ABC News: Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Bo Diddley Dies
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P Bo Diddley, a rhythm-and-blues pioneer who was one of the major architects of rock n roll, died Monday from heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., where he had lived for the past 20 years. (article 10)
Bo Diddley, who died on Monday, understood the power of suggesting the past and the future at the same time, combining country wisdom and space-age innovation on the same record. (article 12)
Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as " the Bo Diddley beat died Monday. (article 3)
Bo Diddley, seen here in 2002, was hailed as a hero, an enormous force and a pioneer by musicians such as Ronnie Hawkins, Mick Jagger and B.B. King. (article 11)
Fictional rock DJ Dr. Johnny Fever, on acclaimed 80s sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati once asked," Who will teach the children about Bo Diddley?. (article 4)
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 ill health. (article 14)
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Bo Diddley, the idiosyncratic blues guitarist who became one of the fathers of rock'n'roll, died yesterday at his home in Florida. (article 1)
In the 1950s Diddley was one of a handful of performers - Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry were others - who tranformed popular music by taking blues, gospel and rhythym and blues and creating rock'n'roll. (article 1)
Often imitated but not always acknowledged, the influence of the Bo Diddley beat - driving and relentless like the chant of a chain gang - is heard clearest and most famously on the Rolling Stones' Not Fade Away. (article 2)
Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry aside, arguably none of the first generation of American rock'n'rollers had a greater impact on the subsequent course of popular music. (article 2)
Along with Berry, Diddley was also one of the first black performers to "cross over" and enjoy success in the predominantly white pop chart of the time. (article 2)
In addition to the Rolling Stones, those who covered his songs included the Kinks, the Animals, Manfred Mann and the Yardbirds, while the Pretty Things named themselves after one of his songs. (article 2)
Bo Diddley was born Otha Elias Bates in McComb, Mississippi, but his mother was too poor to raise him. (article 2)
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- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > ENTERTAINMENT (FOX News, 06/02/2008, 15 words)
- Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 314 words)
- body {background:#FFFFFF} (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 1677 words)
- Chicago rock pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79... (suntimes.com, 06/03/2008, 1396 words)
- FINAL BOW FOR BO (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 254 words)
- Rock 'n' roll icon Bo Diddley dies (cbc.ca, 06/02/2008, 393 words)
- Bo Diddley, the legend of rock'n'roll, dies of heart failure aged 79 (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 260 words)
- Bo Diddley: The Times obituary (timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 1434 words)
- Bo Diddley, Who Gave Rock His Beat, Dies at 79 (nytimes.com, 06/03/2008, 828 words)
- Bo Diddley, giant figure in rock, dies at 79 (sfgate.com, 06/03/2008, 744 words)
- Tributes flow for Bo Diddley (cbc.ca, 06/03/2008, 296 words)
- Bo Diddley’s Beat Will Go On (nytimes.com, 06/03/2008, 284 words)
- Editorial: Saint Laurent, Diddley were giants (dallasnews.com, 06/03/2008, 540 words)
- ABC News: Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Bo Diddley Dies (ABCNews, 06/02/2008, 364 words)
- Bo Diddley, Rock's Pulse (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 334 words)
- Current National News (NY Post, 06/03/2008, 221 words)
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Source articles
- Bo Diddley, the legend of rock'n'roll, dies of heart failure aged 79 (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 260 words)
- Bo Diddley: The Times obituary (timesonline.co.uk, 06/03/2008, 1434 words)
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Diddley, Bo, Rock, roll, guitar |
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