The best Bo Diddley’s movies

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

30/12/1928- 02/06/2008
Today we present the best Bo Diddley’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Bo Diddley’s movies.
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Trading Places

Trading Places
7.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 07/06/1983
  • Character: Pawnbroker
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Live Aid

Live Aid
8.5/10
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched the live broadcast. It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for: Live Aid...

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000
4.9/10
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Rockula

Rockula
5.2/10
A young vampire cannot lose his virginity because of a curse imposed upon him centuries ago.

The Big T.N.T. Show

The Big T.N.T. Show
7.6/10
Live performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, and several more.

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me

Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/11/2001
  • Character: Himself
Portrait of an important American musician through the testimonies of fellow musicians and people from his environment, but also through archival material and documents from various stages of his life and career.

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
7.7/10
St. Louis, 1986. For Chuck Berry's 60th, Keith Richards assembles a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself and long-time Berry pianist, Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his classic rock songs. His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician and entertainer are on display and, in behind-the-scenes interviews, are discussed by Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springstein, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and others. There's even a rarity for Berry—a rehearsal. Archival footage from the early 1950s and a duet with John Lennon round out this portrait of a master.

Crush Proof

Crush Proof
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 04/06/1972
  • Character: Bo Diddley
A young man recalls his affair with a young French woman who traveled with him across the United States. They began to drift apart during the trip, and eventually each had affairs with other people before realizing that their relationship had run its course.

The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge

The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
7.6/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 05/12/1995
  • Character: Himself
Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge DVD contains 17 tracks which are Not fade away, Tumbling Dice, You got me rocking, Satisfaction, Angie, Sweet Virginia, Its all over now, Stop breaking down, Who do you love, Miss you, Honky Tonk Woman, The Worst, Sympathy for the devil, Start me up, Its only rock n roll, Brown Sugar, Jumpin Jack Flash.

The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut

The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 16/11/2018
Voodoo Lounge Uncut presents for the first time the full, unedited show filmed on November 25th 1994 at Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium. Originally directed by the legendary David Mallet, this new version features 10 performances omitted from it's previous release in the 90s, and the full show is now presented in it's original running order. With its ahead-of-its-time cyberworld staging, guest appearances from Sheryl Crow, Robert Cray and Bo Diddley, and a setlist combining classic tracks with material from the Voodoo Lounge album, this phenomenal show can now be enjoyed as originally intended. As an added bonus, all visual formats feature five tracks from an earlier date on the Voodoo Lounge Tour that weren't performed in Miami - making this the definitive record of The Rolling Stones' Voodoo Lounge Tour.

Let the Good Times Roll

Let the Good Times Roll
7.5/10
Documentary of a 1950s rock and roll revival show, with split-screen editing to rival Woodstock.

Godfathers and Sons

Godfathers and Sons
7.1/10
Director Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (from Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the legacy of Chess Records) to explore the heyday of the Chicago blues and how they come together to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players along with contemporary hip hop musicians. Along with never before seen footage from Howlin 'Wolf, Muddy Waters and Paul Butterfield Blues Band, they are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner and Sam Lay.

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
  • Release: 15/10/1991
  • Character: Himself
Guitar Legends was a concert held over five nights, from October 15 to October 19, 1991, in Seville, Spain, with the aim of positioning the city as an entertainment destination to draw support for Expo '92 beginning the following April. The event featured 27 top guitarists, including BB King, Brian May, George Benson, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Les Paul, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Roger Waters, Albert Collins, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. The vocalists included Rickie Lee Jones, Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker. Five 90-minute shows and a one-hour documentary were broadcast. Forty-five countries showed at least one live show. Later, broadcasters in 105 countries broadcast one or more programmes.

The London Rock and Roll Show

The London Rock and Roll Show
7.8/10
Filmed record of a major rock and roll festival held at Wembley Stadium, London, in August 1972. London Rock and Roll Show begins with excerpts from numerous "warm-up" performers shown singing either covers of 1950s hits, or original tunes, including a performance by Screaming Lord Sutch that threatens to end the concert prematurely when he brings a stripper on stage. The main concert segment begins with Bo Diddley and continues with a string of other major performers including Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Bill Haley and His Comets. The concert ends with an extended performance by Chuck Berry, who at the time was enjoying major chart success in Britain and the US with his "My Ding-a-Ling" (although he does not perform that song in this film). Mick Jagger also appears in several non-musical interludes in which he is interviewed about the performers.

Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley: Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam

Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley: Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam
8.3/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 25/10/1985
In 1985, Bo Diddley put together a band that included Ron Wood, John Mayall, Mick Fleetwood, Kenny Jones, Carmine Appice, John Lodge, Ronnie Lane, Carl Wilson, and members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Chicago, Quiet Riot, and Three Dog Night. He cooked them all a barbecue dinner, and then they put on a show. It's a 55-minute Rand B jamfest.

30th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo Diddley

30th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo Diddley
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 01/01/1995
Some of rock's greatest musicians -- including Ron Wood, John Lodge, Kenny Jones, John Mayall, Carl Wilson and Mick Fleetwood -- jam with Bo Diddley at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in California. This tribute to the legendary guitarist includes backstage interviews and rehearsal footage as well as recordings from the 1985 concert. Songs include "I'm a Man," "Bo Diddley Put the Rock in Rock 'n' Roll," "Who Do You Love?" and more.

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