On this day, January 7, 1954, this blues legend recorded the hit song that would later inspire the booming genre of rock 'n' roll.

First, a key spoiler: Cadillac Records is not the story of Chess Records, the blues label started in Chicago in 1950 by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess that featured among its stable of artists Muddy ...

101 Long Distance Call / Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Muddy Waters. Guitar,Harmonica. 102 Who Do You Love? / Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Muddy Waters. Guitar,Harmonica. 103 I'm a Man / Bo Diddley, Little ...

To assign a number to Bo Diddley would be impossible. The guitar great’s influence on rock and roll, blues, and R&B is immeasurable and can still be pinpointed in some of today’s biggest hits. His ...

Earlier this year MCA acquired a national treasure — the catalog of Chess Records, arguably the finest single collection of Chicago blues and early rock & roll, including the classic recordings of ...

ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons detailed a new solo album, The Big Bad Blues, out September 21st via Concord Records. He previewed the LP with a cover of blues legend Muddy Waters‘ “Rollin’ and Tumblin’.” ...