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

RIP

It would have been awesome to see Bo open up for the Clash.

xoxoxo you'll be missed

she was so hot in "Tarzan the Ape Man"

^^^Not funny. Please show some respect.

now that is a true rock musician right there. all members of shitty bands posted on this site take note.

A real King of Rock and Roll. His farts had more soul than all indie rock acts combined from the last twenty years.

The saddest thing about his passing is the fact some of his greatest work is still unavailable either on CD or reissued vinyl. Rest in peace!!

>>now that is a true rock musician right there. all members of shitty bands posted on this site take note.
While I do agree with that, respect should be shown. The list of musicians he's inspired and impacted is endless. He was one of the last. All the more reason to get out and listen to Buddy Guy play to still see that connection of Blues>Rock that bridges one generation to the next.

All those Chess artists were a huge influence on the British Invasion groups.
That later acts such as the Clash revered Bo Diddley speaks volumes of the man's musical legacy.

Three chords good, two chords better, one chord best. This guy was punk rock.

I got to see him a couple of years a go and he was very, very good. I'm sad to see him go.

R.I.P.

exactly! and groups like the clash, and the dead for that matter, always had respect for the originals. the stones too. getting people like albert king, bo, muddy, etc. to go on tour as opening acts and help educate the younger crowd to where their music came from. you gotta know the roots to appreciate the tree. i suppose that's what makes it a little sad about some of the younger acts playing these days. it's my generation, and still, so many of them are absolutely clueless as to where the music originated from.

Now listen here to the story of Bo Diddley
The rock 'n roll scene in general
Bo Diddley was born Ellis McDaniels
In a place called McCoom
In Mississippi about 1926
He moved to Chicago about 1938
Where his name was eventually changed to Bo Diddley
He practised the guitar every day and sometimes into the night
'till his papa's hair began to turn white
His pa said "Son, listen here, I know"
"You can stay but, uh, that guitar's just got to go"
So he pulled his hat down over his eyes
And headed on out for them western skies
I think Bob Dylan said that
He hit New York City
He began to play the Apollo in Harlem
Good scene there
Everybody raved
One day, one night
Came a Cadillac, four headlights
Came a man with a big long fat cigar
He said "Come here son, I'm going to make you a star"
Bo Diddley said "Uh, what's in it for me?"
The man said "Uh, shut your mouth son and play the guitar"
"and you just wait and see"
Well, Bo made it, he made it real big
And so did the rest of the Rock 'n Roll scene along with him
And a white guy called Johnny Otis took Bo Diddley's rhythm
And changed into hand jive
And it went like this:

In a little old country town one day
A little old country man begin to play
Had two guitars and a beat-up saxophone
When the drummer said ??? those cats begin to ???

Oh baby, oooo we oh oh
Oooo la la that rock 'n roll
You hear me, oooo we oh oh
Oooo la la that rock 'n roll

Then the U.S. music scene, there was big changes made
Due to circumstances beyond our control
Such as payola
The rock 'n roll scene died after two years of solid rock
You got discs like, uh:
Take good care of my baby
Please don't ever make her blue
And so forth

About, uh, one year later
In a place called Liverpool in England
Uh, four young guys with mop haircuts
Begin to sing stuff like, uh:
It's been a hard day's night
And I've been workin' like a dog
And so on

A place called Richmond in Surrey
Way down in the deep south
Where the guys had long hair down their backs sang:
I wanna be your lover baby
I wanna be your man, yeah
And all that jazz

Well we been doin' this number "Bo Diddley"
for quite some time now
Bo Diddley visited this country last year
And we were playin' the Club A-Go-Go in Newcastle, our home town
And the doors opened one night
And to our surprise in walked the man himself, Bo Diddley
Along with him was, uh, Jerome Green, his maraca man
And the Dutchess, his gorgeous sister
Now we're doin', uh, we're doin' this number
Along with them came Rolling Stones and The Mersey Beats
They're all standin' around diggin' it
And I overheard Bo Diddley talkin'
He turned around to Jerome Green, he said
"Hey Jerome. What do you think of these guys doin our, our material?"
Jerome said "Uh, where's the bar, man. Please show me to the bar."
He turned around to the Dutchess and he said
"Hey Dutch. What do you think of these young guys doin' our material?"
She said ah, "I don't know. I only came across here to see the
changin' of the guards and all that jazz."
But Bo Diddley looked up at me and he said, uh
With half-closed eyes and a smile
He said "Man". Took off his glasses. He said "Man"
"That sure is the biggest load of rubbish ever heard in my life"
Hey Bo Diddley (Hey, Bo Diddley)
Oh Bo Diddley (Hey, Bo Diddley)
Yeah Bo Diddley (Hey, Bo Diddley)
Oh Bo Diddley (Hey, Bo Diddley)
Yeah Bo Diddley (Hey, Bo Diddley)
Oh Bo Diddley (Hey, Bo Diddley)

Anybody else remember seeing Bo at Randall's Island at that same all-day Little Steven curated concert event that also included The Strokes, New York Dolls and Iggy & The Stooges all on one bill! I remember when Bo busted into a "rap" song. It was so cute how he was trying to relate to today's youth (as if someone as cool as him would ever have to try). Now that was one helluva way to spend a Saturday afternoon I gotta tell ya!

That'd be McComb, Mississippi... like a hair comb.

Will listen to him tonight when I get home...

^^for the first time in like 15 years probably^^

'If we're so fine maybe you can tell me why no one counts until they're dead' - Fugazi 'Closed Captioned'

wow...its kinda nice and refreshing not finding too many negative comments. we finally agree on something! maybe this means that brooklynvegan's coverage of wanky indie rock isnt what us viewers are looking for.

rip

"In Philadelphia, it's worth $50 bucks." RIP!

Bo Diddley is one of the seminal American guitarists and an architect of the rock and roll sound. His unique guitar work, indelible rhythms,inventive songwriting and larger-than-life personality make him an immortal author of the American Songbook.

yup, that show at little steven's underground garage festival was awesome.

I agree that it's great to see story comments that don't reflect immaturity and lack of musical knowledge. They sure are funny once in a while, no doubt, but it's refreshing to see nice words about a legend who influenced everyone.