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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Surfin' with Bo Diddley is the tenth studio album by American musician Bo Diddley released on the Checker label in 1963 . AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder...
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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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The London Bo Diddley Sessions is the 17th studio album by musician Bo Diddley recorded in 1973 and released on the Chess label. Allmusic awarded the...
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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 Ed Sullivan Show (section Bo Diddley)
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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Mona (I Need You Baby) (redirect from Mona (Bo Diddley song))
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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The Animals (British album) (redirect from Story of Bo Diddley)
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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the guitar—and failing badly—whereupon blues legend Bo Diddley exclaims, "Bo, you don't know Diddley!" Coincidentally, the spot first aired during the commercial...
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The Terrible Thunderlizards (section Bo Diddley Squatt)
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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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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Bo Diddley's a Twister is the seventh studio album by American musician Bo Diddley released on the Checker label in 1962 . AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder...
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