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The Debby Hastings Band ((l to r): Frank Daley (guitar, vocals), Margo Lewis (keyboards, vocals), Sandy Gennaro (drums), Debby Hastings (bandleader, bass, vocals). Photo: Bobby Levins

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The musicians that helped to create the fabulous BO DIDDLEY sound....

• The Hipsters/Langley Avenue Jive Cats:

• Roosevelt Jackson (washtub bass, 1943-1954)
• Joe Leon "Jody" Williams (guitar,1943-1954, 1955-1956)

• Billy "Boy" Arnold (harmonica, 1950-1952, 1954-1955)
• Jerome Green (maracas, tuba, 1950-1964)
• R.C. (harmonica, 1954)
• James Bradford (bass, 1954-1957)
• "Buttercup" (guitar, 1954-1955)
• Clifton James (drums, 1954-1970)
• Fred Below (drums, 1955-1972)
• Bobby Parker (lead guitar, 1955-1956)
• Lester Davenport (harmonica, 1955-1956)
• Little Willie Smith (harmonica, 1956)
• Frank Kirkland (drums, 1956-1960)
• LADY BO (Peggy Jones) (guitar, vocals, arrangements, 1957-1993)
• Bobby Baskerville (bass, 1958-1961)
• Jesse James Johnson (bass, 1960-1964)
• Chester "Dr. Boo" Lindsey (bass, 1960-1977)
• William Johnson (guitar, 1960-1964)
• Edell "Red" Robertson (drums, 1960-1964)
• Billy "Dino" Downing (drums, 1960-1964)
• Duchess (Norma-Jean Wofford) (guitar, 1962-1966)
• Rickey Jolivet ("Bo Diddley Junior") (guitar, 1966-1969, 1977, 1989)
• Eddie Drennon (electric violin, 1966-1967)

• The Bo-ettes:

• Gloria Morgan (vocals, 1960-1961, 1965-1969, 1977, 1989)
• Lily "Bee Bee" Jamieson (vocals, 1960-1961, 1965-1969)
• Dorothy Holliday (vocals, 1969)
• Della Horne (vocals, 1965-1969)
• Cookie (Cornelia Redmond) (vocals, 1965-1973)
• Delores Redmond (vocals, 1965-1969)

• Lennie Zeringue (drums, trombone, vocals, 1970-1972)
• George Ostrander (drums, vocals, 1970-1972)
• Mike Fleming (drums, 1971-1978)
• Wally Malone (bass, vocals, 1970-1993)
• Brett Jackson (drums, 1972-1993)
• Lynn Eric Powell (drums, vocals, 1972-1978)
• Patrina Jones (keyboards, percussion, vocals, 1972-1980)
• Jim Pollack (saxophone, 1975-1982)
• Gabriel Christopher Manzo (guitar, vocals, 1975-1982)
• Carlos Lopez (percussion, vocals, 1975-1982)
• Rick Alegria (drums, 1986-1988)

• Offspring:

• Tammi Deanne McDaniel (drums, 1983-1989)
• Terri Lynne McDaniel-Bridge (keyboards, 1983-1989)
• Scott Deverin Smith ("Scott Free") (guitar, 1983-1989)
• Ronnie Mack Haughbrook (bass, 1983-1989)

• Nunzio Signore (guitar, 1995-1997)
• Dave Johnson (drums, 1995-1997)
• Tom Major (drums, 1995-1996)
• Dave Keyes (keyboards, 1995-1996)
• Jon Paris (guitar, harmonica, vocals, 1997-2001)

• Debby Hastings (bandleader, bass, vocals, 1985-2008)
• Margo Lewis (keyboards, vocals, 1997-2008)
• Frank Daley (guitar, vocals, 2001-2008)
• Yoshi Shimada (drums, 1997-2004)
• Sandy Gennaro (drums, 2004-2008)

• and fine session musicians including:

• Otis Spann (piano)
• Willie Dixon (double bass)
• The Moonglows (vocals)
• The Flamingos (vocals)
• The Impalas (vocals)
• The Vibrations (vocals)
• The Carnations (vocals)
• Gene Barge (tenor sax)
• Ellis "Lafayette" Leake (piano)