Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger

~ Release by Bo Diddley (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Series: Rock 'N' Roll 50th Anniversary Edition

Annotation last modified on 2026-02-16 14:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Gun Slinger
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960-08)
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland (in 1960-08)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960-08)
recording of:
Gunslinger
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
1:54
2Ride on Josephine
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (in 1960)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
recording of:
Ride On Josephine (in 1960-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
3:04
3Doing the Crawdaddy
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
3:04
4Cadillac
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland (in 1960)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
recording of:
Cadillac (in 1959-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), ARC Music Group and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:46
5Somewhere
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
2:40
6Cheyenne
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
2:00
7Sixteen Tons
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
2:26
8Whoa Mule (Shine)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
2:30
9No More Lovin’
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
2:24
10Diddling
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
2:14
11Working Man
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
2:33
12Do What I Say
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
2:49
13Prisoner of Love
2:32
14Googlia Moo
3:02
15Better Watch Yourself
2:55