Monday, April 01, 2013

Record #0313: Crackin’ Up / The Great Grandfather – BO DIDDLEY



Checker 924 (original) USA, May 1959
Words & Music by:  B. McDaniel
Musicians: Bo Diddley (vocals and guitar), Willie Dixon (bass), Jerome Green (maracas), Lafayette Leake (piano), Frank Kirkland (drums), an unknown vocal group
Recording sessions: Chess Studio, Chicago, IL, Side A – Dec. 1958; Side B – Jan. 1959
Highest chart positions:  US #62, US R&B #14

This was Bo Diddley’s first cross-over single as it did fairly well in the Billboard pop charts as well. A couple of months later he got his biggest cross-over hit with “Say Man” (US #20, US R&B #3).

List price:  Very Good+ is $12.50, Near Mint is $25

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