 In 2017, the single was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.Buddy Holly recorded the song in 1956, but it was not released until the LP "Reminiscing" in 1963 and later became a single release.Buddy Holly on vocals/guitar and Jerry Allison on drums recorded "Bo Diddley" at one of their earliest sessions with producer/engineer Norman Petty at his recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico, sometime in 1956.