Bo Diddley is dead

[Oeditpus Rex]

Just heard it on the news... looking for a link.

:cry:

[guitar man]

1. I just heard it too

:cry:

[redqueen]

2. Aww... farewell to a legend...

:cry:

[Blue_Tires]

3. r.i.p.

[Gormy Cuss]

4. Link for you.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24933262/

It says the cause was heart failure.

[Haole Girl]

5. Thanks

I've never seen a guitar like the one in that pic.

[flvegan]

6. Just heard it on the news too. RIP, Bo Diddley.

[DS1]

7. No Diddley

[BarenakedLady]

8. Sad

:(

[I Have A Dream]

9. That's too bad.

:(

[RainDog]

10. Bo Diddley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBAJXyF1HVc

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. may he rest in peace

on edit...just now saw where Gormy already posted a link.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/06/02/20080602bodiddly.html

Jun. 2, 2008 09:30 AM
Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive “shave and a haircut, two bits” rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.

Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He had suffered a heart attack in August, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa. Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak, and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation.

The legendary singer and performer, known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat, was an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and received a lifetime achievement award in 1999 at the Grammy Awards. In recent years he also played for the elder President Bush and President Clinton.


Diddley appreciated the honors he received, “but it didn't put no figures in my checkbook.”

“If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey,” he quipped. The name Bo Diddley came from other youngsters when he was growing up in Chicago, he said in a 1999 interview.

:cry:

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. 'Peace' in this case, and too many others like it,

meaning "One hell of a jam session."

[tigereye]

12. aw, that stinks!

:cry:

one of my favorite drum beats is his signature....

[Shakespeare]

14. I had the great pleasure of interviewing him in Texas years ago.

Bo was awesome. :cry:

[mitchum]

15. Rest In Peace, Mr McDaniel

[KitchenWitch]

16. RIP Bo Diddley

:cry:

[Crabby Appleton]

17. Rest In Peace Bo

[1gobluedem]

18. A sad day -- loved Bo Diddley

My radio station is playing a tribute to him right now.

I got to meet him in 1998 when he headlined the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival and I was the board president. He was such a gentleman. I'll never forget him.

RIP Bo. :cry:

[kwassa]

19. Here is a very healthy Bo Diddley

Live and lively.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgzn7VyoqEw&feature=related

[Westegg]

21. Superb! Thanks. Amazing footage of Bo.

[Westegg]

20. He created rock 'n' roll with a few others. RIP.

[blindpig]

22. Who do you love?

I walked 47 miles of barbed wire,
Used a cobra snake for a neck tie.
Got a brand new house on the roadside,
Made out of rattlesnake hide.
I got a brand new chimney made on top,
Made out of human skulls.
Now come on darling let's take a little walk, tell me,
Who do you love,
Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.
Arlene took me by the hand,
And said oooh eeeh daddy I understand.
Who do you love,
Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.
The night was black and the night was blue,
And around the corner an ice wagon flew.
A bump was a hittin' lord and somebody screemed,
You should have heard just what I seen.
Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.
Arleen took me by my hand, she said Ooo-ee Bo you know I understand
I got a tombstone hand and a graveyard mind,
I lived long enough and I ain't scared of dying.
Who do you love (4x's)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. RIP Bo Diddley

:cry:

You are rock n roll sir.