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Released on Chess, also Almost Grown (Chuck Berry), Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry) and Anthony Boy (Chuck Berry)
Written by Harvey Fuqua, also If I Can’t Have You (Etta James), Someday We’ll Be Together (The Supremes) and Children’s Christmas Song (The Supremes)
Part of The Chess Box, also Say Man, The Story of Bo Diddley and You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bo Diddley wrote 42 songs on fono
Harvey Fuqua wrote 31 songs on fono
Harvey Fuqua’s most frequent co-writer is Johnny Bristol (17 songs together)
Bo Diddley’s most frequent co-writer is Mickey Baker (3 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Bo Diddley and Harvey Fuqua
- Performed by
- Billy Boy Arnold, Bo Diddley, Frank Kirkland and The Moonglows
- Part of
- The Chess Box
- Released on
- Chess
- Written by
- Bo Diddley and Harvey Fuqua
- Performed by
- Billy Boy Arnold, Bo Diddley, Frank Kirkland and The Moonglows
- Part of
- The Chess Box
- Released on
- Chess
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Harvey Fuqua
Same label: Chess
Same release: The Chess Box
Same writer: Harvey Fuqua
Same label: Chess
Same release: The Chess Box
Same writer: Harvey Fuqua
Same label: Chess
Elsewhere
Sources (9)
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1MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy was performed by Billy Boy Arnold
Diddley Daddy was performed by Billy Boy Arnold
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy was performed by Bo Diddley
Diddley Daddy was performed by Bo Diddley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy was performed by Frank Kirkland
Diddley Daddy was performed by Frank Kirkland
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy was performed by The Moonglows
Diddley Daddy was performed by The Moonglows
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy was written by Bo Diddley
6MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy was written by Harvey Fuqua
Diddley Daddy was written by Harvey Fuqua
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy is part of the release The Chess Box
Diddley Daddy is part of the release The Chess Box
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Chess is the label of the song Diddley Daddy
Chess is the label of the song Diddley Daddy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Diddley Daddy was released on 1987