Bo Diddley's Beach Party

Bo Diddley's Beach Party is the eleventh album by rock musician Bo Diddley. Recorded live in concert in July 1963 at the Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,^[5] it is one of rock music's earliest live remote recordings. The album was a success in the UK Album Charts reaching #13 on July 3 and stayed on the charts for 6 weeks.^[6]

Bo Diddley's Beach Party
Live album by Bo Diddley
Released	January 1964[1]
Recorded	July 5–6, 1963
Venue	The Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	37:17
Label	Checker
Producer	Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein[2]
Bo Diddley chronology
Surfin' with Bo Diddley (1963) Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1964) Two Great Guitars (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Record Mirror	[4]

Track listing

All songs credited to Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), except as noted

Side One

1. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) – 2:09
2. "Gunslinger" – 2:29
3. "Hey! Bo Diddley" – 2:43
4. "Old Smokey" – 3:05
5. "Bo Diddley's Dog" – 3:38

Side Two

1. "I'm All Right" – 3:45
2. "Mr. Custer" – 2:56
3. "Bo's Waltz" – 3:09
4. "What's Buggin' You (Crackin' Up)" – 2:38
5. "Road Runner" – 3:42

Personnel

Performers

• Bo Diddley – lead vocals, lead guitar
• Jerome Green – drums, maracas, backing vocals
• Norma-Jean Wofford (The Duchess) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals^[7]

Production^[2]

• Marshall Chess, Max Cooperstein – producers
• John Brooks – engineer

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (2002). The great rock discography. The National Academies. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.
2. "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
3. Allmusic review
4. "Bo Diddley: Beach Party" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 153. 15 February 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. "Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
6. "Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
7. "From the oldies.about.com mailbag". Oldies.about.com. 2005-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-04.