Length 30:15 Release date December 1960 | ||
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Released December 1960 (1960-12) Recorded October 1959 – February 1960 Bo Diddley In the Spotlight(1960) Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger(1960) Bo Diddley Is a Lover(1961) Genres Rock and roll, Rhythm and blues, Country music, Doo-wop Similar Bo Diddley albums, Rock and roll albums | ||
Bo diddley bo diddley is a gunslinger 1961 track a4 cadillac
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley released in December 1960 by Checker Records. The album title comes from the album's first track called "Gunslinger" and the cover art has Bo Diddley dressed in Western-style clothing. The songs for Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger were recorded from October 1959 to February 1960. Several tracks of interest are "Sixteen Tons" which Bo was supposed to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, the title track, and "Diddling" (an instrumental between guitar and saxophone).
Contents
- Bo diddley bo diddley is a gunslinger 1961 track a4 cadillac
- Gunslinger
- Ride on Josephine
- Sixteen Tons
- Cadillac
- Other songsstyles
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Songs
- References
Gunslinger
This song was originally released as the a-side of Checker single 965 in November 1960. The singles b-side "Signifying Blues" was never released on the album. The song features a Bo Diddley beat.
Ride on Josephine
"Ride on Josephine" was a rock and roll song with backing vocals and piano work by either Otis Spann, Lafayette Leake, or Billy Stewart. The song has been covered by George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Sleepy LaBeef, and Eric Sardinas.
Sixteen Tons
Bo Diddley was asked to perform "Sixteen Tons" on The Ed Sullivan Show but performed "Bo Diddley" instead. Being as "Sixteen Tons" is a country and western song it gives the album a different feel.
Cadillac
The song "Cadillac" features Gene Barge on tenor saxophone, and has been covered by The Kinks, The Downliners Sect, New Colony Six, and sung as a duet by Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis. Cadillac was also the name of the guitar that is featured on the album's front cover.
Other songs/styles
The song "Googlia Moo", as well as "No More Lovin'" and others, gives the album a doo-wop feel.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ellas McDaniel, except where noted.
Personnel
Per allmusic
Charts
The album spent only one week on the UK Album Charts on November 9, 1963 at #20.
Songs
1Gun Slinger1:54
2Ride on Josephine3:04
3Doing the Crawdaddy3:04