USA
Born: 30 December 1928
Died: 02 June 2008
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Early R&B, R&B/Soul, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Electric Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues
He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." You can't judge an artist by his chart success, either, and Diddley produced greater and more influential music than all but a handful of the best early rockers. The Bo Diddley beat -- bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp -- is one of rock & roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knock-offs like the Strangeloves' 1965 hit "I Want Candy." Diddley's hypnotic rhythmic attack and...
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