I am a singer and worked opposite Bo Diddley on a gig in Washington DC in 1970. He was a wonderful and comical man. I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet him. God bless his spirit.

@elliottshapiro8601

10 ай бұрын

you were fortunate indeed.

@gabrielj9776

7 ай бұрын

That is awesome!❤

@WildBillZim1

6 ай бұрын

How great. Can you share any memories of his comedy, joking around? Thanks!

@owendureke5148

6 ай бұрын

Hey Bo Diddley!!!

@raymondpatterson5218

Ай бұрын

atta girl

I met Bo in the late 70's he was the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet..never know he was the legend that he was...he talked to me for an hour..then played his set..came down off stage and sat with me again! he said "Boy what you drinkin'? I said beer..he said to the bar tender..get this boy a pitcher of beer..and Bo payed for it! I asked him questions about Jimmy Page and Robert Plant..he said I know them boys them and the Rolling Stones..they are really nice boys...He was the coolest guy..I'm 61 now but I'll never forget Bo Diddley and his kindness to me!

THOSE GIRLS!!! And one of them on guitar! The first two minutes are simply savage,

@NormAppleton

8 күн бұрын

The milk that the Ramones drank.

This has to be one of best videos on KZread

@yellofrazido

3 ай бұрын

👍

@peteisaacson816

2 ай бұрын

I’m with you.

@yellofrazidozwei

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@raymondpatterson5218

Ай бұрын

yea, it really is Rock & Roll

Still better than anything in 2021.

Ай бұрын

huh, better than Taylor Swift?

A girl on guitar- and an electric guitar at that- in 1965? Way ahead of her time

@mikebesop1595

2 ай бұрын

What's her name?

@garyranieri3856

Ай бұрын

Maybe Norma Jean Wofford but more likely Peggy Jones who was nicknamed 'Lady Bo'

@babydaddy1930

Ай бұрын

Sexy mama, sexy gretch, sexy backline amps, cool curly cord, she had it together

@mysticalmargaret6105

Ай бұрын

Some other users here say that she was called "The Duchess".

@TroyMorePhotography

Ай бұрын

@@mysticalmargaret6105 This IS Peggy Jones. The actual date is probably around 1960. After 1961 Norma-Jean Wafford, aka "The Duchess" replaced her.

This never gets old, Bo was different, beat was different, having a girl on guitar in his band was different, no same ol same ol here. 😎😎😎

Bo Diddley didn't just showcase women in his band, he showcased Black women. This is rock heroism.

Norma Jean Wofford sang. Norma Jean Wofford danced. Norma Jean Wofford played the guitar. Simultaneously. IN HEELS. That's pretty impressive.

@flannigan7956

8 жыл бұрын

+Darrin Baker Badder than shit at least

@jamesladd9767

8 жыл бұрын

+beatchef Look again, Bo's connected

@beatchef

8 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, a very thin wire which is often very hidden by the compression noise on the video.

@ranhill

8 жыл бұрын

+Darrin Baker Just like Ginger Rodgers, she did everything Fred Astaire did, but did it backwards while looking forward, and in hills. She didn't play an instrument at the same time though.

@abstractwater

8 жыл бұрын

+Darrin Baker she's so fucking BAD ASS! She looks amazing, plays amazing and just dominates the show IMO. Thanks for mentioning her name.

Watching the Duchess in her prime.... what a pleasure. A real pioneering female guitarist. Way ahead of the pack. Bo knew talent when he saw/heard it!

@davidnorth9390

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for introducing " The Duchess"

@jamesbueker11

2 ай бұрын

And very pretty too

My mom saw The Doors, Iron Butterfly, The Supremes, a ton of Motown acts, and many others when she was a teenager in the mid to late 60s and she said that hands down, the best show she ever saw was Born Diddley in '66. She said his voice was so powerful, it was as loud as the sound coming out of the speakers. She said it was the most energetic performance she ever saw.

@13eagles55

3 ай бұрын

I loved Iron Butterfly.

I WENT TO SEE BO AND JERRY LEE LEWIS IN 1962. JERRY COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE DRESSING ROOM SO WE GOT 3 HOURS OF BO. WHAT A NIGHT !!

Saw him in 1996 at an airport in North Carolina! Went over and said Hello. He was such a great person, asked me to sit and chat. Gotta tell ya', this man was the real deal, no B.S. no overbloated ego, totally down to earth and full of Rock & Roll. Got his autograph and got on my plane. Never forget that!!!

@Hammond645

Жыл бұрын

Saw him in the Village in 1966. His set was a half-assed two song performance, no moves, no expression, no act. He didn’t want to be there and he made no effort to hide it.

@danroy1511

Жыл бұрын

I envy you.

@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342

4 ай бұрын

@@Hammond645 Maybe he had a bad day? Seems like a great guy for the most part : )

Bo Diddley made rock n roll

Those 3 ladies are breathtaking

i'm convinced that this man had the most casual swagger of any rock artist to ever exist..

@ArtRebelsBloc

2 ай бұрын

you should see the clip of him fully dressed for the stage with his guitar frying some chicken on a hot plate im assuming backstage at a show total boss

I have to watch this pretty much everyday

Best music video ever .

Bo Diddley: THE MOST UNDERRATED ROCK 'N' ROLL GREAT OF ALL TIME. Without him and Chuck Berry: THERE IS NO ROCK N' ROLL.

I miss BO DIDDLEY,,, we will not see another like him in our time,,,

@yellofrazidozwei

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍

The Man nuff said and duchess on rhythm guitar what a great performance

Unos de los más grandes del rokc y del blues ....gracias GEÑIO....

BO LIVED 2 MILES AWAY FROM MY FARM IN BOSQUE FARMS, NEW MEXICO IN THE 70s HE MCed OUR HORSE SHOWS AT THE BOSQUE FARMS ARENA!!!

Dude played the guitar as a PERCUSSION instrument.. completely novel approach and a totally unique sound that set the bar for everything after it… Bo is a true Maverick

@marymichael1211

7 ай бұрын

That's it. Bo Diddley has been underrated and not often enough included in the group of rock 'n' roll pioneers. At a concert with Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others I attended he brought the house down! We weren't only movin' with his music -- we were entranced. And I've since thought that Bo Diddley more than any other evoked some sense of African music into rock 'n' roll. And maybe that is his percussive factor on the guitar, as you importantly point out. And then he influenced the many other genres mentioned which followed. 🎶🪘🎶🎸🎶

How great can a musician be? This man invented his own guitar, made sounds NO ONE ever heard. He deserves to name a song after himself!

@joeflip2993

9 жыл бұрын

Allan Ostermann AMEN!

@nunyunbizz8380

8 жыл бұрын

+Allan Ostermann Some might laugh at this statement but I stand firmly by it....what you see here is the kicking fetus of Heavy Metal being born. Bo was a pioneer and a complete badass.

@MrSDR23

8 жыл бұрын

+Nunyun Bizz AGREED

@6strings1pickup12

8 жыл бұрын

+Allan Ostermann Nunyun Bizz' statement is spot on. He cranked those Fenders up until the power tubes were frying. And that droning sweet rolling thunder that poured forth was indeed the amino acid genesis of Heavy Metal baby!

@darrinbaker00

8 жыл бұрын

+Allan Ostermann He named SEVERAL songs after himself: "Bo Diddley," "Hey! Bo Diddley," and "Diddley Daddy."

The music is great, no doubt about it. What's encouraging and inspiring about this show: The kids really get the music and the rhythm. The kids just go cracy, clapping, cheering, dancing sitting on their chairs. They enjoy the joy of the music. Black and white. Unite, united. Bo Diddley's music, and especially his signature rhythm, was and is loved all over the world. I think, great music, like the music of Bo Diddley, connects people from different cultures or countries: At least they have one thing in common: The love for Bo Diddley's music.

@tg5476

4 ай бұрын

imagine 130 infantry soldiers singing this in cadence, running thru city streets

@wolfen7577

28 күн бұрын

It hit the audience so hard, it was like they almost didn't even know how to dance to it, they just reacted to what they were feeling. Bo still does that today....

Bo Diddley named a song after himself and it’s an absolute banger. That is a true king

@darrinbaker00

Жыл бұрын

Actually, Bo Diddley named SEVERAL songs after himself. These were just two of them.

@earlkoppelman5710

Жыл бұрын

INDEED.....

@moe17moe

6 ай бұрын

lol indeed it's like what Tom Petty said being on stage with Bo "you know, Elvis is King, but Diddley is daddy "

This man has never been given credit that he was due. And I cannot believe Norma is playing the guitar in heels while singing and dancing. I had the rare and great opportunity of seeing Bo Diddley in 2005 in a tiny Park in Poughkeepsie New York where there was only like 200 people. I had such a great time I was right up there center stage and dancing and these two little girls came up and they asked me to teach him how to dance so I did. Have to crowd was just sitting down how can you sit down to this kind of music or when he plays The blues? At that concert he had a signature cigar box guitar. I don't remember if you guys remember but 2005 gas was over $3 a gallon so he changed the lyrics to one of his songs, about how we can't even see our relatives because gas is so expensive he was amazing and he was so old but he could still Rock and he could still play those blues.

the TRUE pioneer of Rock 'n Roll. He had the moves, the guitar riffs, the stage swagger, the women, and his signature beat.

@allenkennedy6748

3 жыл бұрын

His “riffs” were original, but there are clips available showing Chuck Berry and others poking fun at the Diddley style. Primitive but original. Bo used a capo and open tuning to change keys. He was movin and groovin too, not a simple accomplishment. More interesting was his choice of guitar,Gretsch. He designed both this one and the rectangular “cigar box” and had them custom built. Probably the first in rock to do that. The only missing element here is Jerome Greene, maraca man extraordinaire. Bo had a man that played maracas in the band. They broke the mold when Bo arrived.

@chasbodaniels1744

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment. Also, Gretsch makes a “BillyBo” model, shaped like the one Bo’s playing here. It’s a tribute to Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and of course Bo Diddley.

@fransbuijs808

3 жыл бұрын

@@allenkennedy6748 Bring it to Jerome!

@Johnboy33545

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say he was one of the pioneers.

@josephagnello9335

2 жыл бұрын

@@Johnboy33545 He ISSSSSSS ONE OF THE PIONEERS, LEGENDS, LEGENDARY, TIP OF THE WHIP !!!!!!!!!

Love that chunky rhythm style. Sounds like a train rollin' down the tracks.

Bo Diddley is the greatest man to ever play the drums on a guitar

Those three young lady's had it going on beautiful and talented.

That's my grandmothers sister playing the guitar lol wow

@malcolmwilkinson5121

4 жыл бұрын

Really? Really really?? Blimey!

@mushpaymensa3635

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@terriecotham1567

3 жыл бұрын

How cool is that she must have some cool stuff / Storeys

@skydog9043

3 жыл бұрын

Dude ……your grandmother's sister is ROCKIN'

@pizzaital0611

3 жыл бұрын

Great 👏

Yes the amps back in those days were designed with big headroom so they stayed clean and didn’t distort at high volumes. I can hear he has those amps cranked up so loud that the power tubes are saturating and you’re starting to hear that growling sound. This must have been like heavy metal back in those days. And the way he uses his guitar almost like a percussive instrument, that droning horrendous growling clang clang clang. I just love this shit to death. Bo Diddley was a total badass.

@dannork1240

3 жыл бұрын

When you can smell them tubes cooking, you know it’s gonna sound good👍🏼

@johnroberts7018

2 жыл бұрын

@@dannork1240 Agreed!

@stirlingpickett5253

2 жыл бұрын

Amen Bro 👊

@geoffthureson5790

2 жыл бұрын

He said himself that the 'Bo Diddley beat' was because he was playing the same part as the drummer.

@mikev4621

2 жыл бұрын

@@steveofdeon1322 had a brand new house on the roadside too

I met Bo Diddley in Minneapolis around 1979 after a show, he was as "real" in a smile as only Bo Diddley could be...

Met him in Gainesville Fl. Top shelf guy across the board. The world was a better place with him in it.

Stones, ZZ Top, George Thorogood ... leads right back here.

@christianbavan2083

3 жыл бұрын

+ DOC FEELGOOD INMMATES IN ENGLAND AND MANY MORE !

@jamesstrohm1228

2 жыл бұрын

From Bo to Zappa. Tells me your opinion carries weight.

@peteraustin370

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ! It's all here in that relentless driving beat !!! The coloured folks in America had all this great stuff together early on but for a long time White America didn't want to know. !!!! The Blues only really came up after the Stones ,Peter Green,and and John Mayall etc took it back to them. !!!!

@delirous8

2 жыл бұрын

@@peteraustin370 It all came from Black America, people don't realize that a lot of what we enjoy today and have so much enriched culture has came from Black Americans. We take it for grated cause we have ulterior motives to why people want to keep their contributions hidden but you will soon realize that Black America is America.

@devinhapanovich8428

Жыл бұрын

The ORIGINAL MASTER!!!!

When you look up the word “Cool” in the dictionary… this is what you get!

@lucasvangompel6382

2 ай бұрын

Yes, and humble too, and also, never seen such beautiful guitars. He could play the guitar, and his dancing,,great blues man.

Aye! That Diddley beat! Get it! I love Bo Diddley and the Duchess.

This guy danced and played guitar simultaneously, absolute machine!

"I got a girl who live on a hill if she don't love me her sister will". Brilliant

@tzackaria7

2 жыл бұрын

now in 2021---- I got a girl who live on a hill I sure hope she on the pill

Don't care what ANYBODY says..we had the coolest music ever back then! Thank you for all the memories Bo! Soundtrack of my youth 🎼🖤

HEY Bo Diddley ❤ RIP and many thanks for leading the way in rock N'Roll. Rolling Stones saw his gift and also ran with it. Thanks to Chuck Berry too. RIP. They just don't make em like that anymore. Amazing times for music in the 60s. ❤❤❤

Saw him a year and a half before he past. Great show, what a legend!

BO Diddley and crew wrecked that stage,Black Rock and roll respect

Black woman, playing guitar on TV, with Bo Diddley, in 1965. what a woman she must have been

@johnduckworth474

4 жыл бұрын

I'll say she was. You can't get any cooler than the Duchess.

50+ years later, this is still great music. and it will still be great 50 years from now.

@theronsnell396

Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

That beat is just hypnotic. It takes you over. And that footwork he does while he’s playing. It doesn’t get any cooler than this.

@stirlingpickett5253

2 жыл бұрын

Look at how crazy the kids were over this sound he was truly ahead of his time

@RikkiVanHowle83

2 жыл бұрын

The only thing square about Bo Diddley was his guitar

@brothermitchlove1

Жыл бұрын

@@steveofdeon1322 He does not have to because he is Bo diddley.

@broadcasttttable

Жыл бұрын

Wonder if his dancing inspired James Brown, or vice versa...looks similar.

@BlownC5Z

Жыл бұрын

Like Bob Dylan sang, "She walks like Bo Diddley, and she don't need a crutch."

the way bo diddley walks down the stairs in the beginning is the most gangster shit i've ever seen in my life

@darlenetisdale1641

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought and believed Bo Diddley played to another Solar System from this planet.

@StanSwan

3 жыл бұрын

He was in the player haters club before Ice-T was born.

@johnniedennis1533

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that shiggatty is kind of wild!

@rapidrhinoplumbing-monrovi3269

3 жыл бұрын

Of Course Jarl!!! ,He's the original " Gangster of Love" !!! What are you talkin about????

@gotdammit2104

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahhaaaa!!!!!

Probably the coolest clip on KZread.

@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342

3 жыл бұрын

Look at him fucking move!!!!

@daughterofolaf

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@jdportwerks6795

3 жыл бұрын

That era was just iconic times!!!!!

@ricardomontalbong2393

3 жыл бұрын

Doodle, I can’t even hear the music and it’s cool!!

@paulsummers2640

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. KZread should shut down and restart....in the real world.

saw BO DIDDLY live at the Esquire Show Bar in Montreal in 1967 OH WHAT A NIGHT! PARTY PARTY ALL NIGHT

I can watch this over and over forever. Timeless!

You can't possibly be cooler than Bo.

@tahitislim25

4 жыл бұрын

Bill S. no you can't ...

@robertpaulson2842

3 жыл бұрын

I tried really hard to think of someone cooler, Harvey Keitel is pretty fucking cool. But yeah, Bo wins.

@incumbentvinyl9291

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah? Say hello to GG Allin.

Look at the woman on the right playing rhythm guitar. She's keeping up with Bo. So unflappable, so cool. She's got the look that says, Go ahead Bo, whatever you do, you can't lose me.

they are fabulous - so classy

The comments here are the best ever. I'm 60yrs old and this is simply the best performance in rock history. John Peel introduced me to the great man way back in 77 when a Punk in N.I. So with "The Fall" instant love affair🔥

@johnduckworth474

2 жыл бұрын

I think you are right about this performance!

@babaallen61

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnduckworth474 🤛

Saw boddley in person at daytona beach middle 60's awesome

I was lucky enough to see Bo Diddley and the Duchess in concert in the early '60s. Fantastic. I can still see the Duchess shaking her silver lame clad bum at the audience. Phew! Little Richard and Gene Vincent were there too. The Stones were a warm-up group - they hadn't got there yet. Ed Sheehan? Pfffft!

This is brilliant and those girls are just great.

When she died in 2005 Bo Diddley said, "Norma-Jean was my first sidekick... We did everything together. She was like family, which was why I told everyone she was my sister. There was no one else like her and I will miss her very much. I hadn't seen Duchess in so many years, but then she surprised me at a show in California last July. I'm so glad we had the chance to spend some time together again before she left this Earth."

@darlenetisdale1641

3 жыл бұрын

Amen Bo

In 1959 I was 7yrs old. Turned on my brand new transistor radio and Bo Diddley came on and blew my mind. Huge turning point in my life.

That intro. That riff. It’s all menace and a primal beauty.

@chairman76

7 ай бұрын

Shut up. Racism is just evil.

An icon! Bo Diddley was the man! And those drop dead gorgeous sisters rocking it! The Supremes and the Ronettes had nothing on them. However Ronnie was a scintillating Goddess. She was the queen.

That driving rhythm is unmistakable. A true founder of rock and roll.

3 men in tuxedos, 3 women in long gowns, all singing, dancing and playing instruments live and driving those teenage girls crazy. Show 1 person who could do all that today. Talent, class, skill, soul etc

@pena.3302

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe JACK WHITE..Maybe..diff times..thank fully!?!

@danieldaniels7571

3 жыл бұрын

Bruno Mars. Ed Sheehan.

@billpugh58

2 жыл бұрын

ACDC

@chairman76

2 жыл бұрын

Blacc Yungsta easily.

@MrLessgov

2 жыл бұрын

And then came LBJ and the free train and now you know "the rest of the story ".

I'm SO glad I got to see Bo Diddley TWICE when he toured Australia in the early 1980's. In many rock-related threads, I see endless praise for Chuck Berry. I make a point of reminding people of the greatness, and huge influence, of Bo Diddley in the rock music world.

To me this is pure rock n roll. I love the sound of his guitar.

Gosh. Wow. Fantastic. Both Bo, and Norma Jean. All of them. Wonderful stuff.

Recognized, but never given his full deserving credit. A pioneer, and could rock a cemetery!

This. Never. Gets. Old.

Has there ever been anyone as cool as Bo Diddley?

@9284vr

2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Berry in his prime was mighty good...and he did the duck walk!...and Little Richard in his prime in the 50's was pretty crazy good...and unique.

I really love that the "backup singers" are front and center. Those three ladies are just absolutely killing it.... plus they look like take no shit from noone. And Norma Jean Wofford singing, dancing and playing guitar (in goddamn heels!) is more bad ass than most punk rockers. Just in case you want to hear her guitar sound, listen to the end when Bo stops playing. One of best performances in rock history in my opinion.

@TroyMorePhotography

6 жыл бұрын

That was actually Peggy Jones. She returned briefly to help Bo get his backing band together after Norma Jean left to start a family. You can see Norma Jean here. Looks quite different and rarely sang. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z62d0rihisnJedo.html

@handyhomedoityourself9001

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think you’re right on that one that’s Norma Jean

@schmeerical

4 жыл бұрын

Diddley included women in his band: Norma-Jean Wofford, also known as The Duchess; Gloria Jolivet; Peggy Jones, also known as Lady Bo, a lead guitarist (rare for a woman at that time).

@bwalk009

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more!

@kevinmoor26

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. The "back up" girls are usually the backbone of the show. Bo Didley, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and others inspired many players. Jimi Hendrix turned up in the mid-sixties and that was that.

Bo Diddley just came in and kicked the hell out of that audience. The Bo-ettes were so sexy and talented. This is such good stuff.

@johnwadd8412

Жыл бұрын

Wonder if Bo was "F"ing them all???

I saw him play the Cabooze in Minneapolis in the early 1980’s. It was one of the most fun, rockin’ shows I ever saw. The place went nuts. The next morning I was grabbing a late breakfast Uptown, my head still reeling from the night before, and in walked Bo, sporting his bowler and wide-rim glasses. I sprang out of my chair, rushed up to him and told him what a great show it had been. He was very gracious. I’ve seen a lot of live music before and since, none as rockin’ as that night. RIP Bo Diddley. You were the Man

Maybe the most "RAW" of any performance I've seen. LOVE IT !

The bar was a lot higher back then. Talent and class.

@peacefulruler1

2 жыл бұрын

The guy played one chord the whole time lol

@costumer123

2 жыл бұрын

They dressed to the nines back in the day.

Bo Didley is definitely “King of Rhythm”. I’m 72 and love playing Bo Didleys sound on my guitar.

I saw Bo Diddley in concert at the Santa Monica Civic in Santa Monica, California in 1979 or 1980. I was 23/24. He opened up for The Clash. To my surprise all the punk rockers (which I was myself at that time, and in my late 60's I still am at heart of the punk rock and new wave music of 1976 into 1980) really got into Bo Diddley as well as I did. I was familiar with Bo Diddley's music back in the 60's when I was a kid.

@thewkovacs316

Жыл бұрын

he was a huge influence on all rock music that came after....especially the english punk sound

How this man could play a guitar, sing, and put the moves on stage he did, is amazing to me. I remember the first time I heard “Bo Diddleys is a gunslinger.” I WAS HOOKED ON BO.

@stephenbotts4201

2 жыл бұрын

The original Prince

This dude was light years ahead of his contemporaries- he blends rock, funk, punk and simple pure back beat blues.

@low_vibration

2 жыл бұрын

No he predates and defines the first three

@grindfreakmike5754

2 жыл бұрын

Not punk

@TGiannini007

2 жыл бұрын

@@grindfreakmike5754 yes, even Punk

@jean-philipperameau4220

2 жыл бұрын

@@grindfreakmike5754 Listen to the song 'We're Gonna Get Married' by Bo Diddley. Definitely hear some proto-punk elements in that song. Bo Diddley is king.

@grindfreakmike5754

2 жыл бұрын

@@jean-philipperameau4220 wasnt into punk, just a few tunes.

It's 1965, and nobody had seen the power of the electric guitar unleashed like Bo. The teenaged audience appropriately shakes and screams, the only response to an event like this.

@lindacollins6939

Жыл бұрын

Song goes back to the 1950s…that’s what is amazing…

John Lennon might have an airport named after him, but Bo Diddley has a 'BEAT' named after him.. Bo wins..

I keep coming back to this , its very impressive

The man basically built a career on the back of a single riff, but it was brilliant and way ahead of its time. It's proto-heavy metal/funk/punk all in one, love it...

I always thought that he looked like this sort of nerdy bookworm type person with the hair and glasses done the way they were, but then he picks up the guitar, starts playing, singing and dancing and suddenly he turns into one of the coolest people you've ever seen. What a legend

@daveconleyportfolio5192

3 жыл бұрын

If Clark Kent were black and didn't bother changing out of his street clothes before kicking Brainiac's ass.

@jazzmanchgo

2 жыл бұрын

@@daveconleyportfolio5192 . . . or a Black Buddy Holly? (Or maybe Buddy was trying to be a "white Bo" -- after all, he used that beat on "Not Fade Away" . . .)

@profile7530

Жыл бұрын

@@jazzmanchgo ; Exactly.

" Watch the technic of Bo Diddley" Love that intro👏👏👏

The very first rock&roll show I ever attended was Bo Diddley in 1965. I ain't been the same since...

What great comments! Now let me share some I hope you'll find interesting. I went to a dance club dance - lol - in 1957, while a sophomore in high school. I was told somebody named Bo Diddley would be playing. Never heard of him. He was essentially a trio then, like the picture on his first album. One guy playing one snare drum, and the other playing maracas. Later I went on to play in a pretty good pop band, had one national and several regional hits. Thought the Beatles were the best. HOWEVER, I have NEVER experienced anything like that night hearing Bo live, up close. I'm positive it was the single most INCREDIBLE experience I've ever had. This massive, jungle-like rhythm simply devoured the room. People were going CRAZY! It was the beat, the rhythm, that possessed something way, way beyond magic. I HAD to learn to play his style. Some secrets: He tuned his guitar to a E chord, then muffled the sound a bit with his left hand. I used a piece of surgical tubing under the strings near the bridge to get the same effect. He had many more variations than you see on this show. He would play harmonics and straight chords at the octave fret and so much more. I bought every album, and you guys are right, they were never as good as live. "Don't sing Bo, just play," I would scream! Now think of this. He is playing lead, rhythm and bass at the same time, and all he is doing is strumming!! He didn't need ANYBODY else, not the girls, the bass or the drummer, in my opinion. There has never been anyone like him! Thank you, thank you, Ellas McDaniel (better known as Bo Diddley) and rest in peace.

@elletay5591

9 жыл бұрын

He is certainly on of the essential roots of rock and roll. An incredible entertainer with the sound and creativity to back it up. It's a shame he doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

@klausrain111

9 жыл бұрын

Yo, DE EDWARD - It's cool hearing these stories about Bo in the early days, and about all his innovations. It must've been INSANE to see him in the fifties, especially when you didn't have a clue what to expect! I was ten in '57, and of course I'd never been to a rock show, but some years later I'd become obsessed. I can feel/see what you're talking about at that show, he must've blown the roof off the place! Damn!

@elliegotfredson3712

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Bo Diddley! He be lovin' dem ladies, too!

@yprinxe

4 жыл бұрын

Great comment, great story 💯

@irenikmanitu9573

4 жыл бұрын

DE EDWARD Greer: Thank you so much for your very interesting story about Bo (Ellas McDaniel)...

I don’t get goosebumps when I listen to new music… but for a very very few 🙏🏼 This is Gold

@yellofrazidozwei

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍

I was exactly zero years old when this came out. Last 5-7 yrs my favorite with that beat is "How Soon is Now?" J.M.

Das muss so was von großartig gewesen sein, das mitzuerleben!!! Ob es so etwas noch mal geben wird?! Diese Begeisterung.

It's so simple, so primitive but it beats the shit out of today's music.

@garyhawkesford2253

3 жыл бұрын

PRIMITIVE???? IDIOT 🤔🤔

@rjlchristie

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyhawkesford2253 Yeah, it's primitive. It is monotonous rhythmically and harmonically. He was no Beethoven. That doesn't mean that it can't be enjoyed.

@perbhn6986

3 жыл бұрын

It is not that easy to play with the way he is muting the strings and the infills.

@vernpascal1531

3 жыл бұрын

Primitive Yes! That's what Rock And Roll is. That's why Wild Thing,Gloria,Pushin' Too hard, Satisfaction beat some Jackass that can play every note on their instrument,but can't put 3 together that sound like music.

@fransbuijs808

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyhawkesford2253 Primitive is not meant as an insult here.

norma jean wofford plays every single note BO plays here while still doing the back up dances. that woman RIPPED!

Love it, just love it. This man has style, rhythm, a cool band in the back. What else do you need ? Not much, just feel and enjoy the thing with your girl or boy or some mates with a drink in your hand and move your feet.😎🎸🍒❤💛💚💙

This gives me goosebumps even today ... I can't even imagine what the teenagers in the audience felt at the time.

Dude had a heavy metal guitar tone in 1965. Props.

@rockoutconsiderably

8 ай бұрын

Tons of awesome rhythm riffing. That first song is metal.

GAWD I love this!!! There will NEVER be another Bo Diddley! Love to watch the man play the Bo Diddley beat and dance!

Seul Eric Burdon a su recréer ce rythme dément. Et les 3 filles sont... hummmm. Génial.

Just the cat to swing that thing n sing that song and still a fave of mine for a very long time and i still have the mean swing of mine even at 73 and still razzle that frazzle of young critters when i do my thing of my mean swing, heheheheee!!

The man was a magnet. A real superstar. Reaction from the audience like the Beatles. I saw him once in about 1990. Found myself totally overcome.

@davidgilbertson858

2 жыл бұрын

After watching this fantastic performance, I can’t stop moving❗️