The Clash played their first U.S. tour in 1979 with a unique choice of opening act, none other than the legendary Bo Diddley.

to which Lennon replied: “Bo Diddley!” The massively important guitar-slinger from Mississippi had managed a Top 40 UK single with “Pretty Thing” in 1963, when he also made the album chart ...

In the beginning, there was Bo Diddley, and Bo Diddley had the beat. But there’s a lot more to the story than that. But even though he made the beat famous to the point that it’s become ...

Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley's Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam (1985) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry get their names above the title and this is certainly a tribute show to those two legends but ...

Eric Clapton Unplugged…Over 30 Years Later is an awkward title! But Clapton’s acoustic set for MTV is still a rousing one.

Ronson’s syncopated chords sounded like a sped-up take on Bo Diddley’s “I’m a Man.” The riff fit with Foxe’s request for something like The Yardbirds, whose garage rock was built atop ...

Blues and boogie rock legend brings "The Baddest Show On Earth" to Northeast Ohio on June 27, tickets on sale February 21.

Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle delivered a jazzy performance of 'America the Beautiful' at the 2025 Super Bowl. The game, ...

Black and white musicians remember the influence the late Sarah McKnight had on their lives in a documentary titled “Sarah’s ...

Saxophonist Gene “Daddy G” Barge, who toured with The Rolling Stones and Bo Diddley, died of natural causes Sunday at his home in Bronzeville. He was 98. Barge moved to Chicago in the 1960s to ...

“We told Bo to go home and turn his brain off for a while,” said manager Stephen Vogt in December at the winter meetings.