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Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger (1960)

Track listing:
  1. Gun Slinger 1:56
  2. Ride On Josephine 3:04
  3. Doing The Crawdaddy 3:05
  4. Cadillac 2:46
  5. Somewhere 2:34
  6. Cheyenne 2:03
  7. Sixteen Tons 2:30
  8. Whoa Mule (Shine) 2:31
  9. No More Lovin' 2:24
  10. Diddling 2:12
  11. Working Man 2:32
  12. Do What I Say 2:47

Notes

Oct 1959 - Feb 1960

Not only does it sport one of the most striking album covers of its era (Diddley decked out in cowboy finery, about to get the drop on some unfortunate varmint with one of his fieriest guitars lying at his feet), this 1961 album contains some fine music. The title track continues the legend of you-know-who, while "Ride on Josephine" and "Cadillac" rock like hell (and Ed Sullivan must have been glad to see that Diddley finally learned "Sixteen Tons"). Two bonus cuts, "Working Man" and "Do What I Say," make this one a must.