Road Runner

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ROAD RUNNER
 
 
“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 covered by many artists.  The beep-beep chorus of the song clearly references the Roadrunner animated character with its triumphant beep-beep.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
Bo Diddley had numerous R&B hits and wrote dozens of songs, like “Bo Diddley”, “Who Do You Love?”, “Oh Yea”, “Road Runner”, “Mona”, and “Bring it to Jerome”. 
 
(December 2012)
 
Last edited: March 22, 2021