Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley


  • Blues History By Way of Classic Rock, Part One: The Yardbirds’ Legacy

    In the first of two articles, Jeff Weiner tracks how late-’60s rock giants like Clapton, Beck, and Page resurrected early blues legends, transforming Skip James and Robert Johnson into classic rock staples.

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  • The Night Bo Diddley Broke the Mold on National TV

    On the evening of November 20, 1955, the usual calm of Sunday night television was shattered by the electrifying strum of a square guitar. Bo Diddley stepped onto the stage of โ€œThe Ed Sullivan Show,โ€ not just to perform but to ignite a cultural revolution. Scheduled to play Tennessee Ernie Fordโ€™s โ€œSixteen Tons,โ€ Diddley instead…

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  • MoFiโ€™s In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida and Truth reviewed, Pt 1

    MoFiโ€™s remaster of Iron Butterflyโ€™s acid rock landmark “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” breathes new life into the 1968 classic, delivering thunderous bass, refined detail, and an intimacy lost in reverb-heavy earlier pressings.

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