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 ...

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 ...

Born in 1928, Bo Diddley (real name Ellas McDaniel), bridged blues and rock 'n' roll with style, wearing his trademark black hat and dark glasses and wielding a rectangular guitar. He pioneered the ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs8FJergjas He burst into pop music in 1955 with a song named after himself and topped the R&B charts shortly afterward. A few years ...