Pop Chronicles Interviews #33 - Bo Diddley
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- When he started playing the guitar; early years 0:03:48
- Langley Avenue Jive Cats; Chicago scene; Chess records; origin of name "Bo Diddley" 0:03:26
- Continued discussion on name "Bo Diddley"; use of name in recordings; experiences leading up to first recording 0:04:02
- The "Bo Diddley rhythm"; Phil and Leonard Chess; B-side to "Bo Diddley"; Muddy Waters and other blues artists; Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) 0:03:54
- Little Walter and the harmonica; Chuck Berry; other people playing in "Bo Diddley style" 0:06:15
- Rejection of narcotics; question of what has happened to R&B and soul since Diddley started; psychedelic music; relationship with rock 'n' roll; James Brown; impact of audience response; boogie woogie and what gets called rock 'n' roll 0:06:34
- Question on causes of explosion of rock 'n' roll in 1954-1955; Diddley's upbringing; what parents let their children listen to; racism and record sales; Elvis Presley; appropriation 0:05:14
- Elvis Presley continued; not being changed by fame; Yardbirds' cover of "I'm a Man"; British groups; international groups; cover tunes and rediscovery of original artists; length of public memory for performers in U.S. versus elsewhere; "Say Man" 0:05:59
- Defining words like "mojo," project with mentoring youth 0:04:10
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Pop Chronicles Interviews #33 - Bo Diddley, audio recording, March 17, 1968; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1692118/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.