Bo Diddley's Beach Party
1964 live album by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley's Beach Party | ||||
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Live album by Bo Diddley | ||||
Released | January 1964[1] | |||
Recorded | July 5–6, 1963 | |||
Venue | The Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 37:17 | |||
Label | Checker | |||
Producer | Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein[2] | |||
Bo Diddley chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Record Mirror | [4] |
Bo Diddley's Beach Party is the eleventh album by rock musician Bo Diddley. Recorded live in concert in July 1963 at the Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,[5] it is one of rock music's earliest live remote recordings. The album was a success in the UK Album Charts reaching #13 on July 3 and stayed on the charts for 6 weeks.[6]
Track listing
All songs credited to Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), except as noted
- Side One
- "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) – 2:09
- "Gunslinger" – 2:29
- "Hey! Bo Diddley" – 2:43
- "Old Smokey" – 3:05
- "Bo Diddley's Dog" – 3:38
- Side Two
- "I'm All Right" – 3:45
- "Mr. Custer" – 2:56
- "Bo's Waltz" – 3:09
- "What's Buggin' You (Crackin' Up)" – 2:38
- "Road Runner" – 3:42
Personnel
- Performers
- Bo Diddley – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Jerome Green – drums, maracas, backing vocals
- Norma-Jean Wofford (The Duchess) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals[7]
- Production[2]
- Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein – producers
- John Brooks – engineer
References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The great rock discography. The National Academies. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.
- ^ a b "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Bo Diddley: Beach Party" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 153. 15 February 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "From the oldies.about.com mailbag". Oldies.about.com. 2005-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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- "Before You Accuse Me" (1958)
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- "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (1962)
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- Bo Diddley's a Twister (1962)
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- 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)
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- Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert (1986)
- Live at the Ritz (1988)
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