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Songs written by Bo Diddley

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

Muddy Waters

1955

Manish Boy by Muddy Waters

5
R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #229]
[Chess 1602]
written by Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield), Mel London & Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Little Walter and His Jukes

1955

Roller Coaster by Little Walter and His Jukes

6
R&B

[instrumental]
[Checker 817]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Bo Diddley

05/1955

Bo Diddley / I'm a Man by Bo Diddley

from Bo Diddley [1958 album]

✫1
R&B

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #62]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #369]
[Checker 814]
written by Bo Diddley

07/1955

Diddley Daddy by Bo Diddley

from Bo Diddley [1958 album]

11
R&B

[Checker 819]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

& Harvey Fuqua

01/1956

Pretty Thing by Bo Diddley

from Bo Diddley [1958 album]

4
R&B

[Checker 827]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Mickey & Sylvia

01/1957

④ Love Is Strange by Mickey & Sylvia

11
US

✫1
R&B

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Vik 0252]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

07/1957

Dearest by Mickey & Sylvia

85
US

[Vik 0267]
written by Bob Gibson (as Samuel Gibson), Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

& Prentice Herman Polk Jr.

Bo Diddley

03/1959

I'm Sorry by Bo Diddley

from Go Bo Diddley

17
R&B

[Checker 914]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

07/1959

Crackin' Up by Bo Diddley

from Go Bo Diddley

62
US

14
R&B

[Checker 924]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

10.

09/1959

Say Man by Bo Diddley

from Go Bo Diddley

20
US

3
R&B

[novelty]
[Checker 931]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

11.

11/1959

Say Man, Back Again by Bo Diddley

from Have Guitar Will Travel

106
US

23
R&B

[novelty]
[Checker 936]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

12.

02/1960

Road Runner by Bo Diddley

from Bo Diddley in the Spotlight

75
US

20
R&B

[Checker 942]
written by Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)

13.

06/1960

Crawdad by Bo Diddley

from Bo Diddley in the Spotlight

111
US

[Checker 951]
written by Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)

Buddy Holly

14.

04/1963

② Bo Diddley by Buddy Holly

from Reminiscing

157

116
US

4
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Coral 62352]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Ronnie Hawkins

15.

05/1963

Bo Diddley by Ronnie Hawkins

117
US

[Roulette 4483]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas Mac Daniel)

Bo Diddley

16.

10/1963

Pretty Thing by Bo Diddley

34
UK

[R]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

The Everly Brothers

17.

08/1965

Love Is Strange by The Everly Brothers

from Beat & Soul

128
US

11
UK

[Warner 5649]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

The Gants

18.

09/1965

Road Runner by The Gants

46
US

written by Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)

The Yardbirds

19.

10/1965

I'm a Man by The Yardbirds

from Having a Rave Up

17
US

[Epic 9857]
written by Bo Diddley

Sonny and Cher

20.

12/1965

Love Is Strange by Sonny and Cher

from Baby Don't Go

131
US

as Caesar & Cleo
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

The Remains

21.

04/1966

Diddy Wah Diddy by The Remains

129
US

[Epic 10001]
written by Willie Dixon & Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

The Shadows of Knight

22.

06/1966

Oh Yeah by The Shadows of Knight

39
US

[Dunwich 122]
written by Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)

Bo Diddley

23.

01/1967

Ooh Baby by Bo Diddley

88
US

17
R&B

[Checker 1158]
written by Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)

Woolies

24.

03/1967

Who Do You Love by Woolies

95
US

written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Peaches & Herb

25.

09/1967

⑤ Love Is Strange by Peaches & Herb

from Peaches & Herb's Greatest Hits

13
US

16
R&B

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Date 1574]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

Buddy Holly

26.

04/1969

Love Is Strange by Buddy Holly

from Giant

105
US

[Coral 62558]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

Quicksilver Messenger Service

27.

08/1969

Who Do You Love by Quicksilver Messenger Service

from Happy Trails

91
US

[Capitol 2557]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Juicy Lucy

28.

03/1970

Who Do You Love by Juicy Lucy

from Juicy Lucy

14
UK

[Atco 6751]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

The Yellow Payges

29.

05/1970

I'm a Man by The Yellow Payges

from Volume 1

102
US

[Uni 55225]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Tom Rush

30.

02/1971

Who Do You Love by Tom Rush

105
US

[Elektra 45718]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Donnie Elbert

31.

08/1974

Love Is Strange by Donnie Elbert

70
R&B

[All Platinum 2351]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

Buck Owens & Susan Raye

32.

07/1975

Love Is Strange by Buck Owens & Susan Raye

from We're Gonna Get Together

20
country

[Capitol 4100]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

Eric Clapton

33.

05/1990

Before You Accuse Me by Eric Clapton

from Journeyman

9
rock

written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2

34.

06/1990

① Mona by Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2

from Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2

162

2
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

35.

08/1990

Love Is Strange by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

from Love Is Strange

21
country

[Reprise 19760]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

Everything but the Girl

36.

02/1992

Covers EP by Everything but the Girl

from Covers EP

13
UK

written by Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

, Mickey Baker, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman & Elvis Costello

Jae Millz

37.

11/2003

No, No, No by Jae Millz

89
R&B

[Wanna Blow 42654]
written by Jae Millz, Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

& Willie Cobbs

Bo Diddley

38.

08/2005

Bo Diddley / I'm a Man by Bo Diddley

99
UK

written by Bo Diddley

B.o.B

39.

01/2012

Play the Guitar by B.o.B

98
US

113
R&B

featuring Andre 3000
[RebelRock/Grand Hustle Digital]
written by B.o.B (as Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.), André 3000 (as André Lauren Benjamin), Salaam Remi (as Salaam Remi Gibbs), T.I. (as Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) & Bo Diddley

Pitbull

40.

04/2012

③ Back in Time by Pitbull

117

11
US

21
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/J Digital]
written by Pitbull (as Armando Pérez), Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo, Urales Vargas, Sylvia Robinson, Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

& Mickey Baker

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