His Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!
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"Sounds nice," Bo Diddley tongue-in-cheekily observes of his music in "The Story of Bo Diddley," one of three self-named tunes on this 20-track examination of his classic '50s and '60s Checker Records sides. Not only was the former Ellas McDaniels rhythmically sharp enough to have a beat named after himself; he had a great guitar sound and a seemingly endless supply of shaggy-dog stories, lover-man boasts, silly jokes, and complaints with which to fuse them. His Best boils down the two-CD Chess Box, including signature pieces like "Bo Diddley" and "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover" alo
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Manufacturer: Geffen
Release date: 8 April 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0076732937327 UPC: 076732937327
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Release date: 8 April 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0076732937327 UPC: 076732937327
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)
"Rock & roll pioneer Ellas McDaniel patented a beat, while the wobbly sound that came out of his square guitar sounded like voodoo. And โWho Do You Love?โ is superbad. Standout track: โWho Do You Love?โ"
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