Have Guitar, Will Travel

by Bo Diddley

Have Guitar, Will Travel cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1960
  • Label: Checker
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:52
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his prolific run at the Chess Records subsidiary, the album heavily features the maracas of Jerome Green to anchor its trademark 'hambone' beat. The raw, aggressive tracks effectively bridge gritty Chicago electric blues with the swagger and distortion of early rock and roll.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, rhythmic, crime, bluesy, distorted, guitars, vocal, groove-laden

Tracklist

  1. She's Alright (4:09)
  2. Cops And Robbers (3:31)
  3. Run Diddley Daddy - Alternate Take (2:46)
  4. Mumblin' Guitar (2:53)
  5. I Need You Baby (2:27)
  6. Say Man, Back Again (3:04)
  7. Nursery Rhyme (2:53)
  8. I Love You So (2:28)
  9. Spanish Guitar (4:10)
  10. Dancin' Girl (2:27)
  11. Come On Baby (1:58)

Credits

  • Bo Diddley - primary artist, vocals, guitar
  • Jerome Green - maracas, vocals
  • Ellas McDaniel - composed by
  • Kent Harris - written-by [uncredited]

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