HOMAGE TO BO DIDDLEY

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I’m ashamed to say that I was unaware of Bo Diddley’s passing for more than a week. Much of it is my own fault, due to a schedule that barely allows me five minutes of downtime to listen to the media, but quite honestly, I listen to at least one hour of news a day, so it seems incredible that such an event would have passed me by. I suspect that most media outlets covered his death in passing id they covered it at all, and that is a shame. For an artist who had virtually no presence on the pop charts, his influence on the music has been awesome. There is not a single rock and roll artist that has not been touched by Bo Diddley. And so this show is my own small way of paying tribute to his musical output. At some point, we will pay proper tribute with a set of programs in our “How Music Changed” series. Meanwhile, here’s to BO DIDDLEY – the man, the song, and the beat.

Bo Diddley performs all listed songs unless indicated otherwise;

1)    Bo Diddley

2)    I’m a Man

3)    Pretty Thing

4)    You Don’t Love Me

5)    Bring It to Jerome

6)    Say Man

7)    Who Do You Love

8)    Who Do You Love – The Band w/ Ronnie Hawkins

9)    Diddley Daddy – Chris Isaak

10)  Mona (I Need You Baby) – The Rolling Stones

11)  Crackin’ Up – Paul McCartney

12)  Before You Accuse Me – Creedence Clearwater Revival

13)  Cadillac – The Kinks

14)  Ride On Josephine – George Thorogood & the Destroyers

15)  Pills – The New York Dolls

16)  Hey Bo Diddley