. Say Man, Back Again (3:03)
2. Nursery Rhyme (2:52)
3. I Love You So (2:26)
4. Spanish Guitar (4:09)
5. Dancing Girl (2:25)
6. Come On Baby (2:00)
7. Gunslinger (1:55)
8. Ride On Josephine (3:05)
9. Doing The Craw-Daddy (3:05)
10. Cadillac (2:48)
11. Somewhere (2:42)
12. Cheyenne (2:00)
13. Sixteen Tons (2:28)
14. Whoa Mule (2:31)
15. No More Lovin' (2:24)
16. Diddling (2:13)
17. Not Guilty (2:11)
18. Hong Kong Mississippi (3:00)
19. You're Looking Good (2:22)
20. Bo's Vacation (2:48)
21. Congo (2:37)
22. Bo's Blues (2:35)
23. Bo Diddley Is A Lover (2:32)
24. Aztec (2:29)
25. Back Home (2:29)
26. Bo Diddley Is Loose (3:01)
27. Love Is A Secret (3:02)
28. Quick Draw (1:51)

CD 1: Tracks 1-12 from "Bo Diddley" (1958); tracks 13-24 from "Go Bo Diddley" (1959); tracks 25-29 from "Have Guitar Will Travel" (1960).

CD 2: Tracks 1-6 from "Have Guitar Will Travel" (1960); tracks 7-16 from "Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger" (1960); tracks 17-28 from "Bo Diddley Is A Lover" (1961).

Five Classic Albums (2 CD) mc
Five Classic Albums (2 CD) zippy

---

Bo Diddley - A Man Amongst Men

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:29
Size: 125,6 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B, rock & roll
Scans: Full

1. Bo Diddley Is Crazy (4:52)
2. Can I Walk You Home (5:20)
3. Hey Baby (4:49)
4. I Can't Stand It (5:18)
5. He's Got A Key (3:59)
6. A Man Amongst Men (4:00)
7. Coatimundi (5:19)
8. That Mule (6:25)
9. Kids Don't Do It (7:02)
10. Oops! Bo Diddley (7:21)

Bo Diddley's major-label '90s comeback effort A Man Amongst Men is overflowing with guest stars, but it rarely gets into something distinctive. The presence of such heavyweights as Keith Richards, Ron Wood, and Jimmie Vaughan actually weighs down the set, preventing Diddley from digging deep into the grooves. The band never quite rocks hard enough and no one tears off an inspired solo - A Man Amongst Men is pleasant, but it never approaches compelling listening. /Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic

Special guests: Billy Boy Arnold, Johnnie Johnson, Jerry Portnoy, Keith Richards, Richie Sambora, The Shirelles, Jimmie Vaughan, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Ron Wood.

A Man Amongst Men mc
A Man Amongst Men zippy

---

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley & Company

Year: 1962
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:07
Size: 74,6 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Front, back (LP replica)

1. (Extra Read All About It) Ben (2:19)
2. Help Out (2:48)
3. Diana (2:42)
4. Bo's A Lumberjack (2:42)
5. Lazy Women (2:42)
6. Mama Mia (2:55)
7. Gimme Gimme (2:07)
8. Put The Shoes On Willie (2:38)
9. Pretty Girl (3:10)
10. Same Old Thing (2:48)
11. Met You On Saturday (2:42)
12. Little Girl (2:28)

This album is almost worth owning just for the cover photo of Bo Diddley and the Duchess, aka Norma-Jean Wofford, each with their axe. What makes it really cool, though, is the music, which is among the best of Diddley's 1960s output. "Bo's a Lumberjack" is one of the most ferociously sexual and funny signature songs Diddley ever cut, "(Extra, Read All About It) Ben" is a sort of sideways version of "Say Man," with a rollicking beat and very effective use of piano in the backing band, with a grim subject matter handled in a humorous manner, and "Help Out" is one of Diddley's better guitar workouts, with the man getting lots of help from the Duchess.

It was records like this that helped keep Diddley's reputation alive in England when Americans stopped buying his stuff. "Met You on a Saturday" is an unusual slow, romantic number for Diddley, very much in a late-'50s style that was probably a few years late to capture anyone's imagination. Other material, like "Diana" (a reworking of "Hey Bo Diddley") and "Little Girl" are less compelling but still solid rock & roll, as are "Gimme Gimme," "Same Old Thing," "Met You on a Saturday," "Put the Shoes on Willie" (written by Earl Hooker), and "Pretty Girl." The latter has a great chorus, and turned up in the repertories of several British Invasion bands. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic

Bo Diddley & Company mc
Bo Diddley & Company zippy

---

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's A Twister

Year: 1962
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:43
Size: 87,7 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Front, back (LP replica)

1. Detour (1:59)
2. She's Alright (4:08)
3. Doin' The Jaguar (2:10)
4. Who Do You Love (2:30)
5. Shank (1:58)
6. Road Runner (2:48)
7. My Babe (1:49)
8. The Twister (2:09)
9. Hey, Bo Diddley (2:13)
10. Hush Your Mouth (2:52)
11. Bo Diddley (2:30)
12. I'm Looking For A Woman (2:33)
13. Here 'Tis (2:27)
14. I Know (2:48)
15. Greatest Lover In The World (Bonus) (2:43)

A lot of the material on this record was rushed out in half-finished form, in order to get an album out that cashed in on the "twist" craze of early 1962. There may well have been words intended to the opening track, "Detour," which came out of the 1961 session featuring Peggy "Lady Bo" Jones that produced the excellent "Pills" and the rather perfunctory reading of Willie Dixon's "My Babe," and some lackluster earlier instrumental material, "Shank" and "The Twister."

This record also included "Here 'Tis," the soulful Bo Diddley original that would serve the Eric Clapton-era Yardbirds in very good stead on stage - Diddley's version blows theirs completely away - as well as the classics "Road Runner" and "Who Do You Love." In all, it isn't half-bad for an album that nobody intended as such, though most of the best (except "Here 'Tis") has been included on various hits compilations. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic

Bo Diddley's A Twister mc
Bo Diddley's A Twister zippy

---

Bo Diddley - Where It All Began

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:39
Size: 79.3 MB
Styles: Soul-blues, R&B
Year: 1972/2015

[3:21] 1. I've Had It Hard
[3:35] 2. Look At Grandma
[3:10] 3. Woman
[2:36] 4. A Good Thing
[5:51] 5. Bad Trip
[3:11] 6. Hey, Jerome
[3:42] 7. Infatuation
[3:25] 8. Take It All Off
[5:42] 9. Bo Diddley-Itis

Johnny Otis and Pete Welding produced this surprisingly successful soul effort by Bo, which succeeded in reshaping his sound, not as a Sly Stewart wannabe or a lounge act covering Creedence Clearwater Revival hits. Bo at least sounds comfortable and natural doing songs like "Look At Grandma" and "Woman," and the latter is a pretty damn good song -- Bo finally emerged as a soul singer in his own right, and it worked, artistically at least. "Hey Jerome" even recalls tracks like "Say Man" in a not-unflattering light. Unfortunately, none of this mattered to the people who still cared about Bo Diddley -- they wanted the beat and the old sound, which was present here on "I've Had It Hard," and the extraordinary "Bo Diddley-itis," but not in the kind of quantity they craved. He gave them his classics in concert, but not on this album. And it all came so late in the day: not only in terms of Bo's identification as anything but an oldies act , but as part of the history of Chess Records (now subsumed into the GRT corporate operation, the Chess imprint having no meaning or significance), that Where It All Began vanished from sight, leaving scarcely a trace or a ripple on the charts. ~Bruce Eder

Where It All Began mc
Where It All Began zippy

---