Hey! Bo-Diddley / Mona

by Bo Diddley

Hey! Bo-Diddley / Mona cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: April 1957
  • Label: Checker
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:09
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A thunderous, rhythmically hypnotic track where the artist famously chants his own name over a driving, syncopated beat. Its B-side, 'Mona', heavily influenced subsequent generations and became an essential template for the forthcoming British R&B explosion.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, bluesy, dance, infectious, old-school

Tracklist

  1. Bo Diddley (2:29)
  2. I'm A Man (2:44)
  3. Bring It To Jerome (2:26)
  4. Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself) (3:04)
  5. Hey! Bo Diddley (2:10)
  6. Dearest Darling (2:48)
  7. Hush Your Mouth (2:49)
  8. Say! Boss Man (2:30)
  9. Diddley Daddy (2:26)
  10. Diddy Wah Diddy (2:27)
  11. Who Do You Love (2:27)
  12. Pretty Thing (2:44)

Credits

  • Bo Diddley - primary artist, vocals [uncredited], guitar [uncredited]
  • Ellas McDaniel - written-by

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