Bo Diddley

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Aliases: Bo Diddley and His Band
Real name: Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel
Born: December 30, 1928
Died: June 2, 2008
Country: United States
IPI: 00018892947 3 works
00040717996 29 works
00063640292 44 works
00080850184 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Influential singer, guitarist and songwriter, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987

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Popular Originals

I'm a Man

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Released on Bo Diddley (1955)

Covered by (78 artists)

Mona

Hey! Bo-Diddley

Released on Hey! Bo-Diddley (1957)

Covered by (26 artists)

You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover

You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover

Released on You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover (1962)

Covered by (70 artists)

Road Runner

Road Runner

Released on Road Runner (1960)

Covered by (40 artists)

Popular Covers by Bo Diddley

I Am Looking for a Woman

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Originally by Jimmy McCracklin with His Blues Blasters

Released on Diddy Wah Diddy (1956)

Hit or Miss

Big Bad Bo

Originally by Odetta
Sampled by (2 artists)

Released on Big Bad Bo (1974)

Not Fade Away

Originally by The Crickets [US]

Released on Not Fade Away (1976)

Sixteen Tons

Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger

Originally by Merle Travis

Released on Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1960)