1955
BRING IT TO JEROME * BO DIDDLEY * LONDON 1054 * UK
The same time that Little Richard was singing Long
Tall Sally and Chuck Berry was 'duck walking' to Roll
Over Beethoven, Bo Diddley was making a very different sound,
a dark and elementary sound, heard here at its rudimentary best on Bring
It To Jerome.
Recorded at Chess studios Chicago 12th August 1955, with Lester Davenport,
harmonica; Willie Dixon, bass; Clifton Jones, drums and Jerome Green, maracas,
and originally issued on Checker 827, in November that year as the B side to Pretty
Thing, Bo's third release for the label, Bring It To Jerome is
another outstanding cut that was/is instantly recognisable from this
original talent.
Released in the Great Britain in 1956 on this London label EP titled Rhythm
And Blues With Bo Diddley along with Pretty Thing, Bo Diddley
and I'm A Man, this was the only issue Bring It To Jerome
was available at 45 rpm in the UK.
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