grouchygreg, Author at RareSoul.com

Bo Diddley Records Debut Single Today

Otha Ellas Bates began his career as a boxer, where he received the sobriquet “Bo Diddley.” The singer worked the blues clubs of Chicago with a repertoire influenced by Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. Today (March 2 1955), he teamed up with Billy Boy Arnold and recorded demos of “I’m A Man” and “Bo Diddley”.

grouchygreg 03/02/2010

Rhythm&Blues

Fats Domino Releases “Rock & Rollin’ With the Fat Man”

On this day in 1956 Fats Domino
released his classic album “Rock & Rollin’ With the Fat Man. The album contained one of the Fat’s greatest known singles, “Aint That A Shame.”