Rock And Roll Pioneer Bo Diddley
It’s a sad day in the Rock and Roll world. One of the greatest living Legends of Rock ‘N’ Roll Bo Diddley died of heart failure yesterday at his home in Archer, Fla.
Grammy Award Winning Bo Diddley signature bomp ba-bomp bomp bomp bomp “The Bo Diddley Beat” influenced musicians from Elvis, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Hendrix, John Mellencamp, Led Zeppelin, U2, ZZTop, and on and on… He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (by the members of ZZ Top) in 1987.
He suffered a heart attack last August, three months after being felled by a stroke during a performance in Iowa. He had returned to Florida, his home of 20 years, to rehabilitate.
Garry Mitchell, a grandson of Diddley and one of more than 35 family members at the musician’s home when he died at about 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 GMT), said his death was not unexpected.
In a career spanning more than five decades, Diddley composed a substantial body of rock classics, including “Who Do You Love,” “Bo Diddley,” “Bo Diddley’s a Gunslinger,” “Before You Accuse Me,” “Mona,” “I’m a Man” and “Pretty Thing.”
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