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1138:December 3,
1080:December 3,
1024:MCA Records
985:December 3,
952:December 3,
901:photography
782:– harmonica
762:Peggy Jones
654:May 2, 1961
635:Road Runner
322:magazine's
296:MCA Records
1618:Categories
1493:Bo Diddley
1413:Big Bad Bo
1333:Bo Diddley
1196:Bo Diddley
1181:Bo Diddley
1066:"Credits:
1034:2010-12-28
1016:Bo Diddley
910:References
854:tambourine
801:Otis Spann
722:Bo Diddley
697:"Ooh Baby"
385:Bo Diddley
288:Bo Diddley
272:is a 1997
135:chronology
133:Bo Diddley
125:Bo Diddley
121:Phil Chess
56:1997-04-08
42:Bo Diddley
1200:I'm a Man
1132:Billboard
929:Koda, Cub
775:harmonica
711:Personnel
683:" (Dixon)
577:"Say Man"
403:I'm a Man
319:Billboard
1603:Category
1501:His Best
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1074:Allmusic
1011:His Best
979:Allmusic
938:Allmusic
738:producer
336:His Best
281:American
269:His Best
153:His Best
112:Producer
73:Illinois
64:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
22:His Best
1253:Say Man
1188:Singles
1103:Penguin
803:– piano
747:maracas
651:"Pills"
164:(2000)
157:(1997)
148:(1996)
69:Chicago
54: (
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1496:(1958)
1485:albums
1475:(1988)
1467:(1986)
1459:(1963)
1440:(1996)
1432:(1992)
1424:(1989)
1416:(1974)
1408:(1973)
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