Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79

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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley has died. He was 79. A spokeswoman says Diddley died of heart failure Monday. He had suffered a heart attack in August 2007, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa.

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

He gets the credit for a bunch of songs played (and often assumed to be written by) other bands...

'I'm a man...yes I am...and I can't help it...I love you so...'

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#51 - Mon Jun 2, 2008 10:03 PM EDT

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tony-299146

he was great man as a singer and as a person he will be sadly missed ,i really liked his music

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1 vote

#52 - Mon Jun 2, 2008 10:07 PM EDT

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Bodhi1

RIP Bo.

For those who don't know, learn.

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1 vote

#53 - Mon Jun 2, 2008 10:41 PM EDT

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Tom - St. Louis

The first time I'd heard of Bo Didley was when I was at a Credence Clearwater Revival concert in St. Louis. Bo Didley was one of the groups playing with them at the time, and I think very few of us knew who he was since he hadn't played on stage in a number of years. This I know because he said so when he took the stage. Man, could he rock! His stage presence and interaction with the audience was astounding! After his first set he got a standing ovation and he responded with a "Thank you" with tears in his eyes. After that he and the band were on fire. The crowd didn't want him to ever leave the stage and he presented us with three encores before telling us that he had to clear the stage to make way for the headliners. I think the standing ovation after that lasted more than fifteen minutes after he was gone! Creedence took the stage and was a sad joke. They played for about an hour straight with no pauses, then walked off as they'd walked on with no comment or interaction with the audience at all. Like they were just bored with it all. I've often thought about the night that I paid for tickets for a concert by a group who didn't deserve the admiration only to discover a showman I'd never heard of before that performed like he walked with the gods. God bless you, Bo Didley, wherever you are!

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#54 - Mon Jun 2, 2008 10:47 PM EDT

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Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

Tom - St Louis says, in part:

'Creedence took the stage and was a sad joke. They played for about an hour straight with no pauses, then walked off as they'd walked on with no comment or interaction with the audience at all. Like they were just bored with it all.'

A common theme heard from other concertgoers to CCR concerts. Sometimes they were better than this, but after the first year together, and after releasing 'Cosmo's Factory', they were already fighting over the rights and divisions of the cash. Mostly this was between Tom and John Fogerty...

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#55 - Mon Jun 2, 2008 11:54 PM EDT

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elias-299319

diddley who ?

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#56 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:36 AM EDT

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elias-299319

diddley who ?

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#57 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 12:37 AM EDT

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fseidleinnc

I too was first exposed to Bo Diddley at a CCR concert.
Before he left the stage. Bo walked up tp a microphone and said."when you are drivin' on the thruway tonight and the cops pull you over. When the cop asks if your high,tell him you've been "Bo Diddleyed.

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#58 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 5:17 AM EDT

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CRT

I remember first seeing Bo at Rock & Roll shows at the Brooklyn & NY Paramount theaters during the 50s. He may not have been the headliner, but he was one act our young audience always waited for--he never failed to bring down the house. RIP, Bo.

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1 vote

#59 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 6:58 AM EDT

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Big Al-299589

I saw Bo in San Diego around '78. It was a small club, no warm up band, I was right up front, he put on a hell of a show for over two hours.

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1 vote

#60 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 8:20 AM EDT

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j. marshall

Around 1987 or 88, I saw Bo at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY with Ronnie Wood on Guitar. I was a DJ at the time and got to interview Ron. I asked him if he called him "Bo" or "Mr. Diddley." I don't recollect what he said. But Bo played lots of great tunes that night - the one that sticks out in my mind is "Diddley Daddy." I remember watching Bo play and thinking "that looks pretty easy." But of course - that's not true. R.I.P to one of the originators!

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1 vote

#61 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 9:05 AM EDT

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Nick-299688

I backed him (drums) in a gig in Phila in the mid-1990. I didnt enjoy the backstage part - a constant barrage of racial complaining that the white man stole his beat he invented, and he never made money on it. He said that if he invented the name cadillac, that he would have had to have been paid. Maybe he should have read the contracts he signed.

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2 votes

#62 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 9:22 AM EDT

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Nick-299688

I backed him (drums) on a gig in Phila in the mid-1990s. I didnt enjoy the pre-concert, backstage part --a constant barrage of racial complaining that the white man stole the beat he invented (Buddy Holly, George Thorogood, Rolling Stones, etc), and made money off it while he made none. He said that if he had invented the name "Cadillac" he would have had to have been paid for it. Maybe he should have read his contracts when he signed them.

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#63 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 9:43 AM EDT

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Thomas R

I couldn't care less than I do right now. Who gives a @!$%#? is this really what we're talking about, Bo Diddley?

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2 votes

#64 - Tue Jun 3, 2008 10:39 AM EDT

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