The Originals © by Arnold Rypens

ROADRUNNER

Created on 05/11/2002
Latest update on 16/02/2014

Artist: Bo Diddley
Author: Ellas McDaniel
Label: Checker
Year: 1960

Covers:

1963:: Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
1965:: Pretty Things
1965:: Zombies
1965:: Animals
1965:: Gants
1966:: King Curtis
1967:: Royal Guardsmen
1970:: Brownsville Station
1971:: Johnny Winter
1977:: Chris Spedding [came to the studio to record Jonathan Richman's Roadrunner, but producer Chris Thomas suggested an alternative]
1979:: Who
1980:: Omar & The Howlers
1991:: Thin White Rope
1992:: Ronnie Wood with Bo Diddley
1994:: Backbeat Band
1996:: Microwave Dave & The Nukes
2002:: Walter Trout
2004:: Aerosmith

Add Junior Walker's as well. The Ventures covered The Wailers' Road Runner (see there).

If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:

Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)