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 Monday after months of ...

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, 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 ...

The name Bo Diddley — who grew up as Ellas Bates — is familiar to many, but how many have heard of the "diddley bow?" The innovative rhythm and blues guitarist, who was born to Ethel Wilson and Eugene ...

Bo Diddley, who has died of heart failure aged 79, was a rock’n’roll pioneer and creator of arguably the first great electric guitar riff. Taking a lead from ...

First I found the photo. The black and white image was labeled simply, "Moses Williams playing the diddley bow: Waverly, Florida." What in the world is a diddley bow? And then I found a recording of ...

It is with tremendous sadness that MusicRadar reports the passing of rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who succumbed to heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida. The larger-than-life singer and ...

Rock ‘n’ roll is the story of amplified personality, but even in an art form that celebrates outsize characters, Bo Diddley was a larger-than-life innovator. He was as essential to the creation of ...