{
  "slug": "bo-diddley",
  "name": "Bo Diddley",
  "description": "Bo Diddley appears 2 times in our Rock and Roll and Blues lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/bo-diddley/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 2,
  "years": {
    "first": 1955,
    "last": 1955
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 4,
    "list": "Rock and Roll"
  },
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    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "rock-and-roll",
      "name": "Rock and Roll",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rock-and-roll/",
      "entries": 1
    },
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "blues",
      "name": "Blues",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/blues/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "bo-diddley--bo-diddley",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/bo-diddley--bo-diddley/",
      "title": "Bo Diddley",
      "year": 1955,
      "label": "Checker",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A rhythm rather than a song, and the only one on this list that is still being used as a rhythm sixty years later. Named after himself, which was fair.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Bo%20Diddley%20Bo%20Diddley",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB3ozglQ",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 4,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "rock-and-roll",
        "name": "Rock and Roll",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/rock-and-roll/"
      },
      "artist": "Bo Diddley"
    },
    {
      "trackKey": "bo-diddley--im-a-man",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/bo-diddley--im-a-man/",
      "title": "I'm a Man",
      "year": 1955,
      "label": "Checker",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A boast, a riff and a maraca, all sharpened to a point. Muddy answered it within months, which is the closest the blues ever came to a rap battle.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Bo%20Diddley%20I'm%20a%20Man",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OKlAiuaYdoI",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 10,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "blues",
        "name": "Blues",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/blues/"
      },
      "artist": "Bo Diddley"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}