His self-titled 1955 hit channelled a traditional beat that went on to be used by stars such as Buddy Holly and Rihanna ...

Bo Diddley is in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, a publicist said Wednesday.The 78-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was listed in guarded ...

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 ...

Bo Diddley, the influential singer/songwriter often refereed to as “one of the founding fathers of Rock and Roll”, died today at age 79 in his Archer, Florida home. According to a spokesperson, the ...

Singer and songwriter Bo Diddley is in the hospital after suffering a stroke on Sunday. The 78-year-old performer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 1987. I want to tell ...

Years in the making, the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens Saturday in Washington, D.C. Family members of the legendary musician Bo Diddley, who lived in this region for at ...

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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 ...