Chess matrix 8273. Down home special / Billy Boy Arnold ; Bo Diddley ; Willie Dixon
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Down home special (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Down home train (Alternate title) | Ruppli |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Bo Diddley (songwriter) | Label: as "E. McDaniel." |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bo Diddley (vocalist) | |
| Billy Boy Arnold (instrumentalist : harmonica) | |
| Willie Dixon (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Bo Diddley (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Clifton James (instrumentalist : drums) |
- 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 Music ... BMI" printed by the matrix number. |
| Source(s): disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Chicago, Illinois | unknown | Master | Checker 850 | |||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chess matrix 8273. Down home special / Billy Boy Arnold ; Bo Diddley ; Willie Dixon," accessed December 21, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000646018/8273-Down_home_special.
Chess matrix 8273. Down home special / Billy Boy Arnold ; Bo Diddley ; Willie Dixon. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 21, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000646018/8273-Down_home_special.
"Chess matrix 8273. Down home special / Billy Boy Arnold ; Bo Diddley ; Willie Dixon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 21 December 2025.
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