Robbie Robertson and Bo Diddley

The Quote Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band: “For this 20th anniversary celebration and for the 50th anniversary of when of those records came out by Elvis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, in the midst of that musical explosion there came a sound and a beat and it was some of the most wicked jungle mojo shit the world had ever heard. Everyone from Buddy Holly to Eric Clapton to The Band to Motown to U2 have all built songs on this famous beat. It’s called the Bo Diddley Beat, the song is called Bo Diddley and the man is called a Rock and Roll Hall of famer and one of the founding fathers of Rock N Roll…ladies and gentlemen….Bo Diddley.”

The Source: 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions

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New to Bo Diddley? Start here: I hope that your record player needle, CD laser or MP3 circuit board all have shock control, because the the second you cue up His Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection, your audio device WILL BE JUMPING. Along with Diddley’s great lyrical phrasing and boom-boom-boom-boomboom guitar strums, you will hear the most infectious percussion. Heavy bass drums, maracas, egg shakers. As Robbie Robertson called it: “…the most wicked jungle mojo shit the world had ever heard”

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His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection