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Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley, born Elias Otha Bates, was an original and influential American rock & roll singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of the key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones to name a few.

He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and hard-edged guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs.

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Movies Starring Bo Diddley (27)

Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World (2024)

John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, and other legendary musicians performed at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival music festival. This behind-the-scenes look at "the second most important event in rock and roll ...

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The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut (2018)

Voodoo Lounge Uncut presents for the first time the full, unedited show filmed on November 25th 1994 at Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium. Originally directed by the legendary David Mallet, this new version features 10 performances omitted from it's previous rele ...

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Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street (2006)

This 90 minute, 3-act documentary details the rise & fall of Maxwell Street, Chicago's great outdoor market, the birthplace of the electric blues and where "the only color that mattered was green". ...

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A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live (2003)

1. Koko Taylor - I'm Ready 2. Big Bill Morganfield - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 3. Keb Mo - I Can't Be Satisfied 4. Keb Mo - Two Trains Running 5. Bo Diddley - I'm A Man 6. Phoebe Snow - Just To Be With You 7. John Hyatt - Big Legged Woman 8. M. S ...

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Godfathers and Sons (2003)

Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the legacy of Chess Records) to explore the heyday of the Chicago blues and how they come together to produce an alb ...

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Bluesy Entertainment: Live (2003)

1. Introduction 2. Someday Baby - Gregg Allman 3. Just To Be With You - Phoebe Snow 4. Chains Of Love - Big Joe Turner 5. Make A Woman Feel Satisfied - George "Buddy" Guy 6. Sweet Papa John - Johnny Winter 7. Big Legged Woman - John Hyatt 8. Baby Do ...

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001)

Portrait of an important American musician through the testimonies of fellow musicians and people from his environment, but also through archival material and documents from various stages of his life and career. ...

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Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, El ...

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The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995)

Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge DVD contains 17 tracks which are Not fade away, Tumbling Dice, You got me rocking, Satisfaction, Angie, Sweet Virginia, Its all over now, Stop breaking down, Who do you love, Miss you, Honky Tonk Woman, The Worst, Sympathy for ...

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30th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo Diddley (1995)

Some of rock's greatest musicians -- including Ron Wood, John Lodge, Kenny Jones, John Mayall, Carl Wilson and Mick Fleetwood -- jam with Bo Diddley at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in California. This tribute to the legendary guitarist includes backstag ...

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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night (1991)

Guitar Legends was a concert held over five nights, from October 15 to October 19, 1991, in Seville, Spain, with the aim of positioning the city as an entertainment destination to draw support for Expo '92 beginning the following April. The event featured ...

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Rockula (1990)

Ralph is a sexually frustrated vampire who suffers from a peculiar curse. He's condemned for eternity to watch his one true love, Mona be murdered by a pirate wielding a ham bone. But now? Now it's 1990, and Ralph is determined to break Mona's cycle of rei ...

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Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)

In the sixties, Eddie and the cruisers was the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up. Only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in Montreal. His love of music forces him to create a new band which will have to ...

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Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)

Are you ready for some old-time rock and roll?! Then you are ready for the masters, the originators, the men who made the music, the "Legends of Rock 'n' Roll Live." Join the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown, "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis, "Mr. Blueberry Hil ...

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Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)

St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry perf ...

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Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley: Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam (1985)

In 1985, Bo Diddley put together a band that included Ron Wood, John Mayall, Mick Fleetwood, Kenny Jones, Carmine Appice, John Lodge, Ronnie Lane, Carl Wilson, and members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Chicago, Quiet Riot, and Three Dog Night. He cooked ...

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Live Aid (1985)

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live ...

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Trading Places (1983)

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. ...

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This Is America Part 2 (1980)

The sequel to This is America, aka Jabberwalk. This film goes inside the real America circa 1980 - a world of punks, orgies and worm-eating hicks! Romano Vanderbes back on the film making side and Norman Rose back on narrating duty for the second of the Th ...

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Dick Clark's Good Old Days (1977)

Dick Clark reviews popular music of the '50s and '60s. ...

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Let the Good Times Roll (1973)

Documentary of a 1950s rock and roll revival show, with split-screen editing to rival Woodstock. ...

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The London Rock and Roll Show (1973)

Filmed record of a major rock and roll festival held at Wembley Stadium, London, in August 1972. London Rock and Roll Show begins with excerpts from numerous "warm-up" performers shown singing either covers of 1950s hits, or original tunes, including a pe ...

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Crush Proof (1972)

A young man recalls his affair with a young French woman who traveled with him across the United States. They began to drift apart during the trip, and eventually each had affairs with other people before realizing that their relationship had run its cours ...

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Bo Diddley's Back in Town (1972)

Rock and roll legend Bo Diddley spends a day in Toronto with a young musician, and shares his philosophies and experiences. They hang out and play music together before Diddley puts on an electrifying concert that evening. ...

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Sweet Toronto (1971)

Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto and attended by some 20,000 persons. John Lennon played as part ...

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The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)

Live performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, and several more. ...

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