The man himself, Bo Diddley, died today at his home in Archer, Florida. He had been in ill health since a stroke and a heart attack late last year.
His death is a great loss to both rock AND roll.
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7 comments:
rip.
Rock on, man!
He was one of my heroes!!! Let's hear Journey play the Bo Diddley beat.
ROT(Plumber)
Best Bo Diddley rip-off: "Willie and the Hand Jive" by Johnny Otis or "She's the One" by Springsteen?*
Discuss...
(*The Stones are a whole separate category.)
And does he leave behind The Duchess, cited by Eric Burdon as "his gorgeous sister"?
The "Times" obit today stated the Dutchess was not Bo's sister.
ROT(Plumber)
video no longer available. WTF?
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