| Bo Diddley's a Twister | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February and June, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and Blues | |||
| Length | 34:06 | |||
| Label | Checker LP-2982 | |||
| Producer | Phil Chess | |||
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Bo Diddley's a Twister is the seventh studio album by blues musician Bo Diddley released on the Checker label in 1962 . [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated "A lot of the material on this record was rushed out in half-finished form, in order to get an album out that cashed in on the "twist" craze of early 1962. ... In all, it isn't half-bad for an album that nobody intended as such, though most of the best has been included on various hits compilations". [3]
All tracks credited to Ellas McDaniel
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