With his stocky build and his thick glasses, Bo Diddley didn't look like a typical rock 'n' roll star. The rectangular-bodied electric guitar he played didn't look like the instruments other rock 'n' ...

Bo Diddley, who died yesterday at 79, was a swaggering blues belter whose crackly feedback guitar riffs and infectious rhythms helped give birth to rock ‘n’ roll. With homemade square guitars, replete ...

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 ...

The legendary Bo Diddley led a big life. And, through the “Bo Diddley: The Life and Times of Ellas McDaniel” exhibit at the Santa Fe College Gallery, viewers will get an intimate glimpse of this ...

I'm not sure if any of you are blues fans out there, but last week one of the greatest legends of our time passed away recently. Bo Diddley was 79 when he left us, and it seems that Harmonix will be ...

Bo Diddley was a musical innovator who helped forge the sound of rock 'n' roll. He was also one of rock's most stylish players, always wearing a trademark fedora and playing an iconic square-shaped ...

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 ...

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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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Bo Diddley grew up in Chicago. His first songs were recorded here. Two filmmakers' soon-to-be-released documentary includes what they believe to be the last interview with him.