Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert is a 1986 live album by Bo Diddley, recorded on a European tour. His backing band for the performances on the album were Mainsqueeze, featuring guitarist Eric Bell, previously of Thin Lizzy, and Dick Heckstall-Smith, the jazz and blues saxophonist.[1] Other members of the band included bass guitarist Keith Tillman, who, like Heckstall-Smith, had previously played with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; and drummer Leonard "Stretch" Stretching, who had performed with Marvin Gaye and Tom Waits.[2]
Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert | |
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Live album by Bo Diddley with Mainsqueeze | |
Released | 1986 |
Recorded | September 1984; European tour |
Genre | Rock |
Label | Conifer Records Magnum Force Records Aim Trading Group |
Alternative cover | |
![]() Cover of the re-release |
The album was re-released in the US in October 2001 on the Aim Trading Group label, and has also been released with different titles.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) except where stated.
- "Intro / Bo Diddley Vamp"
- "Doctor Jeckyll"
- "Everleen"
- "I Don't Know Where I've Been"
- "You Can't Judge a Book" (Willie Dixon)
- "Roadrunner"
- "I'm a Man"
- "Mona"
Personnel
edit- Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
- Eric Bell – guitar
- Dick Heckstall-Smith – alto saxophone
- Dave "Munch" Moore – keyboards
- Keith Tillman – bass guitar
- Leonard "Stretch" Stretching – drums
References
edit- ^ "Mainsqueeze". Eric Bell official website. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Stretch at the Musician's Olympus". The Musicians' Olympus. Retrieved 17 April 2011.