Disc of the day
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Magnificent late-'50s singles round-up that keeps on giving.
Not just any old music god(dess), but one of the original titans of music, a survivor from the antediluvian swamps. In fact, both of our previous incumbents - Ike Turner and Dr John - have hailed from the American south, both witnessing the very dawn of rock, and 2008's is no less venerable. The Queen Of New Orleans Soul made her name with her earthy '60s sides and scored a Grammy last year, having flirted with death in the maw of 05's Hurricane Katrina.