The Web rocks hard for Bo Diddley

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June 3, 2008 12:54 am

By Sheila Lennon

Young Bo

1958

1959

1960

boogie woogie flu and Sailor Jerry are providing the tunes for the R&B wake of Ellas McDaniel 1928-2008, Bo Diddley.

The mother of all fan sites is David Blakey's Tripod pages, Bo Diddley - The Originator.

Thanks for the rhythm, Bo -- I was 11, and you were right on time.

NYT: Bo Diddley, Who Gave Rock His Beat, Dies at 79

Bo Diddley: The Rolling Stone Interview, 1987

Secret: "In addition to the many songs identified with him, he wrote the pioneering pop song "Love Is Strange" for Mickey & Sylvia under a pseudonym." -- Wikipedia

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