Bo Diddley's Beach Party Explained
| Bo Diddley's Beach Party |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Bo Diddley |
| Cover: | bodid-beach.jpg |
| Released: | January 1964[1] |
| Recorded: | July 5–6, 1963 |
| Venue: | The Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Genre: | Rock and roll |
| Length: | 37:17 |
| Label: | Checker |
| Producer: | Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein[2] |
| Prev Title: | Surfin' with Bo Diddley |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Two Great Guitars |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
Bo Diddley's Beach Party is the eleventh album by rock musician Bo Diddley. Recorded live in concert in July 1963 at the Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,[3] it is one of rock music's earliest live remote recordings. The album was a success in the UK Album Charts reaching #13 on July 3 and stayed on the charts for 6 weeks.[4]
Track listing
All songs credited to Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), except as noted
- Side One
- "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) – 2:09
- "Gunslinger" – 2:29
- "Hey! Bo Diddley" – 2:43
- "Old Smokey" – 3:05
- "Bo Diddley's Dog" – 3:38
- Side Two
- "I'm All Right" – 3:45
- "Mr. Custer" – 2:56
- "Bo's Waltz" – 3:09
- "What's Buggin' You (Crackin' Up)" – 2:38
- "Road Runner" – 3:42
Personnel
- Performers
- Production[2]
Notes and References
- Book: Strong
, Martin Charles
. The great rock discography . The National Academies . 2002 . 302 . 978-1-84195-312-0.
- Web site: Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-01-04.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5738|pure_url=yes}} Bo Diddley's Beach Party]. Allmusic. January 4, 2012.
- Web site: Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party . . 2012-01-04.
- Web site: From the oldies.about.com mailbag . Oldies.about.com . 2005-05-17 . 2012-01-04 . 2012-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121190939/http://oldies.about.com/b/2005/05/17/from-the-oldiesaboutcom-mailbag-9.htm . dead .
