One does not need to know much about Bo Diddley to understand his contribution to the musical landscape as we know it. The “Bo Diddley Rhythm” he made famous was a tremendous influence on r&b, the […]
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Bo Diddley :: The Black Gladiator (Reissue)
“Who’s the funkiest man in town? You are Bo Diddley.” Sans, say, drugs, the closest you’ll ever come to hearing an album again for the first time is through the ears of another – i.e. […]
Bo Diddley :: December 30, 1928 — June 2, 2008
Sunday morning, I was flipping through Rolling Stone’s latest issue, specifically, its feature, 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time . The magazine has, over the years, loved to compile extensive and arbitrary “greatest” lists–greatest songs, greatest albums, greatest artists, you name […]