TooBlue Fest, Dallas, TX - 1999Bo Diddley died of heart failure today at his home in Archer, Fla. He was 79.
Diddley, whose signature beat influenced musicians from Buddy Holly to the Rolling Stones and U2 during a 40 year career. His cigar box shaped guitar – which he rigged with electronic gadgets to create his otherwordly tremolo sound and the Bo Diddley beat were essential to the rhythms of rock 'n' roll. Bo Diddley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He had suffered stroke during a performance in Iowa last year and heart attack last August.
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