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bo diddley hits

He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." You can't judge an artist by his chart success, either, and
Most of his hit songs were on the R&B charts: Diddley Daddy, his two-sided hit Bo Diddley/I'm A Man, You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover, Say Man, and Road Runner.
In 1987 he was inducted into The Rock ‘n’Roll Hall of Fame. A decade later, his recording of 
“Bo Diddley” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Bo’s Grammy
The record was released in March 1955, and the A-side, "Bo Diddley", became a #1 R&B hit. McDaniel would adopt the stage name "Bo Diddley". The origin of the name is somewhat unclear
In 1955, Diddley scored his first hit with the double sided single "Bo Diddley"/"I'm A Man" and a string of R&B hits followed through the 50's & early 60's, most notably "Diddley
backbeat (sometimes described as "shave-and-a-hair-cut") earned him a record contract with Chess Records, and in 1955 he had his first hit with the two-sided "Bo Diddley/I'm A Man.
piano), Lester Davenport (harmonica), Frank Kirkland (drums) and Jerome Green (maracas), the a-side, "Bo Diddley", became an R&B hit in
The year 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of BO DIDDLEY's chart hits "Say Man" and "Say Man, Back Again", (arguably the first ever rap hit singles, hitting the charts
He came to recording late, at 26, but like Berry arrived fully formed, with the double-sided No. 1 R&B hit Bo Diddley / I'm a Man displaying his trademark beat, wit, swagger and