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I'm A Man

Composer: Bo Diddley

Grateful Dead

info Dick's Picks, Vol. 30, Grateful Dead, 2003

Others

I'm A Man
no info Single, Bo Diddley, 1955
no info Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, 1957
no info Untitled, Bo Diddley, 1958
no info Argo - The Blues, Volume 2, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1963
no info 16 All-Time Greatest Hits, Bo Diddley, 1964
no info Five Live Yardbirds, Yardbirds, 1964
no info My Generation (UK version), The Who, 1965
no info For Your Love, Yardbirds, 1965
no info Greatest Hits, Yardbirds, 1967
no info Heavy Heads, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1967
no info Super Blues, Bo Diddley/Muddy Waters/Little Walter, 1968
no info Plane View, Barracudas, 1968
no info Boss Man, Bo Diddley, 196?
no info Stupidity, Doctor Feelgood, 1976
no info Let The Good Times Roll Soundtrack, Various Artists (Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry), 1972
no info Got My Own Bag Of Tricks, Bo Diddley, 1973
no info Original Northwest Punk, Sonics, 1977
no info With Eric Clapton, Yardbirds, 1977
no info Shapes of Things, Yardbirds, 1978
no info Greatest Hits Box Set, Yardbirds, 1980
no info Street Parade, Steve Gibbons, 1980
no info Chess Masters, Bo Diddley, 1981
no info Wizards from the South Side - Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1982
no info His Greatest Sides, Vol. 1, Bo Diddley, 1983
no info Our Own Sound, Yardbirds, 1983
no info Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - 1964-1966, Yardbirds, 1986
no info Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, 1986
no info Two On One, Bo Diddley, 1987
no info Live at the Ritz, Ron Wood, 1988
no info Harp and Soul, Lazy Lester, 1988
no info Death Trip, Stooges, 1988
no info Best of John Hammond, John Hammond, 1989
no info Chess Box Set, Bo Diddley, 1990
no info Chess Years, Bo Diddley, 1990
no info Beckology, Jeff Beck, 1991
no info Vol. 1 - Smokestack Lightning, Yardbirds, 1991
no info Rare and Well Done, Bo Diddley, 1991
no info Maintaining My Cool, Sonics, 1991
no info Wizards from the Southside, Various Artists (Bo Diddley) , 1992
no info Blues Masters, Vol. 2 - Post-War Chicago, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1992
no info Blues Masters, Vol. 6 - Blues Originals, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1993
no info Very Best of Charly Blues Masterworks, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1994
no info Rare Concerts 65-68, Yardbirds, 1994
no info Live Saga 63-67, Yardbirds, 1994
no info I Want Out, Things To Come, 1994
no info Thirty Years of Maximum R&B, Who, 1994
no info Clapton / Beck / Page, Clapton / Beck / Page, 1994
no info Session with the Remains, Barry and the Remains, 1996
no info In Person!, Flamin' Groovies, 1997
no info Fraternity Years, Mouse and the Traps., 1997
no info Texas Rocker, Cal Valentine, 1997
no info Chess Blues-Rock Songbook (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection), Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1997
no info Shake That Thing, Larry Bright, 1997
no info Live at the BBC, Yardbirds, 1997
no info Chess Blues Classics - 1947-1956, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 1997
no info His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection), Bo Diddley, 1997
no info Live at the Avalon 1966, Oxford Circle, 1997
no info Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath, Terry Kath, 1997
no info Best of the Royal Guardsmen, Royal Guardsmen, 1998
info Blues-Rock Songbook: Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 2003
info Blues Gold, Various Artists (Bo Diddley), 2006

Mannish Boy
no info Single, Muddy Waters, 1955
no info Real Folk Blues, Muddy Waters, 1965
no info Electric Mud, Muddy Waters, 1968
no info They Call Me Muddy Waters, Muddy Waters, 1971
no info Muddy Waters Live, Muddy Waters, 1977
no info Hard Again, Muddy Waters, 1977
no info Last Waltz, Band w/ Muddy Waters and Paul Butterfield, 1978
no info Mississippi Muddy Waters Live, Muddy Waters, 1979
no info Rollin' Stone, Muddy Waters, 1983
no info Muddy Waters on Chess 1951-1959, Vol. 2, Muddy Waters, 1984
no info Legendary Paul Butterfield Rides Again, Paul Butterfield, 1986
no info Stax Presents...Sweet Soul Music, Various Artists , 1988
no info Wizards from the Southside, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 1990
no info Hindu Love Gods, Hindu Love Gods, 1990
no info Chess Box, Muddy Waters, 1990
no info Goodfellas Soundtrack, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 1990
no info The Bocephus Box: Hank Williams Jr. Collection '79-92, Hank Williams Jr, 1992
no info Rare Stax Vocal Groups of the 60s and 70s, Various Artists, 1992
no info I Am the Blues, Big Daddy Kinsey, 1993
no info Muddy Waters Gold, Muddy Waters, 1994
no info Jimi Hendrix - Blues, Jimi Hendrix, 1994
no info Don't Tell Me About Your Troubles, Magic Slim, 1994
no info Stone Rock Blues, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 1994
no info Long Kiss Goodnight Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1996
no info Astors Meet the Newcomers/Sweet Soul from Memphis, Astors, 1996
no info King of the Electric Blues, Muddy Waters, 1997
no info Ghosts of Mississippi Soundtrack, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 1997
no info Hard Again/I'm Ready/King Bee, Muddy Waters, 1997
no info His Best - 1947-1955, Muddy Waters, 1997
no info Generations of Blues, Vol. 2: Born in Chicago, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 1998
no info Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling Soundtrack, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 19??
info The Best Of Blues: Blues Corner, Various Artists (Muddy Waters), 2003

Notes

Originally recorded by Bo Diddley on 2nd March 1955, his first recording session. This was initially released as the B-side of Bo Diddley 1955 in both the 78rpm and the 45rpm single formats. It was subsequently released in 1967 as a 4" 'hip pocket' single.

Writing credits on records are Ellas McDaniel, real name of Bo Diddley. Often appears incorrectly on recordings and elsewhere as Ellis McDaniels or other variation.

It is sometimes stated that this is a Muddy Waters song. This is not the case. The original release was a chart success. Chess Records wanted to cash in on this success by releasing a similar record. This was accomplished by Muddy Waters recording more or less an identical song and releasing it with the title Mannish Boy. This was also a chart success. Mannish Boy usually occurs with writing credits shared by Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley.