Road Runner (Bo Diddley song)
| "Road Runner" | ||||
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| Single by Bo Diddley | ||||
| from the album Bo Diddley in the Spotlight | ||||
| B-side | "My Story" | |||
| Released | January 1960 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | September 1959 in Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | Checker 942 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ellas McDaniel | |||
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley | |||
| Bo Diddley singles chronology | ||||
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"Road Runner" is a 12-bar blues song performed by American rock and roll performer Bo Diddley, originally released as a single by Checker Records in January 1960, and later released on the LP record Bo Diddley in the Spotlight. The song reached #20 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart, and #75 on the Hot 100. The song has since been recorded by many artists.
The beep-beep chorus of the song clearly references the Roadrunner animated character with its triumphant beep-beep.
The session(s) for "Road Runner" took place late September 1959 in Chicago, Illinois and backing Diddley (vocals, guitar) were Jerome Green (maracas, backing vocals), Clifton James (drums), guest pianist Otis Spann, Peggy Jones (guitar, backing vocals), and Bobby Baskerville (backing vocals).
The song is often confused with (I'm a) Road Runner, an R & B song wtitten by the songwriting team of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Edward Holland, Jr..
The American garage band The Gants released "Road Runner" as a single in 1965 and it made #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is their only Billboard charter.
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