Bo Diddley LIVE 1973 - "Hey, Bo Diddley"

[@GetBenched2010]

No matter how bad things are going in your life, this song is scientifically proven to make you feel better.

[@jtrouble75]

Absofrickinlutely 😅😅😅

[@yellofrazice]

that s right !

[@lynfordwilson4384]

Ooh Yeah!

[@grindfreakmike5754]

Agree

[@relentlessrescue260]

My impeccable taste in awesome music brought me here!

[@alanscott6836]

Stunning !!

[@GeorgeCMonkey]

This is awesome!!!

[@johnwakefield8570]

I spent an evening with Bo in Montreal. A gentleman, a real pro .. after the show he went right to the control booth and listened to it .. the aura around him was that of a leader.

[@WatchVenusSpa]

A performance like this can put tears in your eyes because we will NEVER see anything as great as this again. Bo was the true king of Rock N Roll and is truly missed.

[@carlysommerstein8597]

He was forty-five and still kicking ass and taking names. Proof that rock and roll keeps you young. Glad I got to meet you, Mr. D. Love you!

[@major23bullsfan91]

At 0:38 when the band comes in the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Absolute greatness. A true rock n roll pioneer

[@onerandombruh]

Don't forget them dance moves... My man Bo was a mad lad way before it was cool.

[@austinfarrell2874]

When my time machine is completed, this is my first stop.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Can I hitch a ride 😂😂

[@kellysherman3307]

I Love Bo Diddley Everytime he came on stage hooked up and started playing he was someone else. Lost in the Music ... how its done.

[@tyecook9630]

that dance at :43 may be the greatest stage move I've ever seen!..Brilliant!!

[@bigbadbarbiepodcastchannel2682]

I know right? MJ ain't got shit on Bo. Bo knows moves!

[@I.P.Phreely]

I had the same thought!

[@marty6779]

I get the feeling that this inspired the Blue Brothers dance

[@littlerichierockon2663]

JESUS, I must Bee KRAZY DRUNK. HO MENY BO 'Z DEW EYE SEA?. DEW EWE SEA?. BO, SAW IT INN TO SHRREDDZZ. MY MAINE MANIACK. LOVE YOU YOUR FRIEND LIttle RICHARD Jr

[@purplestuff]

@@littlerichierockon2663 Hit the one in the middle.

[@johnpowers5706]

Bought this icon drinks between sets back in 1974 very quiet man off stage. He sure rocked the club that night. Moncton New Brunswick. Awesome.Treasured memory.

[@A_Pa-Plainjane]

i may not know shit, but I think this is one of the greatest jams in rock and roll history, and Bo Diddley made history that night.

[@dieselscience]

No doubt. 150 years from now people will write doctoral dissertations about Diddley.

[@shanedimaio]

You know it!

[@shanedimaio]

@@dieselscience I my goal is to be the first Bo Diddley PHD!

[@snidelywhiplash]

@A Pa - You may or may not know shit elsewise, but you're absolutely goddamn right about this jam.

[@Sonofjojogunne]

Damn straight!

[@jtrouble75]

I've already played this 15 times in a row, love it 😂❤

[@calvinfolan1736]

Such a brilliant performer, one of the early pioneers of Rock N Roll, an all time great if ever there was one. R.I.P Bo!

[@davehendrix671]

black people need to get hip to this again this shit jams fuck that rap bullshit this is real talent

[@chairman76]

White people stole it and your biggest legacy is a drug addicted paed0phile Elvis Presley. You can have it.

[@Sherwoody]

They don’t know Diddley

[@oldgrumpy4601]

⁠😂😂😂

[@kentcampbell7613]

the only guy in the world who makes me feel the music in soul. Its the most real music ever. I love me some BO DIDDLEY!!!!!! SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!

[@cookieinthewoods]

He floats like a butterfly, Plays like a 'G', He is the greatest, Bo Diddley.

[@klaushiltscher3937]

I saw him live 1978 in Frankfurt in a R&B Show with Screamin' Jay Hawkins as opener and Johnny Guitar Watson as second guitar in Bo's band. This night I never will forget ! They don't make musicians like him anymore !!! Fats and Bo are the real Kings of R&B !!!

[@weenttaguy223]

45 years old the man could still jump around and show off his energy...man had cool, when cool was cool!

[@johnclifton218]

77 years old. His music still gives me a rush. Thank Mr. Mc Daniel’s

[@SouthFLBreeze]

The baddest motherfucker with a swing n rhythm guitar and a beat that makes everyone's primal stomp happen...hell yeah!

[@gregoryperin9738]

Sounds like a rock&roll freight train rolling down a mountain with no brakes. Step back.

[@mavjimbo]

Saw him live many times, always amazing

[@grindfreakmike5754]

My dad loved both, trains and Bo Diddley. He unfortunately passed away recently, Rip dad.

[@jenlennon6614]

I love this so much. Its the 70s and you have a lot of rock stars from the 50s doing the same sort of thing they were doing 20 years prior. Not going too hard with their sound. Meanwhile you have Bo godamn Diddley up here in his 40s or 50s taking his 50s sound and giving that hard grit. 50s music with 70s grit is almost its own incredible genre of music. Truly he is the original king of rock and roll.

[@dbd1353]

I saw him in an oldies road show w/Fats, Jerry Lee, and Chuck..Bo and Fats stole the show..they cranked..and really put out..Chuck and Jerry Lee did ok, just looked a bit pissed they were there..

[@christopherjames9843]

Mark Johnson, yea. Bo wasn't just going thru the motions playing his 50's early 60's stuff. He brought out " Bo Diddley Itis" which is close to being a metal tune.

[@michelleriley7983]

Jen Lennon...I believe your my spirit animal♥️

[@vin0796]

Raw as hell, he is unbelievable, you don't need much more than that. Goose bumps all the way!!!!!!!!!

[@mavjimbo]

Saw him live many times, incredible

[@Watts103rd]

hard, brutal, violent jam from the Black Gladiator. I love him. What a hero.

[@christopherwood2290]

Bo Diddley was a quiet, reserved man offstage. On stage he was a man possessed.

[@jwdotson3858]

Heart, style, chops, swagger, danger, and showmanship...that is Rock N' Roll, and that my friends is Bo Diddley!!

[@Curlyhand]

Bo Diddley is Rock & Roll! Rock & Roll is Bo Diddley! One does not exist without the other...

[@jerrystewart7594]

Bo is definitely shredding this a kick-ass performance!!!

[@WhizMitchell]

I knew Bo was good...but DAMN! I have yet to see any other footage on Bo that tops this one...I have also watched this several times since discovering this fantastic performance!

[@mavjimbo]

Saw the man live many times here in Santa Monica Ca. He autographed a CD cover for me.

[@grindfreakmike5754]

His best.

[@TheCSJones]

Whenever I'm feeling down because I'm not too technically talented and I struggle with learning theory, I watch this.

[@grindfreakmike5754]

The hell with theory

[@fuzzyhi5621]

There’s only 12 notes? but unlimited amount of rhythm 🥁 who do you love just like dancing you either going through the motions or Dancing? 💃

[@fletcherglover6136]

That's also the power of Gretsch guitars at play here. The Gretsch company made drums for decades before they made guitars and when they did make guitars it was like they were meant to be played/bashed like drums, ha ha. If you like this look up some isolated tracks of Malcolm Young of AC/DC who's another famous Gretsch player. But again really simple parts just played with a lot of guttural force which you can learn if you practice that specifically. Anyway check out Malcolm's stuff and you'll see what I mean when you get there. But yeah, Bo Diddley's great for this stuff don't get me wrong. I could really ramble on about what kind of wild beatings these guitars can take but I'd reveal just how much of a nerd I really am, ha ha. Anyway hope this helps. Cheers!

[@74dartman13]

I do the same! Not a lot of technical stuff here, but he had rythym and soul. He put his whole heart into what he did. I try and do it, when I play.👍😎🎸🎶

[@clint5536]

Fantastic! And the way Bo zips around the stage while playing,it's amazing! He was great!

[@alphilips6212]

I hosted Bo at Club Soda, Vancouver Canada. 1987. His sound check almost blew me clean back against the wall. I had no idea the voodoo blues blast I was in for. It was an amazing show.

[@May-ve6sr]

Not sure how many times I made my mom & dad listen to this from the basement in our house.

[@dianestrauss9699]

I saw him open for Creedence in 1971, he absolutely owned the place. What a thrill. Many thanks for posting this video.

[@guyreadman]

Can it better than 42 seconds into this. Simplicity like us mere mortals can never imagine let alone play....the GOD of Rock & Roll.

[@because_the_internet]

Who needs fancy when you can execute simplicity to perfection.

[@Rick_Foley]

Writing that one down right now.

[@jbblackley]

I don't care who you've seen live... Has there ever been anyone who worked HARDER during a performance than Diddley did here? Nothing fancy, maybe, but pure, hard core and raw. Absolutely electric.

[@gimmeeinboxback3860]

James Brown would give him a run for his money. They didn't call him, "The Hardest Working Man In Show Business." for nothing.

[@mavjimbo]

Saw the man live many times, always high energy

[@brianblackley8201]

@@gimmeeinboxback3860 true, but I'm still betting Brown's monicker came during a lapse in Bo's touring schedule!😂

[@giovanna722]

He's like that in most of his performances. If you want to see a cool, skinny Bo check out his first Ed Sullivan performance in '59. Plays some gorgeous shimmery guitar on his signature tune.

[@MrPopeye776]

Bo Diddley meanest cleanest player ever my hero. Rockin the crowds in heaven. Bo Shifted into overdrive on this one. He could play as good as anyone. Stayed in his main chords. Love it

[@irocktherooster]

My mind. Blown. This is what music is all about, and this is the true spirit of performance.

[@estucamp92]

Pure energy. One chord. Just Rock n roll.

[@janewhite4486]

See that nerdy white guy at 2:22 minutes into the video ? THAT is the power of Bo Diddleys music ! That white guy doesn't even know what it is he's feeling, but he KNOWS he's feeling some thing he has never felt before. AND it has touched him to his very core. HE will never forget that night. ( I saw Bo 3 times in Phoenix between 1982 and 1987 ;he was a bad man.....) Howard White

[@jakesshopandtracktalk1835]

You lucky, lucky SOB.

[@dieselscience]

I met him in the Charlotte airport. I said "People ever say that you look like Bo Diddley?" He said "I say that every morning when I wake up and look in the mirror." Talked to him about work (find what you like and don't stop) shook his hand and got his autograph in '93.

[@janewhite4486]

dieselscience Mr Diddley had a GRIP like a VISE ! I will definitely look him up when I can, on the other side !

[@shanedimaio]

Everytime I took someone to see Bo Diddley it was like a religious experience for them. My oldest son turned to me on the way out of his first Bo Diddley show with tears in his eyes and just said "thank you".

[@bigdancd]

@bigdancd Bo was one of the first early rock stars I saw live back when I was a freshman in high school. It was at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse in May 1956. In addition to Bo, there was Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, The Drifters, The Platters, Clyde McPhatter, and Bill Haley and the Comets. It was really my first live rock concert. All the acts were incredible to this "green" white boy and Bo was awesome with his music and dancing moves. Bo really made an impression on me with that "sound" of his; the Bo Diddley beat. I was hooked then and as I said before, I bought everything he put out on 45's and later on LPs. Extraordinary musician!

[@danrgoodnight9345]

Often imitated, never duplicated ! have a guitar pick that Bo gave me 😎

[@zacharyvandermeer]

I think that what I just witnessed might be the coolest thing these eyes have ever seen.

[@zacharyvandermeer]

Uh...there never has existed, nor will there ever exist, anyone cooler than this motherfucker. Bo Diddly makes me proud to be human.

[@Muziekgenot]

This guy makes me HAPPY

[@desayuno_psicodelico]

Same, no words.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

Good Lord, full throttle , Bo Diddley Doin Work Like he is on fire SHOWSTOPPER

[@BurstofVerseProductions]

This was the very first KZbin video I ever saw. Still one of my favorites.

[@negretti65]

Simply the greatest music Video on KZbin

[@monya7]

Thank goodness we have stuff like this to remember Bo

[@RigoesAmorrigotovar]

Damn he was "The Man"...square guitar sounded like a tank groovin n crunching

[@ivindrustad5181]

We used to call him The Square Guitar Man - in awe

[@dukecraig2402]

That guitar is called Bo Diddley's Mean Machine.

[@SteveGasper-tp9th]

Such a great song. The footwork makes it .👍👍👍👍👍

[@sal8372]

Blown away! Chill inducing performance!

[@Lurch211253]

One of the BEST concerts I've ever seen was Bo Diddley in Albury N.S.W. He told the audience that his next tune was the last of the show, looked at my watch and thought I would be out in about ten minutes. 45 mins later he finished, just him and his guitar no backing group. SENSATIONAL. Better than Hendrix. Bo is the right hand of the devil & Jimi the left hand. Imagine if they could have shared a stage

[@philipconboy6108]

Man that woulda blown minds bo on doing the beat and jimi doing the alien licks!

[@allanbriggs807]

I never got to see him while he toured Australia.

[@Lurch211253]

@@allanbriggs807 When I seen him it was about 1975/6 before I met my wife. Up until watching him in "Let the Good Times Roll" a rock & roll movie I had never heard of him and I thought Chuck Berry was the best still alive. Bo played Berry off the stage, became an instant fan. He had a conversation with his guitar & it answered him, you would swear it talked

[@allanbriggs807]

@@Lurch211253 He is very underrated by the general population, but is revered by true musicians. In 1975 I was living in Dubbo building a career and for a few years I didn't see any concerts. Would loved to have seen him. he is unique.

[@Lurch211253]

@@philipconboy6108 Was never lucky enough to see Hendrix live only on social media like youtube. 1st time I seen Bo was on rock & roll movie "Let the Good Times Roll" available on here if interested

[@grindfreakmike5754]

love the guitar riffs always loved this and the tune Bo Diddley. Just some thing about bo and his guitar i love.

[@calvinmaynardtmt]

listening to this at the office. having serious trouble sitting still here!

[@saxxon7273]

Bomp bomp-a bomp, a bomp-bomp. Nothing fancy. Yah, but no one does it better !!!

[@arkapratim]

Greatest guitarist ever. Inventing rock music with that box.

[@mavjimbo]

Love that guitar tone

[@philipgreen7445]

I saw Bo several times, but the one that really stood out was a Murry the K show in Brooklyn circa 1965. Bo was really on, and had two encores. When he finally he finally went off after about 40 minutes the crowd kept cheering so loud for about 10 minutes , you couldn't hear anything. The next performer up was Jerry Lee Lewis, and he refused to come out for at least an additional 10 minutes. What a show, Bo had no equal, not Chuck Berry, not anyone. He used to fry chicken in his dressing room in an electric fry pan that he took on the road with him. He was royally screwed by his record label because he did not read the fine print in his contract. (very common in the 50's and 60's).

[@EDDBUD]

The best. HEY KIDS! Watch this, its not about sweep picking, a million notes a second. One chord. That is what makes people move. One chord. Go learn this.

[@lutherblister1914]

absolutely agree (saw him live, many years ago, in Pistoia Blues festival, italy). Bo Diddley's rhytm is pure Africa. tribal

[@TGiannini007]

Actually about 3 chords but I totally agree!

[@onerandombruh]

Don't forget them dance moves... That smoothness can't be topped...

[@74dartman13]

I say this all the time. The guy made people feel the music. I saw him years ago and he was awesome!👍😎🎸🎶

[@peterodriguez2508]

TOTALLY AGREE!!! I love guitar guitar music rock blues, I've been playing guitar for nearly 40 years and guitar playing has evolved totally into one big blur of notes with no taste or very little anyway Bo, Albert king, BB King etc the list goes on it's about saying something with your guitar not a blur of nonsense this is totally awesome

[@jimkelly4286]

I see Hendrix, Prince, James Brown, Blues Brothers, Chuck Brown all in 1 amazing performer.

[@sseel2877]

This is kick ass, love the distortion and footwork....

[@peck404]

That Footwork... dayummmmm.Get Down🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@royhaglund1484]

Met Bo at a supper club in ellington ct about 30 years ago, spent 30 minutes in the lounge with him before the show started. we had a table right next to the stage, sang word for word with Bo as he did his act. One of the great moments of my life Miss you Bo

[@mavjimbo]

Got his autograph on a CD cover, very gracious man

[@MrCitalo]

you can only watch with open mouth and wonder how somebody can make such a performance!!!

[@jamesbueker11]

Eat cake Micheal Jackson. Bo the dancing machine right up there with James Brown etc. rubber legged wonder. Not to mention the thrashing guitar. Amazing

[@andymassingham]

1:55 Bo gets as much air as Pete Townshend. At 45 years old this cat is on fire. I’m blown away. Raw, sweaty rock and roll by a man who knows what he’s dong.

[@isaybub]

I regret that I never got to see him live. ABSOLUTLEY the best!!!!

[@mavjimbo]

Saw the man live many times here in Santa Monica Ca. He autographed a CD cover for me.

[@VincentTPackhorse]

Just a thought: Can you imagine Bo jammin' at the Super Bowl halftime show. Have Mrcy!

[@84gwright84]

In 1976, I went to Keystone Berkeley to see Bo Didley and John Lee Hooker on the same bill. I have been to many, many concerts before and after, but none will compare.

[@toddtarble8364]

The inventor of rock and roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....In the summer of 2021...We are taking it back..Buckle up...

[@laurencehoefler8711]

You're looking at the absolute best here!!!! Like Bo says here: Get into it!!!!! Thanks --------- Laurence H.

[@brucedelaplain7138]

My absolute favorite music video!

[@moz0207]

Just heard it on the pre concert video montage at Morrissey, and it’s a great mood lifter.

[@jerryj920]

Dec.30: Happy birthday Bo Diddley (1928-2008) Thank you and God bless

[@rodig4584]

This performance is on different level ..... dammit, unreal ! Thanks for the video !

[@CindyJohnson-r8j]

This was, is, and will be heard...across space and time....HEY!

[@Combustion47]

Amazing , the guitar tone is awesome as fuck absolutely brilliant. Seen this 100 times and blows me away every time 🤘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@thelivingroombusker2013]

This has to be the best video on you tube

[@garypellerin5576]

How lucky that crowd was to see a Master entertainer at his absolute peak.

[@redhead5150]

BO can dance & rock with the best of them!!!!! The foot shuffle is legend!!!!

[@tomigunn777]

WHAT!!⁇ BO DIDDLEY IS THE DAMN KING!!!!!

[@seanod7157]

I am speechless. WOW! Proves once and for all that one can be an absolute rock n roll Titan in coke bottle glasses.

[@tommybjork2674]

This is on a level of coolness seldom encountered.

[@joeherald7319]

I didn't have dance steps like that when I was 45...Wait...I didn't have dance steps like that ever.

[@austinnitus]

Although he shouts "Hey!" a lot in this song, this is actually a song called "Bo Diddley-Itis" that ended the great 1972 LP "Where It All Began." His guitar tone is so epic on this live version.

[@djan5wer]

Thank you! Was looking for this for ages with no success!

[@WWSuperman]

the world will never know his kind again.

[@CJAnonymous]

That backwards dance from 0:43 - 0:53 to is just one of the greatest fucking moves I've ever seen in my life and I can't stop rewinding and watching it again.

[@davidscott7626]

Now this is Rock & Roll People! My God listen to that guitar & watch Bo move on that stage. Lesson Taught in how to do it right.

[@RJ1999x]

When Bo Diddley let's it out, he let's it OUT!

[@johnslade7540]

Shit! That dude has no equal, nobody played like him.

[@soxblues]

yapa,,

[@carlosmontanoserrano3660]

yapa

[@TheAJay47]

Nothing fancy... just SHREDDING!

[@davidscott7626]

The very Foundation of Rock & Roll. Period. RIP Bo you created it now sit in heaven and watch my brother.

[@kentcampbell7613]

The only rock and roll that give me chills. No one else in the world could have done this . HAIL HAIL BO DIDDLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@onyxstone4618]

The backup band is off the chain. The way they came into the rhythm blasted the gates of heaven on fire, They don't make bands like that anymore.

[@lotharroberts5978]

Man, you nailed it. The intro w/the drums kicking in was orgasmic.

[@AprilRoots.]

absofuckinglutely

[@dieselscience]

It's almost like nobody has that kind of talent and energy anymore.

[@marty6779]

@@dieselscience Maybe the talent, but not the feeling.

[@dieselscience]

@@marty6779 I don't call preprogramed autotune 'talent.'

[@redman4762]

Now I see where the "Rock n Roll" musicians get their moves from...AWESOME footwork!

[@vonbogroff]

HEY HEY HEY MR BO DIDDLEY...

[@redman4762]

GOOSEBUMPS, watching his performance!

[@cindypruitt9534]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is real music. Long live rock n roll ................

[@JB-wr2lx]

This is awesome .