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Bo Diddley in the Spotlight is the fourth album by musician Bo Diddley, recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Checker label.[1][2] The album contains the hit single "Road Runner".

Bo Diddley in the Spotlight
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedSeptember, 1959 - April, 1960
StudioChicago, IL
Length35:47
LabelChecker
LP-2976
ProducerLeonard Chess, Phil Chess
Bo Diddley chronology
Have Guitar Will Travel
(1960)
Bo Diddley in the Spotlight
(1960)
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger
(1960)

Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

AllMusic's Bruce Eder wrote that "there are surprises from these 1960-vintage recordings ... that make this record more than worthwhile."[3]


Track listing


All tracks by Ellas McDaniel

  1. "Road Runner" – 2:45
  2. "Story of Bo Diddley" – 2:42
  3. "Scuttle Bug" – 2:20
  4. "Signifying Blues" – 2:31
  5. "Let Me In" – 1:52
  6. "Limber" – 2:26
  7. "Love Me" – 2:20
  8. "Craw-Dad" – 2:25
  9. "Walkin' and Talkin'" – 2:38
  10. "Travellin' West" – 1:44
  11. "Deed and Deed I Do" – 2:15
  12. "Live My Life" – 2:35

Personnel



References


  1. Both Sides Now: Checker Album Discography (1957-1971) accessed August 27, 2019
  2. Bo Diddley Discography accessed August 26, 2019
  3. Eder, Bruce. Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley in the Spotlight – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 894.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 338.
  6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 196.



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