The result was not exactly blues, or even straight R&B, but a new kind of guitar-based rock 'n' roll, soaked in the blues and R&B, but owing allegiance to neither. Soaked with futuristic waves of tremolo guitar, set to an ageless nursery rhyme. Music critic Richie Unterberger described the song as: 1 on the Billboard R&B chart, eventually becoming the tenth best-selling single of 1955 on the chart. Charts and recognition Ĭhecker Records released "Bo Diddley" as a single with " I'm a Man" in April 1955. Diddley, on guitar and vocals, was accompanied by Frank Kirkland on drums, Jerome Green on maracas, and Billy Boy Arnold on harmonica.
"Bo Diddley" was recorded in Chicago at his first formal session for Leonard Chess on March 2, 1955. Lyrically, it is similar to the traditional lullaby " Hush Little Baby". This combination of rock and roll, African rhythms and guitar was an innovation and came to be known as the Bo Diddley Beat. Diddley's electric guitar along with his backup musicians on maracas and drums contributed to the patted juba rhythm. The song is rhythmically similar to hambone, a technique of dancing and slapping various parts of the body to create a rhythm and song. Buddy Holly recorded a version that became his highest-charting single in the UK. The song is included on many of Diddley's compilation albums including Bo Diddley (1958) and His Best (1997). It introduced the rhythm that became known as the Bo Diddley beat and topped the Billboard R&B chart for two weeks in 1955. " Bo Diddley" is a song by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley.
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