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    Bo Diddley The Black Gladiator

    Cadet
    • Bo Diddley – Black Soul
    • Bo Diddley – I've Got A Feeling
    • 1. Elephant Man
    • 2. You, Bo Diddley
    • 3. Black Soul
    • 4. Power House
    • 5. If The Bible's Right
    • 6. I've Got A Feeling
    • 7. Shut up Woman
    • 8. Hot Buttered Blues
    • 9. Funky Fly
    • 10. I Don't Like You

    On his 1970 album 'The Black Gladiator', Bo Diddley turns his trademark style on its head and ventures into the unknown with a swaggering psychedelic funk sound a la such Cadet / Chess classics as 'Electric Mud' and 'This Is Howlin' Wolf's New Album'.  Remastered here on CD from the original master tapes with new liner notes by Scott Schnider.

    Other Releases by Bo Diddley

    Bo DiddleyThe 20th Anniversary Of Rock 'N' RollRCA Victor
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      Bo DiddleyHave Guitar, Will Travel (1959)Checker
      Long unavailable on vinyl, this quintessential collector's edition includes his third album, Have Guitar, Will Travel (1959), which offers a great introduction...
        Bo DiddleyAnother DimensionChess
        Bo Diddley on Chess - funky !
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        • – Bad Side Of The Moon

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          Ramsey LewisUp Pops (1967)Cadet
          Classic Richard Evans production at the mighty Chess Records from 1967. featuring mainstay of the label Ramsey Lewis in full flow along with Cleveland...
          • – Party Time
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          The Ramsey Lewis Trio Hang On Ramsey! (1965)Cadet
          Ramsey, Eldee Young and Red Holt in the zone on this mid-sixties Cadet album.
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            • – Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
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              The Soulful StringsGroovin' With The Soulful Strings (1967)Cadet
              Includes the seminal 'Burning Spear'. Classic Chicago Chess deepness produced by the great Richard Evans in 1967.
              • – Burning Spear
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              • – Ho Hum World
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