An influential singer & guitarist who recorded his best known material for the Checker and Chess labels. In 1955, Bo Diddley
scored his first hit with the double sided single "Bo Diddley"/"I'm A
Man" and a string of R&B hits followed through the 50's & early
60's, most notably "Diddley Daddy", "Say Man", "Roadrunner" and "Mona".His trademark rhythm, the "Bo Diddley Beat" (shave-and-a-haircut, two bits), was an acknowledged influence on Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison, The Yardbirds and George Thorogood, among others.
Vol. 01: Hey, Bo Diddley
1. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) (2:54)
2. Diddley Daddy (2:27)
3. She's Fine She's Mine (2:43)
4. Pretty Thing (2:50)
5. Heart-O-Matic Love (2:47)
6. Bring It To Jerome (2:29)
7. Spanish Guitar (4:04)
8. Dancing Girl (2:22)
9. Diddy Wah Diddy (2:32)
10. I'm Looking For A Woman (2:33)
11. I'm Bad (3:16)
12. Who Do You Love (2:29)
13. Cops And Robbers (3:25)
14. Down Home Special (3:12)
15. Hey Bo Diddley (2:12)
16. Mona (2:21)
17. Say Boss Man (2:32)
18. Before You Accuse Me (3:05)
19. Say Man (3:12)
20. Hush Your Mouth (2:50)
21. Bo's Guitar (2:32)
22. Clock Strikes Twelve (3:00)
23. Dearest Darling (2:50)
24. Willie And Lillie (2:15)
25. I'm A Man (2:58)
26. I'm A Man (2:58)
27. Little Girl (2:33)
28. Bo Diddley (2:46)
Vol. 02: Story of Bo Diddley
1. Mumblin' Guitar (2:49)
2. What Do You Know About Love (3:22)
3. Oh Yeah (3:06)
4. Blues Blues (2:55)
5. Road Runner (2:49)
6. Say Man Back Again (2:57)
7. Run Diddley Daddy (2:39)
8. Lazy Woman (2:54)
9. Come On Baby (1:55)
10. Nuresy Rhyme (Puttentang) (2:47)
11. Story Of Bo Diddley (2:52)
12. Crackin' Up (2:06)
13. Don't Let It Go (2:45)
14. I'm Sorry (2:26)
15. Spend My Life With You (2:37)
16. Love You Baby (2:23)
17. Limber (2:27)
18. Bo Meets The Monster (3:06)
19. Unknown Title issued as Diddley Daddy (1:54)
20. Great Grandfather (2:27)
21. You Know I Love You (2:54)
22. Mama Mia (3:01)
23. Bucket (2:51)
24. I Love You So (2:23)
25. Limbo (2:37)
26. Look At My Baby (2:30)
27. Cadillac (2:46)
28. She's Alright (2:38)
29. Diddling (2:12)
Vol. 03: Bo Diddley is loose
1. Crawdad (2:29)
2. Doing The Crawdad (3:03)
3. Deed And Deed I Do (2:22)
4. Walkin' And Talkin' (2:41)
5. Sixteen Tons (2:28)
6. The Twister (2:04)
7. Bo Diddley Is A Lover (2:31)
8. Working Man (2:32)
9. Mess Around (2:28)
10. Signifying Blues (2:37)
11. Do WHat I Say (2:48)
12. Live My Life (2:38)
13. Love Is A Secret (3:02)
14. Bo Diddley Is Loose (2:59)
15. Whoa Mule (Shine) (2:29)
16. Ride On Josephine (3:03)
17. Bo Diddley's a Gunsliger (1:53)
18. Sick And Tired (2:53)
19. Huckleberry Bush (2:33)
20. Let Me In (1:54)
21. Shank (1:53)
22. Travelin' West (1:47)
23. Love Me (2:22)
24. No More Lovin' (2:24)
25. All Together (2:26)
26. Somewhere (2:29)
27. Cheyenne (2:01)
28. Scuttle Bug (2:23)
Vol. 04: Bo's bounce
1. Doin' The Jaguar (2:15)
2. Moon Baby (2:24)
3. Unititled Instrumental (2:21)
4. Quick Draw (1:53)
5. You're Looking Good (2:22)
6. Hong Kong Mississippi (2:58)
7. Mr. Khruschev (2:56)
8. I Can Tell (4:25)
9. Piils (Love's Labours Lost) (2:50)
10. Call Me (Bo's Blues) (2:34)
11. Congo (2:36)
12. Aztec (2:27)
13. Background To A Music (3:42)
14. Stay Sharp (3:44)
15. I'm Know I'm Alright (2:21)
16. Please Mr. Engineer (5:03)
17. Bo's Vacation (2:47)
18. Not Guilty (2:09)
19. You All Green (3:04)
20. Bo's Twist (2:30)
21. Back Home (2:28)
22. Bo's Bounce (1:37)
23. My Babe (1:45)
24. Detour (1:54)
25. Two Flies (2:39)
26. For The Love Of Mike (2:01)
27. I Want My Baby (2:24)
Vol. 05: The greatest lover in the world
1. Rock 'N' Roll (2:44)
2. Mama Don't Allow No Twistin' (2:11)
3. Put The Shoes On Willie (2:32)
4. Pretty Girl (3:04)
5. Low Tide (2:06)
6. Diana (2:35)
7. Met You On A Saturday (2:35)
8. Who May Your Lover Be (2:54)
9. Here 'Tis (2:25)
10. Gimme Gimme (1:59)
11. Surfer's Love Call (2:53)
12. Extra Read All About Ben (2:14)
13. Surf Sink Or Swim (3:24)
14. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (3:15)
15. Help Out (2:43)
16. Bo's A Lumberjack (2:40)
17. Give Me A Break (Man) (2:05)
18. Greatest Lover In The World (2:43)
19. Diddling (2:12)
20. Old Man River (2:24)
21. Little Girl (2:24)
22. Memphis (2:29)
23. Same Old Thing (2:42)
24. Babes In The Woods (2:11)
25. Cookie-Headed Diddley (2:38)
26. Gunslinger (2:46)
27. Africa Speaks (2:32)
28. Sad Sack (2:37)
Vol. 06: Bo Diddley's hoot' nanny
1. Rain Man (3:22)
2. I Wonder Why (People Don't Like Me) (2:38)
3. Jo-Ann (2:26)
4. La La La (2:46)
5. Monkey Diddle (Live) (2:29)
6. Hey Good Lookin' (2:52)
7. When The Saints Go Marching In (2:53)
8. Mush Mouth Millie (2:13)
9. What's Buggin' You (Crackin' Up) (Live) (3:27)
10. Road Runner (Live) (3:51)
11. Bo's Waltz (Live) (3:24)
12. Somebody Beat Me (2:56)
13. Bo Diddley's Dog (4:01)
14. Brother Bear (2:25)
15. Old Smokey (Live) (3:23)
16. London Stomp (2:26)
17. Rooster Stew (2:22)
18. Hey Bo Diddley (Live) (3:07)
19. Mummy Walk (2:18)
20. Greasy Spoon (2:34)
21. Let's Walk A While (2:43)
22. Bo Diddley's Hoot' Nanny (2:25)
23. Mr. Custer (Live) (3:17)
24. Yeah Yeah Yeah (2:30)
25. You Ain't Bad (2:51)
26. Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (2:56)
27. I'm Alright (Live) (4:17)
Vol. 07: Soul food
1. Let Me Pass (2:33)
2. I'm A Man (with Super Blues) (5:40)
3. Yakky Doodle (2:49)
4. Hey Red Riding Hood (3:01)
5. Ooh Baby (2:50)
6. Stinkey (2:34)
7. Bo Diidley (with Super Blues) (4:29)
8. Root Hoot (3:16)
9. Tonight Is Ours (2:57)
10. Who Do You Love (with Super Blues) (4:13)
11. Juke (with Super Blues) (3:32)
12. Back To School (2:28)
13. My Babe (with Super Blues) (3:54)
14. 500% More Man (2:54)
15. Fireball (2:49)
16. Let The Kids Dance (2:21)
17. Soul Food (2:40)
18. He's So Mad (2:53)
19. Do The Frong (3:01)
20. Stop My Monkey (2:45)
21. We're Gonna Get Married (2:31)
22. Easy (2:52)
23. Corn Bread (2:53)
Vol. 08: Diddley daddy
1. Long Distance Call (with Super Super Blues) (9:15)
2. Ooh Baby/Wrecking My Love Life (with Super Super Blues) (6:33)
3. Diddley Daddy (with Super Super Blues) (5:12)
4. Long Distance Call (with Super Blues) (5:06)
5. Spoonful (with Super Super Blues) (4:13)
6. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (with Super Blues) (3:28)
7. Little Red Rooster (with Super Super Blues) (7:27)
8. I Just Want To Make Love To You (with Super Blues) (6:08)
9. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) (with Super Blues) (4:11)
10. Goin' Down Slow (with Super Super Blues) (4:50)
11. Boo-Ga-Loo Before You Go (with Super Super Blues) (2:57)
12. Sad Hours (with Super Blues) (5:08)
13. Sweet Little Angel (with Super Super Blues) (6:39)
14. Wrecking My Love Life (with Super Blues) (2:55)
Vol. 09: Bo's beat
1. Soul Train (2:48)
2. Elephant Man (4:26)
3. I Don't Like You (3:08)
4. Hot Buttered Blues (3:54)
5. If The Bible's Right (3:05)
6. Power House (2:46)
7. Shut Up Woman (3:46)
8. I've Got A Feeling (2:41)
9. Funky Fly (3:08)
10. Bo's Beat (with Chuck Berry) (14:08)
11. Black Woman (2:47)
12. You Bo Diddley (3:16)
13. Chuck's Beat (with Chuck Berry) (10:38)
14. I'm High Again (2:39)
15. Bo Diddley 1969 (2:36)
16. Another Sugar Daddy (2:50)
Vol. 10: itis
1. Bad Trip (5:51)
2. Diddley Daddy (1969 Version) (2:27)
3. I Hear You Knockin' (3:53)
4. I Said Shut Up Woman (3:26)
5. Infatuation (3:36)
6. Bo Diddley-Itis (5:39)
7. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (7:30)
8. Shape I'm In (3:20)
9. I've Had It Hard (3:19)
10. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (1969 Version) (3:02)
11. Take It All Off (3:17)
12. Hey Jerome (3:05)
13. Down On The Corner (3:15)
14. Go For Broke (3:04)
15. Good Thing (2:35)
16. Bad Side Of The Moon (2:52)
17. Bad Moon Rising (2:39)
18. Lodi (3:09)
19. Pollution (4:41)
20. Look At Grandma (3:29)
21. Woman (3:06)
Vol. 11: Bo jam
1. Do The Robot (5:40)
2. Evelee (6:21)
3. Stop The Pusher (5:06)
4. You've Got A Lot Of Nerve (3:21)
5. Going Down (2:49)
6. Get Out Of My Life (5:06)
7. Hit Or Miss (3:38)
8. He's Got All The Whiskey (4:39)
9. Husband-In-Law (3:31)
10. Bo Diddley (1969 Version) (2:53)
11. Sneakers On A Rooster (2:39)
12. Bo-Jam (3:31)
13. Make A Hit Record (4:57)
14. Bite You (4:15)
15. I've Been Working (3:48)
16. Don't Want No Lyin' Woman (3:57)
Vol. 12: Bo's bonus beat (rarities & unissued takes)
1. Hey Go Go (4:22)
2. Signifying bLues (Extended Version) (4:28)
3. Bucket (3:25)
4. I'm Hungry (2:55)
5. Oh Yes (3:21)
6. Say Man Back Again (Alt) (3:03)
7. You Got To Love Me Baby (2:26)
8. No More Lovin' (3:03)
9. She's Alright (Alt) (4:04)
10. She's Alright (Unedited) (4:22)
11. Billy's Blues (Part 2) (2:19)
12. Bring It To Jerome (Alt) (2:42)
13. Roller Coaster (2:53)
14. Soup Maker (2:41)
15. I Got To Go (2:42)
16. Billy's Blues (Part 1) (2:23)
17. Little Girl (Alt) (2:36)
18. I'm Sweet On You Baby (2:34)
19. Dearest Darling (Alt) (3:17)
20. Watusi Bounce (2:56)
21. Hush Your Mouth (Alt) (3:07)
22. Pretty Baby (Alt) (1:38)
23. I'm A Man (Alt) (3:07)
24. Bo's A Lumberjack (Alt) (3:31)
25. Can You Shimmy? (2:43)
26. I'm High Again (2:38)
