BO DIDDLEY 1928 - 2008
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Obituary By Gene Sculatti
One of the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll has left the building he helped construct. Bo Diddley, aged 79, died of heart failure today at his home in Archer, FL where he resided for over 20 years.
With Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis, Diddley (born Ellas Otha Bates) was one of music’s principal architects in the mid-1950s. The guitarist-singer-songwriter scored major pop hits with “Bo Diddley” and “I’m a Man” in 1955 and “Say Man” (1959) and made an almost incalculable impact on rock from the Fifties onward. His music influenced artists working in such disparate styles as rockabilly, British Invasion pop, surf, psychedelic, hip-hop and punk rock.]