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They called him the Originator for a very good reason. Bo Diddley was the foremost bridge between blues and rock ’n’ roll, facilitated in no small part by his “Bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp” sound, the famous “Bo Diddley beat”. He was a master of invention too, inventing his name, his persona and style, and his own guitar. Put simply, he was one of those artists whose importance and influence as a pioneer of popular music far outweighed the commercial and chart success he enjoyed during his career. With just nine U.S. R&B and two Pop chart successes across a career spanning five decades, Diddley was not exactly a hit-making machine. But his legacy is such that echoes of his music pervade rock, pop and hip-hop to this day. This LP revels in Diddley’s guitar genius and features 16 of his greatest and most iconic tracks including “I'm A Man”, “Diddley Daddy”, “Pretty Thing”, “Mona”, “Say Man” and “Road Runner”.
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