JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 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 ...

Click to open image viewer. A red Gretsch G6138 "Bo Diddley" model guitar with Diddley's signature rectangular body shape, owned by Bo Diddley. The guitar, manufactured in 2005, is based on the 1958 ...

DETROIT (Billboard) - Bo is gone. But his beat goes on. It's been a year since Bo Diddley died of heart failure at age 79 in his home in Archer, Fla., after a prolonged illness. His June 2, 2008, ...

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To assign a number to Bo Diddley would be impossible. The guitar great’s influence on rock and roll, blues, and R&B is immeasurable and can still be pinpointed in some of today’s biggest hits. His ...

Born in 1928 in McComb, Mississippi, Bo Diddley (birth name Ellas Otha Bates) was one of the key figures in the transformation of straight blues into rock and roll. Frank Driggs / Getty First called ...

DETROIT (Billboard) - 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 ...