Bo Diddley
- Type: Musician
- Country: United States
- Born: December 30, 1928 in McComb, Mississippi, United States
- Died: June 2, 2008 in Archer, Florida, United States
Biography
Mississippi-born, Chicago-raised guitarist and singer whose trademark beat, launched at #Checker Records# in 1955 with 'Bo Diddley', became a foundation stone of rock and roll. Playing homemade square guitars with maracas-driven rhythms, he wrote standards including 'Who Do You Love?' and 'Road Runner' that *The Rolling Stones* and countless others covered. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, he died in Florida in 2008.
Genres
Bo Diddley Discography
- Pretty Thing / Bring It to Jerome (1955) - Single - rated 3.98/5
- Bo Diddley / I'm a Man (1955) - Single - rated 4.22/5
- Who Do You Love? / I'm Bad (1956) - Single - rated 4.06/5
- Hey! Bo-Diddley / Mona (1957) - Single - rated 3.95/5
- Go Bo Diddley (1959) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- In the Spotlight (1960) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Have Guitar, Will Travel (1960) - Album - rated 3.94/5
- Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1960) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- Bo Diddley Is a Lover (1961) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Bo Diddley's a Twister (1962) - Album - rated 3.46/5
- Bo Diddley (1962) - Album - rated 4.15/5
- Bo Diddley & Company (1963) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- Bo Diddley's Beach Party (1963) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- 500% More Man (1965) - Album - rated 3.83/5
- Super Blues (1967) - Album - rated 3.43/5
- The Black Gladiator (1970) - Album - rated 3.78/5
- Where It All Began (1972) - Album - rated 3.88/5
- Big Bad Bo (1974) - Album - rated 3.71/5
- The Essential Bo Diddley (2000) - Compilation - rated 4/5
- 20th Century Masters - The Millenium Collection: The Best of Bo Diddley (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.97/5