The London Bo Diddley Sessions

The London Bo Diddley Sessions is an album by blues musician Bo Diddley recorded in 1973 and released on the Chess label.[1][2]

The London Bo Diddley Sessions
Studio album by Bo Diddley
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL and London England
Genre	Rhythm and Blues
Length	35:47
Label	Chess CH 50029
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Bo Diddley chronology
Where It All Began (1972) The London Bo Diddley Sessions (1973) Big Bad Bo (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with reviewer Bruce Eder stating "Bo's presence was somewhat overwhelmed by the massive number of session musicians involved (well-meaning though they may have been) and more so, because Bo was still looking for a new sound, ... The songs are pretty fair -- a mix of soul and funk -- with elements of his old sound, and this is probably the best compromise he achieved during this phase of his career, between the old and the new".[3]

Track listing

All tracks by Ellas McDaniel except where noted

1. "Don't Want No Lyin' Woman" – 3:58
2. "Bo Diddley" – 2:54
3. "Going Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:54
4. "Make a Hit Record" – 4:59
5. "Bo-Jam" – 3:31
6. "Husband-In-Law" (Sam Dees, Jimmy Lewis, Frederick Knight) – 3:32
7. "Do the Robot" – 5:40
8. "Sneakers on a Rooster" (Dees, Dee Camon) – 2:41
9. "Get Out of My Life" – 5:09

• Recorded at Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago, IL (tracks 3, 6 & 8) and London, England (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)

Personnel

• Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
• Arthur Hoyle, Frank Gordon, Murray Watson – trumpet (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
• Steve Galloway – trombone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
• Clifford Davis – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
• Gene Barge – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
• Willie Henderson – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
• Tennyson Stephens – piano (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
• Eddie Hardin – organ (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
• Ray Fenwick (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9), Gerald Sims (tracks 3, 6 & 8), Phil Upchurch (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – guitar
• Richard Evans (tracks 3, 6 & 8), Roy Wood (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9) – bass
• Keith Smart – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
• Robert Crowder, Brian Grice – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
• Nigel Grainge – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9)
• Charles Grimar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 9), Derf Reklan Raheem (tracks 3, 6 & 8) – congas
• Cookie Vee – tambourine, vocals
• Richard Evans - arranger

References

1. GRT Consolidated Chess/Cadet Album Discography (1971-1975) accessed August 26, 2019
2. Bo Diddley Discography accessed August 26, 2019
3. Eder, Bruce. Bo Diddley: The London Bo Diddley Sessions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2019.