Bo Diddley's Beach Party

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,[5] 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.[6]

Bo Diddley's Beach Party
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 1964[1]
RecordedJuly 5–6, 1963
VenueThe Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
GenreRock and roll
Length37:17
LabelChecker
ProducerMarshall Chess, Max Cooperstein[2]
Bo Diddley chronology
Surfin' with Bo Diddley
(1963)
Bo Diddley's Beach Party
(1964)
Two Great Guitars
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Record Mirror[4]

Track listing edit

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 edit

Performers
Production[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The great rock discography. The National Academies. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.
  2. ^ a b "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "Bo Diddley: Beach Party" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 153. 15 February 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  7. ^ "From the oldies.about.com mailbag". Oldies.about.com. 2005-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-04.