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,[5] 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.[6]
| Bo Diddley's Beach Party | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| 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] | |||
| Bo Diddley chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Record Mirror |  [4] |
Track listing
editAll 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
edit- Performers
- Bo Diddley – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Jerome Green – drums, maracas, backing vocals
- Norma-Jean Wofford (The Duchess) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals[7]
- Production[2]
- Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein – producers
- John Brooks – engineer
References
edit- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The great rock discography. The National Academies. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.
- ^ a b "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Bo Diddley: Beach Party" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 153. 15 February 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "From the oldies.about.com mailbag". Oldies.about.com. 2005-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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