Correction: Bo Diddley story
AP, Jun 10, 2008 1:00 pm PDTIn a June 2 obituary for music legend Bo Diddley, The Associated Press misspelled his real first name. He was Ellas McDaniel, not Ellis.
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Gainesville, Fla., names plaza after Bo Diddley
Jun 6, 2009 8:00 pm PDT
Officials in Gainesville have renamed the city's downtown plaza after rock 'n' roll legend and former Florida resident Bo Diddley. Diddley died in June 2008. Officials honored him Friday by unveiling a mural and renaming the downtown spac...
Musicians reflect on Bo Diddley's influence
Jun 2, 2009 6:00 pm PDT
Mention Bo Diddley's name and most everyone thinks one thing -- the beat. Bomp ba-bomp-ba-bomp, bomp bomp. Applied to such songs as "Bo Diddley," "Hey Bo Diddley" and "Who Do You Love," it's perhaps the most influential musical mot...
Bo Diddley gets a rocking sendoff at Fla. funeral
Jun 7, 2008 5:00 pm PDT
Bo Diddley's funeral rocked and rolled Saturday with as much energy as his music. For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated the life of the man who helped give birth to rock and roll with a signature beat that infl...
Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
Jun 2, 2008 5:00 pm PDT
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 ...
Rock 'n roll legend Bo Diddley dies in Florida
Jun 2, 2008 10:00 am PDT
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday at the age of 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his home in A...
