Bo Diddley's Beach Party

Bo Diddley's Beach Party
Live album by Bo Diddley
Released	January 1964[1]
Recorded	July 5–6, 1963
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	37:17
Label	Checker
Producer	Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein[2]
Bo Diddley chronology
Surfin' With Bo Diddley (1963) Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1964) Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits (1964)

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Bo Diddley's Beach Party is the eleventh album by rock musician Bo Diddley. Recorded live in concert in July 1963 at the Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,^[4] it is one of rock music's earliest live remote recordings. The album was a success in the UK Album Charts reaching #13 on July 3 and stayed on the charts for 6 weeks.^[5]

Track listing

All songs credited to Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), except as noted

Side One

1. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) – 2:09
2. "Gunslinger" – 2:29
3. "Hey! Bo Diddley" – 2:43
4. "Old Smokey" – 3:05
5. "Bo Diddley's Dog" – 3:38

Side Two

1. "I'm All Right" – 3:45
2. "Mr. Custer" – 2:56
3. "Bo's Waltz" – 3:09
4. "What's Buggin' You (Crackin' Up)" – 2:38
5. "Road Runner" – 3:42

Personnel

Performers

• Bo Diddley – lead vocals, lead guitar
• Jerome Green – drums, maracas, backing vocals
• Norma-Jean Wofford (The Duchess) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals^[6]

Production^[2]

• Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein – producers
• John Brooks – engineer

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