Elias McDaniel, known far and wide as blues singer/guitarist Bo Diddley, would be 92 today. "I’m A Man," one of his originals, was the flip side of "Bo Diddley," his signature song. The double-A side single reached #1 on the R&B chart in 1955. Muddy Waters covered the song many times over the years, including on his 1977 album Hard Again.
I love Bo and his square guitar. I didn’t know he wrote it either.
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I always thought of him more as a rocker, but he was a tremendous blues player.
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Love this song!
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I never realized Bo had written it. I figured either Muddy Waters (who did a great version) or Willie Dixon (because he had written so many others like it) had.
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Me neither!
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Oh god …love this song!!!
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Glad you do!
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Hi John – wonderful song … thanks for highlighting it … take care – Hilary
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Glad you liked it!
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I love , Im a man by Spencer Davis Group 💜
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That’s a different song than this one. Chicago did a cover of The Spencer Davis Group’s, which in turn was covered by Leonid and Friends. This one was covered by Muddy Waters. Both are great songs.
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Yes indeed John 💜
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