Bo Diddley in the Spotlight

Bo Diddley in the Spotlight
Studio album by
Bo Diddley
Released 1960
Recorded September, 1959 - April, 1960
Studio Chicago, IL
Length 35:47
Label Checker
LP-2976
Producer Leonard Chess, Phil Chess
Bo Diddley chronology
Have Guitar Will Travel
(1960) 		Bo Diddley in the Spotlight
(1960) 		Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger
(1960)

Bo Diddley in the Spotlight is the fourth album by musician Bo Diddley, recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Checker label. The album contains the hit single "Road Runner".

Reception

Professional ratings
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AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

AllMusic's Bruce Eder wrote that "there are surprises from these 1960-vintage recordings ... that make this record more than worthwhile."

Track listing

All tracks by Ellas McDaniel

  1. "Road Runner" – 2:45
  2. "Story of Bo Diddley" – 2:42
  3. "Scuttle Bug" – 2:20
  4. "Signifying Blues" – 2:31
  5. "Let Me In" – 1:52
  6. "Limber" – 2:26
  7. "Love Me" – 2:20
  8. "Craw-Dad" – 2:25
  9. "Walkin' and Talkin'" – 2:38
  10. "Travellin' West" – 1:44
  11. "Deed and Deed I Do" – 2:15
  12. "Live My Life" – 2:35

Personnel