Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel)
Full Name: Ellas Otha Bates McDanie
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Grammy-winning early R&B/rock ‘n roll guitarist, prolific singer and songwriter, “I’m A Man” (R&B #1, 1955) and nine other R&B Top 40 hits, originator of the oft-used “Diddley Beat” (bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp), died from heart failure on 6/2/2008, age 79
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/arts/music/03diddley.html
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