Chess matrix 7837. The great grandfather / Bo Diddley
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| The great grandfather (Primary title) | Disc label |
| She's fine, she's mine (Alternate title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Bo Diddley (songwriter) | 819 Label: as "E. McDaniels" [sic]; 924 label as "E. McDaniel." |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bo Diddley (vocalist) | |
| Billy Boy Arnold (instrumentalist : harmonica) | |
| Bo Diddley (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Jerome Green (instrumentalist : maracas) | |
| Frank Kirkland (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| The Moonglows (Musical group) |
Additional Information
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Information on this recording derives from Holzer, Steven; Black, Jack Jr.; and Settlemier, Tyrone. "Checker Records 78rpm numerical listing discography." The Online Discographical Project. The Online Discographical Project, 12 February. 2017. Web. {accessed Aug. 2024} and from the disc label; and from "The Chess labels : A discography" / Michel Ruppli (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983), as well as disc labels examined by DAHR editors.. |
| Label has "Arc... BMI" printed by the matrix number. |
| Ruppli notes: "She's fine, she's mine issued on [Checker] 819 with master 7837. This title is not shown in Chess files." It appears as "The great grandfather" on Checker 924. |
| Source(s): disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
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| 5/10/1955 Chicago, Illinois | unknown | Master | Checker 924 | |||
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| 5/10/1955 Chicago, Illinois | unknown | Master | Checker 819 | |||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chess matrix 7837. The great grandfather / Bo Diddley," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000645932/7837-The_great_grandfather.
Chess matrix 7837. The great grandfather / Bo Diddley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000645932/7837-The_great_grandfather.
"Chess matrix 7837. The great grandfather / Bo Diddley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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