Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert

Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert
Live album by Bo Diddley with Mainsqueeze
Released	1986
Recorded	September 1984; European tour
Genre	Rock
Label	Conifer Records Magnum Force Records Aim Trading Group
Alternative cover
Cover of the re-release

Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert is a 1986 live album by Bo Diddley, recorded on a European tour. His backing band for the performances on the album were Mainsqueeze, featuring guitarist Eric Bell, previously of Thin Lizzy, and Dick Heckstall-Smith, the jazz and blues saxophonist.^[1] Other members of the band included bass guitarist Keith Tillman, who, like Heckstall-Smith, had previously played with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; and drummer Leonard "Stretch" Stretching, who had performed with Marvin Gaye and Tom Waits.^[2]

The album was re-released in the USA in October 2001 on the Aim Trading Group label, and has also been released with different titles.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) except where stated.

1. "Intro / Bo Diddley Vamp"
2. "Doctor Jeckyll"
3. "Everleen"
4. "I Don't Know Where I've Been"
5. "You Can't Judge a Book" (Willie Dixon)
6. "Roadrunner"
7. "I'm a Man"
8. "Mona"

Personnel

• Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
• Eric Bell – guitar
• Dick Heckstall-Smith – alto saxophone
• Dave "Munch" Moore – keyboards
• Keith Tillman – bass guitar
• Leonard "Stretch" Stretching – drums

References

1. "Mainsqueeze". Eric Bell official website. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
2. "Stretch at the Musician's Olympus". The Musicians' Olympus. Retrieved 17 April 2011.