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Bo Diddley

12/30/1928-06/02/2008 in McComb, MS

Genres

  • Blues
  • Chicago Blues
  • Electric Blues
  • Rock & Roll
  • R&B/Soul

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Popular Songs

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Bo Diddley
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Say Man
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I'm A Man
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Pretty Thing

Biography

Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates, December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known as Bo Diddley, was an American R&B singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll, and influenced artists including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, the Who, Jimi Hendrix and Parliament-Funkadelic. ... (see more)


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Albums by Release Date

Ride On: The Chess Masters, Vol. 3: 1960-1961 album cover
Ride On: The Chess Masters, Vol. 3: 1960-1961
by Bo Diddley
Gold album cover
Gold
by Bo Diddley
Super Blues album cover
Super Blues
by Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Muddy Waters
Tales From The Funk Dimension 1970-73: Drive By Bo (Remastered) album cover
Tales From The Funk Dimension 1970-73: Drive By Bo (Remastered)
by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger album cover
Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger
by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley Rides Again~ In The Spotlight album cover
Bo Diddley Rides Again~ In The Spotlight
by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley-Go Bo Diddley album cover
Bo Diddley-Go Bo Diddley
by Bo Diddley
The EP Collection album cover
The EP Collection
by Bo Diddley
His Best  (Chess 50th Ann Coll) album cover
His Best (Chess 50th Ann Coll)
by Bo Diddley
Bo's Blues album cover
Bo's Blues
by Bo Diddley
Rare And Well Done album cover
Rare And Well Done
by Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley's Beach Party album cover
Bo Diddley's Beach Party
by Bo Diddley

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Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Third Series album cover
Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Third Series
by Bob Dylan
A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble, Vol. 2: Pagan Love Vibrations album cover
A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble, Vol. 2: Pagan Love Vibrations
by Amorphous Androgynous
Back To Mine (Vol. 16) album cover
Back To Mine (Vol. 16)
by Death In Vegas

Compilations

The London American Label Year By Year: 1959 album cover
The London American Label Year By Year: 1959
by Various Artists
The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (Box Set) album cover
The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (Box Set)
by Various Artists
The Best Of Chess Records album cover
The Best Of Chess Records
by Various Artists
Triple X Records: EXXXile On Main St album cover
Triple X Records: EXXXile On Main St
by Various Artists
This Ain't No Tribute Blues Cube album cover
This Ain't No Tribute Blues Cube
by Various Artists
The Sopranos: Music From The HBO Original Series album cover
The Sopranos: Music From The HBO Original Series
by Various Artists
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of ’50s Rock album cover
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of ’50s Rock
by Various Artists
Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969 album cover
Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
by Various Artists
Living The Blues-Blues Legends album cover
Living The Blues-Blues Legends
by Various Artists
Willie Dixon: The Chess Box album cover
Willie Dixon: The Chess Box
by Various Artists
La Bamba  (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover
La Bamba (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
by Various Artists

Playlists

Blues Of The 50's
Blues Of The 50's
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
BabyGirlzYesir's Music
BabyGirlzYesir's Music
dj: BabyGirlzYesir
Blues Of The 60's
Blues Of The 60's
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
big 90s 00s 10s
big 90s 00s 10s
dj: coreylssgn600
big 50s 60s oldies
big 50s 60s oldies
dj: coreylssgn600
50's Jukebox
50's Jukebox
dj: djbeebo
Classic Rock
Classic Rock
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
Penny905's Music Nota
Penny905's Music Nota
dj: penny905

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