Mona i need you baby is a song written by ellas mcdaniel bo diddley and was the bside. The 10 best bo diddley podcast and radio episodes in 2019. Mona i need you baby remastered by bo diddley bo diddley. Another beloved favorite of the brits, mona is a rockabilly number with a singsong appeal of his earlier hits. Watch the video for mona from bo diddley s his best for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Bo diddley at the long beach blues festival, photo via wikipedia authors note. The chess masters, 19551958 in full in the this site app. He influenced many artists, including buddy holly, elvis presley, the beatles, the rolling stones, the animals, and the clash. His best 1997 ellas mcdaniel born ellas otha bates, december 30, 1928 june 2, 2008, known as bo diddley, was an american singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. The song mona i need you baby was released as the bside to hey. December 30, 1928 june 2, 2008, known as bo diddley, was an american singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. In rock, unlike the blues, a sense of beat is paramount. This stress on rhythm over harmonics clearly distinguishes his music as rock and roll.
Have guitar will travel bo diddley album wikipedia. It is the closest approximation on a relatively legal album that you find of his amazing live show. His trademark rhythm, the bo diddley beat, was an acknowledged influence on buddy holly, the rolling stones, jim morrison, the yardbirds and george thorogood, among others. Bo diddley was recorded by bo diddley at the universal recording studio in chicago and released on the chess records subsidiary, checker records, in 1955.
Bo diddley according to diddley s obituary in the new york times, mona was a song of praise he wrote for a 45yearold exotic dancer who worked at the flame show bar in detroit. The chess masters 19591960 2cd limited edition 2008 flac arthur big boy crudup a music man like nobody ever saw 2016 flac. Hey, mona, mona hey, hey hey hey, mona, oh mona hey, mona what i wanna do build my house next. Emi music publishing, aresa, latinautor, latinautor peermusic, umpg publishing, cmrra, bmg rights management us, llc, abramus.
Diddley employed a series of his traditional mockingbird style couplets, but theres something different here, a wild passion that bo must have been calling up. Bo diddley was recorded in chicago, illinois, on february 8, 1957 the same day as mona. Bo diddley is a gunslinger chess his first album to be recorded in his home studio in washington dc and his first without any input from chess owners leonard and phil chess, 1960s fifth album cast bo as a countrybased singer on nine originals and a cover of ernie fords sixteen tons, a song bo was due to perform live on ed sullivans toast of the town tv show in 1955. A figurehead of the british prog rock scene with genesis, peter gabriel, who will turn 70 on february th, later became a champion of world music and an example of the politically engaged artist, through his label real world, his womad festivals and of course the protest song biko, etched into the history books and made famous from the amnesty. Rather than relying on melody or harmonics, the whole thing is driven by rhythm. Bo diddley mona i need you baby sheet music in g major. Bo diddley, original name ellas bates, later ellas mcdaniel, born december 30, 1928, mccomb, mississippi, u. Find highquality bo diddley stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Hey, mona, mona hey, hey hey hey, mona, oh mona hey, mona what i wanna do build my house next door to you can i see you sometime. Have guitar will travel is the third studio album by rock and roll pioneer and blues icon bo. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Mona oohoooooo, mona tell ya mona, what i wanna do geta my house anext door to you can i see you sometime.
Bo diddley as recorded by bo diddley from the 1957 album bo diddley words and music by ellas mcdaniel transcribed by slowhand gtr i e a d g b e bo diddley. The song also became the template for buddy hollys not fade away. Check out mona by bo diddley with mainsqueeze on amazon music. Diddley mona sheet music for voice, piano or guitar pdf. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in g major. Bo diddley rock n roll master blaster 2cd download. Bo diddley is bo diddleys eighth single released by checker records the singles b. Mona by bo diddley mona lyrics mona, i need you mona, oooooo, mona yeah. Here you can buy and download music mp3 bo diddley. Choose from bo diddley sheet music for such popular songs as before you accuse me, you cant judge a book by the cover, and who do you love. The greatness of bo is not in the sugarcoated and pop produced gimmicks of his early 2minute recordings, but in the soulful blues, humor, ballads, and extended jams of his live shows. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Bo diddley mona mp3 download and lyrics cd universe.
You can buy latest album the 20th anniversary of rock n roll 2014 bo diddley. Amazingly, bo diddley s third album containing classics such as cops and robbers, run diddley daddy, and mona i need you baby has only been reissued on vinyl, and even thats out of print. Barry from sauquoit, ny on may 16th 1975, bo diddley performed bo diddley on the nbctv program the midnight special. Awe could go kissin through the blind can you come out in the front do. Mona i need you baby is a song written by ellas mcdaniel and was the bside to his 1957 single hey. Bo diddley i need you baby mona lyrics genius lyrics. Bo diddley im a man the chess masters, 19551958 flac. Diddley s hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals stretched back as far as africa for their roots, and looked as far into the future as rap. He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early 60s, but as bo diddley sang, you cant judge a book by its cover. Listen online 28 songs from bo diddley s beach party 2011 bo diddley. I found this 54minute interview with bo diddley from may 10, 1985 by accident after digging up the print version of the interview. Mona by bo diddley with mainsqueeze on amazon music amazon. Bo diddley licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of geffen.
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