In December 1960, “Checker Records” label released “Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger”, the fifth Bo Diddley studio album. It was recorded October 1959 – February 1960, and was produced by Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Bo Diddley.
Personnel:
- Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel) – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Peggy Jones – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Lafayette Leake, Otis Spann, Billy Stewart– piano
- Jerome Green – maracas, backing vocals
- Willie Dixon, Bobby Baskerville – bass
- Jesse James Johnson – electric bass
- Billy Downing, Clifton James – drums
- Gene Barge– tenor saxophone
- Johnny Carter, Harvey Fuqua, Lily “Bee Bee” Jamieson, Gloria Morgan, Nate Nelson – backing vocals
- Vartan – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Ellas McDaniel, except where noted.
- Gunslinger
- Ride on Josephine
- Doing the Craw-Daddy
- Cadillac
- Somewhere
- Cheyenne
- Sixteen Tons – Merle Travis, arranged byEllas McDaniel
- Whoa Mule (Shine)
- No More Lovin’
- Diddling
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