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POPSPeace Out, Bo Diddley! "Bo Diddley, the musical pioneer whose songs melded rhythm and blues with rock 'n' roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. He was 79. A contemporary of Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Elvis Presley, Diddley cut a stylish figure on the rock 'n' roll landscape." :-(
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POPSBo Diddley Dies In Florida At 79 Like B.B. King and other great blues and rhythm-and-blues artists, Diddley's first exposure to music came from church, in this case the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side. He learned to play the violin and the trombone. At age 12, Diddley took up the guitar after hearing John Lee Hooker's 1949 rhythm-and-blues hit, ``Boogie Chillen.'' ``Diddley claimed that playing the violin influenced his muted-string, choke-neck style of rhythm -- an early forerunner of funk that can be heard on songs like `Pretty Thing,''' the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame says in its official Bo Diddley biography.
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POPSGo Bo, into that good night - RIP Bo Diddley Arguably the greatest mainstream success of a song with the Bo Diddley beat was Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away," recorded in the 1950s and which saw renewed success when it was covered by the Rolling Stones in the 1960s. Diddley had harsh words for the direction black music had taken in recent years, telling Reuters that "gangsta" rap made his blood boil. "I hate it. I call it rap-crap," Diddley said in a 1996 interview. "I can't seem to get my records played but they'll play all this garbage." Diddley insisted he was the real father of rock, saying: "Little Richard came two or three years later, along with Elvis Presley. In other words, I was the first dude out there."
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POPSBo Diddley: R.I.P. Sad to see this great music legend go. Glad that he was able to enjoy the fruits of his labor that finally came when he was well into his later years. Thanks, Bo...Rock n' Roll owes you a debt of gratitude for your gift.
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POPSR.I.P. Bo Diddley Sad news from the New York Times : Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive ''shave and a haircut, two bits'' rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He had suffered a heart attack in August, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa. Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak, and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation. I was half-convinced he could never die. Here's Bo Diddley playing a song named, appropriately enough, Bo Diddley .
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