Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley song)

"Bo Diddley"
Reissue picture sleeve
Single by Bo Diddley
B-side"I'm a Man"
ReleasedApril 1955 (1955-04)
RecordedChicago, March 2, 1955
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Length2:27
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Songwriter(s)Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley
Producer(s)Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley singles chronology
"Bo Diddley"
(1955)
"Diddley Daddy"
(1955)
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"Bo Diddley" is a song by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley. It introduced the rhythm that became known as the Bo Diddley beat and topped the Billboard R&B chart for two weeks in 1955. The song is included on many of Diddley's compilation albums including Bo Diddley (1958) and His Best (1997). Buddy Holly recorded a version that posthumously became his 2nd highest-charting single in the UK after "It Doesn't Matter Anymore".