Big TNT Show! Bo Diddley (aka Ellas Otha Bates, 1928-2008).
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5 comments:
Sad news. Another great one gone.
I just heard about this. Too sad.
I was explaining to my youngest what the "Bo Diddley beat" was, and she didn't know. Then once I gave her an example or two she said "oh THAT!"
How cool is it to have one of the most defining beats in popular music named after you?
RIP
A musical renaissance man.
Now there was a true genius. Fantastic beat. RIP
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