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    Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist and singer who played a key role in the transition...
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  • "Bo Diddley" is a song by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley. It introduced the rhythm that became known as the Bo Diddley beat and topped the Billboard...
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    The Bo Diddley beat is a syncopated musical rhythm that is widely used in rock and roll and pop music. The beat is named after rhythm and blues musician...
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  • The discography of American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley, includes 37 singles, 24 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, six live albums, and several...
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  • "I'm a Man" is a rhythm and blues song written and recorded by Bo Diddley in 1955. Inspired by an earlier blues song, it was one of his first hits. "I'm...
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  • and roll pioneer Bo Diddley. Recorded in 1956, it is one of his most popular and enduring works. The song represents one of Bo Diddley's strongest lyrical...
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  • Go Bo Diddley is the second album by American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley, released in July 1959. The album was Bo's first studio album that included...
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    Lady Michelle Obama's father, and as a reference to the R&B musician Bo Diddley. Bo's name was also Barack Obama's initials. The Portuguese Water Dog is...
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  • Bo Diddley is the debut album by American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley. It collects several of his most influential and enduring songs, which were...
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  • Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley released in December 1960 by Checker Records. The album...
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  • "Hey! Bo Diddley" is Bo Diddley's eighth single released by Checker Records (not to be confused with the song "Bo Diddley") and was released as a single...
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  • Bo Diddley (1928–2008) was an American R&B vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. Bo Diddley may also refer to: "Bo Diddley" (Bo Diddley song), 1955 "Bo...
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  • Bo Diddley Is a Lover is the sixth album by musician Bo Diddley recorded in 1961 and released on the Checker label. AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars...
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    sports through the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign, a series of advertisements by Nike, starring Jackson alongside musician Bo Diddley, promoting a cross-training...
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  • Bo Diddley in the Spotlight is the fourth album by musician Bo Diddley, recorded in 1959-60 and released on the Checker label. The album contains the hit...
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  • Bo Diddley & Company is the ninth studio album by musician Bo Diddley, released on the Checker label in late 1962. AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated...
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  • Bo Diddley is the eighth studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley, not to be confused with the 1958 album of the same name. The 1962 album...
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  • roll performer Bo Diddley, originally released as a single by Checker Records in January 1960, and later released on the LP record Bo Diddley in the Spotlight...
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    career advice he received as coming from Bo Diddley. As James recalls, "Bo Diddley told me, 'don’t sign anything'. Bo taught me not to be afraid and to be...
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  • Retrieved 2014-02-10. "Big As All Outdoors" Time, 17 October 1955. "Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley" on The Ed Sullivan Show". YouTube. The Ed Sullivan Show (YouTube...
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  • album by rock and roll musician Bo Diddley. It was released on the Checker Records label in 1960. The front cover of Diddley's album displays a white calling...
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  • the label until his death in 1976. Musical figures created for Chess by Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, and...
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  • distorted power chords in the early 1950s. Also in 1955, Bo Diddley introduced the "Bo Diddley beat" and a unique electric guitar style, influenced by...
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  • "Diddley Daddy" is a song by Bo Diddley. The song was issued as a single on Checker Records in June 1955. His second single, it followed on the heels of...
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  • and, at times, requires Doc's quick wit and strength to help him focus. Bo Diddley Squatt or "Squatt" (voiced by Jason Priestley in 1994-1996, Corey Feldman...
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  • written by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) that appeared as the B-side to his 1957 single "Hey! Bo Diddley". According to Diddley's obituary in The New York...
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    and were performed by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Bo Diddley; they influenced a generation of musicians worldwide. Dixon was an important...
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    Live at Ronnie Scott's Club (France, 1983) Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert – as backing group for Bo Diddley (1986) The Dreams – The Best of Dreams (1969) Whistler...
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  • Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Story of Bo Diddley" Eric Burdon, Ellas McDaniel 5:45 2. "Bury My Body" Traditional; arranged by Alan Price 2:52...
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    material by Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Howlin' Wolf, and Bo Diddley. Jagger again met Richards on 17 October 1961 on platform two at Dartford...
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