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 ...

Chuck Berry had more hits with Chess Records, but Bo Diddley left an impression on rock ‘n’ roll that is just as permanent. Diddley, whose driving back beat led to several of his own hits and mega ...

Don McGee in for Corny O' Connell this morning. Have you heard? Today is the birth date of Bo Diddley, born on this day in 1928. A musician with his own beat! Today, let’s examine Bo’s influence on ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ellas McDaniel became Bo Diddley when he was a teenager. He had been raised in Mississippi by his aunt, Gussie ...

It's the beat. After a half century, that syncopated bomp-da-bomp da bomp-bomp still gets toes tapping and hips wiggling and sounds and feels like an auditory representation of a primal urge. You know ...

Bo Diddley was one of the pioneers of classic rock. Notably, he didn’t think The Beatles were really rock ‘n’ roll artists like the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley. In addition, he revealed ...

Bo Diddley created a trademark rhythm that has become a cornerstone of rock 'n' roll. His music has inspired the songs of top rock artists from... Bo Diddley's Unique Rhythm Continues to Inspire Bo ...

The city of Detroit fascinated David Bowie and inspired one of the defining songs of his glam rock period, “The Jean Genie.” While touring in the United States, Bowie became struck by the stark ...

The 30 degree temperatures didn’t stop hundreds of people in Gainesville from showing up to have a great time.

Word is spreading across news outlets that Bo Diddley died today at home in Archer, Fla. He was 79. I'm sure glad that Bernie Clarke and David Katleski brought Diddley to Syracuse to headline the New ...

Steve Jones AKA Lil Bo Diddley and Mark Padilla stopped by to talk about their latest collaboration “My Pick Em Up Truck.” Lil Bo Diddley says he sang “My Pick Em Up Truck” to Padilla who made the ...

Today is the birth date of Bo Diddley, born on this day in 1928. A musician with his own beat! Today, let’s examine Bo’s influence on rock 'n' roll. Share a song with the "Bo Diddley beat" and we’ll ...