Bo Diddley discography
| Bo Diddley discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 27 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 25 |
| Singles | 37 |
| Appearances on singles | 5 |
| Appearances on albums | 6 |
The discography of American rock and roll icon Bo Diddley includes 37 singles, 24 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, 6 live albums, and several EPs. He has also appeared on 5 singles and 6 albums.
Bo Diddley only had one Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and only one album charting on the Billboard 200,[2] but Bo has achieved worldwide fame and respect as a member of the founding of rock and roll and has had his songs covered by many diverse artists. He had 10 entries on the US R and B charts, and 2 more Pop hits, in 1963 and 1965, on the UK charts.
Studio albums[]
All studio albums released as LPs, except † which were released as cassettes and ^ which were CDs.
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label Catalog No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Diddley | 1958 | Chess LP-1431 | |
| Go Bo Diddley | July 1959[3] | Checker LP-1436 | |
| Have Guitar Will Travel | January 1960[4] | named after Have Gun–Will Travel | Checker LP-2974 |
| Bo Diddley in the Spotlight | 1960 | featuring "Road Runner" | Checker LP-2976 |
| Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger | December 1960[5] | #20 on the UK Albums Chart[6] | Checker LP-2977 |
| Bo Diddley Is a Lover | September 1961[7] | Checker LP-2980 | |
| Bo Diddley's a Twister | March 1962[8] | based on the twist craze | Checker LP-2982 |
| Bo Diddley | August 1962[9] | #11 on the UK Albums Chart,[10] #117 on the Billboard 200[2] | Checker LP-2984 |
| Bo Diddley & Company | January 1963[11] | first album with The Duchess | Checker LP-2985 |
| Surfin' with Bo Diddley | June 1963[12] | Checker LP-2987 | |
| Two Great Guitars | August 1964[13] | with Chuck Berry | Checker LP/S-2991 |
| Hey! Good Lookin' | 1965 | Checker LP-2992 | |
| 500% More Man | 1965 | Checker LP/S-2996 | |
| December 1966[14] | Checker LP/S-3001 | ||
| Super Blues | June 1967[15] | with Muddy Waters and Little Walter | Checker LP/S-3008 |
| The Super Super Blues Band | February 1968[16] | with Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf | Checker LP/S-3010 |
| July 1970[17] | Checker LPS-3013 | ||
| Another Dimension | May 1971[18] | Chess CH-50001 | |
| Where It All Began | May 1972[19] | Chess CH-50016 | |
| The London Bo Diddley Sessions | 1973 | Chess CH-50029 | |
| Big Bad Bo | 1974 | Chess CH-50047 | |
| 20th Anniversary of Rock & Roll | 1976 | RCA Victor APL 1-1229 | |
| Ain't It Good To Be Free † | 1983 | Limited release recorded in Hawthorne, Florida and first home studio album since Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger | BoKay 069 |
| Breakin' Through the B.S. †^ | 1989 | Home studio album recorded in Archer, Florida | Triple X 51017 |
| Living Legend | 1989 | Home studio album recorded in Archer, Florida | New Rose ROSE-118 |
| This Should Not Be ^ | 1992 | Home studio album recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico | Triple X 51130 |
| A Man Amongst Men †^ | May 21, 1996 | #8 on the Blues Albums chart[2] | Atlantic 82896 |
Compilation albums[]
All compilation albums released as LPs, except † which were released as cassettes and ^ which were CDs.
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label Catalog No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey! Bo Diddley | April 16, 1963[20] | released in the UK only | Pye International NPL 28025 |
| Bo Diddley Rides Again | 1963 | UK release, #19 on UK Albums Chart[10] | Pye International NPL 28029 |
| Bo Diddley In The Spotlight | 1964 | UK release | Pye International NPL 28034 |
| Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits | 1964 | Checker LP-2989 | |
| Got My Own Bag of Tricks | 1972 | Chess 2CH-60005 | |
| Chess Masters, Volume One | 1982 | Chess 4003 | |
| Chess Masters, Volume Two | 1982 | Chess 4009 | |
| His Greatest Sides, Volume One | 1984 | Chess CH-9106 | |
| His Greatest Sides, Volume Two | 1984 | Chess CH-9107 | |
| The Chess Box ^ | 1990 | MCA/Chess CHD2-19502 | |
| Rare & Well Done †^ | September 10, 1991[21] | MCA/Chess CHC/D-9331 | |
| Bo Knows Bo †^ | 1995 | Universal Special 20872 | |
| His Best ^ | April 8, 1997[22] | MCA/Chess CHD-9373 | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bo Diddley †^ | January 25, 2000[23] | MCA MCAC/D-112163 | |
| Eddy Mitchell Presente Les Rois Du Rock – Bo Diddley ^ | October 28, 2003[24] | Universal International 980781 | |
| Classic Bo Diddley: The Universal Masters Collection ^ | June 27, 2005[25] | Universal Distribution 9954 | |
| The Story of Bo Diddley: The Very Best of Bo Diddley ^ | 2006 | Chess CHD-9832296 | |
| The Definitive Collection ^ | April 17, 2007[26] | #2 on the Blues Albums chart[2] | Geffen/Chess B0008786-02 |
| I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958 ^ | September 2007 | Hip-O/UMe B0009231-02 | |
| Rock 'N' Roll Legends ^ | February 18, 2008 | Chess 5305167 | |
| Road Runner: The Chess Masters, 1959-1960 ^ | June 20, 2008 | Hip-O/UMe B0011076-02 | |
| Gold ^ | October 28, 2008 | Geffen/Chess B0011781-02 | |
| Ride On: The Chess Masters, 1960-1961 ^ | July 21, 2009 | Hip-O/UMe B0012946-02 |
Live albums[]
All live albums released as LPs, except ^ which were CDs.
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label/Catalog No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Diddley's Beach Party | December 1963[27] | #13 on UK Albums Chart[10] | Checker LP 2988 |
| I'm a Man | 1977 | MF Productions 2002 | |
| Bo Diddley & Co. – Live | 1985 | New Rose FC-009 | |
| Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert | 1986 | MF Productions | |
| Live at the Ritz ^ | 1988 | with Ronnie Wood | JVC |
| Live ^ | February 1, 1994[28] | Triple X 51162 |
Singles[]
| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot [1] |
US R&B [1][29] |
UK [10] | |||
| 1955 | "Bo Diddley" b/w "I'm a Man" |
— | 1 | — | Bo Diddley (1958) |
| "Diddley Daddy" b/w "She's Fine, She's Mine" (Non-album track) |
— | 11 | — | ||
| "Pretty Thing" b/w "Bring It to Jerome" |
— | 4 | 34 | ||
| 1956 | "Diddy Wah Diddy" b/w "I Am Looking for a Woman" (from Bo Diddley's a Twister) |
— | — | — | |
| "Who Do You Love?" b/w "I'm Bad" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | ||
| "Cops and Robbers" b/w "Down Home Special" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | Have Guitar, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | "Hey! Bo Diddley" b/w "Mona" (from Have Guitar, Will Travel, as "I Need You Baby") |
— | — | — | Bo Diddley (1958) |
| "Say! Boss Man" b/w "Before You Accuse Me" |
— | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "Hush Your Mouth" b/w "Dearest Darling" |
— | — | — | |
| "Willie and Lillie" b/w "Bo Meets the Monster" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | Go Bo Diddley | |
| 1959 | "I'm Sorry" b/w "Oh Yeah" |
— | 17 | — | |
| "Crackin' Up" b/w "The Great Grandfather" |
62 | 14 | — | ||
| "Say Man" b/w "The Clock Strikes Twelve" |
20 | 3 | — | ||
| "Say Man, Back Again" b/w "She's Alright" [single version lacks album vocal overdub] |
106 | 23 | — | Have Guitar, Will Travel | |
| 1960 | "Road Runner" b/w "My Story" (on album as "Story of Bo Diddley" |
75 | 20 | — | In the Spotlight |
| "Walkin' and Talkin'"/ | — | — | — | ||
| "Crawdad" | 111 | — | — | ||
| "Gunslinger" b/w "Signifying Blues" (from In the Spotlight) |
— | — | — | Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger | |
| 1961 | "Not Guilty" b/w "Aztec" |
— | — | — | Bo Diddley Is a...Lover |
| "Pills" b/w "Call Me" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | The Originator | |
| 1962 | "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" b/w "I Can Tell" |
48 | 21 | — | Bo Diddley (1962) |
| 1963 | "The Greatest Lover in the World" b/w "Surfer's Love Call" (from Surfin' with Bo Diddley) |
— | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1964 | "Memphis" b/w "Monkey Diddle" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | Bo Diddley's Beach Party |
| "Jo-Ann" b/w "Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | The Originator | |
| "Chuck's Beat" (with Chuck Berry) b/w"Bo's Beat" |
— | — | — | Two Great Guitars | |
| 1965 | "Hey, Good Lookin'" b/w "You Ain't Bad" (from The Originator) |
— | — | 39 | Hey! Good Lookin' |
| "500% More Man" b/w "Let the Kids Dance" |
— | — | — | 500% More Man | |
| 1966 | "We're Gonna Get Married" b/w "Do the Frog" |
— | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Ooh Baby" b/w "Back to School" |
88 | 17 | — | ||
| 1967 | "Wrecking My Love Life" b/w "Boo-Ga-Loo Before You Go" |
— | — | — | |
| 1968 | "I'm High Again" b/w "Another Sugar Daddy" |
— | — | — | |
| 1969 | "Bo Diddley 1969" b/w "Soul Train" |
— | — | — | |
| 1971 | "The Shape I'm In" b/w "Pollution" |
— | — | — | Another Dimension |
| "I Said Shut Up Woman" b/w "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" |
— | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "Infatuation" b/w "Bo Diddley-Itis" |
— | — | — | Where It All Began |
| "Bo-Jam" b/w "Husband In Law" |
— | — | — | The London Bo Diddley Sessions | |
| 1973 | "Don't Want No Lyin' Woman" b/w "Make A Hit Record" |
— | — | — | |
| 1976 | "Drag On" b/w "Not Fade Away" |
— | — | — | The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'N' Roll |
| 1996 | "Bo Diddley Is Crazy" Also: "Can I Walk You Home" "A Man Amongst Men" CD Maxi-Single |
— | — | — | A Man Amongst Men |
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Appearances on albums[]
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Record label (Catalog No.) |
Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Blues Rock Cookbook: Montreux Festival | various | Chess 2CH-60015 |
Performer on "Diddley Daddy", "I Hear You Knockin'", "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover", "Baby What You Want Me To Do", and "Early in the Morning". |
| 1983 | På Tur | Vazelina Bilopphøggers | Slagerfabrikken SLP 99002 |
Appears as guitarist on "Hallingsprætten" |
| 1987 | La Bamba | various | Slash 1-25605 |
Performer on the re-recording of "Who Do You Love?" |
| 1992 | Chess Blues 1947-1967 | various | MCA/Chess CHD4-9340 |
Appears as guitarist on "You Got To Love Me" by Billy Boy Arnold. |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | various | Uptown/Universal 53116 |
Appears as a member of The Louisiana Gator Boys on "Turn on Your Love Light" |
| 2003 | Dick's Picks Volume 30 | Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead | Appears with the Grateful Dead on "Hey! Bo Diddley", "I'm a Man", "I've Seen Them All", "Jam", and "Mona". |
| 2005 | BananAtomic Mass | Munkeez Strikin Matchiz | Munkadelic/ximentmix | Appears as featured vocalist/guitarist on "Wreck It" with Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell and Chuck D, of Public Enemy |
| 2009 | The Complete Chess Masters: 1950–1967 | Little Walter | Hip-O Select B0012636-02 |
Appears as a guitarist on the previously unreleased songs "Feel So Bad" and "Make It Alright". |
Appearances on singles[]
| Year | Artist | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Little Walter and His Jukes | "Roller Coaster" | Composer/Guitarist |
| 1955 | Little Walter and His Jukes | "Hate to See You Go" | Guitarist |
| 1956 | Billy Stewart | "Billy's Blues" | Guitarist |
| 1957 | Billy Stewart | "Baby, You're My Only Love" | Guitarist |
| 1959 | The Marquees | "Hey Little School Girl" | Co-writer/Orchestra Director |
References[]
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- ^ Overview: His Best by Bo Diddley at AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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- ^ Overview: Eddy Mitchell Pres by Bo Diddley at AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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