Bo Diddley (1,234 views)

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Ellas Otha Bates (30 December 1928 - 2 June 2008)
Years Active: 1943 - 2007
Vocal Range: G2 - G♯5

Significant High Notes:

G♯5 ("My Babe", "Run Diddley Daddy", "Same Old Thing")
G5 ("The Great Grandfather")
F5 ("Diana", "Love Is a Secret")
E♭5 ("Doin' the Jaguar")
D5 ("Surfer's Love Call")
B4 ("I Can Tell", "I Need You Baby")
B♭4 ("Bo Diddley Is Loose", "Dearest Darling", "Run Diddley Daddy")
A4 ("Diana", "The Great Grandfather", "Hey! Bo Diddley", "Little Girl", "Live My Life", "Say! Boss Man", "Willie and Lillie", "You're Looking Good")
G♯4 ("Bo's a Lumber Jack", "Dearest Darling", "Don't Let It Go (Hold On to What You Got)", "(Extra, Read All About It) Ben", "Gun Slinger", "Hong Kong, Mississippi", "I Love You So", "I Need You Baby", "I'm Looking for a Woman", "I'm Sorry", "Live My Life", "Love Me", "Mama Mia", "Met You on Saturday", "My Babe", "Run Diddley Daddy", "Same Old Thing", "She's Alright", "Who May Your Lover Be", "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover")
G4 ("Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)", "Bring It to Jerome", "Cops and Robbers", "Diddy Wah Diddy", "Doing the Crawdaddy", "Hush Your Mouth", "I Can Tell", "I Want My Baby", "I'm a Man", "Lazy Woman", "Let Me In", "Little Girl", "Mama Don't Allow No Twistin'", "Mr. Khruschev", "Oh Yea", "Pretty Girl", "Prisoner of Love", "Put the Shoes on Willie", "Ride on Josephine", "Road Runner", "She's Alright", "Silly Willy", "Walkin' and Talkin'", "Working Man", "You All Green", "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)", "You're Looking Good")
F♯4 ("Babes in the Woods", "Back Home", "Bo Diddley Is a Lover", "Bo Diddley Is Loose", "Bo's a Lumber Jack", "Cheyenne", "Craw-Dad", "Dancin' Girl", "Googlia Moo", "Hong Kong, Mississippi", "I Know (I'm Alright)", "I'm Looking for a Woman", "Limber", "Little Girl", "No More Lovin'", "Say! Boss Man", "Sixteen Tons", "Somewhere", "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover")
F4 ("Cadillac", "Dearest Darling", "Deed and Deed I Do", "(Extra, Read All About It) Ben", "Gimme Gimme", "I Want My Baby", "Lazy Woman", "Love Me", "Mama Mia", "Met You on Saturday", "Put the Shoes on Willie", "Silly Willy")
E4 ("Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)", "Bo's a Lumber Jack", "Cheyenne", "Don't Let It Go (Hold On to What You Got)", "Gun Slinger", "I'm Sorry", "Let Me In", "Mama Don't Allow No Twistin'", "Mr. Khruschev", "Oh Yea", "Ride on Josephine", "Run Diddley Daddy", "The Story of Bo Diddley", "Working Man")

Significant Low Notes:

E3 ("Better Watch Yourself", "Bo Diddley", "Crackin' Up", "Diddley Daddy", "Don't Let It Go (Hold On to What You Got)", "The Great Grandfather", "I'm a Man", "I'm Sorry", "Little Girl", "Oh Yea", "Signifying Blues", "Willie and Lillie")
E♭3 ("Bo's Blues", "(Extra, Read All About It) Ben", "I Need You Baby", "Nursery Rhyme", "Pretty Girl", "Who May Your Lover Be")
D3 ("Babes in the Woods", "Bo Diddley", "Come On Baby", "Craw-Dad", "Diddy Wah Diddy", "I Can Tell", "I'm a Man", "Mr. Khruschev", "Whoa Mule (Shine)", "You All Green", "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)")
C♯3 ("Here 'Tis", "I Know (I'm Alright)", "Sixteen Tons", "Somewhere")
C3 ("Craw-Dad")
B2 ("Diddley Daddy", "The Great Grandfather", "Pretty Thing", "Signifying Blues")
B♭2 ("Not Guilty", "Walkin' and Talkin'")
A2 ("Bo's a Lumber Jack")
G♯2 ("Same Old Thing")
G2 ("Surfer's Love Call")

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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable Notes}G♯5 ("She's Alright" ^[1])
F♯5 ("Hong Kong, Mississippi" ^[1])
E5 ("The Story of Bo Diddley" ^[1])

E2 ("Bo's a Lumber Jack" ^[3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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{Album Ranges}Bo Diddley^[1] (1958): B2 - B♭4
Go Bo Diddley^[1] (1959): B2 - A4 - G5
Have Guitar Will Travel^[1] (1960): D3 - B4 - G♯5
In the Spotlight^[1] (1960): B♭2 - A4
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger^[1] (1960): C♯3 - G♯4
Bo Diddley Is a Lover^[1] (1961): B♭2 - B♭4 - F5
Bo Diddley's a Twister^[1] (1962): C♯3 - B♭4 - G♯5
Bo Diddley^[1] (1962): D3 - B4
Bo Diddley & Company^[1] (1963): G♯2 - G♯5
Surfin' with Bo Diddley^[1] (1963): G2 - D4 - D5 (tracks 1-2, 5, 7-8, 11 unavailable)
Two Great Guitars (1964)
Hey! Good Lookin' (1965)
500% More Man (1965)
The Originator (1966)
Super Blues (1967)
The Super Super Blues Band^[3] (1968)
The Black Gladiator^[3] (1970)
Another Dimension^[2] (1971)
Where It All Began^[2] (1972)
The London Bo Diddley Sessions^[3] (1973)
Big Bad Bo^[2] (1974)
20th Anniversary of Rock & Roll (1976)
Ain't It Good to Be Free (1983)
Breakin' Through the B.S. (1989)
Living Legend (1989)
This Should Not Be (1992)
A Man Amongst Men^[2] (1996)

Albums marked with [x] were notewatched by:
[1] RINGO
[2] BAZanine
[3] Gatr