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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Diddley Daddy
| name = Diddley Daddy
| Cover = Diddley daddy.jpg
| cover = Diddley daddy.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Bo Diddley]]
| artist = [[Bo Diddley]]
| from Album =
| album =
| B-side = "[[You Don't Love Me (Willie Cobbs song)|She's Fine, She's Mine]]"
| B-side = [[You Don't Love Me (Willie Cobbs song)|She's Fine, She's Mine]]
| Released = {{Start date|1955|06}}<ref name="Billboard">{{cite journal
| released = {{Start date|1955|06}}<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine
| date = June 11, 1955
| date = June 11, 1955
| title = Reviews of New R&B Records
| title = Reviews of New R&B Records
| journal = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| page = 47
| page = 47
| accessdate = December 18, 2010
| accessdate = December 18, 2010
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=iRwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47&dq=%22Diddley+Daddy%22&hl=en&ei=xD4OTaeKKMrnnQfNitTDDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Diddley%20Daddy%22&f=false
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=iRwEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Diddley+Daddy%22&pg=PA47
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
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| recorded = May 15, 1955<ref name="best">{{cite AV media notes |title=His Best |title-link=His Best (Bo Diddley album) |others=[[Bo Diddley]] |year=1997|type=CD liner |publisher=[[Chess Records]]/[[MCA Records]] |id=CHD-9373 |location=United States}}</ref>
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7" 45 RPM, 10" 78 RPM]]
| studio = [[Universal Recording Corp.]] (Chicago)
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| Recorded = May 15, 1955 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]<ref name="best">{{cite AV media notes |title=His Best |titlelink=His Best (Bo Diddley album) |others=[[Bo Diddley]] |year=1997|type=CD liner |publisher=[[Chess Records]]/[[MCA Records]] |id=CHD-9373 |location=[[United States]]}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues]]
| venue =
| genre = Rhythm and blues
| Length = {{Duration|m=2|s=28}}
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=28}}
| Label = [[Checker Records|Checker]] 819<ref name="Billboard" />
| label = [[Checker Records|Checker]] 819<ref name="Billboard" />
| Writer = [[Bo Diddley|Ellas McDaniel]], [[Harvey Fuqua]]
| writer = [[Bo Diddley|Ellas McDaniel]], [[Harvey Fuqua]]
| Producer = [[Leonard Chess]], [[Phil Chess]], [[Bo Diddley]]<ref name="best" />
| producer = [[Leonard Chess]], [[Phil Chess]], [[Bo Diddley]]<ref name="best" />
| Last single = "[[Bo Diddley (song)|Bo Diddley]]"<br>(April 1955)
| prev_title = [[Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)|Bo Diddley]]
| prev_year = 1955
| This single = "'''Diddley Daddy'''"<br>(June 1955)
| Next single = "[[Pretty Thing]]"<br>(September 1956)
| next_title = [[Pretty Thing]]
| Misc =
| next_year = 1956
}}
}}


"'''Diddley Daddy'''" is a song by [[Bo Diddley]]. The song was issued as a [[Single (music)|single]] on [[Checker Records]] in June 1955.<ref name="Billboard" /> His second single, it followed on the heels of the success of the eponymous "[[Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)|Bo Diddley]]." The song spent four weeks on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] R&B chart in the summer of 1955,<ref>{{Cite book
"'''Diddley Daddy'''" is a song by [[Bo Diddley]]. The song was issued as a single on [[Checker Records]] in June 1955.<ref name="Billboard" /> His second single, it followed on the heels of the success of the eponymous "[[Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)|Bo Diddley]]." The song spent four weeks on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] R&B chart in the summer of 1955,<ref>{{Cite book
| last = Pruter
| last = Pruter
| first = Robert
| first = Robert
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| year = 1996
| year = 1996
| page = 72
| page = 72
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=j06dhDdsgioC&pg=PA1956-IA2&dq=%22Diddley+Daddy%22&cd=9#v=onepage&q=%22Diddley%20Daddy%22&f=false
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=j06dhDdsgioC&q=%22Diddley+Daddy%22&pg=PA1956-IA2
| isbn = 978-0-252-06506-4}}</ref> peaking at No. 11.<ref>{{Cite news
| isbn = 978-0-252-06506-4}}</ref> peaking at No. 11.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Bo Diddley: Rhythm 'n' blues guitarist who was a formative influence on the development of rock 'n' roll
| title = Bo Diddley: Rhythm 'n' blues guitarist who was a formative influence on the development of rock 'n' roll
| newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]
| newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph]]
| date = 2008-06-02
| date = 2008-06-02
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2066171/Bo-Diddley.html
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2066171/Bo-Diddley.html
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==Writing and recording==
==Writing and recording==
The song was recorded on May 15, 1955 in Chicago. Originally called "Diddy Diddy Dum Dum,"<ref>{{Cite journal
The song was recorded on May 15, 1955, in Chicago. Originally called "Diddy Diddy Dum Dum,"<ref>{{Cite journal
| journal = [[Living Blues]]
| journal = [[Living Blues]]
| title = Diddley Daddy
| title = Diddley Daddy
| volume = 113-118
| volume = 113–118
| page = 27
| page = 27
| year = 1994}}</ref> it started out as a [[Billy Boy Arnold]] composition, which [[Leonard Chess]], owner of [[Chess Records]] ([[Checker Records|Checkers]] was a subsidiary label of Chess), had heard Arnold play and wanted Diddley to record. However, Arnold had just signed a contract with [[Vee-Jay Records]], and had recorded the song the day before at Universal Studios. When Chess wanted Arnold to sing the song, the latter realized he had a contract, responding, "I can't do it...I just recorded it for Vee-Jay." Chess responded, "Goddam! Ain't this a bitch!" A solution, however, was found on the spot: Diddley and [[Harvey Fuqua]], who happened to be around, rewrote the lyrics.<ref name="walter">{{Cite book
| year = 1994}}</ref> it started out as a [[Billy Boy Arnold]] composition, which [[Leonard Chess]], owner of [[Chess Records]] ([[Checker Records|Checkers]] was a subsidiary label of Chess), had heard Arnold play and wanted Diddley to record. However, Arnold had just signed a contract with [[Vee-Jay Records]], and had recorded the song the day before at [[Universal Recording Corporation]]. When Chess wanted Arnold to sing the song, the latter realized he had a contract, responding, "I can't do it...I just recorded it for Vee-Jay." Chess responded, "Goddam! Ain't this a bitch!" A solution, however, was found on the spot: Diddley and [[Harvey Fuqua]], who happened to be around, rewrote the lyrics.<ref name="walter">{{Cite book
| last = Glover
| last = Glover
| first = Tony
| first = Tony
|author2=Scott Dirks |author3=Ward Gaines
| author2 = Scott Dirks
| author3 = Ward Gaines
| title = Blues with a feeling: the Little Walter story
| title = Blues with a feeling: the Little Walter story
| publisher = Routledge
| publisher = Routledge
| year = 2002
| year = 2002
| pages = 147–48
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/blueswithfeeling00glov/page/147 147–48]
| isbn = 978-0-415-93711-5}}</ref>
| isbn = 978-0-415-93711-5
| url = https://archive.org/details/blueswithfeeling00glov/page/147
}}</ref>


As it happened, the harmonica player [[Little Walter]] was in the studio, and he asked Billy Boy Arnold for his harp; Walter plays the long solo after the first verse (Arnold plays harmonica on the B-side, "[[She's Fine, She's Mine]]"). Also decided at "the spur of the moment" was to have Chicago [[doo-wop]] group [[The Moonglows]] sing background vocals.<ref name="walter"/>
As it happened, the harmonica player [[Little Walter]] was in the studio, and he asked Billy Boy Arnold for his harp; Walter plays the long solo after the first verse (Arnold plays harmonica on the B-side, "[[She's Fine, She's Mine]]"). Also decided at "the spur of the moment" was to have Chicago [[doo-wop]] group [[The Moonglows]] sing background vocals.<ref name="walter"/>
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| last = Dalton
| last = Dalton
| first = David
| first = David
|author2=Lenny Kaye
| author2 = Lenny Kaye
| title = Rock 100: the greatest stars of rock's golden age
| title = Rock 100: the greatest stars of rock's golden age
| publisher = Cooper Square Press
| publisher = Cooper Square Press
| year = 1999
| year = 1999
| page = [https://archive.org/details/rock10000davi/page/23 23]
| page = 23
| isbn = 978-0-8154-1017-1}}</ref> It was described as a "terrific nugget"<ref name="loder">{{Cite journal
| isbn = 978-0-8154-1017-1
| url = https://archive.org/details/rock10000davi/page/23
}}</ref> It was described as a "terrific nugget"<ref name="loder">{{Cite magazine
| last = Loder
| last = Loder
| first = Kurt
| first = Kurt
| date = February 12, 1987
| date = February 12, 1987
| title = Bo Diddley: The Rolling Stone Interview
| title = Bo Diddley: The Rolling Stone Interview
| journal = [[Rolling Stone]]
| magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]
| page = F.2
| page = F.2
| publisher = [[Jann Wenner|Jann S. Wenner]]
| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/21023405/bo_diddley_the_rolling_stone_interview/2
| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/21023405/bo_diddley_the_rolling_stone_interview/2
| accessdate = 2009-12-10
| accessdate = 2009-12-10
| url-status = dead
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080606011121/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/21023405/bo_diddley_the_rolling_stone_interview/2
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080606011121/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/21023405/bo_diddley_the_rolling_stone_interview/2
| archivedate=June 6, 2008}}</ref> and an "infectious" "upbeat rocker".<ref name="pain">{{Cite news
| archive-date=June 6, 2008}}</ref> and an "infectious" "upbeat rocker".<ref name="pain">{{Cite news
| last = Roos
| last = Roos
| first = John
| first = John
| title = Better Off Dread: Chris Isaak's Gift Is Pain
| title = Better Off Dread: Chris Isaak's Gift Is Pain
| newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]
| newspaper =[[Los Angeles Times]]
| page = F.2
| page = F.2
| date = 1998-06-13
| date = 1998-06-13
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| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/30170876.html?dids=30170876:30170876&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+13%2C+1998&author=JOHN+ROOS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+MUSIC+REVIEW%3B+Better+Off+Dread%3A+Chris+Isaak%27s+Gift+Is+Pain&pqatl=google
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131165603/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/30170876.html?dids=30170876:30170876&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+13,+1998&author=JOHN+ROOS&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+MUSIC+REVIEW;+Better+Off+Dread:+Chris+Isaak's+Gift+Is+Pain&pqatl=google
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| accessdate = 2009-12-10}}</ref> The ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said it combined "outrageous braggadocio with a beat that resounds like an endless sexual shudder."<ref>{{Cite news
| accessdate = 2009-12-10}}</ref> The ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said it combined "outrageous braggadocio with a beat that resounds like an endless sexual shudder."<ref>{{Cite news
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Marking Diddley's popularity in [[England]], the [[Rolling Stones]], who early in their career often played Diddley songs live,<ref>{{Cite book
Marking Diddley's popularity in England, [[the Rolling Stones]], who early in their career often played Diddley songs live,<ref>{{Cite book
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| last = Wyman
| first = Bill
| first = Bill
| authorlink = Bill Wyman
| author-link = Bill Wyman
|author2=Ray Coleman
| author2 = Ray Coleman
| title = Bill Wyman, Stone alone: the story of a rock 'n' roll band
| title = Bill Wyman, Stone alone: the story of a rock 'n' roll band
| publisher = Da Capo Press
| publisher = Da Capo Press
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| page = 123
| page = 123
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Zi79b9a2o0sC&pg=PA123
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Zi79b9a2o0sC&pg=PA123
| isbn = 978-0-306-80783-1}}</ref><ref name="stout">{{Cite news
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}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="stout">{{Cite news
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|page=9
|date=1986-02-07
|date=1986-02-07
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}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Brian Jones]] would later borrow Diddley's guitar figure from the song for the band's 1965 single "[[19th Nervous Breakdown]]".
}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Brian Jones]] would later borrow Diddley's guitar figure from the song for the band's 1965 single "[[19th Nervous Breakdown]]".
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| pages = 73–82}}</ref> After Diddley's death, in 2008, the phrase directly referred to Diddley in various obituaries;<ref>{{Cite news
| pages = 73–82}}</ref> After Diddley's death, in 2008, the phrase directly referred to Diddley in various obituaries;<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Diddley Daddy: Rock Pioneer Fathered More Than a Beat
| title = Diddley Daddy: Rock Pioneer Fathered More Than a Beat
| newspaper = [[Washington Times]]
| newspaper = [[The Washington Times]]
| date = 2008-06-06
| date = 2008-06-06
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| year = 1995
| page = 162
| page = 162
| isbn = 978-1-56159-176-3}}</ref> as well as the way others talked about him, such as [[Tom Petty]]: "Elvis is King. But Diddley is Daddy."<ref>{{Cite news
| isbn = 978-1-56159-176-3
| url = https://archive.org/details/guinnessencyclop06lark
}}</ref> as well as the way others talked about him, such as [[Tom Petty]]: "Elvis is King. But Diddley is Daddy."<ref>{{Cite news
|title=Rockers mourn Diddley the Daddy
|title=Rockers mourn Diddley the Daddy
|newspaper=[[The Standard (Hong Kong)|The Standard]]
|newspaper=[[The Standard (Hong Kong)|The Standard]]
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Bo Diddley – [[Singing|lead vocals]], [[lead guitar]]
*Bo Diddley – lead vocals, lead guitar
*[[Little Walter]] – [[harmonica]]<ref name="walter"/>
*[[Little Walter]] – harmonica<ref name="walter"/>
*Jerome Green – [[maraca]]s
*Jerome Green – [[maraca]]s
*Clifton James – [[Drum kit|drum]]s
*Clifton James – drums
*[[The Moonglows]] – [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]<ref name="walter"/>
*[[The Moonglows]] – backing vocals<ref name="walter"/>


==Notable covers==
==Notable covers==
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*[[Rolling Stones]], first demo<ref name="wyman"/><ref name="stout"/>
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*[[The Liverbirds]], a British all-female beat group, recorded the song for a 1965 single. Their version reached No. 5 on the German Singles Chart.
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*[[Dutch Mason]], Canadian blues musician. The song was a staple of his band's live set.
*[[The Super Super Blues Band]] (1968), [[Howlin Wolf]], [[Muddy Waters]] and [[Bo Diddley]] trio recorded it together as part of album "The Super Super Blues Band" for Chess Records.
*[[Chris Isaak]], on ''[[Heart Shaped World (Chris Isaak album)|Heart Shaped World]]'' (1989)<ref name="pain"/><ref>{{Cite book
*[[Chris Isaak]], on ''[[Heart Shaped World (Chris Isaak album)|Heart Shaped World]]'' (1989)<ref name="pain"/><ref>{{Cite book
| last = Strong
| last = Strong
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| isbn = 978-1-84195-615-2}}</ref>
| isbn = 978-1-84195-615-2}}</ref>
*[[The Pretty Things|The Pretty Things & Yardbirds Blues Band]], on ''Chicago Blues Jam 1991'' and ''Wine, Women & Whiskey'' (1994)<ref>Strong 841.</ref>
*[[The Pretty Things|The Pretty Things & Yardbirds Blues Band]], on ''Chicago Blues Jam 1991'' and ''Wine, Women & Whiskey'' (1994)<ref>Strong 841.</ref>
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*[[Rolling Stones]], first demo<ref name="wyman"/><ref name="stout"/>
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*[[The Liverbirds]], a British all-female beat group, recorded the song for their debut album in 1965. Their version reached No. 5 on the German Singles Chart.
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*Dutch Mason Blues Band, a staple of their live set.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|bo-diddley|diddley-daddy}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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[[Category:1955 singles]]
[[Category:1955 singles]]

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"Diddley Daddy"
Single by Bo Diddley
B-side"She's Fine, She's Mine"
ReleasedJune 1955 (1955-06)[1]
RecordedMay 15, 1955[2]
StudioUniversal Recording Corp. (Chicago)
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:28
LabelChecker 819[1]
Songwriter(s)Ellas McDaniel, Harvey Fuqua
Producer(s)Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley[2]
Bo Diddley singles chronology
"Bo Diddley"
(1955) 		"Diddley Daddy"
(1955) 		"Pretty Thing"
(1956)

"Diddley Daddy" is a song by Bo Diddley. The song was issued as a single on Checker Records in June 1955.[1] His second single, it followed on the heels of the success of the eponymous "Bo Diddley." The song spent four weeks on the Billboard R&B chart in the summer of 1955,[3] peaking at No. 11.[4]

Writing and recording

[edit]

The song was recorded on May 15, 1955, in Chicago. Originally called "Diddy Diddy Dum Dum,"[5] it started out as a Billy Boy Arnold composition, which Leonard Chess, owner of Chess Records (Checkers was a subsidiary label of Chess), had heard Arnold play and wanted Diddley to record. However, Arnold had just signed a contract with Vee-Jay Records, and had recorded the song the day before at Universal Recording Corporation. When Chess wanted Arnold to sing the song, the latter realized he had a contract, responding, "I can't do it...I just recorded it for Vee-Jay." Chess responded, "Goddam! Ain't this a bitch!" A solution, however, was found on the spot: Diddley and Harvey Fuqua, who happened to be around, rewrote the lyrics.[6]

As it happened, the harmonica player Little Walter was in the studio, and he asked Billy Boy Arnold for his harp; Walter plays the long solo after the first verse (Arnold plays harmonica on the B-side, "She's Fine, She's Mine"). Also decided at "the spur of the moment" was to have Chicago doo-wop group The Moonglows sing background vocals.[6]

Critical praise

[edit]

One of Bo Diddley's signature songs, "Diddley Daddy" evidenced Diddley's maturation process as an artist.[7] It was described as a "terrific nugget"[8] and an "infectious" "upbeat rocker".[9] The Chicago Sun-Times said it combined "outrageous braggadocio with a beat that resounds like an endless sexual shudder."[10]

Marking Diddley's popularity in England, the Rolling Stones, who early in their career often played Diddley songs live,[11] covered the song (along with Diddley's "Road Runner") on their first demo, recorded on March 11, 1963.[12][13] Brian Jones would later borrow Diddley's guitar figure from the song for the band's 1965 single "19th Nervous Breakdown".

Bo Diddley, Diddley Daddy

[edit]

The title of the song has come to stand for Bo Diddley himself, as evidenced from articles about Diddley by Val Wilmer[14] and Stuart Colman.[15] After Diddley's death, in 2008, the phrase directly referred to Diddley in various obituaries;[16] the usage reflected Diddley's habit of self-reference[17] as well as the way others talked about him, such as Tom Petty: "Elvis is King. But Diddley is Daddy."[18]

Reissues

[edit]

A Bo Diddley compilation CD issued in 1988 is also called Diddley Daddy.[19] The song is featured on many greatest hits albums by Bo Diddley including 16 All-Time Greatest Hits and His Best.

Personnel

[edit]

Notable covers

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Reviews of New R&B Records". Billboard. June 11, 1955. p. 47. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  2. ^ a b His Best (CD liner). Bo Diddley. United States: Chess Records/MCA Records. 1997. CHD-9373.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Pruter, Robert (1996). Doowop: the Chicago scene. University of Illinois Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-252-06506-4.
  4. ^ "Bo Diddley: Rhythm 'n' blues guitarist who was a formative influence on the development of rock 'n' roll". The Daily Telegraph. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  5. ^ "Diddley Daddy". Living Blues. 113–118: 27. 1994.
  6. ^ a b c d Glover, Tony; Scott Dirks; Ward Gaines (2002). Blues with a feeling: the Little Walter story. Routledge. pp. 147–48. ISBN 978-0-415-93711-5.
  7. ^ Dalton, David; Lenny Kaye (1999). Rock 100: the greatest stars of rock's golden age. Cooper Square Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8154-1017-1.
  8. ^ Loder, Kurt (February 12, 1987). "Bo Diddley: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone. p. F.2. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  9. ^ a b Roos, John (1998-06-13). "Better Off Dread: Chris Isaak's Gift Is Pain". Los Angeles Times. p. F.2. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  10. ^ Mcleese, Don (1986-09-12). "Diddley Spurs Trip to Heart of Rock Jungle". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  11. ^ Paytress, Mark (2003). The Rolling Stones: off the record. Omnibus Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7119-8869-9.
  12. ^ a b Wyman, Bill; Ray Coleman (1997). Bill Wyman, Stone alone: the story of a rock 'n' roll band. Da Capo Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-306-80783-1.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ a b Stout, Gene (1986-02-07). "Bo Diddley Keeps Rock Rolling Along Path He Blazed Years Ago". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. 9. Retrieved 2009-12-10.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Wilmer, Valerie (1979-05-06). "The Grand Diddley Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll". The Observer.
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