Bo Diddley is recognized as one of the first and most influential rock guitarist and musicians. He was born in Pike County, Mississippi, on December 20, 1928. His birth name was Otha Ellas Bates. In ...

To assign a number to Bo Diddley would be impossible. The guitar great’s influence on rock and roll, blues, and R&B is immeasurable and can still be pinpointed in some of today’s biggest hits. His ...

DETROIT (Billboard) - Bo is gone. But his beat goes on. It's been a year since Bo Diddley died of heart failure at age 79 in his home in Archer, Fla., after a prolonged illness. His June 2, 2008, ...

Diddley's swaggering stage presence influenced artists including James Brown, Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix. A primal guitar sound and stage swagger influenced music from Elvis to rap. But he never got ...

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Editor's note: National recording artists and Gainesville rock band Sister Hazel will no longer be performing at the event. The Bo Diddley Foundation recently announced plans for a celebration of the ...

Elvis had the look, Little Richard had the scream — but it was Bo Diddley who had the all-important beat. March marks the 60th anniversary of Diddley’s self-titled debut single, which introduced the ...

words to say about hip-hop music last Thursday. daughters, my mother was a woman, and I don’t like what I’m hearing." Diddley did stress the importance of hard, legal work, no matter what way the ...

Under a blazing sun, the life of rock pioneer Bo Diddley was celebrated with a four hour funeral in Gainesville, FL. While the music of Diddley was never far from the minds of the more than 500 people ...

Hall of Famer, square-guitar-slinger, and all around rock 'n' roll legend Bo Diddley died lof heart failure today. He was 79 years old. Full story here. And below, a remembrance by the Houston Press' ...