Of all the 1950s pioneers of rock and roll – Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry – Bo Diddley, who passed away today at 79, has always been my favorite. He was so much more ...

Diddley, who is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, released this humorous, toe-tapping number in 1959 and it features two guys cracking jokes back and forth over a ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who banged out hit songs powered by the relentless "Bo Diddley beat" that influenced rockers from Buddy Holly to U2, died on Monday at the age of 79 ...

Bo Diddley, 79, the blues singer and guitarist whose propulsive beat and swaggering stage presence helped set the foundation for rock-and-roll, died yesterday at his home in Archer, Fla. He retired ...

But Bo Diddley’s trademark “shave-and-a-haircut, two bits” beat will never fade away. A rock ’n’ roll pioneer who never truly received his due in either recognition or royalties, Diddley was an ...

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This is American Routes, where we’re about to meet one of our heroes. The late Ellas McDaniel was born not too far from New Orleans in McComb, MS and as a child moved with his family to Chicago, where ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Bo Diddley postponed a Thursday concert in California because he needs more time to recover from a toe amputation. The bluesman, though, will resume touring today after a two ...

The family of late pioneering rocker-and-roller Bo Diddley of Archer won court approval to hire a new trustee of his estate, a move that could earn them a bigger share of the royalties he continues to ...

Rock music pioneer Bo Diddley died Monday of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., following an extended period of poor health, according to spokeswoman Susan Clary. The 79-year-old Mississippi ...