BREAKING NEWS: Groundbreaking rocker Bo Diddley dies at age 79

[helderheid]

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Just in.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Ahh, damn..... RIP, Bo

[Doctor_J]

2. It weren't that long ago that Mavis Staples passed away

I will listen to The Last Waltz tonight in their honor.

[Hugin]

6. Very nice...

Good way to remember him.

:(

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. Mavis Staples is still alive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples

[Doctor_J]

9. I could've sworn...maybe her dad?

They both had verses on The Weight

[hlthe2b]

11. Pops died in 2000...

[skooooo]

3. There's no such thing a "bad" song if it's got the Bo Diddley beat!

Bo Diddley Bo Diddley have you heard.......................

[leftofcool]

12. Very true!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. In tribute:

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 screamed,
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)

:toast:

RIP, Ellas.

[Botany]

15. Rock n Roll!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=979rwnVPG4A

I know Bo.

RIP Mr D. you could "rip it up"

[otohara]

5. RIP Bo - Thanks For Many Years

of your unforgettable sound and many contributions to music of all kinds.

[flashl]

8. RIP

[Renew Deal]

10. General William Odem, Yves Saint Laurent, and Bo Diddley

Interesting trio

[RebelOne]

17. You forgot Harvey Korman. That makes it a quartet.

[MaineDem]

13. Damn

A great loss for American music.

RIP.

[dipsydoodle]

14. Tragic

we've all got to some time but guys like him should've lived forever.

[bikebloke]

16. Concert

At a concert in Seattle, he told the audience that hard times were coming. So learn to cook and sew. You won't be able to run to the store to pick up things like now.

[mulsh]

18. here's Bo & Lady Bo in their prime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs8FJergjas - Road Runner.

[Tikki]

19. Hey Bo Diddley.........

We loved you man.


RIP



Tikki

[jobycom]

20. Sad for us, but you can't say he didn't live it well.

Damn. :cry:

[frogcycle]

21. At Boy Scout camp in the 60's

we used to sing "Heyyyyy, Bo Diddley" far into the night. One guy used a card table as a drum; beat the living crap out of it - and we all just yelled as loud as we could.

Our goal, of course, was to keep the entire camp awake as long as possible.

But I cannot think of Bo Diddley without going

'Farmer Brown had a big old cow -
....Heeyy, Bo Diddley (bang, bang, thump thump)
Milked her 'til she was running dry
....Heeyy, Bo Diddley (bang, bang, thump thump)

Fortunately, I don't remember the rest.

RIP, Bo.

[goodgd_yall]

45. I like that image.

:hi:

[corporatemedia]

22. Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard?

We sure did.

Great live concerts.

One of my favorite LPs is a Chess issued jam session (mid-60s)featuring Bo, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter. A real gem.

[Lautremont]

23. Bo Diddley is a communist!

A card-carrying member of the international communist conspiracy! Chiang Kai-shek takes his orders from Bo Diddley!

That's the title and lyrics from a great Eugene Chadbourne song - a tribute to Bo, believe it or not - which uses that great Diddley guitar chug as a backing track.

RIP Bo.

[flakey_foont]

24. RIP Bo

as a musician, I have a great debt to acknowledge to Bo.....his influence both directly and indirectly is immense. Thank you, Bo ..

[PlanetBev]

25. Saw Bo perform at Los Angeles Valley College

Thirty-nine years ago...the crowd went nuts.

Man, time sure does fly.

[boobooday]

26. Bo! Rock on into the afterlife.

You brought joy to many!

[onager]

27. Ran smack-dab into him at O'Hare one night.

One of the great accidental moments of my life.

[truthisfreedom]

28. RIP Bo!

Rock on!

[Wickerman]

29. RIP Bo

Saw him on several occassions. Even into his 70's he was trying new styles, not content to only stay with the "Bo Diddley Beat".

He was a national treasure.

[Az_lefty]

30. Thanks for the music, Bo...

:cry:

[slackmaster]

31. Bummer!

I was fortunate to see him perform live several times over the years, including very small club settings. He was always a fantastic performer!

[blogslut]

32. R.I.P.

That Bo Diddley beat lives on

[d_b]

33. RIP

loved bo ;(

[aquart]

34. Bad week for the creative. RIP, Bo. And thank you.

[RedEarth]

35. Too bad..... one of my favorites.... Have Guitar Will Travel ...pic of the album cover below....

..also ..........Go Bo Diddley......



.......Bo Diddley......





I still have many of his LP's. including the three above.

[roguevalley]

36. this is awesomely awful. just awful.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

37. R.I.P. BO...

Source: AP http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/music/orl-bk-bo-diddley-dead-06022008,0,3137748.story?track=rss

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.

[Swagman]

38. oh..vale Bo..farewell

[balantz]

39. Grand-Daddy Rock & Roll God

Bo Diddley

Tears are fallin'

[smoogatz]

40. I may look like a farmer

but I'm a lover!
You can't judge a book
by lookin' at the cover...

Rockin' with the angels, baby. RIP, Bo.

[speedoo]

41. RIP Bo. I'll never forget you. Here's the way I'll remember you....

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

[Hawkeye-X]

42. I keep forgetting what Bo called his guitar...

Lil? Liz? I forgot..

[Earth Bound Misfit]

44. You're probably thinking of B.B. King & his guitar "Lucille" n/t

[Hawkeye-X]

58. Oh yeah, that's right. Thanks.. n/t

[goodgd_yall]

43. BO DIDDLEY!!!

I loved that strange sound of his from the first I heard it---about 11 years old, I think.

A big R.I.P. for Mr. Diddley.

[Burma Jones]

46. Just yesterday I was explaining Bo Diddley to my 10 year old son

The whole chunk chunk chunk a chunk chunk thing and how he and Chuck Berry and Little Richard and Louis Jordan took blues and country and jazz and made it rock.

My boy then went downstairs, plugged in his guitar and went chunk chunk chunk a chunk chunk.....so Bo lives on.......

[sasquatch]

47. Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79

Source: 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.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_en_ot/obit_diddley;_ylt=Avp.WVGqut_ed6I1ofkPKYys0NUE

[endarkenment]

48. How many times can he die today?

[gateley]

49. I hadn't heard. I'm so sorry to hear it.

Truly a legend.

[mitchum]

50. Rest In Peace Bo Diddley

[old mark]

51. He was still working at 78-

He will be missed.

mark

[BeyondGeography]

52. It takes Bo to get me out of GD:P

Thanks for that, Bo (and for some of the best and quirkiest Rock'n Roll ever...Hush Your Mouth!).

[Maat]

53. Rest in peace, Bo.

You gave so much to Humankind. Thank you.

[Bluzmann57]

54. A true Rock 'n' Roll pioneer

RIP Ellis McDaniel. He brought some wonderful music to all of us.

[Edweird]

55. That sucks. Bo Diddley was THE MAN!

[laststeamtrain]

56. RIP: I've always thought his Mona was a sexy, sexy song.

Like hot summer night full moon sexy. Aching with yearning.

One of the greats.

[jonnyra]

57. I have always thought this video

was one of the coolest rock performances ever. Their playing live...no lip sync...watch the girls dance and listen to the singing. And most important the rhythm...goddamn the rhythm!

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

[Virginia Dare]

60. I read today that music scholars attribute the beat to..

Afro-cuban clave. Bo said he heard it first in church...:D

[mountainvue]

59. I used to party with his daughter

Tammi many years ago. My condolences to her wherever she is now and to the rest of his family. May he rest in peace.